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Page 74
... island and Jekyll island , is an inlet of the sea , called Jekyll sound , which is a very fine harbor , and is one of the best entries the English have to the southward of Virginia . This is an excellent station for ships to cruise on ...
... island and Jekyll island , is an inlet of the sea , called Jekyll sound , which is a very fine harbor , and is one of the best entries the English have to the southward of Virginia . This is an excellent station for ships to cruise on ...
Page 75
... Jekyll lies the island of Cumberland , and the fort of St. Andrews , situated upon a fine commanding ground ; and on the south - east of the same island , is another strong fort called fort William , which commands Amelia sound , and ...
... Jekyll lies the island of Cumberland , and the fort of St. Andrews , situated upon a fine commanding ground ; and on the south - east of the same island , is another strong fort called fort William , which commands Amelia sound , and ...
Page 293
... Jekyll for such ships to go over , which Bar lies in 30d . 40m . and behind Jekyll Island there is water and room enough for shipping for ten miles up . The battery is enclosed within a strong wall , and has a guard - house within the ...
... Jekyll for such ships to go over , which Bar lies in 30d . 40m . and behind Jekyll Island there is water and room enough for shipping for ten miles up . The battery is enclosed within a strong wall , and has a guard - house within the ...
Page 309
... island are barracks for three hundred and thirty men . There are settlements on the islands of Jekyll and Cum- berland , which lie at a small distance from each other to the southward of Frederica , and on the last , two forts are built ...
... island are barracks for three hundred and thirty men . There are settlements on the islands of Jekyll and Cum- berland , which lie at a small distance from each other to the southward of Frederica , and on the last , two forts are built ...
Page 324
... Jekyll bar , ten sail of ships at one time , and that ten or twelve forty gun ships may safely ride there ; but behind Jekyll island there is water and room enough for shipping for ten miles up ; and that the sound at Tybee is large ...
... Jekyll bar , ten sail of ships at one time , and that ten or twelve forty gun ships may safely ride there ; but behind Jekyll island there is water and room enough for shipping for ten miles up ; and that the sound at Tybee is large ...
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