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whole to the Holland Land €ompany. Between the ,urchase 
of the Holland hand Gom,any and the rhelys and Gorham 
purchase Was a tract of twelve miles wide known as the 
Morris reserve, Among other towns it embraced Nunda, and 
Mount Morris. It was sold out in large tracts to purchasers 
who in turn sold it cut in small parcels. Among these 
purchasers were the Carrolls who purecnased a large parcel 
of the land owned by the London Capitalists, and also a 
large portion of the Morris reserve. 
when at last about i300 the territory Was opened for 
settlement, emigrants began  ,ouring in, in Large numbers. 
About 1805 the price or the best unimproved Lands varied 
from one to four dollars according to location. Until 1812 
settlers came to Livingston county in large numbers, but 
the war then put a temporary sto; to all new sales or land. 
The sturdy settlers furnished their yuota for the United 
States army, and took y,art in many of the important battles 
on the then western frontier. 
After the war the tide of emigration again set in for 
the Genesee valley and fron then until i625 the increase 
in population was very large, most oi the settlers coming 
from the New bngland States. From this period Up to 1850 
the population gradually increased. From 1850 to i870 it 
decreased some what but increased uy to 1680 since Which 
time there has been a decrease. 
