\JL */<2. ¦ <7 "I give thefe Books for the founding of a College in this Colony" BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME OF THE ALFRED E. PERKINS Fund 1907 This book was digitized by Microsoft Corporation in cooperation with Yale University Library, 2008. You may not reproduce this digitized copy ofthe book for any purpose other than for scholarship, research, educational, or, in limited quantity, personal use. You may not distribute or provide access to this digitized copy (or modified or partial versions of it) for commercial purposes. X THE COLONIAL RECORDS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA COMPILED AND PUBLISHED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE LEGISLATURE ALLEN D. CANDLER VOLUME VII PROCEEDINGS AND MINUTES OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL; FROM October 30, 1754, to March. 6, 1759 ATLANTA, GA. THE FRANKLIN-TURNER COMPANY PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS, BINDERS 1906 PREFATORY NOTE. The Trustees surrendered the charter in June, 1752, where upon the Lords Justices, with the advice of the Privy Council, issued a proclamation directing all officers, both civil and mili tary, to continue in the discharge of their respective duties until such time as the king might establish another form of govern ment. Thus the direction of the affairs of the colony devolved for the time being on the President and Assistants. In March, 1754, the Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plan tations submitted a plan of government, which provided, among other things, for the appointment of a Governor and a Council of twelve persons with such powers and duties as were exer cised by the Governors and Councils of the other British prov inces in America, which were more immediately subject to the direction of the crown. This plan was approved and adopted, and on the sixth of August, 1754, Captain John Reynolds of the British navy, was appointed the first Governor of Georgia, and on the thirtieth day of October, 1754, the government of the colony was transferred from the President and Assistants to Governor Reynolds and his Council, consisting of Patrick Gra ham, Sir Patrick Houstoun, James Habersham, Alexander Kel- let, William Clifton, Noble Jones, Pickering Robinson, Francis Harris, Jonathan Bryan and William Russell. This volume and the four following in numerical order constitute a complete journal of the proceedings of the Executive Department of the colony from the inauguration of Governor Reynolds up to the cessation of British rule in Georgia upon the final withdrawal of Governor Wright in 1783. (3) A JOURNAL OF THE Proceedings and Minutes OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL OF HIS MAJESTY'S Province of Georgia. Commencing the 30™ Day of October, 1754 Ending the 6th Day of March, 1759, Inclusive GEORGIA OATH OF THE CLERK OF THE COMMONS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY You shall be true and faithfull to our Sovereign Lord George the Third and to his Heirs and Successors — You shall nothing know that shall be prejudicial to his Majesty his Crown or digni ty but that you shall resist to the utmost of your Power, and with all Speed shall Advertize his Excellency the Governor, (or Com mander in Chief for the time being) thereof in such wise as the same shall come to your knowledge. You shall also well and truly Serve his Majesty in the Office of Clerk of the Commons House of Assembly in this Province, making true Entry and Records of the Things done & passed in the Same — Ye shall keep Secret.all such Matters as shall be treated of in the said House of Assembly and not disclose the same, but to such as they ought to be disclosed unto — And Generally you shall well and Truly Execute all things belonging unto you to be done Apper taining to the Office of Clerk of the House of AssemblySo help you God. (7) GEORGIA At a Meeting of the President and As sistants in Council assembled at Savannah on Wednesday the thirtieth Day of October 1754 Present Patrick Graham Esqr President and John Reynolds Esqr and James Habersham Noble Jones Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Assistants GovernorsCommissionread Mr Reynolds then produced His most Sacred Majestys Commission on Letters Patent bearing Date at Kensing ton the Sixth Day of August 1754 in the Twenty Eight Year of His said Majestys Reign, commissionating him the said John Reynolds Esqr His said Majestys Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Colony of Georgia In America, which said Commission was read and duly published in the presence of the said Patrick Graham Esqr and the Assistants abovenamed Then Patrick Graham Esqr delivred up the Chair to His Excellency the Governor. Governor de- ^s Excellency then informed the Board, that His Maj- Nlmes'o! the esty had appointed the following Gentlemen to be of councillors. the Coundl for this province) namely, Patrick Graham Esqr, Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar1, James Habersham, Al exander Kellet, William Clifton, Noble Jones, Pickering Robinson, Francis Harris, Jonathan Bryan and William Russell Esquires, and that they shou'd be forthwith called (9) IO GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL together; Accordingly His Excellency ordered all the Gentlemen aforesaid to be summon'd (except William Clifton, who was not arrived in the province) to meet Him at the Council Chamber the next Day — - GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the thirty first Day of October 1754 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar4 James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones v Pickering Robinson \ l Francis Harris and Jonathan Bryan Mr William Russell, who was nominated one of the Mr. Russeii Council, appeared according to the Summons, and very Counciide- dutifully and respectfully declin'd the Honour intended clined acting Him GovernorsCommission again read Then His Excellency again produced His most sacred Majesty's Commission appointing him Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Colony of Georgia, and or dered the same to be read, and it was accordingly read, and duly published in the presence of the Gentlemen of the Council abovenamed — Then His Excellency took all the Oaths appointed by Governor took Law, declared and subscribed the Test; and also took oaths &c. the Oaths for administring the Government, and for se- OCTOBER, 1754. 11 curing the Acts of Trade and Navigation, which two last mentioned Oaths are as follows, namely, GOVERNOR'S OATH You do swear, that you will Faith and true Allegiance And the Oath bear unto His most sacred Majesty King George the sec ond, and to His Heirs and Successors, and will well and truly execute the Office and Trust of Captain General and Governor in Chief for the Province of Georgia, accord ing to the best of your Skill and Knowledge, and accord ing to the Power to you granted by Virtue of His Ma jesty's Letters Patent bearing date at Kensington the 6th Day of August in the 28th Year of His said Majesty's Reign — So help you God — Governor's Oath relating to the Acts of Trade and Navigation"You do swear, that you will, to the best of your Skill And the oath "and Power, so long- as you shall continue in the Gov- for observing of Actsof "ernment and Command of His Majesty's Province of Trade &C J J "Georgia, well and truly execute and perform all Mat ters and Things, which by the Statute made in the "twelfth Year of the Reign of King Charles the second, "entituled an Act for the encouraging and increasing of "Shipping and Navigation, and the other Statute, made "in the fifteenth Year of His said Majesty's Reign, En- "tituled, An Act for the encouragement of Trade and also "the Act made in the seventh and eighth Years of the "Reign of His late Majesty King William, Entituled, "an Act for preventing Frauds and regulating Abuses in "the Plantation Trade — And also all other Acts, which "have been made and are in Force for the better regulat- 12 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "ing and securing the Plantation Trade, you are required "as Captain General and Governor in Chief of the said "Province to be sworn to the Performance So help you God — Then His Excellency directed the first Article of His ms Majesty°s Majesty's Instructions to be read, and the same being ac- the Governor cordingly read, was ordered to be entered in this Day's Minutes, and is as follows, namely, Ist "With these our Instructions, you will receive Our "Commission under the Great Seal of Great Britain con stituting you Our Captain General and Governor in "Chief of Our Colony of Georgia in America, You are "therefore to fit your self with all convenient Speed, and "repair to Our said Colony of Georgia, and being arrived "there, You are to take upon you the Execution of the "Place and Trust, We have reposed in you, and forth- "with to call together the following Persons by Name, "whom We do hereby nominate and appoint to be Our "Council for that Colony, Viz1 Patrick Graham Esqrs, S" "Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham, Alexander "Kellet, William Clifton, Noble Jones, Pickering Robin- "son, Francis Harris, Jonathan Bryan and William Rus sell Esqrs— Then all the said Members of His said Majesty's Coun- ^iiors?eCx0cUept cil (excepting William Clifton and William Russell Esqrs) Sand wliim. were called upon to take the State Oaths appointed by tMiftheStete' Law ; and accordingly the said Members of His Majes ty's Council (except Mr Clifton and Mr Russell before named) took all the State Oaths appointed by Law, and declared and subscribed the Test, and also the Oath of a Councillor, which said Oath is as follows, namely, OCTOBER, 1754. J3 COUNCILLORS OATH "You do swear, that you Faith and true Allegiance And the Oath it, TT. ,-»«-• T^. ^* of a councillor bear unto His most sacred Majesty King George the "secondhand to His Heirs and Successors, and shall be "true and faithful to His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr, "as He is commissionated Captain General and Governor "in Chief, in and over this His Majesty's Province, and "that you will, in the Place and Office of his Majesty's "Councillor of this Province well and faithfully serve his "said Majesty and promote the Good of His Majesty's "Affairs with your best Advice and Council — You shall "with your best Ability defend this Province from all "foreign Invasions, and intestine Insurrections; You "shall not countenance or conceal any Plott or seditious "Conspiracy, or any treasonable or seditious Speeches "against His said Majesty, His Heirs or Successors, or "His said Excellency, but you shall give speedy Notice "thereof unto His said Excellency, or to some Members "of the Council; the secret Debates of the Council, you "shall not reveal directly nor indirectly, All which you "shall to the utmost of your Ability perform — So help you God" James Haber sham Esqr sworn as Secretary Then James Habersham Esqr Secretary, Register of the Records and Clerk of the Council, of this Colony, and Alexander Kellet Esq1 Provost Marshal of the said Col ony, took all the State Oaths appointed by Law, and de clared and subscribed the Test, and afterwards the said James Habersham