William McKissak land grant, 1795 April 17.

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William McKissak land grant, 1795 April 17.

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The collection consists of a State of Georgia document from Governor George Mathews dated April 17, 1795, granting 1,000 acres in Montgomery County, Georgia, to William McKissak. A pencilled note later written on the document states: "Probably one of the fraudulent land grants which disposed of about 7,430,000 acres illegally in 1974. See Report Secy. of State 1910 p. 15-17."

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Georgia. Governor (1793-1796 : Mathews)

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George Mathews, a veteran of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War (1775-83), migrated to Wilkes County from Virginia between 1783 and 1784. He quickly rose to service as a state legislator, governor, and member of the U.S. Congress. -- "George Mathews, 1739-1812." New Georgia Encyclopedia http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org (Retrieved July 4, 2009) Yazoo land fraud "in U.S. history, scheme by which Georgia legislators were bribed in 1795 to sell most of the l...

McKissak, William.

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Mathews, George, 1739-1812

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Army officer, governor, and U.S. representative of Georgia. From the description of Land grant of George Mathews, 1793. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452870 Member of the U.S. Congress, 1789-1791, and governor of Georgia, 1793-1796. From the description of Papers, 1786-1794. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20030137 George and Sampson Mathews, sons of John Mathews, were men of prominence in Augusta County, Virginia. Sampson Mathews rose ...