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As of 01/20/1997
Series 1156: Jackson Court House District Land Records. 1820-1847.
Secretary' of State (RG 28). Public Lands Division.
Records of private land claims made in the Jackson Court House land office district, which comprised all or part of the following present-day Mississippi counties: Jackson,
Harrison, Hancock, Pearl River, Stone, George, Forrest, and Perry The district also included a strip of land about ten miles wide in what is now Alabama. Most of the claims are situated on the banks of the Pascagoula River, Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, and the east bank of the Pearl River. The records include warrants of survey, certificates of confirmation, certificates of survey, plats, transcripts from the Register of Certificates, and a list of private land claims recommended for confirmation. Many entries in the transcripts from the Register of Certificates concern private land claims in the town of Mobile
List of private land claims recommended for confirmation Reports and surveys for land entry, Am - Sau Reports and surveys for land entry, Bak - Woo Reports and surveys for land entry, Cam - Col Reports and survey s for land entry, Coo - Dup Reports and surveys for land entry, Fav - Ter Transcripts from Register of Certificates granted
R005-B11-S6-03208 R005-B11-S6-03208 R005-B11-S6-03207 R005-B12-S6-00019 R005-B12-S6-00020 R005-B13-S6-00021 R005-B01-S1-00074 /
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Historical Note
In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, new land that was opened up for settlement was first surveyed to establish major township and range lines. This work was carried out under the orders of the General Land Office in Washington, D C. Local land offices were set up, and each land office was responsible for surveying lands and keeping the appropriate records in its assigned land district. The local land offices operated with clerks and two officials, the Register and the Receiver. The Register took land applications from settlers, made notations in the tract and plat books, and produced monthly reports. The Receiver took payments for the land, and he also produced monthly reports. Unclaimed land, called the “public domain,” was considered the property of the Federal Government until it was sold at public auction.
In 1819a land office was established at the Jackson [County] Court House, the exact site of which is unknown today. In 1822, the land office of the Jackson Court House District was moved to Augusta. The land office officials of this district were faced