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*Pierce, Grace M. "The Military Tract of New York State," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record'', Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan. 1909):15-22. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/stream/newyorkgenealog040newy#page/15/mode/1up Internet Archive] - free; [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 40}}. | *Pierce, Grace M. "The Military Tract of New York State," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record'', Vol. 40, No. 1 (Jan. 1909):15-22. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/stream/newyorkgenealog040newy#page/15/mode/1up Internet Archive] - free; [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FHL|161380|item|disp=FHL Book 974.7 B2n v. 40}}. | ||
== Land Companies == | |||
Between 1786 and 1791, the New York Land Commission sold 5.5 million acres of western New York to speculators. Many settlers first obtained land from companies such as the Holland Land Company. The Hartford Treaty of 1786 gave Massachusetts the title to land in western New York but reserved political governance to New York. | Between 1786 and 1791, the New York Land Commission sold 5.5 million acres of western New York to speculators. Many settlers first obtained land from companies such as the Holland Land Company. The Hartford Treaty of 1786 gave Massachusetts the title to land in western New York but reserved political governance to New York. | ||