| Also Known As: | The Halifax Company |
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| Company Formation date and location | May 3, 1866 |
| Initial Company Shares per Price | $4,000 - 200 shares, $20 per share |
| Oak Island Leased by | Anthony Graves |
| Years Active | 1866 to 1867 |
| Deaths as a result | 0 |
| Names of Company Members: | •Henry George Hill - President •Augustus Oliver Creighton - Treasurer |
Augustus Oliver Creighton | |
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| Role: | Treasurer |
| Personal Info: | Born: 12 Jan 1820, Died: 1881 (aged 60–61) |
| Details / Controvery: | Creighton was one of the last to actually see the confirmed 90ft Stone. He and Jefferson W. McDonald removed it from the back of John Smith's fireplace and took to Halifax. This is when it was first translated, and after which the location has been lost. |
James W. McNutt | |
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| Member of Groups | Treasure Hunters |
| Personal Details | Born 13 Mar 1804 to Rufus & Margaret McNutt, Died 5/27 1881. |
| Stories / Controversy | The McNutt Family is related to the Lynds family of the Onslow Company. Dr Simeon Lynds's neice Sarah (Born 2/4/1802 married Samuel McNutt who is the first cousin of James W. McNutt of the Oak Island Association in 1861 |
