... WHEN DID OHIO IN FACT BECOME A SOVEREIGN WHEN DID OHIO IN FACT BECOME A SOVEREIGN STATE OF THE UNION BY HON RUSH R SLOANE In considering this question it is necessary to advert to the fact that after the Declaration of Independence Connecticut set up a claim to the north part of Ohio above latitude 41 north and Virginia claimed Ohio below that line as being within the limits of her charter While these questions caused some discussion and negotiation they were amicably settled and on the 13th ...
... Benjamin Tupper in his place Benjamin Tupper Samuel H Benjamin Walker to France Benjamin Bourn Uriah Tracy and Dwight Foster Esquires members of the assembly in Congress in order for the better information of Congress and others whom it may concern There is great reason to believe that ...
... Benjamin Tupper Rev Manasseh Benjamin Tupper Samuel H Benjamin Walker to France with full powers of attorney to displace Barlow or to act as joint agent with him directed him to refuse ratification of this last contract examine fully into the accounts obtain proceeds of sales take entire charge of affairs if he deemed advisable and ...
... Benjamin Ives Gilman Benjamin Ives Gilman Esqs Benjamin Ives Gilman On Benjamin Ives Gillman John Benjamin Ives Gilman John McIntire Rufus Putnam Attest THOMAS SCOTT Secretary 154 Ohio Arch 154 Ohio Arch and His Society Publications ...
... THE SALE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE THE SALE OF THE WESTERN RESERVE AT the beginning of the Revolutionary War the State of Connecticut claimed the strip of land lying within her charter limits forty-one degrees and forty-two degrees two minutes north latitude extending from the Delaware River to the Mississippi River The State of Pennsylvania also claimed so much of this strip as lay within her charter limits that is east of a meridian line five degrees west of the Delaware A bitter controversy ...
... Benjamin Hoyle and three Benjamin Piatt and ten others O L XXIX 66 Jan 31 1831 Amendatory The Medical College of Ohio Appropriating one-fourth of the money arising from taxes on auction sales in Hamilton County for a five year period to the Medical College not to exceed 3000000 Ohio Medical Lyceum O L XXXI 207 Feb 22 1833 An act to incorporate the Ohio Medical Lyceum in the city of ...
... THE EVOLUTION OF OHIO COUNTIES THE EVOLUTION OF OHIO COUNTIES By J F LANING It is probable that the people who read this article will all know that the State of Ohio was not always divided into the number of counties there now are and that to evolve the present map a long period of time and many mutations of county outlines were necessary But few people however know the extent of the evolution that has been going on in bringing Ohio counties within their present environments From the erection ...
... INDIAN LAND CESSIONS IN OHIO INDIAN LAND CESSIONS IN OHIO BY S S KNABENSHUE Ever since the civilized nations of the world began to occupy lands peopled by savages they have based their claims upon the right of discovery followed by occupation This principle has been judicially affirmed by the United States Supreme Court which declared that discovery gave an exclusive right to extinguish the Indian title of occupancy either by purchase or conquest and also to sovereignty Johnson and Graham's ...
... Benjamin Tupper and Benjamin Stites the Benjamin Stites The Benjamin Thompson Seth Harding and James Price all refugees of the War of Independence The 222 Ohio Arch 222 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications original patentees had disposed of their titles and these after intermediate ...
... Benjamin Johnson second Benjamin Johnson commanding Second Lieutenant Cyrus A Baylor Sergeants Henry Lawell Thomas McCaul John M Stotts Notley Williams Privates Henry L Bethers Cornelius S Bevins Joseph Blamer Jonathan C Bowling Nicholas Bryant Robert Campbell Samuel Campbell Joseph Klinkenbeard Joseph Childers Ambrose Dine Jacob Downs James Harris James Heartley William Johnson Elisha Jones ...
... EVOLUTION OF OHIO COUNTY BOUNDARIES EVOLUTION OF OHIO COUNTY BOUNDARIES BY RANDOLPH CHANDLER DOWNES M A Instructor at Marietta College 1925-1927 FORMATION OF COUNTIES The first of Ohio's eighty-eight counties was established in 1788 The last revision in the boundaries was made in 1888 exactly one hundred years later The following study has taken all the data concerning the boundaries and by arranging them in eighteen chronological groups has presented graphically the evolution of Ohio's ...
