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In 1791, New York sold a large area of northern New York to Alexander Macomb. | In 1791, New York sold a large area of northern New York to Alexander Macomb. | ||
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'''The Holland Land Purchase''' | '''The Holland Land Purchase''' | ||
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'''The Macomb Purchase''' | '''The Macomb Purchase''' | ||
The Macomb Purchase was made in 1791<ref>Dill, David Jr. "Portrait of an Opportunist: The Life of Alexander Macomb." Watertown Daily Times. 9, 16, 23 September 1990. (http://www.mlloyd.org/gen/macomb/text/amsr/wt.htm, accessed 29 December 2010)</ref>. This four-million-acre tract included all of modern Lewis County; most of modern St. Lawrence, Franklin, and Jefferson counties; and parts of Oswego and Herkimer counties. | The Macomb Purchase was made in 1791<ref>Dill, David Jr. "Portrait of an Opportunist: The Life of Alexander Macomb." Watertown Daily Times. 9, 16, 23 September 1990. (http://www.mlloyd.org/gen/macomb/text/amsr/wt.htm, accessed 29 December 2010)</ref>. This four-million-acre tract included all of modern Lewis County; most of modern St. Lawrence, Franklin, and Jefferson counties; and parts of Oswego and Herkimer counties. | ||
=== County Land Records === | === County Land Records === | ||