 In 1835, he bought from the Holland Land Company over 400,000 acres in Western New York of what remained of the Holland Purchase, including much of the territory of Cattaraugus, Allegany, and Wyoming counties.He was mainly instrumental in procuring the establishment at Utica of the first branch of the United States Bank that was located west of Albany.His brother was appointed president of the Utica branch of the United States Bank and held the position as long as the bank existed.