Land grant, 1833 January 31.

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Land grant, 1833 January 31.

Land grant of 160 acres from the state of Georgia to Samuel Coats of Burges District, Carroll County for lot 299, 24th District, 3rd section in Cherokee County surveyed May 28, 1832 and granted January 31, 1833. Upper portions of documents appear to be missing. Held together at bottom edges by ribbon and wax seal of the State of Georgia. Signed by Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia, who later wrote The Removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.

2 sheets with attached seal 13.8 x 20.2 cm.

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Coats, Samuel.

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Lumpkin, Wilson, 1783-1870

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Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870) was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on January 14, 1783 to John Lumpkin and Lucy Hopson Lumpkin. While he was still a young child, Lumpkin's family moved to Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Lumpkin married twice, first to Elizabeth Walker, with whom he had six surviving children, and second to Annis Hopkins, with whom he had three children. He served on the Georgia State Legislature and was a member of Congress, 1815-187 and 1827-1831. Lumpkin served two terms as Gov...

Georgia

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On April 21, 1732, King George of England signed a charter establishing the colony of Georgia. The colony was settled by James Edward Oglethorpe in 1733. From the description of Georgia records, 1735-1822. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 174142600 The Commission to Attend a Treaty with the Creek Indians consisted of many well-known Georgia men, including James Hendricks (chair of the commission), General James Jackson, James Simms, Benjamin Hawkins, George ...