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C. C. Royal Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1973-0502M

Scope and Contents

A collection of Georgia land grants, deeds, and other official records from a range of counties. The majority were recorded in Montgomery County, Georgia, (1808-1910) even when describing land elsewhere. The land grants (often with seals and plats) are from Wilkinson County, Georgia, in 1807. Some other counties represented are Baldwin and Telfair. The most common names are Tillman (especially Henry, 1790-1851, of Montgomery County), Chany or Cheney, Hinson, Hull, Lott, McArthur, Nash, White, and Wooten. Also included are an 1821 South Carolina deed concerning Joseph Bush of Burke County, Georgia, and Wilkinson County, Georgia, land and an 1873 Wisconsin will mentioning land in Telfair County, Georgia.

Dates

  • 1807-1914

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Biographical / Historical

The collector of these records was born in Irwin County, Georgia, to Lizzie L. Fussell and Charles A. Royal. As an adult, he lived with his wife and children in Augusta, Georgia, where he was manager of a hardwood company.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
C. C. Royal collection
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States