Georgia Asylum Land Company papers, 1802, 1923.

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Georgia Asylum Land Company papers, 1802, 1923.

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The collection consists of a certificate signed by George Sibbald from the Georgia Asylum Land Company certifying that the bearer is entitled to one share (200 acres of land) in the company. Payment dates of 1802 through 1810 are mentioned. Also two accompanying letters dated 1923 between the donor of the certificate, Albert Heusser, and the State Librarian, Maud B. Cobb.

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Sibbald, George, of Augusta

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George Sibbald founded the Georgia Asylum Land Company in 1801 as a means to promote emigration from Europe and the northern United States. His "Plan of an Association for the Purpose of Encouraging the Immediate Settlement of the Pine Lands of Georgia" (Allen, Roger. "The Legacy of George Sibbald." Statesboro Herald, 6/15/2007) called for 523,574 acres, mostly in Bulloch County, to be reserved for this project. As incentive for passing the bill, Sibbald donated 200 acres to Bulloch County for t...

Georgia Asylum Land Company.

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George Sibbald, a Maryland businessman residing in Georgia announced the formation of the Georgia Asylum Company. Sibbald had "acquired" over 500,000 acres of pine barren land in Georgia - 140,000 acres of which he had purchased at a tax sale in Montgomery County for thirty dollars. Sibbald proposed to bring poor immigrants in from northern states and from Europe to settle these lands. He likened the climate of the region to that of southern France and Itlay and claimed that cotton, wheat, sweet...

Heusser, Albert H. (Albert Henry), 1886-1929

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Cobb, Maud B.

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