The Ordinance Of 1787, And Dr. Manasseh Cutler As An Agent In Its Formation

The Ordinance Of 1787, And Dr. Manasseh Cutler As An Agent In Its Formation
Author: William Frederick Poole
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781020432897
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The Ordinance of 1787 and Dr. Manasseh Cutler as an Agent in its Formation is a historical study of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, a seminal piece of American legislation that established the framework for government in the territories northwest of the Ohio River. The book focuses on the role of Dr. Cutler, a prominent Ohioan and delegate to the Continental Congress, in shaping the content and passage of the ordinance. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Evolution of the Ordinance of 1787; with an Account of the Earlier Plans for the Government of the Northwest Territory

Evolution of the Ordinance of 1787; with an Account of the Earlier Plans for the Government of the Northwest Territory
Author: Jay Amos Barrett
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-09
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ISBN: 9781230175393
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...ii., 1n. He states that the report is to be found in vol. v. of the Reports of Committees and in Old Papers of Congress, xix., 27; and that the report is in the handwriting of Edward Carrington and indorsed: "Report of Committee on Memorial of S. H. Parsons," and that it is further indorsed in the hand of Mr. Thompson, " Report of Mr. Carrington, Mr. King, Mr. Dane, Mr. Madison, Mr. Benson. Read July 10, 1787. Order of the day for the eleventh." Mr. Bancroft thinks that Cutler, in stating that a committee was appointed July 6, was mistaken. Cf. Cutler's Diary, July 6: Life of Cutler, i., 230. 1 Elliot's Debates, v., 280, 282, 290, 292. IX. THE FINAL COMMITTEE. Bibliographical Note For The Subject Of The Ordinance Of 1787.--J. M. Merriam, Legislative Hist. of the Ordinance of 1787, 23-42; F. D. Stone, The Ordinance of 1787, in Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog., xiii., 309-40; W. F. Poole, Dr. Cutler and the Ordinance of 1787, in No. Am. Rev., vol. 122, pp. 229-65; J. P. Dunn, Jr., Indiana (Commonwealth Series), 195215; ShosukeSato, Hist. of the Land Question in the U. S. (J. H. U. Studies, Fourth Series, vii.-ix.), 93-117; George Bancroft, Hist. of U. S. (Fin. Rev.), vi., 286-90, and Hist. of Formation of Const., ii., 110-16; Peter Force, Ordinance of 1787 and its History, in St. Clair Papers, ii., 610-18, and Life of Cutler, ii., 417-27; Thomas Donaldson, Public Domain, 152-6; W. H. Smith, St. Clair Papers, i., 118-36; Cutler's Diary, Life of Cutler, i., 228-42, 298; Rufus King, Ohio (Commonwealth Series), 180-8; B. A. Hinsdale, Old Northwest, 268-79; W. W. Williams, Arthur St. Clair and the Ordinance of 1787, in Mag. West. Hist., i., 53-61; I. W. Andrews, The Northwest Territory, in Mag. Amer. Hist., xv., 141-5; Richard...