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Symmes, John Cleves 1780-1814
Jurist; born on Long Island, N. Y., July 21, 1742; married a daughter of Gov. William Livingston, of New Jersey.
In 1785-86 he was a member of the Continental Congress; was judge of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and chief-justice.
Making a purchase of a vast tract of land between the Great and Little Miami rivers, Ohio, he settled there towards the close of the eighteenth century.
He died in Cincinnati, Feb. 26, 1814.
His daughter Anna was the wife of President William Henry Harrison.
His nephew, John Cleves, born in New
Symmes's monument. Jersey in 1780, was a soldier in the War of 1812, but is known as the author of the theory that the earth is hollow; habitable within, open at the poles for the admission of light, and containing within it half a dozen concentric hollow spheres, also open at their poles.
He petitioned Congress to fit out an expedition to test his theory.
It was first promulgated in 1818.
He died in Hamilton, O., May 28,
Symmes's purchase.
Soon after the passage of the ordinance of 1787 (q. v.) for the establishment of a government northwest of the Ohio, lands in that region which had been surveyed in anticipation of this action of Congress were sold.
An association called the Ohio Company (q. v.), bought 5,000,000 acres between the Muskingum and Scioto rivers, fronting on the Ohio; and John Cleves Symmes purchased 2,000,000 in the rich and beautiful region on the Ohio between the Great and Little Miami rpassage of the ordinance of 1787 (q. v.) for the establishment of a government northwest of the Ohio, lands in that region which had been surveyed in anticipation of this action of Congress were sold.
An association called the Ohio Company (q. v.), bought 5,000,000 acres between the Muskingum and Scioto rivers, fronting on the Ohio; and John Cleves Symmes purchased 2,000,000 in the rich and beautiful region on the Ohio between the Great and Little Miami rivers, including the site of Cincinnati.
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