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Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 At a meeting of the directors and agents of the Ohio Company, at Mr. Rice's Tavern, in Providence, State of Rhode-Island, Wednesday, March 5, 1788.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03815 Author/Creator: Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820 Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Pamphlet Date: 5 March 1788 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 18.6 cm, Width: 11.4 cm Order a Copy

Discusses agents, shares, and other Ohio Company business. One resolve notes, "That the Directors be requested to pay as early attention as possible to the education of youth, and the promotion of public worship, among the first settlers."

Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820

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