James S. Tolles reminiscences, 1874-[1878].

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James S. Tolles reminiscences, 1874-[1878].

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Early Recollections of Attica, N.Y. by James Sibley Tolles is a 1937 reprint which originally appeared in the Attica News in April 1874. Tolles recounts the history of the town and its inhabitants. History of Bennington, 1802-1877 is Tolles' account of the settlement in Bennington, Genesee County, N.Y. Tolles is a colorful and anecdotal writer as he describes the travels and triumphs of early settlers in both communities.

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Holland Land Company

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The office of the successor to the Holland Land Company in Chautauqua County was moved to Westfield after the Mayville office was burned in 1836; at that time William H. Seward succeeded William Peacock as agent. From the description of Records, [ca. 1807]-1871. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155440758 Abijah Gray, born 29 Mar. 1769, at Tisbury, Mass., was one of the first settlers of Evans, N.Y. He died in Evans, 6 Oct. 1846. From the...

Tolles, James Sibley, 1800-1885.

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James S. Tolles was born in Orwell, Vermont, September 19, 1800, the son of John Tolles and Catherine Sibley. His father left the family in Orwell in 1802, and walked, carrying a bundle of clothing and an axe, to Batavia, N. Y. where, at the office of the Holland Land Company, he "took up" or "articled" a section of land two miles west of the present village of Attica. That summer he cleared a "patch" of the land and sowed it to winter wheat, and put up a three-sided log shack. That fall, he ret...