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  2. Phelps and Gorham Purchase - Wikipedia

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    After buying the land from the state of Massachusetts in early 1790, Morris almost immediately resold 12,000,000 acres (49,000 km 2; 19,000 sq mi) (Error: Total land in New York State west of the Pre-emption line is only about 6 million acres.) through his London agent William Temple Franklin to the Pulteney Associates, led by Sir William ...

  3. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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    The claimed homestead could include the same land which they had previously filed a preemption claim (on up to 160 acres at $1.25 per acre, or up to 80 acres of subdivided and surveyed land at $2.50 per acre), and they could expand their current ownership to contiguous adjacent land up to 160 acres total.

  4. Central New York Military Tract - Wikipedia

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    The legislature authorized an additional 500 acres (2 km 2) per soldier, using land from 25 Military Tract Townships to be established in central New York State. Each of the townships was to comprise 100 lots of 600 acres (2.4 km 2) each. Three more such townships, Junius, Galen, and Sterling, were later added to accommodate additional claims ...

  5. Sean Hannity Lists One of His New York Homes for $3.6 Million

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    According to Newsday, the Fox News host listed his waterfront home at 27 Sea Crest Dr., Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743 for sale for $3.6 million. The 8,000-square-foot traditional home was built in 2001 ...

  6. Property Law in Colonial New York - Wikipedia

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    Property Law in New York during the 17th Century colonial period was based upon manorialism. [1] [2] Manorialism was characterized by the vesting of legal and economic power in a Lord of the Manor, supported economically from his own direct landholding in a manor and from the obligatory contributions of a legally subject population of tenants and laborers under the jurisdiction of his manorial ...

  7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton ...

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    NRHP listing says located in "Benton City", but both address and coordinates point to a block in downtown Bentonville just off the town square. 15: Benton County Poor Farm Cemetery: Benton County Poor Farm Cemetery: May 20, 2008 : Western side of NE. Young Ave., approximately 200 feet north of NE. Carnahan Ct.

  8. Great Nine Partners Patent - Wikipedia

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    The Great Nine Partners Patent, also known as the "Lower Nine Partners Patent," was a land grant in Dutchess County, New York, made on May 27, 1697, by New York governor Benjamin Fletcher. The parcel included about four miles (6 km) along the Hudson River and was eight to ten miles (13 to 16 km) wide, extending from the Hudson River to the ...

  9. Benton, New York - Wikipedia

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    Benton is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2010 census. The town is named after an early resident, Levi Benton (1746-1820) The Town of Benton is located in the northeast part of the county. Benton is on the west side of Seneca Lake, north of Penn Yan.