United States, Georgia, Cherokee County, 34.24393, -84.47621840-11-19This is a land grant, which includes a survey report for a plot of land in Cherokee County, Georgia. The map that should accompany the survey report is missing from the top of the first page. This particular plot of land was granted to George W. Askew of Franklin County, Georgia on November 19, 1840. The land was obtained from the Cherokee and Creek Indians through unspecified treaties and was distributed under an act of the Georgia General Assembly passed on December 24, 1831. This plot of land was surveyed on July 23, 1832 and was granted to Askew under the authority of Governor Charles J. McDonald (Governor of Georgia, 1839-1843).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/jpegkrc115engMode 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 16, folder 41, document 01.Cherokee Indians--TreatiesCherokee Indians--Land tenureCreek Indians--TreatiesCreek Indians--Land tenureIndian land transfersReal property[Land grant for plot in] Cherokee County, Georgia, 1840 Nov. 19 / [authorized by] Charles J. McDonaldText