Early American Land Companies: Their Influence on Corporate Development

acres active agents agreed agreement American apparently association attitude authority Bank became bodies Boston called capital century charter church claim clause Colonial committee common concerned Connecticut corporate courts deed direct directors discussion early effect effort England English enterprise established existence final five formal George given grant heirs held History idea important included incorporation Indians individual interest issue James John joint known Land Company later leaders legislative legislature liability limited Massachusetts meeting merchants Morris officers Ohio operation organization original paid partnership payment Pennsylvania period persons petition political possessed practice present privileges proprietors purchase received records result rules secure seems shareholders shares similar Society sold specific speculative statute tion town trade transfer trustees United Virginia vote western York