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PRICES OF LAND IN THE STATE OF NEW-YORK.

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The application of Zina Hitchcock and Philip Smith, for the purchase of about 2000 acres of land,lying on the west side of lake George, near what is called the northwest Bay, at the rate of oneshilling and six pence per acre, in specie, being read and duly considered of, but the tract not beingparticularly described, and no certain time being mentioned for the payment of the considerationmoney, (Accepted) Acres 2,000 ill 50 0 0

The application of James Tallmadge and Ezra Thompson, for the purchase of township No. 10,on the west side of the Unadilla river, containing 25,000 acres, being one of the twenty town-ships surveyed by the surveyor-general, pursuant to an act passed the 25th day of February, 1789,at the rate of three shillings per acre; one sixth part to be paid on the first of October next, theremainder to be paid in two equal instalments, the one on the first day of May next, and the otheron the first day of January, which will be in the year 1793; security to be given to the satisfactionof this Board, for the payment of the first sixth part above mentioned, being read and duly con-sidered, (Accepted) Acres 25,000 £3,750 0 0

The application of Michael Meyers, Jedediah Sanger and John J. Morgan (for the purchase oftownships No 18, and 20, and the parts unsold by the surveyor-general of township No. 19,being three of the twenty townships surveyed by the surveyor-general pursuant to an act passed the25th day of February 17S9. The two first townships, to wit No. 18 and 20, at the rate of threeshillings and three pence per acre, and the parts of No. 19, unsold as above mentioned, at the rateof three shillings and one penny per acre ; one sixth part thereof to be paid on the first day ofOctober next, and the residue in two equal payments, the one half on the first of April, one thousandseven hundred and ninety-two, and the remaining half on the first of January, one thousand sevenhundred and ninety three; being read and duly considered,

(Accepted) Acres 67,130 £10,908 15 0The application of John Taylor, for the purchase of the parts unsold by the surveyor-general ofTownships No. 16 and 17 of the 20 townships surveyed by the said surveyor-general, pursuant to anact passed the 25th day of February, 1789, at the rate of three shillings and three pence per acre ;one sixth part thereof to be paid in six months, one half the residue in one year, and the otherhalf in eighteen months from the date hereof; being read and duly considered,

(Accepted) Acres 43,377 £7,048 15 0The application of Colonel William S. Smith , for the purchase of townships No. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and9, being six of the twenty townships surveyed by the surveyor-general, pursuant to an act passedthe 25th day of February, 1789, at the rate of three shillings and three pence per acre ; onesixth of the purchase money to be paid on the first of October next, half of the residue on the firstof January, 1792, and the residue on the first of January, 1793, being read and duly con-sidered, (Accepted) Acres 150,000 £24,375 0 0

The application of the said William S. Smith , for the purchase of the following tract of land,situate between the river Chenango, and its western Branch, and bounded northerly by township No.13 of the twenty townships, and the south line thereof continued until it meets with township No.25, called Cincinatus, and the south bounds of said township Cincinatus, easterly by lands agreedto be sold to Melancton Smith and Marinus Willet, and the middle of Chenango river, and westerlyby the middle of the west branch of the said river, called Tiochnioga, at the rate of three shillingsand three pence per acre ; one sixth part of the purcnase money to be paid on the first of Octobernext, one half of the residue on the first of January, 1792, and the residue on the first of January1793, being read and duly considered, (Accepted) Acres 120,000 £19,500 0 0

The application of Leonard M. Cutting, for the purchase of townships No. 11 and 14, being

two of the twenty townships surveyed by the surveyor-general, pursuant to an act passed on the