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Ohio Pioneers Virtual Exhibit: Education

Education

Education

Early schools, Muskingum Academy, Ohio University, Marietta College. 

Muskingum Academy Exterior

Photograph: Muskingum Academy Exterior

Interior Arrangement of the Muskingum Academy

Drawing: Interior Arrangement of the Muskingum Academy, 1802

Panel 11

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Ohio Pioneers Exhibit Panel 11

Teacher Contract

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Manuscript: Teacher Contract, 1807

Teacher Contract
General Manuscripts
5 December 1807

Residents of Adams Township agree to pay Benjamin Franklin Stone $36 for teaching school three months. Nine dollars will be in cash, and $27 in wheat, rye, oats, or corn. They will also provide board, do the teacher’s washing, and furnish a horse.