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The Northwest Ordinances, So-called, and Confusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 February 2017
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In W. G. Walker's article in the December, 1964, issue of this publication a number of statements relating to the so-called Northwest Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 were made. The Ordinances and the relevant subjects surrounding the Ordinances cause a great deal of confusion. This confusion is present in Walker's article as well as in a sizable segment of the literature dealing with the history of Education. Its diffuseness and variety is sufficient cause for the following commentary. It is the hope of this writer that the following remarks will eliminate some of the muddle surrounding the relationship that exists between the Northwest Ordinances; the contract of the Ohio Company of Associates with the Board of Treasury; and Manasseh Cutler's connection with the Ordinances, the contract, and the Ohio Company of Associates.
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