Georgia records, 1735-1822.

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Georgia records, 1735-1822.

This collection consists of a microfilm copy of records from Georgia's colonial, Revolutionary, and post-Revolutionary eras, 1735-1822. The records are divided into 7 series: conveyance books, 1750-1804; probate records, 1755-1829; printed materials, 1735-1743; marks and brands, 1755-1793; mortgage books, 1755-1822; will books, 1754-1777; and inventory books, 1754-1778. The printed materials series consists of George Whitefield's Continuation of the Account of the Orphan-House in Georgia (1743); two acts: "An Act for rendering the Colony of Georgia more defensible by prohibiting the importation and use of black slaves or negroes into the same" and "An Act to prevent the importation and use of rum and brandies in the Province of Georgia, or any kind of spirits or strong waters whatsoever" (both 1735); and two volumes of William Stephens' A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, (1737) volumes 1 and 3. Additional information on Series I, conveyance books, can be found in Abstracts of Georgia Colonial Conveyances Book C-1 (Call Number: F 285 .B42)

23 microfilm rolls

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SNAC Resource ID: 6928109

Georgia Historical Society

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Stephens, William, 1671-1753

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Epithet: banker, of Reading British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x00013d Epithet: of Add MS 25405 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x000142 Lawyer from Augusta and Savannah, Ga. From the description of Letters, 1780-1811. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32935257 Epithet: of Add MS 4...

Georgia

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On April 21, 1732, King George of England signed a charter establishing the colony of Georgia. The colony was settled by James Edward Oglethorpe in 1733. From the description of Georgia records, 1735-1822. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 174142600 The Commission to Attend a Treaty with the Creek Indians consisted of many well-known Georgia men, including James Hendricks (chair of the commission), General James Jackson, James Simms, Benjamin Hawkins, George ...

Whitefield, George, 1714-1770

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Epithet: Reverend; of Add MS 34068 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0000fb Epithet: Reverend; Preacher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001152.0x0000fc Methodist clergyman. From the description of Papers, 1750-1759. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20504475 Clergyman and evangelist. ...

Bethesda (Orphanage : Savannah, Ga. (1740-1809))

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