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The American Revolution finally ended for Vermont in Oct. 28, 1790, when the state offered to pay New York $30,000 ($770,000 in 2014 dollars). In exchange, New York would release all claims against land in the future Green Mountain State.
Oct 27, 2019 · The old dispute was finally resolved in 1791, when Vermont agreed to pay New York the whopping sum of $30,000. After more than four decades, the land dispute had been settled.
Nov 27, 2022 · The only solution was to strike a deal with New York, which Vermont officials did in 1790. For $30,000, New York authorities agreed to drop all claims to land.
Vermont's leadership was favorably disposed to it, and in the summer of 1790 negotiated terms with New York over their shared border and agreed to pay $30,000 in compensation for land grants issued by New York. [62]
By 1790, the legislature of New York agreed to Vermont statehood as long as a boundary could be established and agreed upon; eventually Vermont agreed to pay $30,000 to settle claims of New York land patents.
May 7, 2013 · With the Revolutionary War drawing to a close, Vermont sought to resolve its land claims with its neighbours. Eventually, the republic agreed to pay New York $30,000 in silver for land and by 1790, Vermont ceased to be an independent republic and formally joined the United States.
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Oct 18, 2024 · It was decided that Vermont would have to pay $30,000 to New York to compensate the state for its claim to Vermont territory. In late October, at the next meeting of the Vermont Legislature, Stephen Bradley made a motion to accept the newly settled boundary between Vermont and New York.
