- Title:
- Jackson County court records, 1787-1924
- Creator:
- Georgia. Superior Court (Jackson County)
- Date of Original:
- 1787/1924
- Subject:
- Georgia. Superior Court (Jackson County)--Records and correspondence
Wills--Georgia--Jackson County
Municipal bonds--Georgia--Jackson County
Petitions--Georgia
Liens--Georgia--Jackson County
Public records--Georgia--Jackson County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jackson County, 34.13388, -83.56635
- Medium:
- civil court records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- The collection consists of loose papers numbering several thousand official court records of Jackson County, Georgia. Included in these records are bonds, petitions, fi fas, pleas, and wills. Jackson County, in northeast Georgia, is the state's twenty-second county, created in 1796 from part of Franklin County on land formerly held by the Cherokee and Muscogee (Creek) nations. It was named for James Jackson, who was a general in the Revolutionary War. Jackson County lost territory when portions of it went to the formation of Barrow, Clarke, Madison, and Walton counties.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_68
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Jackson County court records, ms68, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 12 Linear Feet (30 document boxes). Arranged in chronological order.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
