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Agreement between Stephen M. Ingersoll and Josephus Echols, both of Russell County, Alabama and the Water Lot Company of the City of Columbus concerning the construction of a dam across the Chattahoochee River, April 2, 1857

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Alabama Articles of Incorporation of the Rock Island Paper Mill, [two copies] June 9, 1858 Indenture [copy] whereby George W Winter sold Water Lot #14 to the Rock Island Paper Mill for the sum $2000, July 1858

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Fragments of a deed to part of the Howard Factory, also known as Howard’s Mill and Water Lot #11, April 14, 1860 Indenture by Larry Napier to sell ¼ of Water Lot #11 including one fourth of the Howard Factory (also known as Howard’s Mill) to the Eagle Manufacturing Company for $17,500, November 30, 1860 [This is part of the same property described in the deed dated March 21, 1855 above.]

Scope and Contents Deed whereby Josephus Echols sold Water Lot #2 (including the Carter Factory formerly owned by Farish Carter) to the Eagle Manufacturing Company for $25,000, April 4, 1863 Deed whereby the executors of the estate of John H. Howard sold its ¼ interest in the Water Lot Company of Columbus to D. and G. Grant for $25,000, April 1863 Deed whereby William H. Young sold Water Lot #13 to the Eagle Manufacturing Company for $6,500, November 12, 1863 Copy of the minutes of a meeting of the Water...

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Indenture whereby Mary E. Grant, widow of Daniel Grant, as part of the settlement of the estate of Daniel Grant, conveyed various properties in Columbus, Georgia including Water Lots, warehouses and other Columbus town lots to J.J. Grant, March 8, 1865 Agreement whereby John G. Winter transferred ownership of the Rock Island Paper Mills to James F. Winter for the sum of $1, November 2, 1865

Scope and Contents Agreement stating “In consideration of Twenty-five thousand dollars to me in hand paid by the Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Co., I hereby transfer to said Company my bid for property sold by the Eagle Manufacturing Co. on the 14th of December 1865 and bid off by me for One Hundred Thousand Dollars and on payment of the said sum of One hundred thousand dollars to the Eagle Manufacturing Co. I hereby request the President of the Eagle Manufacturing Co. to make directly to the Eagle &...

Scope and Contents Agreement by the shareholders of the Rock Island Paper Mill Company for James F. Winter, president of the company to sell the mill and Water Lot #14 to William McAlister for the sum of $7,000, April 2, 1867 Deed whereby the Rock Island Paper Mills sold Water Lot #14 to the Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Company for $7,000, June 25, 1867 Agreement made between William J. McAlister and John J. Grant for the Water Lot Company of Columbus and Michael Cahalan to settle a dispute over the...

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Deed whereby Robert R. Howard, executor of the estate of John H. Howard, sold Water Lot #3 to the Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing Company for $6,000, July 18, 1869

Scope and Contents Indenture whereby William J. McAlister, agent of the Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Company, sold Water Lot #14 to the Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Company for $5, September 17, 1872 [This was the same property bought by McAlister from James Winter, president of the Rock Island Paper Mill on September 1, 1866.] Affidavit concerning financial matters relating to the Rock Island Paper Mill which may have occurred in July 1857, signed by John McHaffey on letterhead with a partial date...

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Indenture whereby Columbus C. Cody sold property in Columbus, Georgia opposite the Court House to the Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Company for $2,473.35, December 20, 1873 Promissory note signed by G. Gumby Jordan, Secretary and Treasurer of the Eagle & Phenix Manufacturing Company to pay Columbus C Cody the sum of $2,473.35 on November 1, 1874 for Cody’s property in the city of Columbus, described by metes and bounds, December 20, 1873