United States, Georgia, Cherokee County, 34.24393, -84.47621840-11-11This is a land grant, which includes a map and survey report, for a plot of land in Cherokee County. It was granted to Thomas Hickson of Jasper County on November 11, 1840. The land was obtained through unspecified treaties with the Cherokee and Creek Indians and distributed through acts of the Georgia Assembly passed on December 21, 1830 and December 22, 1831. This plot of land was granted under the authority of Governor Charles J. McDonald (Governor of Georgia, 1839-1843), and it was surveyed on April 30, 1832.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.text/htmlimage/jpegkrc105engMode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: AT&T DjVu browser plug-in needed to view images of documents.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 14, folder 28, document 01.Cherokee Indians--TreatiesCreek Indians--TreatiesCreek Indians--Land tenureCherokee Indians--Land tenureReal propertyIndian land transfers[Land grant with map for plot in] Cherokee County, 1840 Nov. 11 / [authorized by] Charles J. McDonald, Governor of GeorgiaText