City of Savannah (Ga.) records, 1817-1912.

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City of Savannah (Ga.) records, 1817-1912.

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This collection contains microfilm records of the City of Savannah, Georgia, treasurer and clerk of city council. Records include tax assessment books (i.e., tax returns) and registers of free persons of color. Records in the collection date from 1817 to 1912.

10 microfilm rolls (.25 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7108355

Georgia Historical Society

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Savannah (Ga.). City Council

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The city of Savannah, Georgia was founded in 1733 by James Edward Oglethorpe. In 1810, it was governed by a City Council and Mayor William B. Bulloch. From the description of City of Savannah ordinance, 1810. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 44598641 ...

Savannah (Ga.). Revenue Dept.

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Savannah (Ga.)

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Savannah, Georgia's city government dates from the settlement of the colony of Georgia at Savannah in 1733. Until 1741, the Common Council of Trustees governed the colony from England through their appointed officials at Savannah - three bailiffs who supervised two constables, a recorder, two tythingmen, and eight conservators of the peace (Walter McElrath, A Treatise on the Constitution of Georgia, p. 5). In 1741, the County of Savannah was established and placed under the jurisdiction of a pre...