A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village.  This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement.  Sometimes a hamlet is defined for official or administrative purposes.  In that case, its size relative to a parish or other administrative unit will depend on the administration and region.  The word and concept of a hamlet can be traced back to Norman England, where the Old French hamelet came to apply to small human settlements.  The word comes from Anglo-Norman hamelet, corresponding to Old French hamelet, the diminutive of Old French hamel meaning a little village.  This, in turn, is a diminutive of Old French ham, possibly borrowed from (West Germanic) Franconian languages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(place)    

Purchase is a hamlet in the town and village of Harrison, in Westchester County, New York, United States.  One myth explains that its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, where John Harrison was to be granted as much land as he could ride in one day.  Purchase is home to State University of New York at Purchase and Manhattanville College and is one of the richest communities on the east coast.  In 1695, John Harrison, a Quaker from Flushing " . . . purchased of the Indians a tract of land about nine miles in length and nearly three in width . . .  The Indians reserved 'such whitewood trees as shall be found suitable to make canoes of . . .  "  Large numbers of Friends came to settle there.  They called it "Harrison's Purchase," or simply "The Purchase" and it is still known today as Purchase, NY. A Quaker meeting house was erected there in 1727.  In 1967, 200 residents stated support for a plan to incorporate Purchase so corporations could not build in the community.  In response, officials from the Town of Harrison put forward plans to try to become a city in an attempt to stop Purchase from seceding from the Town of Harrison.  There are many historic sites located in Purchase.  The grave of Revolutionary War General Thomas Thomas is located on the grounds of SUNY Purchase.  The grounds that SUNY Purchase now occupies was once Strathglass Farms, a dairy farm.  The Quaker Friends Meeting house was founded in the 18th century.  The original building fell victim to fire years ago and the present one is an accurate reconstruction.  Before the headquarters of Pepsi was built, the Blind Brook Polo Club was located on that site.  Amelia Earhart flew her plane from the polo grounds.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchase,_New_York 

Lloyd Arrington Sparks (1933–February 11, 2024), known professionally as Randy Sparks, was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and founder of The New Christy Minstrels and The Back Porch Majority.  His first musical engagement was at the Purple Onion in San Francisco.  In 1960, he formed a trio called "The Randy Sparks Three", and they released an album of the same name.  Sparks wrote "Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio", which was recorded and made famous by John Denver.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Sparks    

Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February.  It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and was the first U.S. president.   The day is an official state holiday in most states, with names including Washington's Birthday, Presidents' Day, President's Day, Presidents Day, and Washington's and Lincoln's Birthday.  The various states use 15 different names.  Depending upon the specific law, the state holiday may officially celebrate Washington alone, Washington and Abraham Lincoln, or some other combination of U.S. presidents (such as Washington and Thomas Jefferson, who was born in April).   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents%27_Day   

cater-cousin  noun 

A person who, while not being a blood relation, is regarded as close enough to be called a cousin; a (very) close or good friend; a bosom friend.

(figurative) A thing which is closely associated with or related to another thing.  Wiktionary  February 19, 2024    

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