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Thomas Streeter attempted to sell his “New Providence” plot early in 1798. The following advertisement
appeared in The Bath Gazette and Genesee Advertiser on 21 December 1797 and ran each week through 1 February
1798:
For Sale.
The lot of Land formerly belonging to David Dickenson, four miles from the Town of Bath, in the
County of Steuben, now in the possession of Thomas Stretor.—The land is of an excellent quality
and situate on the Cohocton River, the road from Bath to Williamsburgh is through it. All persons
are also, hereby forbid from cutting off any timber from the said mentioned land, those who are
guilty may expect to be prosecuted.—The terms of sale will be made known by applying to the
subscriber, near Judge Lindsley’s, at Coeniska.
20 Dec. GEORGE GOODHUE.
If Thomas Streeter did succeed in selling his farm at “New Providence” by 8 February 1798, he quickly
purchased another nearby as evidenced by the 1800 tax assessment roll for Steuben County (see below). The interest
in timber conservation further supports the assertion that the sawyers named by the Duke de la Rochefoucauld-
Liancourt were the residents of “New Providence.”
The deeds of “New Providence” to Thomas Streeter and his companions were the first ones recorded in
Steuben County. That Thomas’ land had been previously owned by David Dickenson highlights the highly fluid nature
of early land transactions in Williamson’s enterprise. Judge Lindsley’s was probably near or identical with the presentday
village of Lindley, Steuben County, New York which is not far from the Cowanesque River, just across the
Pennsylvania border. The previous owner of Thomas’ “New Providence” plot was probably identical with the David
Dickinson who purchased land near Lindley on 20 December 1793; he bought lot #5 in township one, third range
(OCML 1:186). This transaction was recorded under the authority of Eleazar Lindsley “one of the Judges in and for
the County of Ontario.”