It came to be characterized as a movement of farmers and their slaves ever further west to new slave states and territories in the pursuit of fertile land for growing cotton.

It was provided that land which had been purchased but not completely paid for might be relinquished and the sum paid on it applied on the balance due for lands which were retained. In an era before inorganic fertilizers, this made a continually expanding frontier necessary so that settlers and their slaves could relocate further westward in an effort to keep production as high as possible. The speculative period was over after 1819 and lands would no longer bring abnormally high prices. Unfortunately, Alabama's Open Records Act does not mandate any deadline for authorities to respond to document requests, so our local reporter has still not received any information. The soil in the bend was of the best quality, and the bluff afforded an excellent site for a town. No such extent of fine lands was ever again offered for sale in Alabama during a single year, but in 1819 large areas along the Alabama River below Montgomery County were put upon the market. Later on, the more inaccessible areas were put on the market. Hunter Security has also ignored our requests for comment. 1817- this was a land rush not a true fever as in health many men went to Alabama to buy land cheap then resold for a profit was 10.00 bucks an acre some would sell again for$ 20.00-$100 bucks to others.The least a person could by was 160 archers,the less desirable the very poor could buy for $2.00 an acre.then were allowed to pay off in three years with 1/4 down value of total property.

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All the lands lying west of Madison County, on both sides of the Tennessee River, were offered for sale in that year, and the amount sold reached a value of seven million dollars.

The last communication from the School Board's attorney was: Our office has been working on the response to yours and IPVM’s request and compiling responsive information. The first sale took place at Milledgeville, Georgia, in August, 1817; and comprised a tract lying along the headwaters of the Alabama River in the neighborhood of the present city of Montgomery.