(NEW YORK) McIntyre Alexander Deposition on Asa R Swifts los

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(NEW YORK.) McIntyre, Alexander. Deposition on Asa R. Swift's losses due to the Erie Canal. Partly printed document, completed in manuscript, 6 x 8 inches. Ontario County, NY, 10 December 1821

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The Erie Canal cut through Swift's farm in Palmyra, NY, leaving ten acres on the opposite side from the rest. Swift's campaign for restitution was cut short by his accidental drowning in 1822; his heirs received no payment until 1847.