ms_1842.xml Finding Aid to the Butts family land grants, 1820-1884 Written by Elizabeth Delmage Encoding funded by a 2008 Archives-Basic Projects grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Georgia Historical Society.
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 Encoded by Elizabeth Delmage, March 2009 Description is in English Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard MS 1842 Butts family land grants 1820-1884 1 box (.5 cubic feet) Butts family. Collection materials are in English. Georgia Historical Society
, Savannah, Georgia.
Access restrictions

The collection is open for research.

 Processing information

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 Subject headings

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Butts, Elijah, fl. 1820-1850. Butts family. Butts, Jessie C., fl. 1881-1830. Land grants--Georgia--Appling County. Land grants. Seals (artifacts) Biographical information

The Butts family lived in Dooley County, Georgia and also owned land in Appling County, Georgia.

 Scope and content note

This collection contains land grants issued to the Butts family from 1820 to 1884. Majority of these land grants are made out to Elijah Butts for his land in Appling County, Georgia. There are also land grants for Jessie C. Butts for the same land in Appling County. Many of these land grants are in fragile condition and have the seal of Georgia attached.