Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 339
in-habitants of the Symmes Purchase, but to Symmes himself itmeant just then a rather embarrassing situation. For this wasnot his first contract with the government. It was rather a sec-ond or third modification of the original document, in which alsothis academic reservation had appeared. Symmes… … New Alumni Library Building. neglected to mention any township for academic purposes, andthe portion first selected was soon divided up with the rest. Sothe final contract found poor Symmes with no full township athand that would satisfy the requirements; and a neat little tri-angular controversy…
History · Archaeology
Internet Archive · Allen County Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
