Syracuse University Library
Special Collections Research Center
Gerrit Smith Broadside and Pamphlet Collection

For Sale! 17,000 acres of valuable timbered lands!

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874.

Digital Edition.


This digitization project was supported by Regional Bibliographic Databases and Interlibrary Resources Sharing Program funds, awarded by the New York State Library.


Call number: Smith 713


This digitized edition is part of Syracuse University Library's Gerrit Smith Broadside and Pamphlet Collection. It has been OCRed using OmniPage Pro, version 11 by Scansoft® and proofed using WordPerfect version 9. The following layout changes have been made:

Peter D. Verheyen, Project Manager
Debra G. Olson, Digital Project Assistant
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Library

© 2003 This work is the property of the Syracuse University Library. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.


FOR SALE!


17,000 ACRES

OF VALUABLE TIMBERED LANDS!

Located in Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chemung, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Kings, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren and Westchester Counties, as per description :

[p. 1, col. 1]

ALLEGANY COUNTY.

26 acres, being the remainder of 143 acres, bounded north by Lot No. 8, east by Morton & Company, south Lot No. 6, and west by Lot No. 15, and lying in Lot 7, of Township No. 1, Range No. 1, of Holland Company purchase. After deducting from said 143 acres the south-west 67 acres of said Lot 7, and the north-west 50 acres of said Lot 7, in Town of Bolivar.

150 acres, being that part of Lot No. 57, in Township No. 1, Range No. 1, of Holland Company, bounded north by Lot No. 58, east by Perry, south by Perry & Nichols, west by Town line, in Town of Bolivar.

369 acres, being Lot No. 43. in Township No. 1, Range No. 2, of Holland Company purchase, in Town of Genesee.

100 acres, being Lot No. 97, in Willing & Francis Tract, South Division of Township No. 2, Range No. 1, of Morris Reserve, in Town of Willing.

52 37-100 acres, to be laid out in a square form as nearly as may be, in the north-east corner of Lot No. 3, in Oliphant Tract, North Division of Township No. 1, Range No. 2, of Morris Reserve, saving from said lot the north-west 43 acres, and the south-east 49 81-100 acres thereof, in Town of Alma.

BROOME COUNTY.

45 acres, to be laid out in a square form as nearly as may be, in the north-west corner of 147 acres, being the west half of Lot No. 14, in a tract, bounded north by Randolph Township and Carpenter's Location, east by State Land, west by State Land in Windsor, known as the Henry Nichols' Tract, in Town of Windsor.

141 acres, being Lot No. 26, in the Nichols' Tract, on the east side of the Susquehanna river, in the Town of Windsor.

80 acres, being sub-division number 2, of Lot No. 13, in Randolph Township, in Town of Windsor.

60 acres, to be laid our in a square as nearly as may be, in the south-east corner of 70 acres, being the east part of Lot No. 14, in the Third Division of Livingston Patent, Second Tract of Warren Township, in Town of Sandford.

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY.

143 acres, being the north-west corner of Lot No. 3, in Section No. 2, of Township No. 1, in Range No. 4, in Holland Land Company's Purchase, Town of Olean.

42 acres, being the north part of what remains of Lot No. 4, of Section No. 10, in Township No. 2, of Range No. 5, in Holland Land Company's Purchase, after excepting 50 acres south part thereof, Town of Allegany.

341 acres, being Lot No. 75, in Township No. 1, of Range No. 6, in Holland Land Company's Purchase, in Town of Carrolton.

80 acres, being that part of Lot No. 3, in Section No. 9, of Township No. 2, in Range No. 6, of Holland Land Company's Purchase, bounded north by lands of John Green, east by Lot line, west by lands of Jenette Parker, south by lands of John Green, in Town of Great Valley.

364 acres, being Lot No. 23, in Township No. 1, of Range No. 7, in Holland Land Company's Purchase, in Town of Bucktooth.

378 acres, being Lot No. 33, in Township No. 1, of Range No. 7, in Holland Land Company's Purchase, in Town of Bucktooth.

52 acres, being the west part of Lot No. 15, in Township No. 6, of Range No. 7, in Holland Land Company's Purchase, in Town of Otto.

