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... acres of land . They brought with them that devotion to religious principle , and observance of its duties which had characterized , and all the patriotism and love of liberty which warmed the bosoms of their New England ancestors ...
... acres of land . They brought with them that devotion to religious principle , and observance of its duties which had characterized , and all the patriotism and love of liberty which warmed the bosoms of their New England ancestors ...
Page 51
... acres for you in an hour , of which you may then make one bright bonfire . Such will be frequently here the fate of the pine , the wal- nut , the cypress , the oak , and the cedar . Such an air and soil can only be fitly described by a ...
... acres for you in an hour , of which you may then make one bright bonfire . Such will be frequently here the fate of the pine , the wal- nut , the cypress , the oak , and the cedar . Such an air and soil can only be fitly described by a ...
Page 53
... acres , and that not without incredi- ble slaughter . Add to which , that these poor creatures , living with hardly any husbandry , or stores of provisions , must perish in heaps if the fruits of the woods , or their hunt- ing should ...
... acres , and that not without incredi- ble slaughter . Add to which , that these poor creatures , living with hardly any husbandry , or stores of provisions , must perish in heaps if the fruits of the woods , or their hunt- ing should ...
Page 55
... twenty thousand acres of land in each district ; and to grant to each parish the privilege of * Archd . Description , page 7 . sending two members to the assembly of the province , Provinces of South Carolina and Georgia . 55.
... twenty thousand acres of land in each district ; and to grant to each parish the privilege of * Archd . Description , page 7 . sending two members to the assembly of the province , Provinces of South Carolina and Georgia . 55.
Page 56
... acres : but this rent is not to be charged for the first ten years ; during that time the lands shall be en- tirely free . But all this encouragement was not sufficient to people this country , they who can make life tolerable here are ...
... acres : but this rent is not to be charged for the first ten years ; during that time the lands shall be en- tirely free . But all this encouragement was not sufficient to people this country , they who can make life tolerable here are ...
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Alatamaha America appointed arrived Augustine Britain British Capt Captain cattle Causton Charleston charter colony of Georgia command common council corporation court Creeks cultivation Darien deponent Ebenezer enemy England expense families five four Frederica French garrison gentlemen Georgia Historical Society Governor granted heirs and successors Highlanders honor horses Hugh Mackay hundred acres Indians inhabitants island James James Oglethorpe Jekyl Jekyl island John King labor land laws letter liberty likewise Lord M'Intosh magistrates Majesty Majesty's ment miles nation negroes night officers Ogle Oglethorpe Oglethorpe's persons plantations planted planters poor pounds pounds sterling present province of Georgia provisions raised received regiment river saith Samuel Mercer scout boat sent servants settled settlement ships Society soon South Carolina Spaniards Spanish subjects subsistence thence thereof thing Thomas thousand tion trade trees twenty Tybee white mulberry William woods