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Franklin Gold, Pyrite, and Power Company records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS920

Scope and Content

This collection contains business correspondence, financial records, reports and surveys of land, minutes of meetings, letters to stockholders, brochures about Georgia mining, and a newspaper clipping.

Dates

  • 1882-1914

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Barry Searle, of Montrose, Pennsylvania, and C. F. Wright, of Susquehanna Depot, Pennsylvania, founded the Franklin Gold, Pyrite & Power Company which included water power, land, pyrites and gold. The company was based in north Georgia in Creighton, near Gainesville.

Extent

1.25 linear ft. (2 document cases; 1 half document case)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1995

Description Control

This collection was processed in 2013.

Title
Franklin, Gold, Pyrite and Power Company records
Author
Josh Hogan
Date
February 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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