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State of Georgia, by his excellency Wilson Lumpkin, Governor land grant, 1833 Mar. 13

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Open book State of Georgia, by his excellency Wilson Lumpkin, Governor land grant, 1833 Mar. 13

Title State of Georgia, by his excellency Wilson Lumpkin, Governor land grant, 1833 Mar. 13

Creator Georgia. Governor (1831-1835 : Lumpkin)

Date 1833

Place Georgia, Georgia--Milledgeville, Georgia--Muscogee County

Language English

Subjects Creek Indians, Land grants, Real property

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.
Printed form filled in.

Summary Georgia land grant dated Mar. 13, 1833 to Memory Walker and signed by Governor Wilson Lumpkin. Located in Muscogee County, Walker received tract No. 135. Document also includes a small plat drawing.

Biographical/Historical Note The Treaty of Indian Springs (1825) with the Creek Indians opened up a large area of western Georgia for settlement. From this acquisition five new counties were formed. A lottery system was used to freely distribute the land to Georgians by lot, generally 202 and a half acres each.

Extent 1 item (2 leaves) ; 25 cm

Format Autographs, Land grants, Manuscripts, Plats (Maps), Treaties

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 229

BibID 137759

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2194px × 2900px 18.24 MB

Filename 991377598805867_Ayer_MS_229_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11E8U9