took the following Oath of a Secre tary, Register of the Records, and Clerk of the Council, namely, "I do swear, that I will bear Faith, and true Obedience 'to our Sovereign Lord the King, His Heirs and Suc cessors ; I will bear true Fidelity to His Majesty's Gov- 14 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "ernor, Deputy Governor or Commander in Chief of this "Province — The Secrets of the Governor and Council, "I will no Way reveal; I will in all Things behave my- "self honestly and truly as a Secretary, Register of the "Records and Clerk of the Council ought to do — So help me God Then the said Alexander Kellet Esqr had the last men- Keiiet Esqr tioned Oath of Fidelity and Secrecy administred to Him, sworn as Pro- . vost Marshal only -with the Variation of the last Words — relative to the Officer, instead whereof were, as a Provost Marshal of this Colony SmiSonas Ordered — That His Excellency's Commission be oral &c to be forthwith recorded in the Secretary's Office of this Prov- recorded in the . Secretarys mce office Then His Excellency produced His most sacred Ma- and his Com- . .. .. . . . . mission as vice i esty s Commission appointing him Vice Admiral ot this Admiral read, J J rr o . Province, and ordered the same to be read, and it was accordingly read — nd also His Then His Excellency produced His most sacred Ma- u^fnrathefseai jesty's Warrant authorizing His said Excellency, or the of the colony Commander in Chief of this Province for the Time being, to use the Great Seal, of which the following is a Copy, Viz' "To Our trusty and well beloved John Reynolds Esqr saw'warrant "Our Captain General and Governor in Chief of Our "Province of Georgia, or to the Commander in Chief of "Our said Province for the Time being Greeting. With "this you will receive a Seal prepared by Our Order for "the Use of Our Province of Georgia, the same being en- "graved on the one Side with Our Royal Effigies and a "Figure representing the Genius of Our said Province "on his Knee offering to Us a Skain of Silk, this Inscrip- OCTOBER, 1754. 15 "tion being under the said Effigies, Hine laudem sperate "Coloni, and this other Inscription round the Circumfer- "ence, Sigillum Provincial nostrse Georgia? in America, "and on the other Side of the said Seal Our Arms, Gar- "ter, Crown, gupportors and Motto with this Inscription "around the Circumference, Georgius secundus, Dei Gra tia, Magnae Britannise, Franciae et Hibernise Rex, Fidei "Defensor, Bruns vici et Lunenburgi Dux Sacri Romani "Imperii Archi Thesaurarius et Princeps Elector — Our "Will and Pleasure is, and We do hereby authorize and "direct, that the said Seal be used in sealing all Patents "and Grants of Lands, and all publick Instruments, which "shall be made and passed in Our Name and for Our "Service in Our said Province — Given at Our Court at "Kensington the twelfth Day of August 1754 in the "Twenty Eighth Year of Our Reign — * By His Majesty's Command T. Robinson" Ordered That His most sacred Majesty's War- im/thVseai rant aforesaid be forthwith recorded in the Secretary's to be recorded ,-, rr r . . . -p, mtheSecre- Office of this rrovince tary's Office Ordered That His Majesty's Commission appoint- cSJunis'Sons ing His Excellency Captain General and Governor in pubiilhedat Chief of this Colony, as well as His Majesty's Commis- the Militia sion appointing Him Vice Admiral of the same, be forth with read and published at the Head of the Militia, now under Arms before the Council Chamber, and both the said Commissions were accordingly read, and published as ordered — Then was read a Proclamation for continuing all Of- toro^tonine ficers, Eclesiastical, Civil and Military in their respective all Officers in . , , , . . their piaces,tiii piaces anr\ Trusts, until further Orders, which was or- further Orders dered to be enter'd and is as follows, namely, Governor's Warrant for 1 6 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA By His ExceeeEncy John Reynoeds Esq/ "Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief in "and over His Majesty's said Province, and Vice Ad- "miral of the same A PROCLAMATION "Whereas His Majesty by His Royal Proclamation "given at Whitehal the Twenty fifth Day of June 1752, "did continue all Officers, then duly and lawfully pos sessed of, or invested in any Office or Trust Ecclesias tical, Civil or Military in His Majesty's said Province "in their respective Offices and Employments until "His Majesty's Pleasure should be further known — "And whereas His Majesty's said Proclamation does "now of Course determine; therefore that the Exe cution of Justice may not be obstructed, and that "good Order and Tranquillity may be preserved within "His Majesty's said Province, 'till other Measures for "that Purpose can be taken, I have, by and with the Ad- "vice and Consent of His Majesty's Honourable Council, "thought fit to issue this my Proclamation, requiring and "commanding, and I do hereby require and command "all Officers duly and legally invested in any Office, Ec clesiastical, Civil or Military in His Majesty's said "Province, to continue to exercise their respective Trusts "and Offices, until further Orders — And I do hereby "command and require all His Majesty's Subjects in the "said Province to be obedient to, and aiding and assist ing the said Officers in the Performance and Execution "of their respective Offices, as they will answer the con trary at their Peril "Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of "this His Majesty's Province, in the Council NOVEMBER, 1754- *7 "Chamber at Savannah the thirty first Day of "October 1754 in the twenty eighth Year of "His Majesty's Reign 'By his Excellency's John Reynoeds 'Command James Haber- 'sham Secry" God save the King" Ordered That His Excellency's Proclamation be forthwith published by Beat of Drum, as usual, in this Town — GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the first Day of November 1754. Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq1 The Honourable Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Barr' James Habersham — Alexander Kellet — Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson — Francis Harris — Jonathan Bryan ? Esq1' The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read and ap proved—" 2 c r— vol 7 1 8 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Mr Tames Habersham acquainted His Excellency that William Spen- J . , _. _ . cer admitted jt wou'd be necessary, for the Dispatch of Business, to Leputy Clerk J L and'swOTn""' appoint a Deputy Clerk of the Council, and He desired His Excellency to admit Mr William Spencer in that Ca pacity, which request was complyed with; and accord ingly the said William Spencer took all the State Oaths appointed by Law, and declared and subscribed the Test, and afterwards the said William Spencer took the follow ing Oath of a Deputy Clerk of the Council, namely, "I do swear, that I will bear Faith and true Obedience "to Our Sovereign Lord the King, His Heirs and Suc cessors; I will bear true Fidelity to His Majesty's Gov ernor, Deputy Governor or Commander in Chief of this "Province; the Secrets of the Governor and Council I "will no Way reveal; I will in all Things behave my self "honestly and truly as a Clerk of the Council ought to "do- So help me God Ordered That the Clerk of the Board do forth- Clerk of the Council to send with make out and send a Copy of His Excellencv's Copies of the L J J Proclamation Proclamation to each of the following- Gentlemen, name- 1 or continuing <=> ' iicli1"- ?he?rffipciacesrtoly> a Copy to James Fraser and John Rae Esqra Conserva- tosConheVa" tors of the Peace at Augusta, and within the District cotayinthe thereof; another to John Ludwig Meyer Esqr Conserv ator of the Peace at Ebenezer and within the District thereof; another to Audley Maxwell Esqr Conservator of the Peace at Midway River and within the District thereof; and another to John McKintosh M. Esqr Con servator of the Peace at Darien and within the District thereof — And the Clerk was likewise ordered to direct the said Conservators of the Peace to publish the said Proclamation as soon as conveniently can be, in the most solemn and public Manner within their respective Dis tricts — NOVEMBER, 1754. Letter from Lachlan Mac- Gillivray con cerning the Upper Creek Indians Patrick Graham Esqr laid before the Board a Letter, which He received from Mr Lachlan McGillivray dated Augusta the 25th October 1754, which was read, and con tained the following Advice — "That a Trader just then come from the Upper Creek-Nation, informed him (the said McGillivray) that the French had been very busy with that Nation, in endeavouring to set them against this Province ; that they had prevailed upon Head Men out of every Town to go to Mobile ; that the fatal Con sequences of giving them (the French) too great Op portunities to seduce the Indians from the English In terest in the Northern Province is but too notorious, and that their Success to the Northward, will doubtless spirit them to seduce the Indians in Amity with this Province to their Interest, who at present are the only Barrier to secure our Western Frontiers from their Insults — ¦ The Board took the aforesaid Letter into Considera tion, and had great Reason to believe the Truth of what was set forth as well from the undoubted Veracity of the Writer, as from many other concurrent Circumstances; and as they had no Presents to countermine the French Influence, they postponed coming to any Resolution there upon, 'till they had more maturely considered the Affair — 20 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the second Day of November 1754 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones— - Pickering Robinson f * Francis Harris — Jonathan Bryan J The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read and ap proved — Lachlan Mac- The Board reassumed the Consideration of Mr M°Gil- terreadyyester-hvray's Letter read Yesterday respecting the Upper Creek consideration, Indians ; and John Rae Esqr Conservator of the Peace lution of the at Augusta, 3 Person well acquainted with Indian Af- Board thereon . fairs, being in Town, was desired to attend; and He ac cordingly did attend, and confirmed the Advice the Board had received — ¦ The Board likewise referred to a Minute in the Journals of the late President and Assistants of the 9'11 of August last by which it appeared, that they thought it expedient to send a small Present to the lower Creek Indians, for reasons set forth in the said Minute, as well as a small Present to the Chickesaw Indians, the last of which was timely forwarded; and as the Upper Creeks (on His Excellency's arrival) wou'd expect some Notice to be taken of them, as well as the lower Creeks, and the Presents prepared for the latter, if divided, wou'd probably answer no valuable Purpose, it was judged best (especially as the Merchants, who provided them, wou'd take them again) not to send any to the lower Creeks;. NOVEMBER, 1754. 