Ohio Company (1747-1779)
From Library of Congress Name Authority File
Ohio Company (1747-1779)
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Variants
- Ohio Company of Virginia
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Sources
- found: LC database, Oct. 30, 2002 (hdg.: Ohio Company (1747-1779); usage: Ohio Company of Virginia)
- found: Columbia encyc., 6th ed., 2001 online, Oct. 30, 2002 (Ohio Company; organization formed (1747) to extend settlements of Virginia westward; members were mostly Virginia planters interested in land speculation and the fur trade; Ohio Company merged its interests with another land company, but the American Revolution obstructed its plans; source: K.P. Bailey, The Ohio Company of Virginia and the westward movement, 1748-1792 (1939))
Change Notes
- 2002-10-30: new
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