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Description

Exceedingly rare original Land Grant awarded to Alexander McNutt of Warren County,Mississippi for 160 acres and change as acting Governor of the state of Mississippi. 

Alexander Gallatin McNutt (January 3, 1802 – October 22, 1848) was a Mississippi attorney and politician who served as Governor from 1838 to 1842

McNutt's home is a Vicksburg landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The community of McNutt, Mississippi is named in honor of McNutt.

Year of Land Grant document: Feburary 10th 1840

Size: 10 x 16 inches
 
President: Martin Van Buren
Land Office: Mt. Salem,MS
 
Subjects

Slavery--United States--History
Slave trade--United States--History Cotton trade
Decedents’ estates
Plantation
Historic Homes
Governor
Vicksburg

Presidential Campaigns

Local government--United States

* PLEASE take a moment to examine my other  Gov. McNutt Mississippi Land Grants currently in my store.