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| Title: | Land Office Petition, Geddes, New York |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1840 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Petition from inhabitants of Geddes complaining that one Samuel Brewster obtained land "to erect coarse salt works upon," but is instead using it as farmland; and requesting the land be given to Robert Gere who will fulfill the original intended purpose of the land. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
The collection consists of a single sheet, a petition signed by 24 inhabitants of Geddes directed "To the Commissioner of the land office of the State of New York." The petition alleges that one Samuel Brewster obtained land in order "to erect coarse salt works upon" it, but that he has instead fenced it and is using it as farmland. The petitioners request that the land be reassigned to Robert Gere who will fulfill the original intended purpose and build the salt works. The petition is dated Geddes, Feb 9, 1841.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Land Office Petition, Geddes, New York,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Purchased, 2006.
Created by: MRC
Date: 8 Feb 2007
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