21 But for the Present His Excellency was advised to send them respectively a Letter, or what is usually called a Talk, until he was enabled to give them suitable Presents, which it's hoped wou'd soon arrive from England GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the fourth Day of November 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq1- The Honourable Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — ¦ Pickering Robinson Francis Harris — Jonathan Bryan Esqr! The Minute of the last Board was read, and approved — ¦ Part of the old The House hitherto used for transacting public Busi- Sungdo'wpn?8 ness, and in which the Council and Assembly met, being joumedto the in 3. ruinous Condition, and in appearance in great Dan- and took into Ptv of falling-, the Board took into Consideration to pro- Consideration ° -,-,, mi • iia ii> the providing vlde a proper Place for 1 heirs and the Assembly s meet- a proper Place r r to meet in mg; which they had hardly entered into, when they were alarmed with the falling of a Stack of Chimneys and one End of the said House, and very providentially escaped being buried in the Ruins, which obliged them immedi ately to quit it, and move to the Court House until some proper House could be provided, which Necessity now obliged them to take under their immediate Considera tion — 22 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL AHouseori i- ^ appeared to the Board that a large and commodious for'thfus^of House erected at the public Expence, and intended for tureSthoughta lodging and sorting Cocoons wou'd be very proper, if proper Place fitted ^ for ^hlk offices . and they likewise understood that it was at present of no Use, and wou'd not answer the Purpose intended; but as it was thought proper, not to divert any thing proposed to accomodate or encourage the valuable Culture of Silk, the Board sent for Mr Otto lenghe, who has the whole Care and Management of the said Culture, to know whether the said House wou'd be wanted for that Purpose — • Mr. Ottolenghe Mr Ottolenghe attended, and after being acquainted '^Manager of wjm the Reason of his being sent for, He informed the suitedlhfreon; Board, that He should have no further Use for the said had noeuslefor House Therefore His Excellency ordered James Haber- 3e'sham, Noble Jones and Jonathan Bryan, Esq" to exam- tee of the coun-ine what was necessary to be done to make it fit for pub- cil was ordered to inspect it he Offices, and to report the same to this Board Then His Excellency directed the Eleventh Article of His Majesty's Instruction to be read, and the same being read, was ordered to be entered in this Day's Minutes, and is as follows, namely, 1 1 "And whereas We are sensible that effectual Care Article of His "ought to be taken to oblige the Members of Our Council Majestys In- . . structions to to 3 due attendance therein in Order to prevent the manv the Governor A J AtTen'dlnle of "Inconveniencys that may happen for want of a Quorum ofetheecouncii "°f the Council to transact Business as Occasion may re read "quire, It is Our Will and Pleasure, that if any of the "Members of Our said Council residing in the said Col- "ony shall hereafter absent themselves from Our said "Colony, and continue absent above the space of twelve "Months together, without leave from you or from Our "Governor or Commander in Chief of Our said Colony "for the time being first obtained under your or his Hand "and Seal, or shall remain absent for the space of two NOVEMBER, 1754. 23 "Years successively without Our leave given him under "Our Royal Sign Manual, their Place or Places in Our "said Council shall immediately thereupon become Void; "and that if any of the Members of Our said Council re siding in the said Colony, shall hereafter willfully absent "themselves from the Council Board, when duly sum<- "mon'd, without a just and lawfull Cause, and shall per*- "sist therein after Admonition, You suspend the said "Councillors so absenting themselves, 'till Our further "Pleasure be known, giving timely Notice thereof to Our "Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, in order to "be laid before Us, And We do hereby will and require "you, that this Our Royal Pleasure be signifyed to the "several Members of Our Council aforesaid, and that it "be entred in the Council Books of Our said Colony as a "standing Rule GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the fifth Day of November 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — J> Esqrs Pickering Robinson Francis Harris The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read, and ap proved — Pursuant to the Resolution of this Board of the second Day of this Month, Two Letters were wrote to the Head 24 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Men of the Upper and lower Creek-Indians, and the fol lowing is a Copy of that to the lower Creeks, namely, GEORGIA "To Our beloved Friend Mallatchie, and "the rest of the beloved Men and War- "riours of the lower-Creek Nation — ¦ Two Letters to "The great and Beloved King George my Master hav- iowerCreek-in- "ing appointed me Governor and General of this His dians from the . . Governor, and Province of Georeia, I take the first Opportunity of ac- delivered to o > i j. -> to foraard3^ "quainting you therewith, and of assuring you, that I "shall Use every Means to preserve the good Understand ing that at present subsists between the Great King my "Master's Subjects of this Province and your Nation, "And as it will give me very great Pleasure to have an "Opportunity of shaking Hands, and of talking with you "Face to Face, I shall acquaint you, when it may be prop- "er to come here, when I hope, I shall be able to give you "a further Testimony of my Love and Friendship — In "the mean Time, I wish you, your Wives and Children "Health and Prosperity, assuring you, that I am — "Your lovinq- Friend and Brother '£> "J. Reynolds"— "Council Chamber in "Savannah the 5th "November 1754" The Letter to the Upper-Creeks run in the same Words as the foregoing, only with this Difference in the Direc tion, "To Our Beloved Friend the Gun Merchant and the "rest of the Beloved Men and Warriours of the Upper "Creek Nation" His Excellency then sent for John Rae Esqr Conserv ator of the Peace at Augusta (being in this Town) and He accordingly attended, when His Excellency commit- NOVEMBER, 1754. 25 ted the above two Letters to his Care to forward ; that to the Upper Creeks to Mr Lachlan McGillivray a Trader there, and the other to Mr George Galphin a Trader in the lower Creeks, with Orders to deliver and faithfully interpret the same to the respective Chiefs as directed — GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the sixth Day of November 1754 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Sr Patrick Houston Bar' James Habersham "^ Alexander Kellet { ^ rs Noble Jones— [ ^sq Pickering Robinson J The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read, and ap proved — Report of the Then Noble Jones Esqr acquainted the Board, that in SmTto^ew" Conformity to His Excellency's Direction (as =p Minute Snd^d for Pnub- of the 4th Instant) Mr Habersham, Mr Bryan and himself ^d°r?deeandCon"had viewed the House intended (as ^ aforesaid Minute of the 4th Instant for public Offices, and had agreed to what they thought necessary to be done, which he (the said Noble Jones Esqr) had made a Plan of, and then laid it before the Board, which being approved, they sent for proper Tradesmen, in Order that they might make Pro posals to fit up the said House for the Use proposed with all Expedition ; accordingly they attended, and after be ing informed of the Reason of their being sent for, they desired a Day or two to consider of and make their Pro posals — 26 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the seventh Day of November 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Patrick Graham Esq' Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — \ Esqri Pickering Robinson Jonathan Bryan The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read, and ap proved — His Excellency having- communicated His Majesty's Governor com- J J mumcated His Instructions in regard to the calling- of a General Assem- Maje3tys In- ° ° abouCttlthneScaii- bl> r> and lt appearing, that it was His Majesty's Inten- Afsembiyeral tion to have it done as soon as conveniently cou'd be, the same was taken into Consideration — It was observed that His Majesty's Instructions or- A Committee appointed to dered, that no .Person shou d be capable of being; elected consider of ° Means to carry a Representative to serve or of sitting- in General As- His Majestys r o «^i - i... intorExec°ution semDly, who is not possessed in his own Right of a Free- repXwhich^hold Estate of Five hundred Acres of Land within the is agreed to. District, or Division for which he is chosen, and it bein°- well known to the Board, that there were no Persons possessed of Five hundred Acres of Land within several of the Districts empowered to send Representatives, especially Frederica, Vernonburgh, Acton, Abercorn and Goshen and Ebenezer, all of them except Frederica, the most populous Places in the Province ; Therefore a Com mittee of the Council, namely, Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar', Noble Jones and Jonathan Bryan Esqrs were ordered to NOVEMBER, 1754. 27 consider of such a Division of the Province, by which the full Number of Representatives ordered by His Majes ty's Instruction might be returned; and the Committee reported, that it appeared to them, that His most sacred Majesty's Royal Instruction could no otherwise be full- filled, than by the following Division of the Province for the present, by which each District wou'd have a Choice of Persons properly qualifyed, namely, that the Northern Division do extend South to the North Side of the North Branch of Midway River and West to Mount Pleasant; the Southern Division to extend from the South Side of the North Branch of Midway River to the most southern Settlements inclusive; The Western Division to extend from Mount Pleasant to the most Western Settlements inclusive, which Report was approved of by the Board Then His Excellency was advised by the Board to summons°for issue out 3 Writ of Summons to the Provost Marshal for eS^ssemWy calling 3 General Assembly to meet at Savannah on 7thmjany next Tuesday the seventh Day of January next, to whom the Provost Mar- following Instructions were ordered to be given, that the shal, and In structions same may be duly observed — • given him "That it is His Majesty's command that no Person in tions given0" "this Province shall be capable of being elected a Repre sentative to serve or of sitting in General Assembly, "who is a Popish Recusant or under the Age of twenty "one Years, or who is not (legally) possessed in his own "Right of a Freehold Estate of Five hundred Acres of "Land within the District or Division for which he is "chosen, nor shall any Popish Recusant or Person under "the Age of twenty one Years, or who is not (legally) "possessed, in his own Right of a Freehold Estate of "Fifty Acres of Land, be deemed capable of giving his "Vote for the Election of a Representative to serve in "General Assembly — 28 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL And that the Freeholders may have timely Notice, it was ordered, that the Provost Marshal be required to direct the Magistrates within the respective Districts to give at least five Days Notice to them of the Day of the Election — GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the Eighth Day of November 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq1" The Honourable James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson ' ^ Francis Harris — The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read and ap proved — His Majestys His Excellency produced His most sacred Majesty's reiatingto"8 Instructions, relating to the erecting of Courts of Judi cature read- '" cature in this Province, and ordered the same to be read, which was accordingly done ; but as the Board had been informed, that William Clifton Esqr appointed Attornev General for this Province was arrived in Charles-Town, and that He was daily expected here, they thought proper to postpone the further Consideration of so weighty a Matter, 'till the arrival of the Attorney General- Then His Excellency directed the following Articles of His Majesty's Instructions to be entred in in this Day's Minutes, which was as follows, namely, NOVEMBER, 1754. 