After becoming an opponent of land monopoly, he gave numerous farms of 50 acres (200,000 m²) each to indigent families, and also attempted to colonize tracts in N. New York with free negroes; but this experiment was a failure.
He gave numerous farms of 50 acres (200,000 m²) each. This was to indigent families. He also attempted to colonize tracts in N. New York with free negroes. He was becoming an opponent of land monopoly. This experiment was a failure.