- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Land grant with map for plot in] Morgan County, Georgia, 1829 Apr. 18 / [authorized by] George R. Gilmer, Governor of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1829-04-18
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Land tenure
Cherokee Indians--Land tenure
Indian land transfers
Real property
Land use - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Morgan County, 33.59083, -83.49238
- Medium:
- land grants
plats (maps)
land surveys - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a land grant, including a map and survey report, for a plot in Morgan County, Georgia, granted to a widow named Rebecca Thomas on April 18, 1829. The land was obtained by the state of Georgia from the Creek and Cherokee Nations in unnamed treaties and distributed by acts passed in the Georgia Assembly in December 1818 and December 1819. The plot was granted by George R. Gilmer (Governor of Georgia, 1829-1831 and 1837-1839) and it was surveyed on February 15, 1817.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- fhp006
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_fhp006
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_fhp006#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_fhp006/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Felix Hargrett, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Felix Hargrett, box 03, folder 50, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[ Note: This document contains both written and printed text. ]
Magnetic Variation [written text: 5° 45' ] East.
[ Note: A hand-drawn map of the property appears in the middle of the page. ]
Scale of 20 Chains per Inch.
Georgia, [written text: Early ] [printed text: County. ] [written text: 18th ] [printed text: District, No. [Number] ] [written text: 34, ] [printed text: Surveyed on the ]
[written text: 15th ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: February ] [printed text: 18 ][written text: 17 ].
[printed text: By ] [written text: Samuel W. Pearman ] [printed text: D. S. [Deputy Surveyor] ]
C.C.} [written text: Thomas Lea ] [written text: Hezekiah Wood ]
SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE, [printed text: Milledgeville, Ga., ]
[written text: 18th ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: April ] [printed text: 18 ][written text: 53 ]
[printed text: I certify the above is a true COPY from the RECORD BOOK, ] [written text: E E E ] [printed text: Page ] [written text: 34. ]
[printed text: GIVEN under my hand and private Seal, there being no seal of office. ]
[Signed] [written text: P. M. Compton ] S. G. [Surveyor General] [printed text: SURVEYOR-GENERAL. ]
[written text: Received one 50/100 Dollars [unclear text: W. A. Mitchell ] ]
[printed text: Drawn by ] [written text: Rebecca Thomas Widow ] [printed text: of ] [written text: Farrow's District ] Morgan [printed text: County. ]
Page: [2]
STATE OF GEORGIA.
By His Excellency [written text: George R. Gilmer ] Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia thereof.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME -- Greeting:
KNOW YE, that in pursuance of the several acts of the General Assembly of this State, passed the [document folded] day of
December, 1818, and the
16th day of December 1819, for making distribution of the land [document folded] ely acquired of the Creek and Cherokee Nations of Indians, and forming the Counties of Early, Irwin, [document folded: Ap ] pling, Walton, Gwinnett, Hall, Habersham and Rabun, in this State, I HAVE GIVEN AND GRANT [document folded: ED ], [printed text: and by these presents, in the name and behalf of this State, ] DO GIVE AND GRANT UNTO [written text: Rebecca Thomas, Wid. [Widow] of Farrow's District, Morgan her ] [printed text: [document folded: he ] irs and assigns forever, all that Tract or Lot of Land, containing ] [written text: Two ] [printed text: hundred and ] [written text: fifty ] [printed text: [document folded: ac ] res, situate, lying and being in the ] [written text: Eighteenth ] [printed text: District ] [written text: Early, ] [printed text: [document folded: C ] ounty, in the said State, which said Tract or Lot of Land is known and distinguished in the plan of said [document folded: d ] istrict by the number ] [written text: Thirty four ]
[printed text: [document folded: H ] aving such shape, form and marks as appear by a Plat of the same hereunto annexed: TO HAVE AND [document folded: T ] O HOLD the said Tract or Lot of Land, together with all and singular, the rights, members and ap [document folded: p ] urtenances thereof, whatsoever, unto the said ] [written text: Rebecca Thomas her ] [printed text: [document folded: h ] eirs and assigns; to ] [written text: her ] [printed text: and their own proper use, benefit and behoof forever, in fee simple. ]
[printed text: GIVEN under my hand and the Great Seal of the said State, this ]
[written text: Eighteenth ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: December ] [printed text: in the year eighteen hundred and ] [written text: Twenty nine ] [printed text: and of the Independence of the United States of America the ] [written text: fifty fourth ]
[printed text: SIGNED by His Excellency, the Governor, the ] [written text: 18th. ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: Decr. [December] ] 18[written text: 29} ] [written text: George R. Gilmer ]
[written text: Miller Grieve ] [printed text: S. E. D. [Secretary Executive Department] ]
[printed text: Registered the ]
18th. day of Decr. [December] 1829
[printed text: SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, GEORGIA, Milledgeville ]
[written text: April 18th. ] [printed text: 18 ][written text: 29 ].
[printed text: The above is a true copy from the Register of Grants in this Office, Book ] [written text: Early ] [printed text: District ] [written text: 18th. ] [printed text: page ] [written text: 279 ]
[printed text: Given under my hand and Seal of Office. ] [written text: N. [Nathan] C. Barnett ] [printed text: Secretary of State ]
[ Note: A wax seal appears at the bottom of this page. ]