State of Georgia, by His Excellency George R. Gilmer, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia thereof, land grant, 1837
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- 1837-12-21
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Land grant, signed by Georgia governor George R. Gilmer [in Milledgeville] on Dec. 21, 1837, awarding 160 acres of Creek Lands in Cherokee County, formerly occupied by the Cherokee Tribe, to James Griggs, ""a soldier in the late war."" The grant for Lot 270.10, based on Georgia Legislative acts of 1830 and 1831, carries signatures of Gilmer, B.T. Bethune, and McFarland. With the grant is a description of the tract, and a plat survey, signed by Je...
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Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859
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- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Land grants
Land tenure
Landowners
Political science
Law
Soldiers
Griggs, James
Cox, Jesse
Bethune, B.T
Creek
Cherokee - Location
- Georgia
United States - Type
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- Records (Documents)
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- Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859. State of Georgia, by His Excellency George R. Gilmer, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia thereof, land grant, 1837. 1837-12-21. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/21207. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
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- Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859, (1837-12-21) State of Georgia, by His Excellency George R. Gilmer, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia thereof, land grant, 1837. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/21207
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- Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/21207>.