In 1827 and 1832 the State of Georgia held lotteries of former Creek Indian lands ceded to the U.S. The lottery rolls identify both the persons eligible to participate in…

The transcriptions in this book, the first in a series, derive from two reels of microfilmed Confederate records shot at the Jefferson County Court of Ordinary in Louisville; the microfilm…

Jefferson county's Inferior Court, made up of five justices of the peace for the county, tried any civil case except those involving title to land. The Inferior Court had jurisdiction…

The Georgia General Assembly created Jefferson County on February 20, 1796, from parts of Burke and Warren counties, making Louisville the seat of its new government. The Superior Court of…

This work is arranged chronologically by the county militia districts where taxpayers resided.The Introduction explains the compiler’s methodology, the county’s procedures for assessing and collecting the taxes, and a map…