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Surveyor General - Lottery Records - Land Lottery Grant Books

 Series
Identifier: 003-05-029

Scope and Contents

Recorded in these volumes are grants issued during the land and gold lotteries held 1805-1832. Also included are grant books for fractional lots and lots that reverted back to the state that were subsequently sold pursuant to acts of the legislature.

Each grant records the name of the grantee; the location of land by county, district, and land lot number; the county and district in which the grantee was residing at the time of participating in the lottery; and the date of the grant.

Dates

  • Created: 1805-1859

Creator

Extent

65.50 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Alphabetically by county, then numerically by district, then chronologically by date the grant was issued.

Physical Access Requirements

Available in repository on microfilm.

Title
Surveyor General - Lottery Records - Land Lottery Grant Books
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