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Valuation 1, Rans Bird Harris - 28257

    Valuation
    Date
    Day Unknown
    Known
    Check Notes
    Check Notes
    Valuation Number
    1
    Improvement
    1
    Notes
    "This plantation is enclosed by the river on one side & a ferry indifferent straight fence on the other with 2 patches of [...] acre each enclosed [...]. The claimant was dispossessed by the laws of Georgia, January 1835 at the instance of Stephen Terry. Damages assessed for spoliation rent of 30 acres river land @ 6.00 pr. acre pr. annum do. 8 do. upland @ $2.50 pr. acre pr. annum 3 years. see certificate no.1"

    "We hereby certify that Raus dispossessed of his improvement on the Chattahoochee River in said county some time in the month of January or February 1835 at the instance of Stephen Ferry. Given under our hands this 8th September 1836. In presence of Jo. Shaw, N. K. Hutchins, William McGinnis, John Roger, James McGinnis Senior, Martin Brannan"
    Person Description from Valuation
    Rans Bird Harris
    Acreage Crop Size Value Per Acre Total Value Description Fence Type Fence Value
    Bottom Land 30.00 - 108494 30.00 300.00 River low ground
    Upland 8.00 - 108495 8.00 64.00
    Lot Class Description Size Total Value
    Garden, - 115064 Garden 1 paled garden 5.00
    Structure Type Dim1 Dim2 Number of Structures Value
    Cabin - 86512 Cabin 1 50.00
    Cabin - 86513 Cabin 1 15.00
    Smokehouse - 86514 Smokehouse 1 6.00
    Outhouse - 86515 Outhouse 3 14.50
    Smith - 86516 Smith 1 10.00
    Stable - 86517 Stable 2 10.00
    Corncrib - 86518 Corncrib 2 12.00
    ID Type Number Description Total Value
    Cherry 2 - 119551 Cherry 2 0.50
    Plum 4 - 119550 Plum 4 1.00
    Peach 72 - 119549 Peach 72 Scattered on the farm 36.00