Hugh Gilliland
Certificate for 250 Acres
Washington County, Georgia
1784

Source: Georgia Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909
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Kate’s notes: This file contains the record of one certificate for 250 acres in Washington County, dated May, 1784. Hugh, along with Thomas and William Gilliland, served as Georgia soldiers of the line during the Revolutionary War.
    Interpreting any handwritten document can be tricky so any portions in doubt have been indicated by brackets. I have not made any corrections for capitalization, punctuation or spelling.

Primary document:

State of Georgia
    This is to Certify that Hugh Gilliland was a Refugee from this State while in Possession of the British Army & Did his Duty under my Command is therefore Entitled to a bounty of 250 Acres of land Given under my hand this 15th Day of May 1784 –

Elijah Clarke Col.

By his orders
H Freeman

On the reverse:

Hugh Gilliland
No, [2782 scratched out]
Needs to be [2784]
Granted to him
No [1156]

Your Petition prays a Warrant may be granted him in Washington County for the within Certificate
Of your petitioner will pray –
To the Honble the president     } Hugh Gilliland
& members of Land Court       } by Thos McDowell

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-transcription by Kate Maynard, 2013