Western New York land record, 1786-1877.

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Western New York land record, 1786-1877.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33937897

Record of land transactions, including deeds and powers of attorney, in Western New York, involving the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Nathaniel Gorham, Oliver Phelps, Robert Morris, Samuel Ogden, Paul Busti, Wilhem Willink, Herman Le Roy and others, 1786-1860. Includes a copy of the will of Matthias Bruen, who owned land in and around Buffalo, Black Rock, the east side of the Niagara River, and in the McCombs purchase in St. Lawrence County, N.Y., 1845-1877.

(0.2 linear ft.)

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7352334

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Gorham, Nathaniel, 1738-1796

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Nathaniel Gorham (May 27, 1738 – June 11, 1796) was a Founding Father of the United States, politician, and merchant from Massachusetts. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and for six months served as the presiding officer of that body. He also attended the Constitutional Convention, served on its Committee of Detail, and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution. Starting at 15, Gorham served an apprenticeship with a merchant in New London, Connec...

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

Phelps, Oliver, 1749-1809

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U.S. representative from Massachusetts, public official of Massachusetts, and jurist. From the description of Letter of Oliver Phelps, 1797. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450050 Oliver Phelps was from Suffield, Connecticut. In the late 1780s, he formed a partnership with Nathaniel Gorham to speculate in land in western New York. Phelps was also involved in land speculation in other parts of the United States. From the description of Bills and accounts [Photost...

Busti, Paul, 1749-1824

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Paul Busti was a Pennsylvania farmer. From the description of Journal (bookkeeping), 1816-1823. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122580035 ...

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

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Le Roy, Herman, 1758-1841

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Willink, Wilhem, 1750 or 1-1841.

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Bruen, Matthias

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