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Size | 1 item |
Abstract | George W. Boyd (fl. 1832) was an agent of the New Potosi Company of New York, N.Y. The collection includes a letter from Boyd to his superior at the New Potosi Company, Richard Ray Ward, concerning gold properties he had examined in Georgia and the alleged efforts of two members of the firm in Georgia to deceive Boyd and defraud the company. |
Creator | Boyd, George W., fl. 1832. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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George W. Boyd (fl. 1832) was an agent of the New Potosi Company of New York, N.Y.
Back to TopThe collection includes a letter from Dr. George W. Boyd to his superior at the New Potosi Company, Richard Ray Ward, concerning gold properties he had examined in Georgia and the alleged efforts of two members of the firm in Georgia to deceive Boyd and defraud the company.
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Letter, 1832 |