Macomb's Purchase
Macomb's Purchase was a near 4 million acre tract of northern New York State purchased from the state in 1791 by Alexander Macomb, a merchant turned land speculator who had become wealthy during the American Revolutionary War.
Macomb's Purchase was a near 4 million acre tract of northern New York State purchased from the state in 1791 by Alexander Macomb, a merchant turned land speculator who had become wealthy during the American Revolutionary War.