SUSQUEHANNAH COMPANY
\sˈʌskwɪhˌanə kˈʌmpəni], \sˈʌskwɪhˌanə kˈʌmpəni], \s_ˈʌ_s_k_w_ɪ_h_ˌa_n_ə k_ˈʌ_m_p_ə_n_i]\
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a land company formed in 1754, chiefly of Connecticut farmers, for the colonization of the Wyoming country. By a treaty with the Five Nations, July 11, 1754, an enormous tract of country was purchased for € 2000. It began at the southern boundary of Connecticut and followed in a northerly direction the course of the Susquehannah to northern Pennsylvania. In 1785-1786 many disputes arose between the Susquehannah Company and the Pennsylvania claimants of the territory. This was called the "Pennamite War." (See Wyoming Controversy.)
By John Franklin Jameson
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