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| | ED YOUNG'S TRUE VALUE ~A History of the Town of Amherst NY Chapter 2~ |
 | | At the first transfer by the trustees of the land company, the entire tract, except for 300,000 acres, was conveyed to William Willink, Nicholas Van Straphorst, Pieter Van Eeghan, Hendrick Vallenhoven and Rutger Van Schimmelpennick. |
 | | In 1798 or 1799, two men, both Holland Land Company surveyors, traveled along the trail from the east and stopped at the plunging waterfall of Eleven Mile Creek which later on took the name of Ellicott, one of the two men. |
 | | In his report to the Holland Land Company, Joseph Ellicott stated that, since the title of the property has been disputed, he felt that it would be policy to sell it to his brother Benjamin, convincing the public of the right of the company's title. |
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