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<pre>
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F 0 R E W 0 R D
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fhe last. or 1832 Land Lottery of Georgia. made available tor distribution and settle-
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ment that part of the Cherokee Indian Nation which was in Georgia. This was a
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large area generally north at the Chattahoochee River in the north west and north
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central parts of the state. There were two distinct areas involved in this Lottery. One
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part was the area relerred to as the gold lots. lying along the south boundary at the
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subject area. and the other part was relerred to as the land lots. This book deals
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only with the land lots as shown on the map following the Foreword.
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Georgia's western and northern boundary had been established on 1802 by the
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oession of her western territory, from the Chattahoochee River to the Mississippi, to
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the United States. Although this cession had provided for the peaceful removal of
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all Indians within these boundaries. in 1828. the Cherokee still remained. Despite the
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fact the Cherokee were a peacelul and agricultural people. in that year Georgia
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extended her jurisdiction over them and named the area Cherokee County. Shortly
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thereafter. the General Assembly. by the Acts at December 21. 1830 and December
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24. 1031. authorized the land to be surveyed and distributed by Lottery to citizens or
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Georgia. In 1832 the surveyors laid oft the area in four sections. the sections into
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land districts about nine miles square. and the land distracts into land lots of 40
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and 160 acres respectively.
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While the surveying was being carried out. those persons who had lived in Georgia
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three years immediately prior to the Acts or the General Assembly. registered to draw
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in the Lottery in their counties of residence. Yheir names. together with the numbers
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or the lots and districts. were sent to Mrlledgeville. then the capital at the state.
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and on specified days tickets lrom two wheels or drums were drawn simultaneously.
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one lrorn the wheel holding the name tickets and one from the drum holding the
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land lot tickets. In this way. a person knew which lot he had drawn and it he
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subsequently paid to the state a grant tee or $13.00. a grant was issued to the lot
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he had drawn. This grant trom the State or Georgia was his title to the lot and lrorn
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that time he could do whatever he wished vnth his property. although the state did
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not require that he live on it or cultivate it.
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Revolutionary War veterans were given extra draws and were indicated by the
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letters “R$." written after their names. Many other classifications are indicated by
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initials. such as widows. insane. orphans. idiots illegitimetes. etc. Ordinary married
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men with their tamilies. or bachelors. etc. are not designated by any initial. All
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citiaens participating in this and other Lotteries had to take only an ORAL path when
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they registered to draw. Consequently. there are no written records as to what they
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may have said about themselves and their families.
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Immediately alter the Lottery or 1832 was held. the whole area or Cherokee County
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was divided into ten counties. ie.. Cass [which was renamed Bartow in 151). Cher-
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oltee. Cobb. Floyd. Forsyth. Giirher. Lurnpitin, Murray. Pauldrm and Union. all ol
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fifich gm. auggd an 1g32, However, the original survey and grant records in the
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Surveyor General Department of the Ollice ol the secretary or state, always use the
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name or the original county-Cheroltee.
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The 1832 Land Lottery opened up the last area within the present boundaries at
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Georgia. which heretolore had not been available to the white settlers and was
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participated in try more persons than any other Lottery.</pre>
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