... Benjamin the Mohican Benjamin A Succinct View of Stanwix 81 114 mission to capital of the Missions Established Among the 81-93 excellent houses at Garochati deHeathen mentioned 1 note scribed 82 very superstitious 85 used Longuntoutenuenk mentioned 114 Longuntoutenuenk mentioned 114 rum excessively 85 divided in feeling apland entered by Moravians 3 toward English by Genesee River 91 ...
... Popular Education on the Western Reserve Popular Education on the Western Reserve 35 THE HISTORY OF POPULAR EDUCATION ON THE WESTERN RESERVE AN ADDRESS DELIVERED IN THE SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES HELD IN ASSOCIATION HALL CLEVELAND SEPTEMBER 7 AND 8 1896 B A HINSDALE PH D LL D PROFESSOR OF THE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF TEACHING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN It is peculiarly appropriate that the programme of the Centennial Commemoration of the founding of the City of Cleveland and of the ...
... Benjamin 165 School Laws 8 Benjamin 192 Permanent school funds 41-44 Preble county 163 198 201 215 216 220 Perry county 171 172 225 227 230 228 234 237 245 248 252 260 Academy of 236 251 256 259 260 262 263 Library Society 199 223 Perrysburg Ft Meigs University at 187 Presbyterian Church secondary educaLyceum and Library Association tion 102 Columbus Deaf and 204 Literary and Library ...
... THE EVOLUTION OF SANDUSKY COUNTY THE EVOLUTION OF SANDUSKY COUNTY BASIL MEEK The limits of the following sketch will allow only in brief outline some of the more important facts and incidents pertaining to the governmental relations of that portion of country lying immediately south of Lake Erie which became Sandusky County and also of the greater area known as the Northwest Territory holding the same in embryo while it was passing to its organic limits as a separate county A view of the ...
... Benjamin M Piatt chairman for two years of the Senate committee on schools the man who arrested the further alienation of school lands during his term is entitled to as much credit as Guilford I am unable to understand why Cutler did not support Piatt There is no evidence of opposition in the Senate no amendments nor motions to indefinitely postpone Other members of the committee report Piatt's bill without amendment The newspapers in Ohio had ...
... The Croghan Celebration The Croghan Celebration 87 PETERSBURG VA 4th March 1880 Colonel According to promise I will now attempt to tell you what little I know about Croghan and Sandusky The opening of the spring campaign in 1813 found the garrison of Fort Meigs exceedingly weak General Harrison having gone in the states to hasten forward reinforcements leaving General Clay in command The British and Indians in considerable numbers knowing perhaps of the absence of the General-in-Chief and our ...
... TARHE-THE CRANE TARHE-THE CRANE The Editor of The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Quarterly has often received inquiries as to sources of information concerning Tarhe the famous Wyandot chief and also the Half King Pomoacan Mr Basil Meek the historical writer and a frequent contributor to the columns of the Quarterly has had occasion to gather these sources and we herewith publish them for the benefit of any student desiring to avail himself of these valuable references - EDITOR ...
... Benjamin 303 Hayes Benjamin Sketch of Interest in Western country 432 303 Journal of 1770 451 Tallmadge - Land holdings of 434 Centennial celebration at 295 Letter to William Crawford concernCongregational church at 293 ing western lands 439 Early schools in 300 Mississippi Land Company 435 Influence of 298 Mutilated Journal of 472 Location of 276 Object of Ohio Tour 443 Military history or ...
... THE TREATY OF GREENVILLE THE TREATY OF GREENVILLE The following article comprising the statement of facts and the reprint of the wording of the treaty was prepared by Frazer E Wilson of Greenville Ohio The material is found largely in his little book The Treaty of Greenville The reproduction of the signatures and the symbol signs inscribed by the chiefs to the treaty is from a photograph in exact size taken from the treaty itself now carefully preserved in the archives at Washington D C The ...