Toronto, CA – The Toronto Purchase took place on September 23rd, 1787: three Mississauga Indian chiefs sold the Southern Ontario region of present-day Toronto to the British for 1,700 pounds in cash and goods.
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Buffalo, NY 14240-1263
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