Ohio University Origins from 1786 Meeting in Rutland
Historian recounts the 1786 Rutland gathering of General Rufus Putnam and General William Parsons with Manasseh Cutler that sparked the Ohio Company idea. The piece traces Cutler’s 1787 route from Salem to New York, his aims, and the urging of Congress to address land sales for the Ohio territory.
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New England
Bunch of Grapes Tavern
Boston
Ohio Company
General Putnam
Ohio University
Manasseh Cutler
Connecticut
Yale
Congress
Rufus Putnam
Psmuel H. Parsons
Mansth Cutler
New York
President Bilies
Cutler
Compress
Congress Chamber
Founding of Athens as Ohio University Rooted in 1790s Plans
The Ohio Company scheme for two townships to host a central university led to the selection of Athens and Alexander as the site. In 1790 the townships were designated for the university, with Putnam Oliver and others forming a committee to locate islands. Despite delays from Indian wars, the plan advanced with salt pork and whisky funded provisions, and by 1808 Athens was established as a county seat and town.
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Ohio University
Congress
Cutler
Putnam
Ohio
Adelphia
Marietta
Goodale
White
Backus
Jonathan Jevel
Robert Oliver
Anthony Wayne
Fatlen
Wvinthera
Greenwile
Ibis
Oulo Wate
Ohio Company
Alexander
Athens
Athena
Rufus Putnam Griffin Green
Rufus Putnam
Benjamin Ives Gliman
Jonathan Stone
Miso
Territorial
Gitman
Stone
State General Assembly
A&t
Isai
Trustees Meet Over Charter For American University
General Putnam and a committee considered charter options for a university in Athens Ohio. A draft charter from Doctor Cutler named the American University with stringent control on student life and campus buildings. The 1804 Ohio act established Ohio University in Athens with a trustees meeting where Putnam and others gathered.
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Tec
Putnam
Manassel Cutler
Territorial
American Western University
Athens
Manasaeh Cuteler
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio University
Edward Tittin
Chillicothe
Board of Trustees
Rufus Putnam
Elijah Backus
Sudley Woodbridge
Daniel Brory
Tharletta
Sanaich Carpenter
Tancaster
James Wibourn
Worthington
Toudley
Woodwiggs
New Map of College Buildings Surfaces in Historical Records
Secretary of the board and Henry Bartlett, successor in 1805, are noted for revealing trustee proceedings in detailed writings. The fragment hints at a map of college buildings never published before and praised for clarity and beauty.
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Henry Bartlett
Early Ohio University Academy Roots and First Preceptor
The article recounts the 1808 opening of the academy with three teachers in multiple disciplines, Jacob Lindley as first preceptor at $500 yearly, and early finances. It describes building costs, later use as a lab and training school, and the trustees' efforts from 1814 to 1824 to fund expansion and establish a medical university with a botanic garden.
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Jacob Lindley
Cael Emerson
Marietta m
Academy
Robert G. Wilson
Gale
Ifien
Putnam
Hildreth
Perkins
Jacob Lindsey
Ohio University
Congress
Manasses
Cutter Hill
Une
University
Ephraim Cutler
Manasseh Cutler
Ohio Ani
Athens
Chilits Tavern
Harpers Ferry
Chillicothe
Bingham Mills
Chillicothe Road
Wlso
Trustees plan college edifice in 1815 Athens district
The trustees appoint a committee to contract brick, stone, timber and boards for building the college edifice with plans by General Rufus Putnam. The 1815 actions cover architecture, site drainage, and funding, including a sum for architect Benjamin Carp and early land and cemetery arrangements in Athens.
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Putnam,Adams
Perkins
Rufus Putnam
Lindley
Ferkins
Lewis
Wollege Street
Mulberry Street
Worthington
Jesup Couch
Elijah Slateh
Benjamin Carp
Marietta
William Dean
Daniel Herroid Aup
Historical university board notes and early degree practices
The document outlines early university board actions on student board and board prices in 1820s terms, including weekly charges, and mentions special fees for examinations and Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degrees awarded across years. It recalls presidents Lindley Irvine Wilson Guffey and changes in diploma forms and duties of faculty.
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Thomas Ewing Amesville
John Hunter
Ceville
Thomas My Init
Chile
Thomas Ewing
John
Sesson
Thomas Ewi
Jacob Lindley
James Irving
Irvine
Robert G. Wilson
Chillicothe
Wilson
Ics Guffey
Early 19th Century Ohio University Fundraising Debates
The article recalls Prof. Dana’s 1818 fundraising tour raising 190.04 dollars with a Massachusetts donor adding 20. It notes Manasseh Cutler’s letters about founding Ohio University and Rufus Putnam’s pivotal role, plus honors at the Athens campus for donors and figures like Andrew Carnegie and Boyd Hall names.
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Joseph Dana
Bir
Dana
Athens
Genes
Rufus Putnam
Wile
General Putnam
Ohio Company
Ohio
Marietta
Manasses Cutler
Athena
Ohio University
Rufua Fatar
Dom
F Auar
August Fulnam
Tate
University of Ohio
J Board
Amendrew
Carnegie
Ellis Kyll
Boyd Hall
Theiversity
Soloman Howard
Leon
Jacob Lindsay
Noweat
de Thomas Evwtig
Sanasvel
Rufus Pa Fe
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Virgil
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General Assembly
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Pven
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Jurisnam
William Skinner Werél
William Weir
United States
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Gover
Edward Tiffin
Shamuel Huntington
Rey
Maigs
Hull
Tehic Crendry
Thomas Worthing
Lorks
Lucian
Cicers
Tacitus
Terence
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Eichtor
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