The Georgia Company, 1887 incorporation papers, 1887 May 30.

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The Georgia Company, 1887 incorporation papers, 1887 May 30.

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The collection consists of proceedings for the incorporation of the Georgia Company, a company organized "to purchase, acquire and hold or guarantee or endorse the bonds or stocks of any railroad company in this or an adjoining state; to lease any railroad in this or any adjoining state; to engage in the business of transportation and to operate railroads in this and adjoining states, to aid any railroad company in this or any adjoining state," except building any railroad "which is forbidden in said statute." The company, was to be located in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. The papers are dated May 30, 1887, and the incorporators' names are D. Schenck, Samuel H. Wiley, and Thomas B. Keogh.

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Keogh, Thomas B. (Thomas Bernard), 1840-

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Georgia Company

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Incorporated in North Carolina in 1887 to acquire stocks and bonds of railroads in North Carolina and adjoining states; controlled by Richmond Terminal Company after 1888. From the description of Records, 1887-1895. (Virginia Tech). WorldCat record id: 28415567 The Georgia Company was one of four companies formed in 1794 for the purpose of acquiring new land in the Georgia region. They were named in the Yazoo Act of January 7, 1795, which declared the right of the State of G...

Schenck, Douglas (Douglas A.)

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Wiley, Samuel H.

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