Joseph Ellicott & the Holland Land Company
Autor William Chazanofen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 1979
As a land promoter in the wilderness, Joseph Ellicott quickly discovered that business and politics went hand in hand, for the factors that affected land sales were frequently political. Although his contract with the Holland Land Company expressly forbade it, he became deeply involved in the political life of western New York, playing a decisive role in the creation of Genesee County and its further divisions into four counties. Ellicott used his influence to advance the Erie Canal project, particularly from Rochester westward, and persuaded the state legislature to grant a charter for the Bank of Niagara. Although the rest of the state fluctuated in its political preferences, from his base in Batavia he kept western New York loyal to the Republican Party, building up close relations with DeWitt Clinton.
During his long career, Ellicott made many enemies. The postwar nationalists resented him as the agent of the Dutch-owned company. Taxpayers fought him because he blocked a road tax on land owned by nonresidents; his employers were irritated when he could not persuade the state to buy Holland Land Company property; his increasing melancholy angered customers; and his break with Clinton during the 1820 gubernatorial campaign set off a chain reaction of political pressures that led to his dismissal as Resident-Agent the next year. Ellicott direct in 1826.
Based on extensive research in the Holland Land Company Papers in Amsterdam's City Archives, Professor Chazanof's study presents a previously unexplored part of the political history of New York State on regional, national, and international levels. Illustrations and maps are included.
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ISBN-13: 9780815601616
ISBN-10: 0815601611
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Syracuse University Press
ISBN-10: 0815601611
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Syracuse University Press
Notă biografică
William Chazanof is professor of history at State University College, Fredonia, New York. He specializes in Colonial American and New York state history and has written numerous journal articles in these fields.