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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1806
Page
8
The document proclaims His Excellency John Meldedges as Governor and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State and of the Militia. The phrasing reflects formal gubernatorial authority within the Georgia jurisdiction.
Governor Milledge establishes district boundaries for Creek cession lands from the 1805 treaty. It outlines county attachments Baldwin and Wilkinson, division into thirty eight districts, survey duties, bond requirements, and map submissions. It details lotteries for two hundred two and a half acre plots, eligibility, oaths, and prize procedures with duties for surveyors and clerks.
Executive Department announces that land lots drawn in Baldwin Wilkinson and Wayne counties must be fully paid by September 1 and if unpaid will revert to the state and be sold like fractional parts of surveys under the 1803 act as amended. Secretary GEO R. Clayton signs the notice.
Commissioners appointed to issue and dispose of the fractional surveys for Wilkinson Baldwin and Wayne announce sales begin Monday August 15 and run daily through set district dates including August 17 for Wilkinson first district and through October 31 for Wayne fourth district, with Sundays excluded.
Purchasers must provide bond with approved personal security for purchase money. Four equal annual instalments to be paid in gold or silver, first due twelve months from date. A mortgage on the premises will also be required. Moses Speer, Reddick Simms, Patrick Jack, Commissioners, Louisville, June 26, 1806.
A catalog of books titled A New and Valuable Work and The Married Lady's Companion with parts and topics, followed by a lengthy Sheriff’s Sale notice listing numerous lands and enslaved people, horses, and personal property to be sold to satisfy various executions across Columbia and Wilkinson counties, outlining parcels, names, and purchasers to be conducted on the first Tuesday in August.
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