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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850. 276 words

The application of James Caldwell, for the purchase of townships No. 6 and 7, two of the twenty townsliips formerly set apart for the military, each ten miles square, and containing each sixty four thousand acres, at the rate of one sliilhifg and eiglit pence per acre, one sixth part of the purchase money to be paid in six months, two sixth parts in twelve months, and the remaining three sixth parts in eighteen months from the date hereof; being read and duly considered, (Accepted) Acres 128,000 J£l0,6(i6 0 0

The application of Matthew Adgare, Esquire, for the purchase of the following tract of land, situate on the north side of Mo hawk river, beginning at the northermost corner of Noble borough, and from thence running southwesterly along the same to the tract of Klock Remsen and others, from thence along the northernmost bounds thereof to the township of Steuben, thence northerly along the east bounds tliereof and the same course continued, until it meets the southerly bounds of the lands sold to Alexander Macomb, thence northerly along tlie same until a line drawn on the same course with the nortlieastermost bounds of Nobleborough aforesaid shall strike tlie most nortlierly corner thereof, being the place of beginning, including a tract of land out of the description aforesaid, granted to Tliomas Machin and others, containing, as is supposed, forty thousand acres, at the rate of two shillings and six pence per acre, one sixth part of the purcliase money to be paid in six montlis one half the remainder in one year and the residue in eigliteen months from the date hereof; being read and duly considered,