Letter to Edward Telfair and John Milton, 1790 January 13

Summary

Creator:

Cox, Zachariah

Date:

1790 January 13

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Zachariah Cox letter to Edward Telfair and John Milton, ms593, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a letter to Edward Telfair, Georgia Governor and John Milton, Secretary of State, from Zachariah Cox, dated January 13, 1790 regarding the Tennessee Land Company. The letter certifies that Stephen Heard, William Downs, Henry Candler, John F. Gardner, Daniel Gaines, Middleton Woods, William Cox, and Thomas Carr are associates in the Tennessee Land Company, an investment company which purchased Yazoo land.

Biographical / historical:

Zachariah Cox, land speculator, was involved in the Tennessee Land Company which purchased 4,000,000 acres of land in the region of Tennessee as part of the Yazoo land purchase in 1790.

Related

Other descriptive data:

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Real estate investment -- 18th century.
Correspondence

Names:

Tennessee Land Company
Milton, John, -1824
Telfair, Edward, approximately 1735-1807

Preferred citation:

Zachariah Cox letter to Edward Telfair and John Milton, ms593, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.