356 acres, being Lot No. 47, in Township No. 2, of Range No. 8, of Holland Land Company's Purchase, in Town of Cold Spring.

CHEMUNG COUNTY.

80 acres, to be laid out in a square as nearly as may be, the north-west corner of sub-division No. 16, of Lot No. 202, in Chemung Township, in the Town of Baldwin.

CLINTON COUNTY.

175 acres, being all of that part of Lot No. 7, of the Duerville Patent, lying in the Town of Chazy, in the town of Altoona.

250 acres, being Lot No. 12, in Duerville Patent, in the town of Altoona.

25 acres, being the west part of the south half of Lot No. 34, in Duerville Patent, in the Town of Beekmantown.

187 1/2 acres, being the north half and south-east quarter of Lot No. 100, in Duerville Patent, in Town of Altona.

69 9-10 acres, being the south-west corner of Lot No. 1, of Township No. 6, of the Old Military Tract, in Town of Ellenburgh.

77 acres, being Lot No. 38, in Watson Patent.

CORTLAND COUNTY.

30 acres, lying around 9 acres in the south-west corner of sub-division No. 4, in Lot No. 29, of the Township of Solon.

DELAWARE COUNTY.

76 acres, being the east half of Lot No. 13, of the Griswold Tract, in the west half of Great Lot No. 4, in Hardenburgh Patent, saving from said east half 4 acres north-east corner thereof, in Town of Hancock.

100 acres, being Lot No. 35, of Spooner's Tract, in Great Lot No. 4, of Hardenburgh Patent, in Town of Hancock.

136 acres, being Lot No. 20, of the Robertson Tract, in Great Lot No. 6, of Hardenburgh Patent.

155 acres, being Lot No. 66, in Robertson Tract, in Great Lot No. 6, of Hardenburgh Patent, in Town of Andes.

160 acres, being Lot No. 110, of the Garretson Tract,

[p. 1, col. 2]

in Great Lot No. 7, of Hardenburgh Patent, in Town of Middletown.

24 acres, being Lot No. 10, of the H. B. Livingston Tract, in Great Lot No. 40, of Hardenburgh Patent, saving from said lot 76 acres, north part thereof, in Town of Middletown.

150 acres, being Lot No.11, of the H. B. Livingston Tract, in Great Lot No. 40, of Hardenburgh Patent, in Town of Middletown.

95 acres, being Lot No. 12, of the H. B. Livingston Tract, in Great Lot No. 40, of Hardenburgh Patent, in Town of Middletown.

ERIE COUNTY.

47 acres, being Lot No.10, in Township No. 7, Range No. 6, of the Holland Land Company's Purchase, in the Town of Sardinia.

64 acres, being the north part of 200 acres, south part of Lot No. 17, in Township No. 7, Range No. 7, of the Holland Land Company's Purchase, in the Town of Concord.

10 acres, being the north-east corner and south-east corner of Lot No. 139, in Township No. 10, Range No. 5, Buffalo Creek Reservation, purchase of 1826 ; said north-east and south-east corners contain 5 acres each, being 10 chains east, and west by 5 chains, north and south, in Town of Wales.

94 acres, being Lot No. 8, in Township No. 10, Range No. 6, of Buffalo Creek Reservation, purchase of 1826, in Town of Aurora.

ESSEX COUNTY.

125 acres, being the north half of Lot No. 24, in the Hoffman Township, in the Town of Schroon.

160 acres, being Lot No. 31, in Township No. 11, of the Old Military Tract, in the town of St. Armand.

160 acres, being Lot No. 54, in Township No. 11, of the Old Military Tract, in Town of North Elba.

40 acres, being Lot No. 274, in Township No. 11, of the Old Military Tract, in town of North Elba.

120 acres, being Lot No. 293, in Township No. 11, of the Old Military Tract, saving one-fourth of said lot being water, in Town of North Elba.

120 acres, being Lot No. 313, in Township No. 11, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of North Elba.

80 acres, being the south half of Lot No. 334, in Township No. 11, of the Old Military Tract, in the town of North Elba.

40 acres, being the south-east quarter of Lot No. 126, of Thorn's survey, of Township No. 12, in the Old Military Tract, in the Town of North Elba.

