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From the HLC's Wikipedia page: "In 1798, they hired Joseph Ellicott and he, along with his brother Benjamin and 130 men, surveyed the purchase for the next three years at a total cost of USD$70,921.69½ (about $985,524 in today's dollars). In November, 1800, Paolo Busti (Paul Busti) succeeded Cazenove as General Agent. Busti was an Italian from Milan, Italy, who had married one of the syndicate member's sister. He would serve until his death in 1824. Agents with Dutch roots were Gerrit Boon and Adam Gerard Mappa. David A. Ogden and his brother Thomas Ludlow Ogden were legal advisors to the company."

Searching further, we find that there is a Wikipedia page for David and Thomas' father, Abraham Ogden. Abraham Ogden's children are listed, including David and Thomas.

Thomas Ludlow Ogden dealt with the Holland Land Company. He is mentioned in the microfilm pdf as being active for the years '38-'39. Possibly mistakenly referred to by BJS at one point at "J.L. Ogden".

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From the HLC's Wikipedia page: "In 1798, they hired Joseph Ellicott and he, along with his brother Benjamin and 130 men, surveyed the purchase for the next three years at a total cost of USD$70,921.69½ (about $985,524 in today's dollars). In November, 1800, Paolo Busti (Paul Busti) succeeded Cazenove as General Agent. Busti was an Italian from Milan, Italy, who had married one of the syndicate member's sister. He would serve until his death in 1824. Agents with Dutch roots were Gerrit Boon and Adam Gerard Mappa. David A. Ogden and his brother Thomas Ludlow Ogden were legal advisors to the company." Searching further, we find that there is a Wikipedia page for David and Thomas' father, Abraham Ogden. Abraham Ogden's children are listed, including David and Thomas. Thomas Ludlow Ogden dealt with the Holland Land Company. He is mentioned in the microfilm pdf as being active for the years '38-'39. Possibly mistakenly referred to by BJS at one point at "J.L. Ogden".
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Ogden http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Land_Company
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"As skillful attorneys with powerful family and business connections, the brothers David Aaron, Thomas Ludlow, and Gouverneur Ogden positioned themselves to enter into the rabid speculation in newly available lands in western New York State during the 1790s. ... Through their position as counsel to the Holland Land Company, David Aaron Ogden and Thomas Ludlow Ogden influenced the settlement of western New York, the construction of the Erie Canal, the determination of property law in New York, the political competition between the Bucktails and the Clintonians, and the financing of land development. As land speculators themselves, the Ogdens strove for the development of northern New York in the region near the St. Lawrence River. ... Thomas Ludlow Ogden (1773-1844), is said to have ridden on Washington's horse during his inspection tours of the Continental Army when they were encamped near the Ogden family home. Although his father's Loyalism caused brief trouble for the family, Thomas entered Columbia College in 1788, graduating in 1791 with the delivery of a very un-Loyalist oration, "On the rising glory of America." After studying law with his father and Richard Harrison in New York City, Thomas was admitted to the New York bar in 1796, and in the same year, married Martha Hammond, and entered into partnership with her elder brother, David. Thomas soon became one of the most active corporate lawyers in New York City, specializing in wills, trusts and equity jurisprudence. He was instrumental in convincing the state legislature to grant the Holland Land Company to sell land to aliens on the same term as native-born Americans. For many years served as a trustee of Columbia College (1817-1844), as vestryman or warden of Trinity Church (1807-1844), and delegate to several special councils of the Episcopal Church, among a host of philanthropic and public-spirited appointments. ... The Holland Land Company (HLC) materials include extensive correspondence between the Ogdens and Paul Busti, general agent for the HLC... "
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http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsmss/umich-wcl-M-1788ogd?view=text
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https://books.google.com/books?id=ve0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT127&lpg=PT127&dq=thomas+ludlow+ogden+married+martha+hammond&source=bl&ots=4qWOuNGV9J&sig=iUffWQ2CofuYv6GqY-Y3xBNlbqw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pohsVYWONa_IsQSv4YNY&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=thomas%20ludlow%20ogden%20married%20martha%20hammond&f=false
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https://books.google.com/books?id=ve0UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT127&lpg=PT127&dq=thomas+ludlow+ogden+married+martha+hammond&source=bl&ots=4qWOuNGV9J&sig=iUffWQ2CofuYv6GqY-Y3xBNlbqw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pohsVYWONa_IsQSv4YNY&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=thomas%20ludlow%20ogden%20married%20martha%20hammond&f=false