Surveyor General - General Administrative Records - Land Lottery Administrative Records
Series
Identifier: 003-01-020
Scope and Contents
This series contains documents relating to Georgia's land lotteries including copies of treaties in which land was ceded to the state, copies of the acts of the General Assembly authorizing a lottery be held to distribute the land, proclamations by governors, and instructions to surveyors. Correspondence between the Governor, Surveyor General, district surveyors, and citizens comprise a large portion of the material.
Dates
- Created: 1803-1854
Creator
- Surveyor General (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
4.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
This series is arranged first by lottery, then chronologically.
- Title
- Surveyor General - General Administrative Records - Land Lottery Administrative Records
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Description rules
- Local
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Repository
Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States