A journal of the proceedings of the managers of the Scotch American Company of Farmers : with the bond of association for the company, 1781-1822

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A journal of the proceedings of the managers of the Scotch American Company of Farmers : with the bond of association for the company, 1781-1822

A transcription of the journal of the proceedings of the Scotch American Company of Farmers, giving a history of the company from 1772 through 1783. There is also a "Bond of association for the company" which was recorded by James Whitelaw, the company's clerk, on September 11, 1781. Also included are minutes from a meeting of the company in 1793 and a list of accounts from 1785-1822. Following these records, pasted into the book, are newspaper clippings of a series of articles entitled "First Settlers of Ryegate" by George Masson, a "scotchman," as well as a newspaper article dating from around 1895 with the title "Ryegate! Where granite is found in the hills and granite also in the make-up of the people." The final portion of the book contains genealogical information relating to the Henderson family of Ryegate, Vermont.

1 volume.

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Henderson family.

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Scotch American Company of Farmers.

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The Scotch American Company of Farmers was founded in 1772 by a group of inhabitants living in Renfrew and Lanark, Scotland in order to buy land and settle in North America. They sent James Whitelaw and David Allen over to survey land and they purchased half of the town of Ryegate, Vermont in 1773 and began settlement in 1774. From the description of A journal of the proceedings of the managers of the Scotch American Company of Farmers : with the bond of association for the company, ...

Whitelaw, James, 1748-1829

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