Can't bring a camera ?...it is so much kinder and the fee for copy does NOT cover the cost. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Graylwolfe@aol.com> To: <GAGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 11:44 PM Subject: Re: [Greene] Fw: RECORDS - 1780 TO 1820 > Hi, You probably should check the GA Archives at Morrow, GA. The address > is: > 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow GA. The phone is: 678-364-3700. The web is: > www.GEORGIAARCHIVES.ORG. > If you go there in person, you may view the original documents in a > special > reading room where the staff will let you know what conditions will apply. > First, you will need to fill out a sheet with the person's name that you > are > requesting. This land is called bounty land. It will take from a few > minutes to an > hour to locate the documents. The staff will come and get you when they > have > found what you need. Then, you will go into the reading room. You cannot > take > anything with you. They will furnish you with paper and pencil to do your > research. You will be brought a large box that will have the surname on > the box of > the person that you are seeking. Then you look at folders until you find > the > person you are seeking. The staff can copy the documents for you. You > will > need to fill out a form to have it copied. There will be a charge for > copying. > These are the documents that you might find: the original request for the > bounty > land; the affidavit from the soldier's commanding officer; the surveyor > report; if the person received any land from GA previously; the document > signed by > the land council; other land which might have been obtained in other GA > counties. This is very tedious because the documents are often difficult > to read. It > is also very rewarding when you find what you need. > Good luck > Mary > > > ==== GAGREENE Mailing List ==== > Greene County, GA Mailing list maintainer: DigMyPast@msn.com > Home of Greene Co, GA: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagreene/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >