- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Land grant with map for plot in] Early County, Georgia, 1821 Oct. 11 / [authorized by] John Clark, Governor of [Georgia]
- Date of Original:
- 1821-11-10
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Land tenure
Cherokee Indians--Land tenure
Real property
Indian land transfers - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Early County, 31.32283, -84.90364
- Medium:
- land grants
plats (maps) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a land grant, including a map and survey report, for a plot in Early County, Georgia granted to Josiah Howard on October 11, 1821. 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 to Howard by John Clark, Governor of Georgia (1819-1823). The land was surveyed on November 15, 1819.
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:
- krc075
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc075
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc075#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc075/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 3 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 07, folder 27, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[ Note: This document contains both written and printed text. ]
[printed text: MAGNETIC VARIATION ] [written text: 5°00' ] [printed text: EAST. ]
[ Note: A hand drawn map of the property appears in the middle of the page. ]
[printed text: SCALE OF ] [written text: 20 ] [printed text: CHAINS TO AN INCH. ]
STATE OF GEORGIA.
[printed text: THE above plat is a representation of that tract or lot of land, situate in the ] [written text: Sixth ] [printed text: district in the county of ] [written text: Early ] [printed text: containing ] [written text: Two hundred and fifty ] [printed text: acres, which is known and distinguished in the plan of said district by the number ] [written text: 51. ]
[printed text: Surveyed on the ]
[written text: 15th ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: November ] [printed text: 18 ][written text: 19 ]
[printed text: By ] [written text: D J Blackburn ] [printed text: Surveyor. ]
[printed text: }C.C. ]
[Signed] [written text: David Craft ]
[Signed] [written text: William Tilly ]
[Signed] [written text: Daniel Sturges ] [written text: Sr. Genl. [Surveyor General] ]
[Signed] [written text: John Clark ]
[ Note: A wax seal is attached to the bottom of the document by a cloth string. ]
Page: [2]
STATE OF GEORGIA.
[printed text: By His Excellency ] [written text: John Clark ] [printed text: Govern [document folded: or ] and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy o [document folded: f ] this S [document folded: ta ] te, and of the Militia thereof. ]
[printed text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL CO [document folded: ME ], ] [printed text: GREETING: ]
KNOW YE, that in pursuance of the several acts of t [document folded: he ] Gene [document folded: ra ] l Assembly of this State, passed the
15th day of December 1818, and the
16th da [document folded: y ] of December 1819, for making distribution of the land lately acquired of the Creek and C [document folded: hero ] kee Nations of Indians, and forming the counties of Early, Irwin, Appling, Walton, Gw [document folded: inne ] tt, Hall, Habersham, and Rabun, in this State, I HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, by these presents in the name and behalf of this State, DO GIVE AND GRANT unto [written text: Josiah Howard of Jones district [unclear text: Laurens ] County his ] [printed text: heirs and assigns forever, all that Tract or Lot of Land, containing ] [written text: Two hundred and fifty -- ] [printed text: acres, situate, lying and being in the ] [written text: Sixth ] [printed text: district ] [written text: Early -- ] [printed text: county in the said State, which said Tract or Lot of Land is known and distinguished in the plan of said district by the Number ] [written text: fifty one ] [printed text: having such shape, form and marks as appear by a plat of the same hereunto annexed ; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Lot of Land, together with all and singular the rights, members and appurtenances thereof, whatsoever, unto the said ] [written text: Josiah Howard his ] [printed text: heirs and assigns; to ] [written text: his ] [printed text: and ] [written text: their ] [printed text: own proper use, benefit and behoof forever in fee simple. ]
[printed text: GIVEN under my hand and the Great Seal of this said State, this ]
[written text: Eleventh ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: October ] [printed text: in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ] [written text: Twenty One ] [printed text: and in the forty- ] [written text: Sixth ] [printed text: year of American Independence. ]
[printed text: Signed by His Excellency the Governor, the ]
[written text: 11th ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: October ] [printed text: 182 ] [written text: 1. ]
[Signed] [written text: Wm. [William] W. Carnes. ] [printed text: S.E.D. [Secretary Executive Department] ]
Page: [3]
Grant
To Josiah Howard for Lot No 51. 6th District Early
Dated
October 11th 1821
Georgia Secys [Secretary's] Office
Registered in Book Early
[unclear text: W. ] Dist [District] page 30
[Signed] [written text: Abr. [Abner] Hammond ] Secy [Secretary]
[ Note: A wax seal is attached to the bottom of the document by a cloth string. ]