80 acres, being the east half of Lot No. 143, in Thorn's survey, Township 12, in the Old Military Tract, in Town of North Elba.

116 1/2 acres, being the north half and south-west quarter of sub-division No. 1, of Lot No. 16, in Richard's survey of Township No. 12, in the Old Military Tract, in Town of North Elba,

86 acres, being the north half of sub-division No. 4, in Lot No. 18, in Richard's survey of Township No. 12, in the Old Military Tract, in Town of North Elba.

620 acres, being Lot No. 2, in Richard's survey of Township No. 12, in the Old Military Tract, in Town of North Elba.

160 acres, being Lot 288, in Paradox Tract, in the Town of Schroon.

300 acres, being Lot No. 40, in Roaring Brook Tract, in the Town of Keene.

100 acres, being Lot No. 55, in Township No. 14, of Totten and Crossfield Purchase, saving therefrom 5 acres south-easterly corner thereof, in the Town of Minerva.

70 acres, being the south part of Lot No. 3, in Tract west of Road Patent, in the Town of Schroon.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.

320 acres, being the east half of Lot No. 3, in Township No. 11, of Great Tract No. 1, in Macomb's Purchase, in Town of Brandon.

75 acres, being the south end of sub-division No. 6, of Lot No. 22, in Township No. 12, of Great Tract No. 1, in Macomb's Purchase, in the Town of Duane.

102 3-5 acres, being the south three-fifths part of Lot No. 49, in the south half and north-east quarter of Township No. 14, of Great Tract No. 1, in Macomb's Purchase, in the Town of Brandon.

37 acres, being the south one-third part of the north, three-fifths part of Lot No. 50, in the south half and north-east quarter of Township No. 14, of Great Tract No. 1, in Macomb's Purchase, in the Town of Brandon.

76 acres, being the south one-fifth part of the north, three-fifths part of Lot No. 50, in the south half and north-east quarter of Township No. 14, of Great Tract No. 1, in Macomb's Purchase, in the Town of Brandon.

328 acres, being Lot No. 15, in Township No. 18, of Great Tract No. 1, in Macomb's Purchase, in the Town of Brighton.

97 acres, being the south half and north-west quarter of Lot No. 13, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

38 acres, in the north-east quarter of Lot No. 14, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

120 acres, to be laid out in a square as nearly as may be, in the north-west corner of Lot No. 20, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

120 acres, being the south half and north-east quarter of Lot No. 44, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Franklin.

[p. 1, col. 3]

127 acres, being Lot No. 55, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

40 acres, being the south-east quarter of Lot No. 87, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

122 acres, being Lot No. 91, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

160 acres, being Lot No. 93, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

160 acres, being Lot No. 95, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

119 acres, being Lot No. 126, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

80 acres, being the east half of Lot No. 137, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

100 acres, being the north half of Lot No. 151, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

80 acres, being the east half of Lot No. 158, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

100 acres, being the East half of Lot No. 185, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract in the Town of Franklin.

80 acres, being the North half of Lot No. 197, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract in the Town of Bellmont.

160 acres, being Lot 206, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Franklin.

80 acres, being the north-west and south-east quarter of Lot No.. 276, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

40 acres, being the north-east corner of Lot. No. 299, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Franklin.

40 acres, being the north-east quarter of Lot No. 301, Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

80 acres, being the north-east and south-west quarters of Lot No. 302, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Bellmont.

227 acres, being Lot No. 366, in Township No. 9, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Franklin.

127 acres, being all of Lot No. 97, except the north-west part thereof, in Township No. 10, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Franklin.

50 acres, being the south-west quarter of Lot. No. 256, in Township No. 10, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Franklin.

80 acres, being the north one-third and south one-third part of the west 120 acres of Lot. No. 290, in Township No. 10, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Franklin.

150 acres, being the north half and south-west quarter of Lot No. 309, in Township No. 10, of the Old Military Tract, in the Town of Franklin.

FULTON COUNTY.

115 acres, being sub-division No. 5, of Lot No. 15, in Glenn Bleeker and Lansing Patent, in Town of Mayfield.

250 acres, being all of Lot 96, of Mayfield Patent, lying in the Town of Bleeker.

HAMILTON COUNTY.

