Malcolm Gilchrist (speculator)

Malcolm Gilchrist (October 6, 1786–June 17, 1845) was an American land speculator who surveyed and resold land that had recently been transferred to U.S. governments title from the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw. He also ran a cotton freighting business and managed the shipments south to New Orleans via the Tennessee River.

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