Series 618: Private Land Claims Research Material. 1984.Dept. of Archives and History (RG 31). Special Projects (SG 9).

Series 618: Private Land Claims Research Material. 1984.
Dept. of Archives and History (RG 31). Special Projects (SG 9).

Research materials on private land claims in Mississippi during the years 1813-1848, gathered from the National Archives in Washington, D. C. by Patricia K. Galloway, Special Projects Officer of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The materials are in photocopy and microfilm format with an accompanying documentary essay (call # 016.3333 G174p), and are applicable only to lands in south Mississippi which were once under the colonial jurisdiction of France, Spain and Great Britain. Most, if not all, of these lands are located in the present-day counties of Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson. Related material gathered by Dr. Galloway in the course of her research may be found in Series 1251 in the "Land Claims - Tidelands Initiative" files.

The photocopies and microfilm were reproduced by National Archives staff at Galloway's request. Microfilm rolls are self-serve in the Media Room. The box must be requested for delivery to the Archival Reading Room.

This series contains the following items:

• Private Land Claims in Mississippi: A Documentary Essay including Informal Headnotes on Archival Series by Patricia Galloway, Special Projects Officer for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 1984. A typescript report of Galloway's research efforts in Washington, with historical information on private land claims in Mississippi.
• Photocopies of Docket Nos. 5, 31, 70, 86, 87, 131, 431, 437, and 443. These are private land claims in Hancock County. The earliest claim dates from 1819, with supporting documentation dating up through 1964.
• Microfilm Roll #36942. Contains records of evidence filed with the Board of Land Commissioners for the area east of the Pearl River, 1813-1814. Note that the copies of evidence date from much earlier than this, and notations on the documents date from much later.
• Microfilm Roll #36943. Contains (1) reports from land office at Jackson Court House on private land claims east of the Pearl River, 1820-1823; (2) a Record of Petitions on private land claims in Mississippi, filed at the Jackson Court House, 1819-1840; and (3) an abstract of private land claims in Mississippi, 1848.

See also:

Series 1251: Project Files. 1979-2000.
Series 1155: East of Pearl River District Land Records. 1809-1821; n.d.. (RG 28/SG 1).
Series 1156: Jackson Court House District Land Records. 1820-1847. (RG 28/SG 1).