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  2. Aboriginal title in New York - Wikipedia

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    Iroquois lands circa 1720 A map showing the Phelps and Gorham Purchase, the Morris Reserve, and the Holland Purchase. Aboriginal title in New York refers to treaties, purchases, laws and litigation associated with land titles of aboriginal peoples of New York, in particular, to dispossession of those lands by actions of European Americans.

  3. The Pulteney Association - Wikipedia

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    After Massachusetts' claim was settled, New York state intended to sell the land for development and settlement. Phelps and Gorham were to pay $1,000,000 in three equal annual installments for this land, payable in certain Massachusetts securities that were then valued at 20 cents on the dollar.

  4. Macomb's Purchase - Wikipedia

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    Alexander Macomb, William Constable, and Daniel McCormick agreed to purchase nearly 4,000,000 acres (1,600,000 ha) from the state at the extremely low price of 8 pence (New York state money) per acre. [1] [2] This was an enormous amount of land, about one-eighth of the entire state of New York. Convinced something illegal must have occurred ...

  5. Reuters 2 months ago Exclusive-Blackstone seeks $800 million loan to finance New York office purchase, sources say. Blackstone plans to take out a loan of about $800 million to finance the ...

  6. Holland Land Company - Wikipedia

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    In 1839, the last land in Western New York was sold off to local investors and settlers, and the Batavia office was closed. [2] Land sales in Pennsylvania were concluded in 1849, [7] and in 1856, the Philadelphia headquarters closed. [2] The company was formally dissolved in 1858. The town of Holland, New York was named after the company. [29]

  7. Arden (estate) - Wikipedia

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    The property brings the total of preserved lands that were once owned by the Harriman family in New York State to nearly 70,000 acres (280 km 2), including 5,205-acre (21.06 km 2) Bear Mountain, Harriman and much of 22,180-acre (89.8 km 2) Sterling Forest State Parks. [10] In 2010, the Open Space Institute put the house up for sale. [11]

  8. State cessions - Wikipedia

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    New Hampshire's claim upon the land was extinguished in 1764 by royal order of George III, and in 1790 the State of New York ceded its land claim to Vermont for 30,000 dollars. [6] New Jersey: No land claim farther west. Pennsylvania: Original land grant from King Charles II of England to William Penn was for the land between the 42nd parallel ...

  9. List of counties in New York - Wikipedia

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    Counties of New York Location State of New York Number 62 Populations 5,082 (Hamilton) – 2,617,631 (Kings) Areas 33.77 square miles (87.5 km 2) (New York) – 2,821 square miles (7,310 km 2) (St. Lawrence) Government County government Subdivisions Cities, Towns, Indian Reservations Part of a series on Regions of New York Downstate New York New York City Long Island Hudson Valley (Lower ...

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