Cobb, Azariah P.

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"The Georgia Railroad Company was chartered to a group of Athens businessmen in 1833 for the purpose of building a railroad from Augusta west into the interior of the state to extend the line that already existed between Charleston, South Carolina, and Augusta. In 1835 the charter was amended to allow banking operations, and the name was changed to Georgia Railroad and Banking Company."-- "Georgia Railroad Bank and Trust/Wachovia Bank, N.A." New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved November 21, 2008)

John Pendleton King "of Augusta, a former U.S. senator, ... was president [of the Georgia Railroad Company] from 1841 to 1878."-- "Georgia Railroad Bank and Trust/Wachovia Bank, N.A." New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved November 21, 2008)

Joseph Milligan of Richmond County was a cashier of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company.

From the description of Azariah P. Cobb collection, 1866-1867. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 276306697

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creatorOf Cobb, Azariah P. Azariah P. Cobb collection, 1866-1867.
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