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George Rush,

John Rae,
Alexander Rose,
John Roberson,
Alexander Rantowle,
William Rigden,
Hugh Ross,
Alexander Reynolds,
John Michael Riser.

S.

Lewis Stamon,
William Starflitchet,
Joseph Stanley,
Donald Stewart,
James Smith,
Alexander Simes,

Joseph Summers,
John Smith,
John Sellie,

Thomas Salter,
James Scott,
John Smalley,
Thomas Sparnell,
David Snook,
George Stephens,
Joseph Stringer,
John Scott,
William Sterling,
John Speilbeigler,
Joseph Smithers,
William Stenhouse.

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John Teasdale, Jacob Truan, Thomas Tripp, Thomas Tebbut, Patrick Tailfer, Alexander Taylor, Samuel Teasdale.

U.

Thomas Upton, Oliver Upsall.

W.

James Williams,
Jacob Watts,
Samuel Ward,
George Waterman,
James Willson,

William Williamson,
William Wood,
James White,
Thomas Wattle,
Andrew Walker,
William Woodrooffe,
Thomas Webb,
Joseph Wardrope,
John Warwick
Joseph Watson,
John Wackfeld,
Robert Williams.

Y.

Isaac Young, sen.
Isaac Young, jun.
John Young,

Thomas Young, sen.

Thomas Young, jun.

If it be asked, why all these did not sign the appointment for an agent, the answer is, a few of them are dead, and many deserted.

A List of those who were deemed the Body of the People, and who were either bribed or compelled to sign Petitions in opposition to those styled Malecontents.

From Ebenezer.

John Martin Boltzius,

Israel Christian Gronau,

Bartholomeus Rieser, Bartholomeus Zant,

Thomas Gsohwandel,

Gabriel Maurer, John Maurer, George Kogler, Paulus Zittrauer, Peter Renter, Stephen Rottenberger, Ambrosii Zubli John Jacob Zubli, *Christopher Ortmann, Ruprecht Kalcher, Leonhard Rauner, Christian Riedelsperger, Fridrick Willhelm Moller, Martin Hortzug, Christian Hessler, John Pletter, Frank Sigismund, John Hernberger, George Bruckner, Carl. Sigismund Ott, Matthias Zettler, Rupretch Eischberger, John Peter Arnsdorff,

Simon Reiter,

Matthias Brandner, Christian Leimberger, Martin Lackner, Lupretcht Steiner, Veit Lemmenhoffer, John and Car. Floerel, Rupretch Zimmerman, Simon Steiner, George Schwaiger, John Schmidt, Leonhard Crause, Peter Gruber, Jacob Schartner, Joseph Leitner, John Cornberger, Andreas Grimmiger, Matthias Burgsteiner, Veit Landselder, Joseph Ernst,

John Michel Rieser, *Thomas Pichler, *John Spielbiegler.

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A List of those who signed a State of the Province of Georgia, attested upon Oath.

+Patrick Graham, apothecary to the trustees.

+Joseph Fitzwalter, gardener to them.

+James Carwells, jailer.

*Thomas Upton, commands a garrison of five men.

*Giles Becu, baker to the trustees' store-keeper.

*Thomas Egerton, grandson of the trustees' wheelwright.

Thomas Cundell, a boy under age.

*Anthony Camuse, silkman.

†John Burton, a town officer in the pay of the trustees.

Joseph Pavey, in pay at fort Augusta.

*Robert Hainks, a town officer.

John Millidge, one of the General's servants.

*Thomas Bayley, smith to the trustees.

George Johnson, sawyer to the trustees.

†Samuel Parker, son-in-law to Samuel Mercer.

Thomas Palmer, sawyer to the trustees.

William Stephens, the trustees' president and secretary.

+Henry Parker, a magistrate and assistant to the president. Thomas Jones, (1) magistrate, assistant, accomptant, overseer, storekeeper, and cashier to the trustees.

Samuel Mercer,(2) constable and assistant.

*James Campbel, late jailer.

John Rae, (3) scout boat-man.

Noble Jones, commands a garrison near Captain Upton.

Thomas Young, wheelwright to the trustees.

*Thomas Ellis, surveyor,

Those marked † signed the representation of 117 in 1738.

Those marked have since repented, and signed the agent's appointment, and the rest have ever been dependent.

N. B. The state of the colony attested by the above twenty-five, only shows how far the people have gone towards improving the colony, and what it may be made capable of, but does not show the present real and true state of it, since it has made no mention of its ruinous and deserted plantations.

No XXXVI.

Georgia-Office, Westminster.

SIR,Your forgetting the duty of a magistrate, to preserve peace, and authority of government, and heading a discontented party to become petitioners with yourself, against the trustees' conduct, setting up yourselves as dictators, and prescribing rules to bring all order into confusion, is an offence of that nature to the trustees, who appointed you a magistrate for other purposes, that they thought fit to discharge you from the office of second bailiff, and one of

(1) App. No. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. &c. (3) App. No. XII,

(2) App. No. XII.

the assistants at Savannah, and have sent over their constitution for another person in your room.

Persons not content with government, are equally unable to govern themselves, as choose their own governors; and the trustees having no farther service for you, who take upon you thus to act, directed my acquainting you therewith. I am, sir,

Your most humble servant,
HARMAN VERELST, Accomptant.

To Mr. John Fallowfield.

FINIS.

VOL. II.

21

Feb. 16, 1741.

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