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Page 26
... present . With regard to the means of cultivation , slavery was abso- lutely prohibited , and the settlers had to rely upon their own labor . The inhibition of slavery resulted from the relative position Georgia was intended to bear ...
... present . With regard to the means of cultivation , slavery was abso- lutely prohibited , and the settlers had to rely upon their own labor . The inhibition of slavery resulted from the relative position Georgia was intended to bear ...
Page 31
... present the spectacle of a " moral phenomenon , " at which we wonder , and for whom we sympathize , but over whose destiny we have no control . It seems to be fixed by the law of their nature , by the wis- dom of an inscrutable ...
... present the spectacle of a " moral phenomenon , " at which we wonder , and for whom we sympathize , but over whose destiny we have no control . It seems to be fixed by the law of their nature , by the wis- dom of an inscrutable ...
Page 38
... present reflections . This is confined in all countries to a few favored geniuses . It is a more humble degree , but a general diffusion of knowledge we are contemplating . The three great departments of active industry and pro- ductive ...
... present reflections . This is confined in all countries to a few favored geniuses . It is a more humble degree , but a general diffusion of knowledge we are contemplating . The three great departments of active industry and pro- ductive ...
Page 45
... present house- rents of their city and town amounts to , I shall not pretend to say , but believe they make a considerable yearly sum , be- cause the tenants have lately been too brisk bidders for each other's bargains . The city of ...
... present house- rents of their city and town amounts to , I shall not pretend to say , but believe they make a considerable yearly sum , be- cause the tenants have lately been too brisk bidders for each other's bargains . The city of ...
Page 53
... present , or else they could not have defended themselves against the Span- iards as they did . But if their numbers were formerly con- siderable they have since greatly decreased ; and that might easily happen in a century , even ...
... present , or else they could not have defended themselves against the Span- iards as they did . But if their numbers were formerly con- siderable they have since greatly decreased ; and that might easily happen in a century , even ...
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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