Pioneer history of the Holland Purchase of western New York : embracing some account of the ancient remains, and a history of pioneer settlement under the auspices of the Holland Company ; including reminiscences of the War of 1812 ; the origin, progress and completion of the Erie Canal, etc., etc., etc. . tlement, in a comparison of the statistics that will be given, with thoseof other portions of the United States, it will be found, that nowhere, has there been as much consummated in a half century, inpopulation, resources, wealth and improvement; and that too, aswill have been see
Pioneer history of the Holland Purchase of western New York : embracing some account of the ancient remains, and a history of pioneer settlement under the auspices of the Holland Company ; including reminiscences of the War of 1812 ; the origin, progress and completion of the Erie Canal, etc., etc., etc. . tlement, in a comparison of the statistics that will be given, with thoseof other portions of the United States, it will be found, that nowhere, has there been as much consummated in a half century, inpopulation, resources, wealth and improvement; and that too, aswill have been seen, under early disadvantages, such as have nowhere been exceeded: — That part of the county of Genesee included within the HollandPurchase, lies principally on the second terrace, although the southpart occupies a portion of the central district as described in thetopography of the Purchase. It contains about 219,520 acres ofland, 127,508 acres of which were under cultivation in 1845,according to the state census of that year. It then contained apopulation of 9,660 males, of whom 4,221 were entitled to vote;and 9,100 females; 5,155 were children between 5 and 16 yearsof age, and 49 were persons of color. The year preceding, (1844,)the teiritory produced 416,000 bushels of wheat, 53,623 of
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