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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04777 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | Stephen Drayton to John Houstoun discussing a land dispute |
| Date | 1 October 1772 |
| Author | Drayton, Stephen (1736-1810) |
| Recipient | Houstoun, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses an ongoing land dispute between Button Gwinnett and himself. Houstoun was a lawyer in Savannah, Georgia. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Boundary or Property Dispute |
| People | Drayton, Stephen (1736-1810) Houstoun, John (1744-1796) Gwinnett, Button (ca. 1735-1777) |
| Place written | Sunbury |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Houstoun was a Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress in 1775 and governor of Georgia in 1778 and 1784. Gwinnett was also a Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776 and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |