Bingham's Land: Whitney's Town - A Documentary History of the First Half Century in the Development of Binghamton, New York and Vicinity, 1794-1845

ix, [1], 287, [1] pp. "William Bingham, the man for whom Binghamton was named, never set foot on his lands along the Susquehanna. In 1800, he chose the young Joshua Whitney as his land agent, and within the next 45 years, the largest town in the Southern Tier of New York emerged. It was only by the diligence and dedication of Joshua Whitney that this happened, for he encountered innumerable difficulties in building Binghamton. Many of them involved political jealousies and difficulties working with Mr. Bingham's estate after 1804. The story of Joshua's family might be considered a nineteenth century soap opera. This detailed history depicts the life in a new post-Revolutionary War community and interactions of the local citizens in upstate, New York."