29 His Maj'estys Instructionsrelating to the Writ of Habeas Corpus entered "40. "Whereas We are above all Things desirous that 'all Our Subjects may enjoy their legal Rights and Prop erties, You are to take especial Care that, if any Person 'be committed for any Criminal Matters (unless for 'Treason or Felony plainly and especially expressed in 'the Warrant of Commitment) he have free Liberty to 'Petition for himself or otherwise the Chief Baron or 'any one of the Judges of the Common Pleas for a Writ 'of Habeas Corpus, which upon such Application, shall 'be granted and served on the Provost Marshal, Goaler 'or other Officer having the Custody of such Prisoner, or 'shall be left at the Goal or Place where the Prisoner is 'confined. And the said Provost Marshal or other Offi- 'cer shall within three Days after such Service (on the 'Petitioners paying the Fees and Charges and giving 'Security that he will not escape by the Way) make re- 'turn of the Writ and Prisoner before the Judge, who 'granted out the said Writ, and there certifye the true 'Cause of the Imprisonment and the said Baron or Judge 'shall discharge such Prisoner, taking his Recognizance 'and Security for his Appearance at the Court where the 'Offence is cognizable, and certify the said Writ and 'Recognizance into the Court, unless such Offences ap- 'pear to the said Baron or Judge not Bailable by the 'Laws of England "41. "And in Case the said Baron or Judge shall re- "fuse to grant a Writ of Habeas Corpus, on View of the "Copy of Commitment or upon Oath made of such Copy "having been deny'd the Prisoner, or any Person requir ing the same in his Behalf, or shall delay to discharge "the Prisoner, after the granting such Writ, the said "Baron or Judge shall incur the Forfeiture of his Place 42. "You are likewise to declare Our Pleasure, that "in Case the Provost Marshal or other Officer shall Im prison any Person above twelve Hours, except by a 30 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "Mittimus setting forth the Cause thereof, He be removed "from his said Office 43. "And upon the Application of any Person wrong fully committed, the Baron or Judge shall issue his "Warrant to the Provost Marshal or other Officer to "bring the Prisoner before him, who shall be discharged "without Bail or paying Fees — And the Provost Mar shal or other Officer refusing Obedience to such War- Cant shall thereupon be removed; And if the said "Baron or Judge denies his Warrant, he shall likewise "incur the Forfiture of his Place "44. "You shall give directions, that no Prisoner, be- "ing set at large by an Habeas Corpus, be recommitted "for the same Offence, but by the Court where he is "bound to appear; And if any Baron, Judge, Provost "Marshal or other Officer contrary hereunto shall re commit such Person so Bailed or delivered, you are to "remove him from his Place, and if the Provost Marshal "or other Officer, having the Custody of the Prisoner "neglect to return the Habeas Corpus, or refuses a Copy "of the Commitment within six Hours after demand "made by the Prisoner or any other in his Behalf, he shall "likewise incur the Forfeiture of his Place "45. "And for the better Prevention of long Impris- "onments, you are to appoint two Courts of Oyer and "Terminer to be held Yearly, Viz' on the second Tuesday "in December and the second Tuesday in June; and you "are to recommend to the Assembly, when met, forthwith "to make Provision for defraying the Charge of holding "such Courts — • "46. "You are to take Care, that all Prisoners in "Cases of Treason or Felony have free Liberty to Peti- "tion in open Court for their Tryals ; that they be indict- "ed at the first Court of Oyer and Terminer, unless it NOVEMBER, 1754. 31 "appear upon Oath that the Witnesses against them "could not be produced, and that they be tryed the sec- "ond Court or discharged, and the Baron or Judge, upon "Motion made the last Day of the Sessions in open "Court, shall discharge the Prisoner accordingly; and "upon refusal of the said Baron or Judge, and Provost "Marshal or other Officer to do their respective Dutys "herein, they shall be removed from their Places — "47. "Provided always, that no Person be discharged "out of Prison who stands committed for Debt by any "Decree of Chancery or any legal Proceedings of any "Court of Record — "48. "And for the preventing of any Exactions that "may be made upon Prisoners, You are to declare Our "Pleasure, that no Baron or Judge shall receive for him- "self or Clerks for granting a Writ of Habeas Corpus "more than two Shillings and Six Pence, and the like "Sum for taking a Recognizance; and that the Provost "Marshal or other Officer shall not receive more than five "Shillings for every Commitment, one Shilling and three "Pence for the Bond the Prisoner is to sign, one Shilling "and three Pence for every Copy of a Mittimus, and one "Shilling and three Pence for every Mile he bringeth "back the Prisoner "49. "And further you are to Cause this Our Royal "Pleasure, signified to You by the Nine Articles of In structions immediately preceeding this to be made Public "and Registred in the Council Books of Our said Colony 32 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the Ninth Day- of November 1754 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — J- Esqri Pickering Robinson Francis Harris The preceeding Day's Minutes were read and ap proved — The Carpenters and Bricklayers, ordered ^ Minute of posais™orftt-0" the 6th Instant to make their Proposals to fit up the House for public " intended for public Offices, attended with their Proposals Offices agreed to which were approved of ; and Noble Jones Esqr was ap- The useful pointed to superintend the Work ; and as there were sev- tnetoidacoun- eral Materials in the Old Council House, such as Bricks, tek?n cwerff Doors, Sashes &C. they were ordered to be taken Care of, ida1th6e"newyed that what was useful, might be employed in fitting up the House - • , tt aforesaid House — GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the twelfth Day of November 1754 — • Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Patrick Graham Esqr S1' Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ^ Alexander Kellet i v ro Noble Jones— [ ^ Pickering Robinson J NOVEMBER, 1754. 33 The preceeding Day's Minute was read and ap proved. The Attorney William Clifton Esqr Attorney General of this Prov- the state ince being arrived, attended, and took all the State Oaths Oaths and Oath of office appointed by Law, declared and subscribed the Test, and then took the Oath of Fidelity and Secrecy in the Words following, namely, "I do swear that I will bear Faith and true Obedience "to Our Sovereign Lord the King, His Heirs and Suc cessors; I will bear true Fidelity to His Majesty's Gov ernor, Deputy Governor or Commander in Chief of tht, "Province of Georgia — ¦ the Secrets of the Governor and "Council I will no Way reveal So help me God Then Mr Attorney General observed, that his Majesty General desir- had done him the Honour of appointing him one of the mittedaMem- Council, which He thougfht, when in England, might in- ber of Council ° ° ° conSerof^t terfere with his Office of Attorney General, but from the Information, He had received since his arrival in Amer ica, He apprehended, there was no Weight in the Objec tion — His Excellency replyed, that He had likewise un derstood, when in England, that the two Offices might interfere, that however, if it appeared to him, that He could constantly Act in both Capacities, He had no Ob jection to his being sworn in as a Councillor, upon which, Mr Attorney General desired further Time to consider of it— An Indian Chief of the lower Creeks, usually called chief attended Captain Ellick, with a few of his Followers, who gen- and was or- r PrelLstLm!iso erally reside in our Settlements, came here Yesterday; hfsITaaik'on and the said Captain Ellick waited on His Excellency in Council, and after expressing his great Satisfaction on seeing His Excellency, He said, that he had understood 3 0 r— vol 7 34 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL by some Indians late from the Creek Nation, that the French had got some of the Upper Creeks to go to Mo bile to receive Presents, and that the Spaniards had like wise prevailed with some of the lower Creeks to go to Augustine to receive Presents, but that He could not yet learn what Design the French and Spaniards had, but He should endeavour to acquaint himself and inform His Excellency therewith — The Board could only observe, that Captain Ellick's Talk, confirmed what they had, before heard, that both the Spaniards and French had been very busy in gaining the Creek Indians, to their respective Interests ; and His Excellency was advised to give some small Presents to the said Ellick and his Followers — GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Thir teenth Day of November 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet — Noble Jones — [ Esq" Pickering Robinson — Francis Harris — The preceeding Day's Minutes were read and ap proved — The Presents ordered Yesterday for Captain Ellick and Presents dehv- J . inltanChirf- h's Followers being provided, and brought to the Council Chamber, the said Ellick was there introduced, when His NOVEMBER, 1 754- 35 Excellency distributed them to him and his Followers, and they appeared well pleased therewith The Board cannot omit to remark, that it appears to of Indian Pres- them absolutely necessary for His Majesty's Service and ents necessary .,._-, . . .,", to be Lodged the Welfare of this Province in particular, that a proper supply of Presents for. the Indians should always be lodged here, and it is more especially necessary, since His Excellency's Arrival, as the Indians will expect Presents from Him, and should they be disappointed they wou'd probably be so much disgusted, as, perhaps, could not be easily effaced — Read a Petition of John Barnard, setting forth, that FlhnBarnard William Bradley of London by Deed dated the 30*11 Day wnEyBrad- of July 1748, did authorize and impower the said John ihe old council Barnard to act relative to any Lands, Tenements and ^raytafthat1 Effects belonging to him the said William Bradley in Materials Is America ; that