Finding Aids
Accession #
98
Files
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Scope and Content
This collection consists of transcripts of microfilm copies of historical records pertaining to Georgia compiled by the American Loyalist Claims Commission. The original documents are located in the British National Archives, London (American Loyalists Claims, Series I, A.O. 12, 1776-1831 and Series II A.O. 13, 1780-1835). Zach Henderson Library Special Collections houses five reels of microfilmed claims records; transcriptions of reels 1, 2, and 3 are included in this collection. Materials include indexes to microfilm reels 1, 2, 3, and 5; A total of 1,567 pages of typed transcripts and 17 sheets of negative photocopies detailing the experiences and property holdings of Georgia-based individuals and businesses who submitted claims to the Commission. The collection also includes some materials related to the sale of Creek and Cherokee lands in Georgia during the Colonial and Revolutionary eras.
Start Date
1775
End Date
1785
Keywords
Georgia loyalists, Georgia
Disciplines
Civil Law | Contracts | History | Property Law and Real Estate | United States History
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Dr. Jack N. Averitt, 1979. Ordered from the Public Records Office, London, for a student doing an M.A. thesis.
Copyright
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Recommended Citation
Henderson Library, Special Collections, Zach S., "American Loyalists Claims, Series I And Series II: Georgia" (1979). Finding Aids. 59.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids/59
Included in
Civil Law Commons, Contracts Commons, Property Law and Real Estate Commons, United States History Commons
Extent
1 Box, 1 Oversized folder (1 linear feet)