This collection, consisting of 8 documents written in French, concerns land transactions in Castorland, N.Y.
Collection Overview
The New York Company, or Compagnie de New York, was formed by James Le Ray’s brother-in-law, Pierre Chassanis in 1792 for the purpose of land investment in the western Adirondacks. It was anticipated that tracts of land could be sold to French immigrants fleeing the aftermath of the French Revolution.
Collection Number:
MSS28
Collection Length:
0.25ft
Collection End Year:
1803
Collection Start Year:
1797
Resource Type:
Finding Aid:
File
MSS28fa.pdf
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