Bishop, Abraham, 1763-1844

Georgia speculation unveiled / by Abraham Bishop - Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1966 - v. ; 22 cm. - March of America facsimile series ; no. 55 .

Original t.p. has imprint: Hartford, Printed by Elisha Babcock, 1797- 'Answer to the'State of facts' published by the Georgia companies,' 1795.-Preface 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 four, had disposed of a part of its holdings to the New England Mississippi Company.

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Georgia Mississippi Company
New England Mississippi Land Company
Yazoo land companies