- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Affidavit of] Elijah Loyd, 1821 July 3, Morgan County, Georgia / [signed by] Elijah Loyd
- Date of Original:
- 1821-07-03
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Treaties
Indian land transfers
Creek Indians--Land tenure - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- affidavits
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document dated July 3, 1821 is the affidavit of Elijah Loyd, captain of District 396 of Major Simmon's battalion in Morgan County, Georgia. Loyd states that when names were taken in for draws in the land lottery that was to dispose of the former Creek lands in the counties of Early, Appling, Irwin, Walton, Gwinnett, and Hall, there was no person by the name of Burmville or Burnville Matthews, only someone named either Burwell or Burrell Matthews. The land was distributed pursuant to the Treaty of Indian Springs, signed January 8, 1821.
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:
- tcc837
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc837
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc837#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_tcc837/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 67, folder 01, document 12.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
Georgia
Morgan County
I Elijah Loyd, Captain of the militia in what was commonly called Loyd's District -- 396 -- Major Simmons's Battalion in said County, do hereby certify that at the time the names of persons were taken in as entitled to Draws under the lottery act desposing [disposing] of the territory then lately acquired of the Creek Indians & now Comprising the counties of Early appling Irvine Walton Gwinnett Hall & ca. [et cetera] that I was Captain of said District, and that there was then no person of the name of Burmville or Burnville [added text: Matthews ] in said District, but there was then a person of the name of Burwell or Burrell Matthews, -- who was a married man -- &c [et cetera] --
Given under my hand this
3rd. day of July 1821
[Signed] E [Elijah] Loyd