Phelps and Gorham eventually acquired the rights to millions of acres in Western New York, but they were not the first to see the opportunity. Who got there first, and why did two competing visions of the Genesee Country put Albany on a collision course with both? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary, “Competing Dreams For The Genesee Country—Part II: Phelps And Gorham Play By The Rules,” to discover how legal certainty challenged legal creativity in the first great land rush for Western New York.
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