Ohio History Journal

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The Ordinance of July 13th, 1787

The Ordinance of July 13th, 1787.             37

pioneer fathers, that in all the slow and tedious processes of

building up, in cherishing organic ideas and giving them

vitality, in supporting their Nation and moulding its charac-

ter, in defending its life in time of extremest dangers, they

have borne their full share of patriotic service, and may now

pass that nation over, with a clean record to posterity, send-

ing its ideas and principles onward in their mighty mission of

dominion from sea to sea, and from yonder beautiful river

(Ohio) to the ends of the earth.

WM. P. CUTLER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORIGIN OF THE OHIO COMPANY.

 

PETITION OF OFFICERS IN THE CONTINENTAL LINE OF THE

ARMY.

 

[NOTE.-This valuable historical document, referred to in the foregoing

paper by Mr. Cutler, has often been printed, but frequently in an imperfect

form. The names of the petitioners, though referred to by historical writ-

ers, have never before been published, and are here printed in the belief

that the list will be interesting and valuable, not only to residents of Ohio,

but to all citizens of the Northwest.

The list of petitioners here given was copied from one in the hand-writing

of General Putnam, in the library of Marietta College, and was then care-

fully compared by Dr. Andrews, of the Editorial Committee, with his certi-

fied copy of the original names in the State Department at Washington.

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE.]

THE original contract made by the Ohio Company with

Congress was for 1,500,000 acres, for which they paid down

as closing the contract $500,000.   For various reasons they

found it impossible to make up the remaining moiety of the

same amount. In 1792, Dr. Cutler and General Putnam

were authorized by the Company to effect a settlement with

Congress and secure a title to the lands already paid for

The matter was referred to a Committee of the House, who,

in their report, say: