I just saw for the first time Harris County's Homestead Record Book B (1867-1920), on microfilm DDC75 at the GA Archives. The surveyor, John T. Whitaker, has drawn in little plats for each piece of property. The following are given on the plats: land lot number distances in chains (no degrees, but with land lots most angles are 90 degrees) creeks and other bodies of water on lot acreage sketch of dwelling and all out-buildings The sketch of the buildings is probably not an accurate depiction of the buildings but what it does show is where on the property the buildings were located. Also, for those of you doing African-American research, there were 3 whole page records from the records of a Freedman's Bureau agent, J. H. Harrison. I image a copy is also among NARA's Freedman Bureau Records. In all 3 cases, the children were orphaned and were being assigned as apprentices to some local person. The children are named (deceased parents are not), ages are given, and all the terms of the apprenticeship are spelled out and are very interesting. I photocopied these 3 records and will be putting them online in their entirety as I have time. The children named in these documents are: Sarah McCAlla (11), Ned McCAlla (9), Peter McCalla (7) assigned as apprentices to Susan McCalla. Fred/Ted Livingston (abt 12), Tom Livingston (abt 10) assigned to James Livingston Walker Lowe (16), Charlotte Lowe (14), John Lowe (12), Elbert Lowe (11), Victoria Lowe (8), George Lowe (3), assigned to Henry S. Lowe. If anyone is related to the above children, I will be be glad to send you a photocopy of the actual document. Barbara Smallwood Stock CC for Harris County GAGenWeb