196 acres, Lot No. 63, in Township No. 6, of Totten & Crossfield Purchase, in the Town of Arietta.

HERKIMER COUNTY.

185 acres, being the following parts of Lot No. 51, in Jerseyfield Patent, viz: 100 acres, being the north 200 acres of the west half of Lot, saving 100 acres north-west part of lot; also 60 acres, being the north-east part of east half; and also 25 acres north-west part of east half of said Lot, in the Town of Ohio.

500 acres, being the east half of Lot No. 58, in the Jerseyfield Patent, in the Town of Salisbury.

150 acres, being Lot No. 145, in new survey of Nobleboro Patent, in the Town of Wilmurt.

200 acres, being all that part of Lot No. 62, in Remsenburgh Patent, lying south of the Town of Wilmurt, in the Town of Ohio.

1000 acres, Lot No. 37, in Jerseyfield Patent.

KINGS COUNTY.

Lot No. 84, on the south side of Devoe street, in the village of Bushwick.

Lot No. 322, on the west side of Eighth street, in the village Bushwick.

Lot No. 3, on the south side of Richardson street, in the village of Bushwick.

Lot No. 62, being 25 feet front by 100 feet deep, on Forrest Place, in the village of Fort Hamilton.

Lot No. 63, being 25 feet front by 100 feet deep, on Forrest Place, in the village of Fort Hamilton.

Lot No. 16, on Clarkson Farm, map of Greenfield Village, or Freeman Land Association.

Lot No. 17, on Clarkson Farm, map of Greenfield Village or Freeman Land Association.

LEWIS COUNTY.

279 acres, being Lot No. 79, in Township No. 1, of Great Tract No. 6, Macomb's Purchase, in Township of Turin, in the town of Lewis.

20 acres, to be laid out in a square as nearly as may be, in the north-east corner of 25 acres, being the north-east corner of Lot No. 50, in Boylston Purchase, Township No. 4, in Township of Turin, in the Town of Martinsburgh.

50 acres, being the west part of 66 acres east part of

[p. 1, col. 4]

Lot No. 16, in Watson's West Triangle, in the Town of Watson.

41 acres, being Lot No. 167, in Watson's West Triangle, in the Town of Watson.

OSWEGO COUNTY.

2 ½ acres, being the west half of Block No. 1, on the south side of the river, in the Village of Port Ontario, bounded north by 7th street, east by A street, south by Great Lot 14, west by the Lake, in the Town of Richland.

27 acres, being the south end of Lot No. 111, in Township No. 6, of Scriba's Patent, saving therefrom 15 acres, being the west end of the south end of said Lot, and 10 acres south-easterly corner of said Lot, in the Town of Amboy.

ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY.

40 acres, being sub-division No. 7, of Lot No. 11, in Harrison Tract, Township No. 3, of Great Tract No. 3, in Macomb's Purchase, in the Town of Pierpont.

18 acres, being sub-division No. 4, in the east end of Lot No. 26, in Harrison Tract, Township No. 3, Great Tract No. 3, in Macomb's Purchase, in the Town of Pierpont.

18 acres, being sub-division No. 9, in east end of Lot No. 26, in Harrison Tract, Township No. 3, Great Tract No. 3, in Macomb's Purchase, in the Town of Pierpont.

SULLIVAN COUNTY.

750 acres, being the west end of Lot No. 30, in Town of Forrestburgh, Division No. 1, in Minnisink Patent.

50 acres, to be laid out in a square form as nearly as may be, in the north-west corner, of 242 acres, being the following part of Lot No. 42, in Division No. 1, in Minisink Patent, viz: That part of said Lot bounded east, south and west by lands of Residents, north by Lot No. 43, containing 400 acres, excepting and reserving there-from the north-west 120 acres and 38 acres undivided in remainder paid by Hunter, in the Town of Mamakating.

