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... Georgia Orphan House by Mr. Whitefield , Mr. Habersham became its President , and his correspondence from Bethes- da , detailing their operations from time to time , are particu- larly valuable , both as they relate to that celebrated ...
... Georgia Orphan House by Mr. Whitefield , Mr. Habersham became its President , and his correspondence from Bethes- da , detailing their operations from time to time , are particu- larly valuable , both as they relate to that celebrated ...
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... Georgia Historical Society was not organized until Tuesday , the 4th of June , 1839. But the 12th of February , the day on which Oglethorpe landed in Geor- gia , has been selected as a more appropriate period for its anniversary . The ...
... Georgia Historical Society was not organized until Tuesday , the 4th of June , 1839. But the 12th of February , the day on which Oglethorpe landed in Geor- gia , has been selected as a more appropriate period for its anniversary . The ...
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Georgia , ( among whom were many of the liberal , warm- hearted and republican sons of Ireland - so eminently devo- ted to the cause of liberty in the subsequent history of our country , ) and became permanent settlers and inhabitants ...
Georgia , ( among whom were many of the liberal , warm- hearted and republican sons of Ireland - so eminently devo- ted to the cause of liberty in the subsequent history of our country , ) and became permanent settlers and inhabitants ...
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... Georgia was claimed by the king of Spain , and this colony was the source of increasing jealousy with the Spaniards of Florida . General Oglethorpe , sensible of the tendency of this feeling , and anxious for the safety of the colony ...
... Georgia was claimed by the king of Spain , and this colony was the source of increasing jealousy with the Spaniards of Florida . General Oglethorpe , sensible of the tendency of this feeling , and anxious for the safety of the colony ...
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... Georgia . Having spent eleven years of his life in settling and defending the colony , during which time he had exercised a sole control over its affairs , he was now about to leave it , never to return to Georgia . He had watch- ed ...
... Georgia . Having spent eleven years of his life in settling and defending the colony , during which time he had exercised a sole control over its affairs , he was now about to leave it , never to return to Georgia . He had watch- ed ...
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