Scope and Contents Extract of the Minutes of the City Council of Columbus regarding an agreement between the city and Josephus Echols with John H. Howard to build a dam and canal on the area of the North Commons as part of the Water Lots development, June 13, 1841 Plat map of Water Lots #1 through #37 and deed conveying the even numbered lots to Josephus Echols and John H. Howard (who became the president of the Water Lot Company of the City of Columbus) in return for the sum of $100 and their bond for...

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3 drafts of indentures for John H. Howard to purchase from the City of Columbus Water Lots #1, #3, #5, #7, #9, #11, #13, #15, #17, #19, #21, #23, #25, #27, #29, #31, #33, #35 and #37 for the sum of $5,000, with some restrictions such as requiring a dam but prohibiting the building of bridges across the river, 1843

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Deed whereby John H. Howard sold Water Lots #2 through #37 and one half of Water Lot #1 to Farish Carter and John B. Baird for the sum of $15,000, April 21, 1845; Deed of sale of Water Lots ##2 through #37 and ¼ part of Water Lot #1 by John H. Howard to William L. Jeter for the sum of $4,250, May 30, 1845

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Indenture whereby the Water Lot Company of the City of Columbus sold Water Lot #3 to John H. Howard for $5,000, May 27, 1848

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Indenture whereby Walter T. Colquitt of Muscogee County, GA sold Water Lot #13 to William H. Young of Apalachicola, FL for $6,500, November 30, 1849

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Indenture whereby J. G. Winter sold Water Lots #21 (partial), #22, #23 and #24 to the Eagle Manufacturing Company $for 3,400, February 17, 1851

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Sheriff’s sale of Water Lot # 11 as well Columbus town lots # 47 and 48, as well as the associated premises of the Howard Manufacturing Company, to John E. Painer, John Bank and Hamby [?] Crowell for $3, April 5, 1853

Scope and Contents Indenture whereby Samuel Carter and Benjamin Carter sold Water Lots #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, # 12, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #30, #31, #32, #33, #34, #35, #36 and #37 in Columbus, Georgia to Walter T. Colquitt of Muscogee County, Georgia for $7,000, January 18, 1854 Indenture whereby Samuel Carter sold various properties in both Alabama and Georgia (including at least one unnamed Water Lot and the Variety Works) to Walter T. Colquitt for...

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Deed whereby John A. Dawson sold ½ of Water Lot #11, along with all the Howard Factory buildings on the lot including factory buildings and offices fronting on Front Street, as well as a commercial building and tenements on Front and Bryan Streets to Daniel W Parr for $15,000, March 21, 1855

Scope and Contents Quit Claim Deed whereby William Brooks relinquished to Josephus Echols any claim he had on his two eighths interest in Water Lots #2 through #37 (with certain exceptions) for $4,000, January 2, 1856 Quit Claim Deed whereby the executors of the estate of Walter Colquitt relinquished to Josephus Echols any claims on Water Lot #2 and the Carter Factory which stood on the lot for $5,000, January 3, 1856 Quit Claim Deed whereby the executors of the estate of Walter T. Colquitt relinquished to...