The Purchase of the Erie Triangle from the Federal Government, 1788-1792

Authors

  • Carl B. Lechner

Keywords:

Erie Triangle, federal government, 1788-1792, Carl B. Lechner, Pennsylvania History, purchase, federal territory, United States Treasury, Attorney General

Abstract

The story of how Pennsylvania came to own the Erie Triangle involves many of the highest level state and national figures of the early republic. This small federal territory that was disputed among four states and ultimately annexed to a fifth, enjoyed a unique period in the limelight of the state and national capital, Philadelphia, while early statesmen worked out its attachment to Pennsylvania.

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Published

1989-09-01

Issue

The Journal of Erie Studies, Fall 1989, Vol.18, No. 2

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Articles

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The Copyright for all issues of The Journal of Erie Studies between 1972-2019 are held by the Hagen History Center and the Jefferson Educational Society, and all rights are reserved. These issues are made freely available online through a partnership with the Penn State Libraries Open Publishing program. Please contact the Hagen History Center for permissions and reuse requests.