Railroad papers, 1881-1900.

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Williams, George Walton, 1860-1923. Railroad papers, 1881-1900.

Railroad papers, 1881-1900.

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Papers consist of correspondence, certificates, a petition, and a clipping. Correspondence includes a letter from Philip Cook, Georgia Secretary of State, to George W. Williams in Charleston (S.C.) explaining a Georgia law concerning stockholders' liabilities; and a typewritten letter (1893) to Williams from Paul R. Sledge, agent for the Great Southern Freight and Passenger Line, concerning the Augusta and Chattanooga Railroad Company, a troubled enterprise (chartered circa 1887) which failed to construct a railway as planned. Papers include a copy of the certificate of incorporation (1899) granted to the Chattanooga, Augusta and Charleston Air Line Railway by the State of Georgia; a certificate of authenticity (1900) for the certificate of incorporation signed by Philip Cook; a printed petition (1881) for incorporation of the Augusta and Chattanooga Railroad Company, formed to construct a railroad from Augusta (Ga.) to Chattanooga (Tenn.); and a clipping (1899) advertising a meeting of stockholders of the Charleston City Railway Company of South Carolina.

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South Carolina Historical Society