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The Kentucke Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Extracts from a May 26 letter from New York detail multiple land purchase contracts in Ohio, Scioto, Miami, Illinois, and other western regions by companies like Ohio, Scioto, and others, totaling millions of acres for settlements including 500 families at Muskingum. Congress refuses some sales. Notes opposition to new U.S. government in Virginia convention but predicts adoption.
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Extracts of a letter dated New York, May 26, to a gentleman in this town.
"The Ohio company are going on with spirit. Five hundred families will be settled at Muskingum before September: you are well acquainted with this purchase, which consists of one million of acres.
Sergeant Collins and others, under the firm of the Scioto Company, have purchased five million of acres joining the Ohio and Scioto rivers -- Judge Symmes has contracted for two millions on the Miami rivers, and is to finish it, but it is not clear whether he will complete his contract. A contract has been made in this city, in which Dexter and Dimmick are concerned, for three or four millions on the Illinois river; but the success of this project, will depend not a little on Sargent and Colonel Tuthill.
Morgan and others, have attempted to purchase two millions adjacent to the Kentucky country, but Congress have refused this offer until the inhabitants are consulted; and signified, that no sales of land will be made for the ready money.
A large company in Maryland of which Mr. Gordon is the principal, have purchased five or six millions worth of Pennsylvania land property belonging to New York, but ceded to Mr. Francis, and bounded by Pennsylvania, New York, and Lakes Erie and Ontario.
Purchase the post of Niagara and the carrying trail lying on Lake Erie, hereby is to Presque Isle to the Pennsylvania line, the territory ceded to her by Congress. See the act and description.
We are bordering on Lake Erie, and 120 miles from lake to lake; four how car H. customs rend worthy.
I understand Congress have not yet determined on your memorial, but cannot anticipate that their decision will be very interesting to us now, as we have surprising from many as marked, as we were in a state and have become too powerful to suffer any control, on refuse to your happiness.
This is a majority of the Convention for this State, which meets at Richmond, Virginia, are opposed to the new government, yet I do believe this example of Virginia, will influence our determination. We have hardly stepped the decision of South Carolina, upon the whole I think the new government will be adopted."
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Ohio
Event Date
May 26
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ohio company purchase of 1 million acres for 500 family settlements at muskingum before september; scioto company purchase of 5 million acres; judge symmes contract for 2 million acres on miami rivers; dexter and dimmick contract for 3-4 million acres on illinois river; morgan's 2 million acre purchase adjacent to kentucky refused by congress until inhabitants consulted and no ready money sales; maryland company purchase of 5-6 million worth of land bounded by pennsylvania, new york, lakes erie and ontario; purchase of niagara post and carrying trail to presque isle; congress undecided on memorial; majority of virginia convention opposed to new government but predicted adoption influenced by virginia and south carolina.
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Letter from New York reports on multiple land companies purchasing millions of acres in Ohio, Scioto, Miami, Illinois, and other western areas for settlement; Congress refuses some offers pending consultation and terms; notes on Niagara post purchase; discussion of Congress memorial and state conventions' stance on adopting the new U.S. government.