Although this is not a political blog, I can't help but interject a few thoughts from a a media source that is not mainstream and is not read widely by either side. I just find this to be so interesting and I hope that some of you will read it and share with your friends.
It is taken from NewsMax.com and it discusses the campaign of GOP second tier candidate Mike Huckabee. It reads in part....
"Huckabee’s success is making waves because he has spent little on advertising, has limited campaign resources, and was a relatively unknown name before entering the presidential race.
Now, Sen. Sam Brownback’s recent withdrawal from the Republican race has given Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, “a clearer path to court religious voters,” columnist Scot Lehigh notes in the Boston Globe. But Huckabee seems to appeal beyond religious voters.
Political guru Dick Morris tells Newsmax that Huckabee “represents a new phenomenon in politics, a genuinely spiritual and creative person who wants to find new ways to inject a spiritual perspective into policy.”
Morris notes that while Huckabee is “pro life and anti-gay marriage and all the rest” that appeals to GOP social voters, he can’t easily be put in a box."
“He wants to expand the purview of a spiritual influence on policy to other spheres,” Morris said. “For example, rehabilitation of prisoners, opposing childhood obesity, conserving the planet God gave us, teaching the arts in schools to enhance our divine creativity. He is a unique candidate with an appeal that transcends normal political boundaries and is catching on. And, in a world of bought-and-paid-for politics, he has little money but lots of popularity.”
If you wish to read more go to Mike Huckabee, Newsmax
From The First Official Register of Land Lotteries of Georgia - Lottery of 1827
According to Sherwood's Gazetteer, Map of GA 1827, the land allotted in 1827 was bounded by the northern boundary of Carrol Co., the eastern boundary of Coweta to along the Flint River to and along the southern boundary of Lee and Randolph.
Those who had fought in the Revolutionary war or who were widows of Rev. War soldiers were given preference over others in this drawing. William H. Hughes was given 2 chances due to his service in the War of 1812.
Page 82 Burke County
William H. Hughes, Robinsons - No. 122 Dist. 2 Sec. 4
Other Hughes who won land in this lottery were Ann, Dempsey, Eliza, Eliah, George, Harden, Jane, John, (Gwinnett Co.) Joseph, Samuel, Sarah, Simon, Susan, Thomas, W.G. William, William W.
I apologize for not being able to list the counties of all of these, but once again, I did not have time to complete the research.
Now from the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery of GA published in 1838 by Harper & Brothers under Valuable Works of Harper & Brothers and written by James F. Smith of Milledgeville, Georgia:
Page 91 - William Hughes, Hamiltons Gwinnett Co.
To win this land lottery, a person had to have lived in Georgia for three years. The person seeking the land went to Milledgeville (then capital) on the specified day and tickets were drawn simultaneously from drums. One drum contained names of the ticket holders and one the land lots giving districts and sections. In this way the person whose name was drawn knew immediately which lot he had drawn. He then paid the state a grant fee of $18.00 and the title was issued to him. From that time forward he could do whatever he chose with the land. The state did NOT require he live on the land or even cultivate it.