Home > Information for General Public > Historic Documents

Historic Documents

The Georgia Archives is home to many documents that have shaped the history of our state and country. The links below lead to images (and, in some cases, transcriptions) of a selection of those documents.

1700

• 1732 - Royal Charter of the Colony of Georgia
• 1788 – Ratification of the Federal Constitution
• 1789 – Address to President Washington regarding the state of affairs in Georgia
• 1789 – Constitution of the State of Georgia
• 1798 – Constitution of the State of Georgia
• 1794 – Yazoo Land Fraud

1800

• 1802 – Treaty regarding Georgia’s western lands
• 1830 – Act to Authorize the Governor to take possession of Cherokee lands
• 1850 - Report of the Constitutional Convention of 1850
• 1861 – Constitution of the State of Georgia
• 1861 – Draft of the Act of Secession
• 1865 – Constitution of the State of Georgia
• 1877 – Constitution of the State of Georgia
• 1878 – First proposal for a state flag

1900

• 1921 – Women’s Suffrage Act
• 1945 – Constitution of the State of Georgia
• 1961 – Gov. Ernest Vandiver’s Public Education Address [18 Jan 1961]
• 1976 Constitution of the State of Georgia
• 1983 Constitution of the State of Georgia

Updated 2/16/2006

Home | Contact the Office | Privacy Statement| Georgia.Gov | Search
© 2010 Georgia Secretary of State

5800 Jonesboro Road
Morrow, GA 30260
678.364.3710
www.GeorgiaArchives.org

	About
	Visit
	General Public
	Government Agencies
	Partners