Twenty Townships

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The Twenty Townships are an area in central New York than now is largely a part of Madison and Chenango counties. The area was also known as Clinton's Purchase.

On September 22, 1788 at Fort Schuyler, a treaty between Governor George Clinton and the Oneida Indians ceded this land from the tribe to the state of New York.

The "Twenty Townships" west of the Unadilla River, conveyed by the Oneida Indians in 1788. Known as "Clinton's Purchase"
The "Twenty Townships" west of the Unadilla River, conveyed by the Oneida Indians in 1788. Known as "Clinton's Purchase"

The southern part of the Twenty Townships became a part of Chenango County and the northern part was included in Madison County when it was created from Chenango County in 1806.

The names of the northern townships that became a part of Madison County, New York were:


In 1829, the names of the southern townships that became a part of Chenango County, New York were:


Township 20 became the Town of Sangerfield and the western part of Bridgewater in Oneida County.

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