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Authority: Act of June 26, 1806
Time of Drawing: August 10, 1807-September 23, 1807
Counties
Baldwin: 15 Districts (6-20)
Wilkinson: 23 Districts (6-28)
Size of Land Lots
Baldwin: 202 ? acres
Wilkinson: 202 ? acres
Grant Fee
$12.15 per 202 ? acre lot
Person Entitled to Draw
Bachelor, 21 years or over, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States - 1 draw
Married man with wife and/or child under 21 years, 3-year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States - 2 draws
Widow, 3-year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Spinster, 21 years or older, 3-year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Orphan under 21 years, father and mother dead, 3-year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Family of orphans under 21 years, father and mother dead, 3-year residence in Georgia - 2 draws
Orphan under 21 years, father dead, mother living, 3-year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Family of orphans under 21, father dead, mother living, 3-year residence in Georgia - 1 draw
Persons Excluded
Any fortunate drawer in the previous land lottery.
How do I find the names of the winners?
The Second or 1807 Land Lottery of Georgia, comp. by Silas Emmett Lucas Jr.. (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1986.)
Where will I find more information on the lottery?
Georgia Land Surveying History and Law, by Farris Cadle. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1991.)
The Georgia Surveyor General Department, by Marion Hemperley. (Atlanta: Georgia Secretary of State, 1982.)
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