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The Georgia Company incorporation papers

The Georgia Company incorporation papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: The Georgia Company incorporation papers
Creator: North Carolina. Clerk of Superior Court (Guilford County)
Inclusive Dates: 1887 May 30-31
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 typescript)
Collection Number: ms527
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a transcript of the proceedings to incorporate 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 ..." The company was to be located in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. The proceedings are dated May 30, 1887, and the incorporators' names are D. Schenck, Samuel H. Wiley, and Thomas B. Keogh. The transcript of the proceedings is dated May 31, 1887, sealed by Albert A. Holton, Clerk of Superior Court of Guilford County.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

The Georgia Company incorporation papers, ms527, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2017.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Articles of incorporation.
Georgia Company
Incorporation -- North Carolina -- High Point.
Railroad companies -- North Carolina -- High Point.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Typescript, 1887 May 30-31