- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Land grant with map for plot in] Early County, Georgia, 1826 July 17 / [authorized by] George M. Troup, Governor of [Georgia]
- Date of Original:
- 1826-07-17
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Treaties
Creek Indians--Land tenure
Cherokee Indians--Land tenure
Indian land transfers
Real property - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Early County, 31.32283, -84.90364
- Medium:
- land grants
plats (maps) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a land grant, including a map and survey report, for a plot in Early County, Georgia granted to Beverly Stephens of Laurens County, Georgia on July 17, 1826. The land was obtained by the state of Georgia in unnamed treaties with the Creek and Cherokee Indians and distributed by acts of the Georgia assembly passed in December 1818 and December 1819. The land was granted under the authority of George M. Troup, Governor of Georgia (1823-1827). The plot 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:
- krc107
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc107
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc107#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc107/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 15, folder 44, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[ Note: This document contains both written and printed text. ]
[printed text: Printed By Grantland & Orme. ]
MAGNETIC VARIATION [written text: 5° -- ] 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, drawn by ] [written text: Beverly Stephens ] [printed text: of ] [written text: Watson's ] [printed text: district, ] [written text: Laurens ] [printed text: county, 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 number ] [written text: Fifty two ]
[printed text: Surveyed on the ]
[written text: 15th ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: Novemr ] [printed text: 18 ] [written text: 19 ]
[printed text: By ] [written text: D.J. Blackburn D [District] ] [printed text: Surveyor. ]
[printed text: C.C.} ]
[Signed] [written text: David Craft ]
[Signed] [written text: William Tilly ]
[Signed] [written text: Carlton Wellborn ] Sur. Gen'l. [Surveyor General]
[Signed] [written text: G [George] M Troup ]
[written text: Recd. [Received] Twelve Dolls [Dollars] ]
[Signed] [written text: Jas. [James] Bozeman ] [written text: [unclear text: Tr ] ]
[written text: Entd. [Entered] ]
[Signed] [written text: William Triplett ] [written text: Compr. Genl. [Comptroller General] ]
[ 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: George M Troup ] [printed text: Governor and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State and of the Militia thereof. ]
[printed text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME ] [printed text: GREETING: ]
KNOW YE, That in pursuance of the several acts of the General Assembly of this State, passed the
15th day of December 1818, and the
16th day of December 1819, for making distributions of the land lately acquired of the Creek and Cherokee Nations of Indians, and forming the Counties of Early, Irwin, Appling, Walton, Gwinnett, Hall, Habersham and Rabun, in this State, I HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, and by these presents, in the name and behalf of this State, DO GIVE AND GRANT unto [written text: Beverly Stephens of Watson's District 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 two ] [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: Beverly Stephens his ] [printed text: heirs and assigns to ] [written text: his ] [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: seventeenth ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: July ] [printed text: in the year eighteen hundred and twenty- ] [written text: Six ] [printed text: and of the Independence of the United States of America the [deleted text: fiftieth ] ] [written text: fifty first ]
[printed text: Signed by his Excellency the Governor the ]
[written text: 17th ] [printed text: day of ] [written text: July ] [printed text: 182 ] [written text: 6 ]
[Signed] [written text: E H Pierce ] [printed text: S.E.D. [Secretary Executive Department] ]
Page: [3]
Grant.
To Beverly Stephens for Lot 50 -- 6th Early
Dated
17th July 1826
Georgia Secretary's office
Registered in Book 6th Early page 133. --
[written text: Daniel Newnan Secry. [Secretary] ]