Ten Paces in the Wilderness: Hamilton, Burr, Morris and the Holland Land Purchase

By C. Douglas Kohler - October 18, 2018

The history of Western New York’s European settlement is fraught with interconnected events and relationships, including some between several well-known characters.

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