South Carolina Yazoo Company subpoena and pamphlet, 1796.

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South Carolina Yazoo Company subpoena and pamphlet, 1796.

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This collection consists of two papers concerning the U.S. Supreme Court trial of the South Carolina Yazoo Company versus the State of Georgia, 1796. A subpoena issued by the President of the United States to the Governor, Attorney General, and Treasurer of Georgia orders them to appear before the Supreme Court in the case of Alexander Moultrie and other complainants, August 1, 1796. Also included is a pamphlet, United States, In Equity..., containing the bill in equity and exhibits in the case of Alexander Moultrie, Isaac huger, and William Clay Snipes versus the State of Georgia et al, 1796.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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