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Georgia speculation unveiled ... / by Abraham Bishop.

Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500–1926 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bishop, Abraham, 1763-1844.
Series:
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Yazoo land companies.
Georgia Mississippi Company.
New England Mississippi company.
Local Subjects:
Yazoo land companies.
New England Mississippi company.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (2 v. )
Place of Publication:
Hartford : Printed by Elisha Babcock, 1797-98.
Notes:
Four numbers in two parts, paged continuously.
Vol. 2 has imprint: Hartford, Printed by Hudson & Goodwin.
"Answer to the |State of facts' published by the Georgia companies," 1795.--Pref. note.
Relates to the second "Yazoo" sale, whereby Georgia disposed of 22 million acres of her western lands to four land companies in Jan. 1795. The sale was annulled Feb. 1796, but not before the Georgia Mississippi company, one of the four, had disposed of a part of its holdings to the New England Mississippi company.
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
Sabin no. 5594.
Cited in:
RLIN, CTRG10009014-B
OCLC:
659151088

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