Georgia:  Oglethorpe County:  John Tiller Land Grant
16 November 1831

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STATE OF GEORGIA.
   By His Excellency Wilson Lumpkin Governor and
     Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State,
     and of the Militia thereof.
     TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING.
   KNOW YE, That in pursuance of the several acts of the General
Assembly of this State, passed the 9th of June, and 24th December, 
1825, and the 14th and 27th of December, 1826, to make distribution 
of the land acquired of the Creek Nation of Indians, by a Treaty 
concluded at the Indian Springs, on the 12th day of February, 1825,
and forming the Counties of Lee, Muscogee, Troup, Coweta and Carroll, 
in this State
I HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, and by these presents, DO GIVE AND GRANT
unto John Tiller R Sol of Floyds'
     district - Oglethorpe County - his
heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or lot of land containing two 
hundred two and a half acres, situate, lying, and being in the Seventh 
District, of the First Section, in the County of Lee in said State, which 
said tract of lot of land is known and distinguished in the plan of said 
District by the number ten haveing such shape, form and marks
as appear by a plat of the same hereunto annexed: To have and to hold the 
said tract or lot of land, together with all and singular that rights, 
members and appurtenances thereof whatsoever, unto the said
                        John Tiller his
heirs and assigns, to his and their proper use, benefit 
and behoof forever in fee simple.
              Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the said State this 
                   Sixteenth day of November
                   in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty one
                   and of the Independence of the United States of America                                     
                   the fifty sixth
Signed by his Excellency the Governor   Wilson Lumpkin
        16th day of Nov. 1831           William J. W. Wellborn   S.E.D.
Registered the 16th day of Nov. 1831


(Note: 11 lines above after the words "thereof whatsoever," and before "unto 
the said", was a restiction that was lined out. The lined out part reads 
"except all valuable ores, mines and 
minerals, which have been reserved to the State by an act passed the 24th of 
December 1825,".