The Holland Land Company Records comprise mostly microfilmed material relating to the United States investment activities of the Holland Land Company, an early 19th century Dutch corporation. The main collection, the Archives of the Holland Land Company, spans the years 1789-1869. It is available on 202 reels which were filmed in the Netherlands. (Has inventory.)
The supplementary collections contain related material that was filmed in various repositories in the United States. Included are:
- Field notes of the grand survey of the Genesee lands - 2 reels;
- Field notes of the surveys of ranges and township lines - 3 reels;
- Lot survey field notebooks, 1798-1815 - 23 reels;
- Holland Land Company records and related documents in the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society (includes the Joseph Ellicott Correspondence) - 25 reels;
- Holland Land Company and related records in Reed Library (pertaining mostly to Cattaraugus County) - 23 reels;
- Holland Land Company and Chautauqua Land Office records in Patterson Library, Westfield - 52 reels;
- Holland Land Company records in the Batavia Land Office Museum - 17 reels;
- Holland Land Company map collection on colored microfiche and film and more.
(Assessment lists for the above collections are available.)
View the complete Inventory of the Archives of the Holland Land Company, 1789-1869, by Dr. Wilhelmina C. Pieterse. Reproduced with permission of the Municiple Archives of Amsterdam.
Reed Library also has over 80 sales ledgers and some field notes ledgers, mostly for Cattaraugus County. (Film versions should be used for research.)
IMPORTANT: While some guidance is provided to novice researchers, the Library staff cannot provide lengthy help for genealogical research.
INSTEAD: Researchers are urged to consult the following research guides, located in Reed Library:
CONTACT: Jeremy Linden (716) 673-3183
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