This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Uncommon Americans and the Garden of Eden Promise
A historical sketch details Joel Barlow and the Ohio land scheme of 1787 1790, describing how the Scioto and Ohio Associates used French emigration to promote settlement at Gallipolis despite land disputes and subsequent bankruptcies. It notes the Bermuda church silver service including a Charles I era chalice from 1625.
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Republic
Joel Barlow
Garden of Eden
Ohio
Ohio Associates
Scioto Associates
Congress
Northwest Territory
Barlow
France
Duer
Ohio River
Kanawha
Gallipolis
Rufus Putnam
Isle of Bermuda
St. Peter’s
St. George
Bermudians