Third or 1820 Georgia Land Lottery
Authority: Act of December 15, 1818; Act of December 21, 1819
Year of Drawing: 1820
Excerpts from the State of Georgia Lottery history
Counties
- Appling: 13 Districts (1-13)
- Early: 26 Districts (1-23; 26-28)
- Gwinnett: 3 Districts (5-7)
- Habersham: 10 Districts (1-6; 10-13)
- Hall: 5 Districts (8-12)
- Irwin: 16 Districts (1-16)
- Rabun: 5 Districts (1-5)
- Walton: 4 Districts (1-4)
Size of Land Lots
- Appling: 490 acres (4620 feet square)
- Early: 250 acres (3300 feet square)
- Gwinnett: 250 acres (3300 feet square)
- Habersham: [Districts 1-4; 10-13] 250 acres; [Districts 5-6] 490 acres
- Hall: 250 acres (3300 feet square)
- Irwin: 490 acres (4620 feet square)
- Rabun: [Districts 1; 3-5] 490 acres; [District 2] 250 acres
- Walton: 250 acres (3300 feet square)
Grant Fee
- $18.00 per land lot either size
Person Entitled to Draw
- Bachelor, 18 years or over, 3 year residence in Georgia, citizen United
States – 1 draw
- Soldier of Indian War, residence in Georgia, during or since military
service – 1 draw
- Invalid or indigent officer or soldier in Revolutionary Army or War of
1812 – 2 draws
- Married man with wife and/or minor son under 18 and/or unmarried daughter,
3 year residence in Georgia, citizen United States – 2 draws
- Widow, 3 year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
- Widow, husband killed in Revolution or War of 1812 or Indian Wars, 3 year
residence in Georgia – 2 draws
- Family of minor orphans, father dead, mother living, 3 year residence in
Georgia – 1 draw
- Family of three or more orphans, father and mother both dead, 3 year
residence in Georgia – 2 draws
- Family of one or two minor orphans, father and mother both dead, 3 year
residence in Georgia, 1 draw
- Minor orphan, father killed in the Revolution or War of 1812 or Indian
Wars, 3 year residence in Georgia – 2 draws
- Minor orphan, father dead, 3 year residence in Georgia – 1 draw
- Invalid or indigent officer or soldier in the Revolutionary Army who had
been fortunate drawer in either previous lottery – 1 draw
Persons Excluded
- Any fortunate drawer in any previous Land Lottery.
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