Fifth or 1827 Georgia Land Lottery
Information from the State of Georgia of Lottery information



Authority: Act of June 9, 1825

Year of Drawing: 1827

Counties

  • Carroll: 16 districts (1-16)
  • Coweta: 9 districts (1-9)
  • Lee: 13 districts (1-13)
  • Muscogee: 24 districts (1-24)
  • Troup: 12 districts (1-12)

Size of Land Lots

  • Carroll: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)
  • Coweta: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)
  • Lee: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)
  • Muscogee: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)
  • Troup: 202 ½ acres (2970 feet square)

Grant Fee

  • $18.00 per Land Lot

Persons Entitled to Draw

  • Bachelor, 18 years or over, 3 year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States - 1 draw
  • Married man with wife and/or minor son under 18 and/or unmarried daughter, 3 year residence in Georgia, citizen of United States – 2 drawings 
  • Widow, 3 year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
  • Wife and/or child, 3 year residence in Georgia, of husband and/or father absent from state for 3 years – 1 draw
  • Family (one or more) of minor orphans, residence in state since birth – 2 draws
  • Widow, husband killed in War of 1812, or Revolutionary War or Indian Wars, 3 year residence in Georgia – 2 draws
  • Orphan, father killed in Revolutionary War, War of 1812 or Indian Wars - 2 draws
  • Wounded or disabled veteran of War of 1812, or Indian Wars, unable to work - 2 draws
  • Veteran of Revolutionary War – 2 draws
  • Veteran or Revolutionary War, who had been a fortunate drawer in any previous Lottery – 1 draw
  • Child or children of convict, 3 year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
  • Male idiots, lunatics, or insane, deaf and dumb or blind, over 10 years and under 18 years, 3 year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
  • Female idiots, insane or lunatics or deaf and dumb or blind, over 10 years, 3 year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
  • Family (one or two) of minor illegitimates, residence since birth in Georgia – 1 draw
  • Family (three or more) of minor illegitimates, residence since birth in Georgia – 2 draws

Persons Excluded

  • Any fortunate drawer in any previous Land Lottery.

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