Savannah (Ga.) Mayor's Court of Common Pleas records, 1797-1873.

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Savannah (Ga.) Mayor's Court of Common Pleas records, 1797-1873.

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This collection consists of a microfilm copy of records from the Mayor's Court of Common Pleas in Savannah, Georgia, including petitions, 1805-1806 and 1821; writs, 1797-1798; and judgments and stays of execution, 1825-1873. The records appear as the 1st collection on the microfilm roll X-1545-02; this roll includes materials from multiple collections. These records were microfilmed by the Georgia Department of Archives and History in 1959.

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Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6936103

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia. Department of Archives and History

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McIntosh County, Georgia, was created from Liberty County by an act of the state legislature in 1793. It was named for the McIntosh family. Darien became the county seat in 1816, the same year the city was incorporated. Madison County, Georgia, was created in 1811 by an act of the state legislature. Its land was originally ceded to colonial governor James Wright by Creek and Cherokee Indians and was organized into Wilkes and Franklin counties. The land was eventually divided into other counties;...

Savannah (Ga.). Office of the Mayor

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In 1819, the Georgia legislature expanded the Mayor's Court into the Court of Common Pleas and Oyer and Terminer for the City of Savannah. This change included the election of the Judge, Clerk, and Solicitor by the city's citizens, rather than by appointment. In 1853, the name changed to the City Court of Savannah. From the description of Savannah (Ga.) Mayor's Court of Common Pleas records, 1797-1873. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 180190213 ...