Papers, 1889-1915.

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Papers, 1889-1915.

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The collection contains papers from 1889 to 1915 relating to the business investments of Sir Edward J. Reed in Florida. It is primarily correspondence to Reed and his agents in London from Jacksonville land agents. The records consist of letters, tax receipts, deeds, mortgages, and survey maps. It documents Reed's ownership and sale of land in Manatee and Hillsborough counties, which originally were part of the Disston purchase. There also is a stock certificate of the Florida Transit Railroad.

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Reed, Edward J. (Edward James), Sir, 1830-1906

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Epithet: editor of the Mechanics' Magazine British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001033.0x00005f Sir Edward J. Reed was a British naval architect and civil engineer. He was also an investor in land development, drainage projects, and railroads in Florida at the end of the 1800's. In 1881, Hamilton Disston had purchased 4,000,000 acres of state lands and created a company to build canals and to drain the swamplands on...