Georgia Land Lottery, 1832
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Georgia Land Lottery, 1832

The Georgia State Land Lottery of 1832 was also known as the “Cherokee Land Lottery”, made available for distribution and settlement that part of the Cherokee Indian Nation that was in northwestern Georgia.  This was a large area generally north of the Chattahoochee River in the northwest and north central parts of the state.  There were two distinct areas involved in this lottery.  One part was the area referred to as the gold lots lying along the south boundary of the subject area, and the other part was referred to as the land lots: [1] 

MULLINS, Reuben – resident of Griffin’s District, Hall County, drew lot #268, District 4, Section 2, Cherokee, which became Cherokee County, GA.

MULLINS, Jesse – resident of Dobbs’ District, Hall County, drew land lot #270, District 11, Section 2, Cherokee, which became Gilmer County, GA.

MULLINS, William, Jr. – resident of Stanfield’s District, Campbell County, drew land lot #246, District 7, Section 1, Cherokee, which became Union County, GA.

MULLINS, John M. – resident of Price’s District, Hall County, drew land lot #312, District 6, Section 1, Cherokee, which became Union County, GA.


[1] James F. Smith, The Cherokee Land Lottery, Harper & Brothers, New York, 1838, reprinted by Southern Historical Press, Inc., The Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr., 1991

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