a Lott of Land in Savannah with an may be used 1 1 at C maybeap- House thereon built, commonly known by the JName ot praised, and J accordingly616 the Council House, was reported to be the Property ot the iSef*6 said William Bradley; that the Petitioner had not re ceived any particular Instructions from his Constituent regarding the Premisses, but thought it his Duty to per- sue every legal Measure, that appeared necessary to se cure his Constituent's Interest; therefore He prayed the Board to allow him sufficient Time to advise with his Constituent touching the Premisses— And that whatever in the mean Time should be taken from off the Premis ses, may be appraised by indifferent Persons for the Ben efit of his Constituent, if He should appear legally entit uled thereto The Board did not enter into the Merits of the Peti tioner's Claim of the said Lott and Land, but they grant ed the Prayer of His Petition with regard to the Ap praisement of such Part of the Materials as might be 2,6 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL wanted for His Majesty's Service — -Accordingly the Pe titioner appointed Mr Peter Tondee of Savannah ap praiser on his Part, and the Board appointed Mr Richard Milledge of Savannah aforesaid Appraiser in Behalf of His Majesty — Attorney Gen eral ordered to deliver his Oppinion in Writing re specting the Constitutingof Courts of Judicature Then His Excellency proposed to the Board to take into Consideration the constituting of Courts for the Ad ministration of Justice in, this Province, agreable to His Majesty's Instructions on that Head, which being an Affair of the last Importance to the Welfare of the Prov ince, it was thought proper to take Mr Attorney General's Opinion thereon And accordingly Mr Attorney General was sent for, and His Majesty's Instructions being read, He was ordered to draw up His Opinion thereof in writ ing as soon as possible, and to lay the same before this Board — GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the fourteenth Day of November 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet — Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson Esqr! The preceeding Day's Minutes were read and ap proved — ¦ NOVEMBER, 1754. 37 Provost Mar- Read 3 Petition of the Provost Marshal, setting forth, Setting forth" that He had a Prisoner delivered into his Custody on a proper" Goal3 Charge of Felony ; that there was no public Goal in the and order ^ _ thereon 1 own of Savannah (tho' the Capital of the Province) nor as He was informed in any other Town within the said Province; that He had confined the said Prisoner, for want of better Conveniency, in a ruinous House, that belonged to the Goaler of Savannah, which He appre hended to be very insecure and improper; Therefore he prayed the Board to take the Premisses into Considera tion, and to give him such Orders therein, as to them should seem meet and expedient — Ordered That the House hitherto used by the Goaler, be forthwith fitted up as securely as can be, 'till proper Measures can be fallen upon to erect a suitable Goal— GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the Eighteenth Day of November 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham | Alexander Kellet j- Esqrs Pickering Robinson j The Minute of the preceeding Board was read and approved — 33 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Attorney Gen erals Petition for Copy of such part of his Majesty's Instructions as related to the Constituting of Courts of Jus tice and order thereon Read a Petition of Mr Attorney General, setting forth, that He had received His Excellency's Orders in Council to draw out a proper Plan for constituting Courts of Jus tice in this Province, agreable to His Majesty's Instruc tions to His Excellency ; that He had taken the same into Consideration, and, that He might strictly adapt such Courts to the sense and Intention of His Majesty's In structions, He apprehended, that it was necessary for him to peruse and inspect the same, so far as related there to — Therefore He prayed the Board to order him a Copy of such Part of His Majesty's Instructions, as are rela tive to the appointing of Courts of Judicature Ordered That a Copy of His Majesty's Instruc tions, so far as related to the erecting and forming Courts of Judicature in this Province; be made out and deliv ered to Mr Attorney General — Henry Hamii- His Excellency appointed Mr Henry Hamilton of Sa- Messenger^f vannah Messenger of the Council, and He was accord- and sworn- ingly sworn for the due Execution of the Office GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Twenty seventh Day of November 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq1 The Honourable Patrick Graham James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — • >¦ Esqri Pickering Robinson Francis Harris The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read, and approved NOVEMBER, 1754. 39 Patrick Graham Esqr laid before the Board a Letter, which He this Day received from Mr Lachlan McGilli- vray a creditable Trader in the Creek Nation, dated at Augusta the 9"1 Day of November Instant, which was or dered to be read, and after being read, was ordered (as the Contents of the said Letter appeared to be of a very extraordinary Nature) to be copyed in the Minutes of this Day, and is as follows — "Augusta Novr 9th 1754 "Sir "Accounts from the Creek Nation, confirm more and Mr. Lachlan u 111r^. . - T , . . McGiiiivrays more the bade Situation of Indian Affairs with respect Letter of the . 9th Novr. 1754 to tnis Government, This Day I received a Letter bv to Patrick Gra- J J hamEsar. re- "]\p Lachlan McIntosh from Mr Clark dated in the Up- specting the * mSks tw-re" "?er Creeks 19th last Ocr wherein he acquaints me that upon «the Head Men of the Upper Creeks that have been late- "ly down at Mobile, are returned, and say they hade a "grand Conference with the Governor Of Orleans, who "was at great Pains to persuade them the English were "their utter Enemys, showed them a fictitious Letter "wrote with red Ink, and a fictitious Captain who it was "said was the bearer of it ; This Letter it's said contain'd "a proposal from the English Governors to the French "to join together in Order to destroy the Indians, at the "same Time strongly recommended to them, to put them- "selves under the Protection of the French being the only "Friends they cou'd safely confide in; for the English "wanted nothing but the Indians Lands, and at last will "make them Slaves alsoe; that it was high time for the "Indians to begin upon the English; and they (the "French) were ready to support and assist them &C. &C. "&C. &C. &C. &C. However silly, and shallow, these "Arguments may appear to Us, yet may have a great "Effect to our prejudice upon the Minds of the Indians, "and especially on such of them as are in the French "Interest, of whom there are but too many in the Creek 40 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "Nation. But as now the Constitution of this Govern- "ment is settled, I hope, and make no doubt, but effectual "means will be taken to defeat the diabolical Schemes of "the French, and secure the Indian Interest, on which, in "my poor Opinion depends the very being of this weak "infant Collony. I hope you'll pardon this long Epistle "and "I am Dr Sir "with great respect your most "obedient humble Ser' "Lachlan McGieeivray The Board (as appears by a Minute of the 5th Instant) had advised His Excellency to send a Talk to the Upper and lower Creek Indians, which they hoped wou'd in some Measure efface any bad Impressions, that might be artfully imposed on them, and which they thought was all that could be done, unless they had Presents to give them, which wou'd doubtless be the most prevailing Ar gument Re ortofthe ^ Attorney General attended, and acquainted the ^™nce?nmg Board' that He had finished his Report of the Matters julitS'read0* They referred to him for appointing Courts of Judicature jone^and wu- within this Province, which He laid before the Board, and E™rs appoSt- after being read, it was found expedient (as His Majes- next court of ty in his Instructions to His Excellency had directed two miner and Courts of Oyer and Terminer to be held Yearly, namely, sworn J one on the second Tuesday in December and the other on the second Tuesday in June) to appoint Judges to hold the approaching Court accordingly His Excellency, with the Advice of the Board, appointed Noble Jones and Wil liam Spencer Esqrs; who took the State Oaths and sub scribed the Test required by Law, and likewise took an Oath for the due Execution of their Office of Judges, and the establishing the other Courts and Officers was post- pon'd to a future Consideration — DECEMBER, 1754. 4i GEORGIA At a Meeting of His Excellency the Governor and Council in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the second Day of December 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar* James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — ¦ Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Esqn The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read, and approved Proclamationfor the Meet ing of the As sembly en the Seventh Jan uary issued and published Then was read a Proclamation requiring the Repre sentatives of the ensuing General Assembly to meet (as directed by the Writs) at Savannah on the seventh Day of January next, which was ordered to be forthwith pub lished — Letter from Patrick Graham Esqr laid before the Board a Letter Patriek°Gra- from John Ross dated Augusta 18'11 Novr 1754, which was ham Esqr re- . , . , . , spectingthe ordered to be read, and the same was accordingly read, Indean and . . . remarks and contained the following Advice — thereupon ° "That He (the said Ross) lately came from the Creek "Nation, and that the present Situation of Affairs there "appeared quite contrary to the Expectations of the Eng lish; that the Head Men of all the Towns in General "were invited by the French Captain of the Albanian "Fort in July last to receive a Talk and Presents; that a "few Days afterwards, a second Invitation was sent to "them to go to Mobile to receive Presents there also, "that the same Night the Head Men of the Oakfuskee 42 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "Town returned from the Albamah Fort, all the Indians "of that Town assembled in their Square, and about 12 "O'Clock of the Night, they all concluded to cutt of the "English in that Town, except one young Man, who op- Cosed it with Vigour, and put a stop to their wicked "Designs — That after the Indians return'd from Mobile, "they gave out, that the Governor of New Orleans told "them, that He had received a Letter from the Governor "of South Carolina, intreating him to join the English "to destroy the Indians on the Main, which he rejected, and thought proper to acquaint His Friends (the In dians) therewith — ¦ The Board could not but be somewhat alarmed at the Contents of the aforesaid Letter, as it confirm'd, what they had before repeatedly been informed of, especially as the Province is now in a defenseless State, having neither Cannon, small Arms, Ammunition, Fortifications, Troops nor even any Indian Presents — GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Thursday the Twelfth Day of December 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Patrick Graham James Habersham Alexander Kellet J- Esqr Noble Jones — ¦ Francis Harris The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved Then was read again Mr Attorney General's Report of DECEMBER, 1754. 