333 77-100 acres, being that part lying in Lot. No. 32, in Division No. 7, of Minnisink patent, as follows, viz: Undivided in that part of said Lot lying in Town of Lumberland, saving and reserving 50 acres undivided, assessed to Brisland; 500 acres assessed to Wm. Croat ; 50 acres assessed to John Kerr; 50 acres assessed to J. R. Croat; 500 acres assessed to Wm. H. Denning; 64 acres assessed to J. Pool; 13 acres assessed to S. G. Tuthall; 12 ½ acres assessed to A. V. Pringle. 150 acres assessed to D. Webb and C. Corey; 500 acres assessed to A. White ; 50 acres assessed to M. Heugton ; and sub 23, on north end of Lot, and 40 acres on Lot No. 24, north corner to Wm. Covert, paid by S. P. Jones, 352 20-100 acres, in the Town of Lumberland.

400 acres, being undivided in 685 4-5 acres, undivided in that part of Lot No. 33, in Division No. 7, of Minnisink Patent, lying in Town of Lumberland, excepting and reserving 50 acres undivided, assessed to J. Brisland ; 50 acres to M. Conway; 50 acres to J. R. Croat; 150 acres to J. S. Drake; 100 acres to Wm. H. Denning; 100 acres to P. Doolittle; 50 acres to M. Halleck ; 50 acres to J. McCullum, 75 acres to S. McPhellany, 50 acres to J. Conklin; 50 acres to J. T. Van Tayle ; 50 acres to N. Birdsall ; 75 acres to E. Corey ; and undivided 494 1-5 acres, paid by R. M. Lawrence, in the Town, of Lumberland.

37 1/2 acres, being sub-division No. 3, of Lot No. 32, in Division No. 7, Minnisink Patent, in the Town of Lumberland.

ULSTER COUNTY.

100 acres, to be laid out in a square form as nearly as may be, in the north-west corner of Lot No. 12, in Connecticut tract, Division No. 2, of Great Lot No. 6, in the Hardenburgh Patent, in the Town of Denning.

88 acres, being Lot No. 62, in Connecticut Tract, Division No. 2, of Great Lot. No. 6, in the Hardenburgh Patent, in the Town of Denning.

85 acres, to be laid out in a square form as nearly as may be, in the north-west corner of Lot No. 64, in Connecticut Tract, Division No. 2, Great Lot No. 6, in the Hardenburgh Patent, in the Town of Denning.

160 acres, being Lot No. 23, in Vernoy's survey of south part of Great Lot No. 7, in the Hardenburgh Patent, in the Town of Denning.

160 acres, being Lot No. 31, in Vernoy's survey of south part of Great Lot No. 7, in the Hardenburgh Patent, in the Town of Denning.

200 acres, being Lot No. 38, in Vernoy's survey of south part of Great Lot 7, in the Hardenburgh Patent, in the town of Denning.

60 acres, being the east part of Lot No. 38, of Darling's first survey of Great Lots 7 and 10, in the Hardenburgh Patent, in the Town of Hardenburgh.

160 acres, being Lot No. 62, in Great Lot No. 9, in the Hardenburgh Patent, in the Town of Denning.

25 acres, bounded by lands of Steven Miniken, and being in Lot No. 41, north-west of Yaughkripplebush, in the second allotment of Marbletown Commons, in the Town of Olive.

153 acres, being in Lot No. 12, of Great Lot No. 3, in Grote Transport of Rochester Patent, and lying north-west of Roundout Kill, bounded north by Lot. No. 13, south by Lot No 4, and east by Great Lot No. 2, in the Town of Rochester.

WARREN COUNTY.

30 acres, being the south-east corner of Lot No. 11, in Great Lot No. 4, of Rear Division of Palmer's Purchase, in the Town of Stony Creek.

300 acres, being Lot. No. 35, in Township No. 11, of Totten and Crossfield Purchase, in the Town of Johnsburgh.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

Lot 179, being in part of Guien Farm, in the Village of Washingtonville, in the Town of Mamaronek.

[end columns]

These lands are offered for sale upon very reasonable terms. Parties wishing to invest in real estate, may get all the information by addressing

D.H. RASBACH, Canastota, Mad. Co. N.Y.

C. C. WITHERSTINE, PRINTER, HERKIMER DEMOCRAT, HERKIMER.


Gerrit Smith Home | Top © 1999 - Syracuse University Library
Ask a question | Request a visit
URL: http://libwww.syr.edu/digital/collections/g/GerritSmith/713.htm
Last modified: January 21, 2003 11:19 AM