Show old ohio company the so called ohio company of n early times limes ans organized in roton in 1780 1786 for the purpose of buying government nent land anil and fouD founding dIng a settlement northwest of the ohio river in 1787 its agency contracted with congress for acres of land and obtained an option for acres the company founded the town of marietta 0 which became an early center of new england influence in the northwest the contract made by the ohio company contained the first national land grant for a university |