43 the Method of erecting Courts of Judicature within this Province, and the same being read, was ordered to be entered in this Day's Minutes, and is as follows Mr. Attorney- Generals re port concern ing the Consti tuting Courts of Judicature with in thia Province "GEORGIA ss "The Report of the Attorney General "on the business to him referred by his Ex cellency the Governor and Council rela tive to the appointing of Courts of Judi cature "In pursuance of the directions to me given by his 'Excellency the Governor & Council I have perused and 'considered the several Articles of his Majestys instruc- 'tions and other the Papers laid before me which relate 'to the constituting and erecting of Courts of Justice and' 'Judicature within this Province of Georgia and in Obe- 'dience and conformity thereto I do humbly conceive 'That for the speedy Administration of Justice the pun- 'ishing of Offences and for the setling and determining 'all matters of Right and property between the Inhab itants of the said Province there be erected and consti- 'tuted a General Court to be held before two or more 'Persons for this Purpose, to be appointed as Judges 'thereof by Commission from his Excellency That such 'General Court have Jurisdiction & Cognizance of all 'Actions real personal and mixt exceeding the value of 'Forty Shillings And also have cognizance of all Crim- 'inal matters with the like Power and authority as used 'and exercised by the respective Courts of Kings Bench 'Common pleas & Exchequer in England And to be held 'every three Months Viz' the second Tuesday in January 'the second Tuesday in April the second Tuesday in 'July and the second Tuesday in October That Liberty 'of Appeal be allow'd from the Judgment of Sentence of 'the said Court to his Excellency the Governor and 'Council for which purpose a Writ to issue as usual re- 'turnable before the Governor and Council who are to 44 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "proceed to hear & determine such Appeal wherein such "of the Council as shall be at that time Judges of the "Court from whence such Appeal shall be made shall not "be admitted to vote upon such Appeal but they may "nevertheless be present at the hearing thereof to give "the reasons of the Judgment given by them in the Causes "wherein such Appeals shall be made provided neverthe- "less that the Sume or value appeal'd for exceed the "Sume of three hundred Pounds Sterling And that Se curity be first given by the Appellant to answer such "Charges as shall be awarded in Case the first Sentence "be affirmed And if either Party shall not rest satisfied "with the Judgment of the Governor & Council that they "may then appeal to his Majesty in Council provided the "value so appeal'd for exceed 500 £ sterling And that such "Appeal be made within fourteen Days after Sentence "And good Security given by the Appellant to prosecute "the same and answer the condemnation as also to pay "such Costs & damages as shall be awarded in Case the "Sentence of the Governor & Council be confirmed Pro- "vided nevertheless where the matter in question relates "to the taking or demanding any duty payable to his "Majesty or to any Fee of Office or annual rent or other "such like matter or thing where the Rights in future may "be bound in all such Cases an Appeal to be allowed tho' "the immediate Sume or value appeal'd for be of less "value That where Appeals shall be admitted execution "to be suspended until final determination of such Ap- "peals unless good and sufficient Security be given by the "Appellee to make ample restitution in Case upon the de- "termination of such Appeal the Decree of Judgment of "the said Court be reversed & restitution Ordered to the "Appellant, Appeals also to be admitted in all Cases of "Fines imposed for Misdemeanors Provided the Fines so "imposed amount to or exceed the value of two hundred "pounds sterling the Appellant giving Security as be- "fore— DECEMBER, 1754. 45. "That for the regular establishing such General Court "there be appointed these Officers Viz' a Clerk of the "Crown and Peace for the business of criminal prosecu tions a Clerk of the Court (or papers) for making out "process entering Declarations &c. and a Cryer. That "for setling the method of practice in the said Court a "Summary thereof be drawn up with fit Rules and Or- "ders as occasion shall require That the Fees to be taken "by the respective Officers be setled and regulated — ¦ "That there be a Court of Chancery for hearing and "determining all matters of Equity to be held before his "Excellency the Governor as Chancellor, the Officers "necessary will be a Master, Register and Examiner, This "Court to sit after each General Court if business re- "quire it — ¦ "And I do further apprehend that agreable to his Maj- "estys said Instructions for the preventing long imprison- "ments for matters criminal there be two Courts of Oyer "and Terminer held Yearly the one the Second Tuesday "in December the other the second Tuesday in June where "all Criminals which may happen to be committed after "the respective General Courts are to be tried for which "purpose the Governor to issue a Commission to two "Members of the Council (or Judges of the General "Court) That all Prisoners in Cases of Treason or Fel- "•ony have liberty to petition in open Courts for their "Tryals. That they be indicted at the first Court of "Oyer and Terminer unless it appear upon Oath that the "Witnesses against them could not be produced And that "they be tryed at the second Court or discharged — "That for breaches of the Act of Trade and for deter- "mining Controversies concerning Salvage Mariner's "Wages and other Maritime Affairs there be held a "Court of Admiralty before his Excellency as Vice Ad- "miral or before whomsoever he shall Depute or Surro- 46 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "gate for this Purpose When occasion shall require, to "which Court will belong an Advocate a Register and a "Marshall to be appointed by the Governor And from "hence liberty of Appeal be allow'd to the High Court of "Admiralty of Great Britain — ¦ "That for punishing Slaves committing capital Crimes "a Commission of Oyer & Terminer be issued by the "Governor, when necessary, directed to the Justices of "the District or division where the Offence shall be com- "mitted to try the Offender on proof of the ffact by Wit nesses without any Jury and upon conviction the Com- "missioners to award Execution and set a value upon the "Slave which is afterwards to be paid to the Owner by the "General Assembly as an encouragement to the People to "discover the Villanies of their Slaves. That for the re covery of small Debts and for the ease & convenience "of the Inhabitants of the Province residing at too great "a distance from Savannah there be Inferior Courts here- "after establish'd as shall be thought requisite and nec- "essary for this Purpose All which I humbly submit to "the Judgment of his Excellency & their Honours "Wm Ceifton The Board having maturely considered the above Re port, came to the following Resolutions Resolutions Resoeved That the respective Courts of Justice :;'-on ^Report" mentioned in the aforesaid Report be constituted, as oc- going i casion may require, conformable to the said Report — That a Court of Record be immediately constituted by to be constitu- the Name and Stile of the General Court, to be holden ted and to be _, ,.,.,. _ , hoiden at Sa- \ early at bavannah withm this Jrrovmce on the second vannah 4 times . m a Year Tuesday in January, the second Tuesday in April, the sec ond Tuesday in July and the second Tuesday in Octo ber — DECEMBER, 1754. 47 and to have That the said General Court have Jurisdiction and thorit/atei- Cognizance of all Actions Real, Personal and mixt ex- resp^ctive e ceeding the Value of Forty Shillings Sterling, except Kings Bench, where the Title to a Freehold comes in Question And Common Pleas *~ and Exchequer also have Cognizance of all Criminal Matters, with the in England ° J like Power and Authority as used and exercised by the respective Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer in England — That His Excellency the Governor will grant a Com- Noble Jones .. AT11T ,T . .^ and Jonathan mission to JNioble ones and onathan Bryan Lsqrs to be Bryan Esqrs. . J J u judges of the Judges to hold the said Court, which Commission is or- General Court dered to be entred in this Day's Minutes, and is as fol lows — - GEORGIA "George the second by the Grace of "God of great Britain, France and Ireland "King Defender of the Faith and so forth — "To all to whom these Our Present Letters shall come "Greeting — Know Ye that We, tendering the State and "Condition of Our Province of Georgia, and being will- "ing and desirous that Justice be duly and regularly ad- "minister'd therein, Have thought fit to erect and consti- "tute, and by these Presents do erect and constitute, a "Court of Record by the Name and ****** "Stile of the General Court, to be holden yearly at Sa- "vannah within Our said Province on the second Tuesday "in January, the second Tuesday in April, the second "Tuesday in July and the second Tuesday in October be- "fore Our trusty and wellbeloved Noble Jones and Jona- "than Bryan Espuires, or one of them, whom We hereby "appoint Our Justices thereof during Our Pleasure and "others Our Justices appointed for the Time Being And "We do hereby give and grant unto the said Noble Jones "and Jonathan Bryan, and each of them, and all others "Our Justices of the said General Court for the time "being full Power, Jurisdiction and Authority to inquire 48 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL 'by the Oaths of good and lawful Men of the Province 'aforesaid, and by other Ways and Means, by which the 'Truth of the Matter may be better known and inquired 'into, of all Treasons Felonies and other Crimes and 'Criminal Offences whatsoever done or committed within 'Our said Province by any Persons whatsoever, and the 'same to hear and determine according to the Laws and 'Customs of Our said Province saving to Us and Our 'Successors all Fines Forfeitures and Amercements and 'all other Things to Us on Account thereof belonging and 'appertaining And further We give and grant to the 'said Noble Jones and Jonathan Bryan, and each others 'Our Justices of Our said General Court for the Time 'being, full Power, Jurisdiction and Authority to hold 'Pleas in all and all Manner of Causes, Suits and Actions 'whatsoever, as well Criminal as Civil, real, personal and 'mixt, arising, happening or being within Our said Prov- 'ince, where the Sum or Thing demanded shall exceed the 'Value of Forty Shillings Sterling, except only where the 'Title to any Freehold shall come in Question, and to 'proceed in such Pleas, Suits and Actions by such Ways, 'Means and Process as may with the greatest Safety dis- 'patch and Justice bring the same to a final Determina tion, and also to hear and determine all such Pleas, Suits 'and Actions, and Judgment thereupon to give, and Ex ecution thereof to award and issue, and this as fully and 'amply as can or may be done by Our Courts of King's 'Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer in England, doing 'therein what of Right and Justice ought to be done In 'Testimony whereof, We have caused these Our Letters 'to be made Patent, and the Seal of Our said Province to 'be affixed thereto — Witness Our trusty and well be- 'loved John Reynolds, Esq1 Our Captain General and 'Governor in Chief, in and over Our said Province of 'Georgia the Twelfth Day of December in the Twenty "Eighth Year of Our Reign "J. Reynolds — 'By His Excellency's Command James Habersham, Secry" DECEMBER, 1754. 