[Affidavit of] Elijah Loyd, 1821 July 3, Morgan County, Georgia / [signed by] Elijah Loyd
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| Title: | [Affidavit of] Elijah Loyd, 1821 July 3, Morgan County, Georgia / [signed by] Elijah Loyd |
| Date: | 1821 July 3 |
| Description: | This document dated July 3, 1821 is the affidavit of Elijah Loyd, captain of District 396 of Major Simmon's battalion in Morgan County, Georgia. Loyd states that when names were taken in for draws in the land lottery that was to dispose of the former Creek lands in the counties of Early, Appling, Irwin, Walton, Gwinnett, and Hall, there was no person by the name of Burmville or Burnville Matthews, only someone named either Burwell or Burrell Matthews. The land was distributed pursuant to the Treaty of Indian Springs, signed January 8, 1821. Document ID: tcc837. Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| Subjects: | Creek Indians--Treaties | Indian land transfers | Creek Indians--Land tenure | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library |
| Online Publisher: | Athens, Ga. : Digital Library of Georgia, 2001 |
| Original Material: | Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Telamon Cuyler, box 67, folder 01, document 12. |
| Rights and Usage: | This work is the property of the University of Georgia Libraries. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching, and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text. Cite as: [title of item], Telamon Cuyler, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
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| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Hargrett Library Museum of the Cherokee Indian Tennessee State Library and Archives Tennessee State Museum Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.) Hoskins Library LaFayette-Walker County Library |
| Collection Information: | Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842 |