. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . lsare worth about 5 dollars the acre. West of the Mohawk branchof the Delaware, the county was divided into several patents; buteast of it was included in the Hardenburgh patent. In 1768, William,John, Alexander, and Joseph Harper, with eighteen others, obtaineda patent here for 22,000 acres of land, and
. Historical collections of the state of New York : being a general collection of the most interesting facts, biographical sketches, varied descriptions, &c. relating to the past and present : with geographical descriptions of the counties, cities, and principal villages throughout the state . lsare worth about 5 dollars the acre. West of the Mohawk branchof the Delaware, the county was divided into several patents; buteast of it was included in the Hardenburgh patent. In 1768, William,John, Alexander, and Joseph Harper, with eighteen others, obtaineda patent here for 22,000 acres of land, and soon after the Harpersremoved from Cherry Valley, and made a settlement which wascalled Harpersfield, but which was broken up by the Indians andtories during the revolutionary war. About one quarter of the countyis under improvement. The county has 18 towns, viz.: Andes, Frankhn, Masonville, Stamford, Bovina, Hamden, Meredith, Tompkins, Colchester, Hancock, Middletown, Walton. Davenport, Harpersfield, Roxbury, Delhi, Kortright, Sidney, The annexed view of Delhi village, the county seat, was taken onthe eastern bank of the Delaware. This village was incorporated in1821. The building with a steeple seen on the extreme right is a 11 82 DELAWARE COUNTY. J^. t&w >cj; vjtT «.*.J^.. Eastern view of Delhi Village. factory—the spire near tlie centre of the view is that of the Episcopalchurch, the one to the left the Presbyterian, and the cupolas are re-spectively those of the Courthouse, Jail, and Academy. The villagecontains about 100 dwellings, situated about 70 miles westerly fromKingston and Catlskill. Franklin village is pleasantly situated 16 miles W. of Delhi, 60 Utica ; has 3 churches and about 100 dwellings, and The Dela-wa7e Literary Institute,^ incorporated in 1835, which is a flourishinginstitution. Deposit, 40 miles SVV. of Delhi, is a village of about 100dwellings, on Delaware river, and is a place where great quantities oflumber are deposited to float down l
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