49 Mr. charies Ordered That Mr Charles Watson the late Re- hvtetRecorder corder of Savannah Do on or before the next General deiiver^the'0 Court of this Province which will be holden the 14th Jan- Generai court uary next, deliver over to the Clerk of the said General all Records of ^ ht-> 1 t\ *- • it, t rii the late Town Lourt all Records, Minutes and Proceedings of the late Court, and to m pay ail fines Town Court, together with all Books belonging to the &c received by ' ° ° ° vSt Marshal10" sa*^ Court — And do also give in a particular Account of all Fines, Forfeitures and Amercements by Him re ceived, and pay over the same to the Provost Marshal of this Province — ¦ GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the thirteenth Day of December 1754 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq' The Honourable James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — ¦ [ Esqrs Pickering Robinson Jonathan Bryan The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read and ap proved — The Board taking into Consideration, what further Regulations may be necessary in regard to Courts of Judicature within this Province came to the following Resolution Resolved That a Commission be issued appoint- Commissionto ing- the Justices of the Peace within the Province, with be made out ° J appointing Power for any two of them, and three Freeholders to be Justices of J the Peace Judges in Causes not exceeding the Value of Forty Shil lings Sterling 4 c r — vol 7 5° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Proclamation Then 3. Proclamation was read, giving Notice of the oTthf constf- Constituting of the Courts of Justice, and of superseding courts of jus- all former Courts, which was ordered to be published tice and Super seding all for mer Court3 — The Board taking into Consideration, the Form and Method of Proceeding to be used in the General Court, also Instructions to be sent to the Justices of the Peace in the respective Districts in Regard to the Proceedings it was thought necessary to take Mr Attorney General's Opinion thereon Attorney Gen- Mr Attorney General, being sent for, attended, and thlMethodof was Ordered to draw up his Opinion of the Method theGenerfi1" of Proceeding in the General Court, and also Instructions structions ta to the Justices of the Peace as soon as possible, and to lay the Justices of the Peace the same before this Board — ¦ GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the Twen ty third Day of December 1754 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable James Habersham ] Alexander Kellet Noble Jones [ Esq'8 Pickering Robinson Jonathan Bryan The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read and ap proved — DECEMBER, 1754- 51 Attorney Gen- William Clifton Esqr His Majesty's Attorney General betn|liCM"m- attended the Board, and in a dutiful and respectful Man- Counciithe ner declined the Honour of being a Member thereof, on Account of the Multiplicity of Business He was engaged in Then Mr Attorney General laid before the Board, Plis Report of the Form and Method of Proceeding to be used in the General Court which being read, was ordered to be entered in this Day's Minutes, and is as follows — "The Form and Method of Proceeding to be used in er^isTeportrf "the General Court appointed to be held Yearly at Sa- MethoTofpro- "vannah on the second Tuesday in January the second General Court "Tuesday in April the second Tuesday in July and the "second Tuesday in October by Letters Patent under the "Seal of the Province of Georgia bearing date the "Twelfth Day of December 1754. Viz' "The first Process to be a Writ or Capias to be issued "by the Clerk of the Court and signed by the Judges or "one of them to bear Teste on the last Day of every "Court or upon the Adjournment Day thereof and re- "turnable the first Tuesday in the preceeding Month to "that wherein the Court is to be held which Writ is to be "directed to the Provost Marshal who is to execute the "same by taking the Body of the Defendant where Bail "shall be required and the Defendant is to be found, but "where Bail is not required or the Defendant cannot be "met with, Then delivering a Copy of such Writ to the "Defendant with a Notice indorsed in these or Words to "the like import [Viz' "You are served with this Process "to the intent that you may by your Attorney appear in "His Majesty's General Court in Savannah at the return "thereof being the Day of next "in Order to make your defence in this Action and that "in Case of your refusal or neglect ten Days after the "Return of this Process Judgment may be enter'd against 52 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL 'you by default"] or leaving the same at his or her House 'or most notorious Place of Abode shall be deemed good 'Service "That no Person be held to Bail for less than Forty 'Shillings Sterling and the Plaintiff before the issuing of 'the Writ to make Oath of his Debt before the Clerk of 'the Court or one of the Judges "That if the Defendant does not file special Bail or 'enter his appearance at the return of the Writ or within 'ten Days after, the Plaintiff to be at Liberty to proceed 'upon the Bail Bond, where Bail shall have been taken 'by the Provost Marshal which Bond he shall assign to 'the Plaintiff in Words to the following effect Viz' "I A. 'K : Provost Marshal of the Province of Georgia do here- 'by assign transfer and set over unto A. B. : (the Plain- 'tif within named) all my Right Title and interest to the 'within Bond pursuant to the direction of the Statute 'in this Case made and provided as Witness my Hand and 'Seal this Day of :754- And where 'Service of a Copy is returned by him, to sign Judgment 'at the sitting of the ensuing Court if the Defendant does 'not appear or plead, the Plaintiff filing his Declaration 'ten Days before and entering a Rule for pleading ac cordingly, which Rule in Case of non appearance may 'be affixed on the Door of the Court House unless the 'Defendant resides in Savannah in which Case the same 'shall be served upon him or left at his House or usual 'Place of Abode in the said Town. But if he shall in due 'time by his Attorney appear then the Rule to plead shall 'be served on the Attorney so appearing "That where the Defendant files special Bail or ap- 'pears within the time limited, Plaintif to deliver his 'Declaration and enter a Rule for pleading thereto within 'ten Days and if the Defendant does not plead accord ingly or by sitting of the ensuing Court the Plaintif to be 'at Liberty to sign his Judgment — DECEMBER, 1754. 53 "That where Defendant pleads the Plaintif to have "four Days to reply and the Defendant the like time to "rejoin and Rules to be enter'd accordingly in all Plead- "ings and Demurrers, And where issue shall be joined "the Plaintiff is to give Ten Days Notice of Tryal "That in all Actions other than Actions of Debt where "Judgment shall go by default the Plaintiff to execute "his Writ of Inquiry at same Court and the damages to "be assessed by the Jury returned for Tryal of Causes "That final Judgment be immediately signed after a "Verdict or Writ of Inquiry of Damages executed, but "no Execution to issue 'till thirty Days after "That the Court adjourn for one Day not less than ten "nor more than Twenty Days after each Court for hear ing Motions in Arrest of Judgment arguing Demurrers "and other special Matters that cannot by the course of "Proceeding be got ready at the respective Courts" Then the Board came to the following Resolution — Resolved That the above be made an Order of the Report made Court, and that such further Rules and Orders be here- an order of ... -n court after made for establishing and regulating the Practice of the said Court as occasion shall require in which the Rules and Practice of the Courts in Westminster Hall shall be as strictly followed and adhered to as Circum stances will admit That a Copy of the same be made out and delivered to nshedat the" the Judges in Order to be published at the next General next General court Court Then Mr Attorney General laid before the Board, His Report of the Instructions necessary to be observed by the Justices of the Peace, which was read, and ordered to be entered in this Day's Minutes, and is as followeth 54 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "GEORGIA "Instructions to be sent to the Justices "of the Peace of the several Districts of "the said Province Instructions to the Justices of the Peace "A Commission of the Peace being made out under the Seal of the Province appointing the several Persons therein named Justices of the Peace for the said Prov ince and the several Districts thereof as in the said Com mission is particularly mentioned, and among others, appointing You Justices to keep the Peace within the Districts of in the said Province, by vertue of which Commission You the aforesaid Jus tices (having first qualified Your Selves by taking the several Oaths as hereafter particularly directed) are to keep the Peace within the several Districts aforesaid and also to keep and cause to be kept all Ordinances and Statutes made for the good of His Majesty's Peace and the Preservation of the same and for the quiet Rule and Government of his People in all and singular the Ar ticles thereof in the several Districts aforesaid accord ing to the force form and effect of the same and to chas tize and punish all Persons offending against the form of those Ordinances or Statutes or any of them in the aforesaid Districts as according to the form of those Or dinances and Statutes ought to be done And you are to Cause all those who shall threaten the Persons of any or the firing their Houses to come before you or any of you to find sufficient Security for the Peace or their good Behaviour and if they shall refuse to find such Security then to cause them to be kept in safe Custody until they shall find such Security You are also to take the Exam ination of all those who shall be brought before you or any of you touching any Felonys Crimes or other Of fences and Misdemeanors as also the Informations of the Parties accusing them upon Oath and the same you are to transmit to the Justices of the next General Court or Court of Oyer and Terminer for this Province as DECEMBER, 1754- 55 "shall first happen together with the Recognizance taken "for their Appearance and prosecuting such Offenders "And herein You are to observe that in Case of Felony "or other Capital Offence You are after taking the Ex amination of the Offender to commit him to Prison and "bind the Witnesses by Recognizance to appear at the "next General Court or Court of Oyer and Terminer to "give Evidence against him but if the Offence be bailable "then You are to take a Recognizance with two sufficient "Sureties for the Offenders appearance as above to an- "swer the offence wherewith he is charged &c. and musi. "likewise bind the accuser over to prosecute by taking "his own Recognizance in a sufficient Penalty, and if the "Party shall upon his Examination confess the Crime "wherewith he is charged, you must put the particulars of "such Confession into writing and make him Sign it "And for the more easy recovery of small Debts and "the hearing and determining of trivial Injuries tres passes and other Matters not exceeding the value of "Forty Shillings Sterling wherein the Titles of Lands "are not concerned You are by the said Commission au- "thorized to hold a Court of Requests upon every other "Thursday throughout the Year before you or any two "or more of you taking to your Assistance three Free- "holders who are to attend by Rotation according to their "Number in each District which Court is to be held at "such Place as you shall think fit to appoint of which you "are to give Notice And upon any Complaint made at "such Court or to any one of You at any Time of any "Matter within your Jurisdiction You are to grant a Sum- "mons to the following effect Viz' "A. B : You are here- "by summoned to appear at the Court of Requests to "be held for the District of at "on Thursday the Day of to answer a Com- "plaint enter'd against you by C. D : and in Case of "your refusal or neglect the Court will then proceed 56 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "to examine the Matter on the Part of the said C. D : "and give Judgment therein and award Execution ac cordingly" which Summons is to be served by a Con- "stable of the District, and if in Savannah by the Deputy "Marshal, and to be delivered to the Party or left at his "House or usual Place of Abode. At which Court if the "Parties appear you are to examine the Matter in a Sum- "mary Way upon the Oaths of the Plaintif and Defend- "ant and their Witnesses, and in Case the Defendant shall "not appear (upon Oath made of his having been duly "served with the Summons) you are to proceed on the "Part of the Plaintiff and thereupon give Judgment in "the Premisses and issue your Warrant for levying the "Debt or Damages and Charges upon the Defendants "Goods and Chattells by distress and Sale thereof render ing the Overplus (if any) to the Defendant, which War- Cant may be after this Manner Viz' Exd. 'GEORGIA Court of Requests for the District of "To the Constable of the said District "WhEREas A. B : this Day recovered against C. D : "by Judgement of this Court Thirty five Shillings "for work and labour preformed by the said A. B : "for the said C. D: [or as the Case is] these are "therefore to require you to demand of the said C. "D : the said Thirty five Shillings together with "Shillings for the Charges of this Suit And if not "forthwith paid then you are to levy the same "by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattells of "the said C. D : rendering to the said A. B : the Over plus if any "By the Court "E. F: Clerk Note DECEMBER 1754- 57 "But if the Defendant shall have no Goods or Chattels "or not sufficient to satisfy the Plaintiff's Demands or "shall be a Person of indigent Circumstances then you "shall direct and order the Payment thereof in such Man- "ner and Proportions as to your Discretion shall seem "meet and the Ability of the Party will admit and in Case "of Disobedience to or contempt of such Order then you "are to grant a Warrant to take the Body of the Defend- "ant and keep him in safe Custody until he shall satisfy "the full effect of such Order "That all Matters that shall come before such Court "shall be determined by a Majority of the Persons pres- "ent, not being less than two Justices and three Freehold ers from whose Judgment there is to be no Appeal — "That Minutes of the several Proceedings at such "Court be enter'd in a Book for this Purpose to be pro dded and the Fees following to be taken Viz' "To the Justices for each Summons Six Pence "To Ditto for every Order or Warrant of Distress "or Detainer one Shilling "To the Constable or Deputy Marshal for every "Summons Six Pence "To Ditto for every Warrant of Distress or Detain er one Shilling, together with two Pence for each "Mile He shall be compelled to travel in Execu- "tion of the Premises "Provided the whole exceed not Five Shillings Ster- "ling "You are also required to nominate at the first Court "of Requests that shall be held after receiving these In- "structions such Persons and so many as you shall think "fit to serve the Office of Constable for your particular "Districts in which Office they are to continue for one "Year from such Appointment or until others are ap- 58 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "pointed in their stead and are accordingly to be sworn "in before You at the next Court, taking the following "Oath Viz' "You shall well and truly serve our Sovereign Lord "the King in the Office of a Constable in and for the "District of until you be thereof discharged "according to the due Course of Law or for the Year "ensuing and until another shall be sworn in Your "Room you shall from Time to Time well and truly "do and execute all Things belonging to the said "Office according to the best of your Knowledge — "So help &c. "Which Constables are to make out and prepare a List "of all Freeholders within their Districts to serve as Ju- "rors at the General Court and Courts of Oyer and Ter miner of this Province distinguishing such, as are most "fit to be of the Grand Jury which Lists they are to de liver into the Justices at the Court of Requests that shall "be held next after the first Day of March ensuing who "are thereupon required to transmit the same without "delay to the Provost Marshal of this Province and for "the Time to come the Constables shall Yearly at the "Court of Requests to be held for the Districts aforesaid "next after the Feast of S' Michael deliver in a List of all "Persons qualified to serve on Jurys distinguishing as "before those who are most fit to be of the Grand Jury — "A Dedimus Potestatem will be herewith sent directed "to Three Freeholders empowering them to Administer "the Oaths by Law appointed for the Qualification of "public Officers together with the Oath of a Justice of "Peace to you respectively DECEMBER, 1754. 59 "RECOGNIZANCE &C "The Examination of a Felon "The Examination of P. C : &C. taken before me one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace "of the District of in the said Province "The said P. C : being charged before me by S. C : of "&C. with the felonious Stealing out of the House of the "said S. C : in several Goods Viz' &C. to the value "of &C. on last past he the said P. C : upon his "Examination now taken by me denieth that he stole "the said Goods or ever had them in his Possession or "confesseth that he stole the said Goods and sold them "to &C. and further saith not P C: "The Informations of the Witnesses must be taken "severally and upon Oath thus — "The Examination of A. B : of &C. taken upon Oath "before me A. R : Esq1" one of his Majesty's Justices "of the Peace for the District of in the said "Province "This Examinant Saith that on last past he "saw P. C : of &C. enter the House of S. C : and there "feloniously steal one Silver Tankard mark'd &C. and "also &C. belonging to the said S. C : and that this Ex- "aminant being at that time a Senrant to the said S. C : "endeavoured to apprehend the said P C : but there be- "ing no other Person in the House belonging to the af ore- "said S. C : the said P C : very much beat and wounded "this Examinant and left him bound on the floor whilst "he made his Escape with the Plate and Goods aforesaid "And this Examinant further saith not 6o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "Form of a Recognizance or Bail for the Appearance "of an offender to answer &C. — "GEORGIA "District of "A. B : of &C. doth acknowledge to owe to "our Sovereign Lord the King the Sum of Twenty "Pounds and C. D : and E. F : of the same Place "severally acknowledge to owe to our said Sov ereign Lord the King the Sum of Ten Pounds to "be levied upon their several Goods and Chattells "Lands and Tenements by Way of Recognizance "to his Majesty's Use upon Condition that the said "A. B : shall appear at the next Court of Oyer and "Terminer [or General Court] to be held at Savan- "nah to answer all such Matters as on his Majesty's "behalf shall be then and there objected against him "by P. C : for assaulting and beating the said P. C : "[or as the Case is] and not depart the Court with- "out Licence Then this Recognizance to be void oth erwise to remain in full force, [if it be to keep the "Peace] then say upon Condition that the said A. "B : do and shall keep the Peace or good Behaviour, "towards all Men and especially P. C : then this Re- Cognizance &C. "Taken and acknowledged the Day of "1754 before "Note The Justice must subscribe his Name, but "the Parties bound need not DECEMBER, 1754. 61 "The Form of a Recognizance to appear and give "Evidence against an offender "GEORGIA. E. F doth acknowledge to owe to our "Sovereign Lord the King the Sum of "Twenty Pounds to be levied upon his "Goods and Chattells Lands and Tene ments for the use of our Sovereign "Lord the King his Heirs and Success- "ors if default shall be made in the Con- "dition under written t "The Condition of this Recognizance is such that if "the above bound E. F : do personally appear at the next "Court of Oyer and Terminer [or General Court] to be "held at Savannah and do then and there prosecute M. G : "for feloniously stealing &C [as the Case is] wherewith "he is charged by the said E. F : according to Law and "give such Evidence and Information relating to the same "as he knoweth and do not depart from thence without "leave of the Court then this Recognizance to be void or "else to remain in full Force — "Taken and acknowledged the Day of 1754 Before counc°iftohe Ordered That the Clerk of the Board, do make ofathe°atoe-ys out Copys of the aforesaid Instructions to be sent to the ^"tobe^ent Justices of the respective Divisions and Districts as soon to the Justices ... of therespec- as pOSSlDle tive Districts 62 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the Sec ond Day of January 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr f James Habersham | Alexander Kellet The Honourable ^ Noble Jones — ¦ }¦ Esqr: Pickering Robinson Francis Harris — ¦ The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved His Excellency being by His Majesty's Instructions Settling the ,.,,,..,_, ., , , — Fees of the directed with the acivice of the Council to settle the Fees Respective Of- ncerstaken to be taken by the Officers of this Province, the same Into Consid- ¦> eration- were taken into Consideration and a List of Fees taken by the officers in South Carolina being laid before the Board, which was settled by a Law of that Province in Proclamation Money, which is one third

value_ j And if under that value_ For signing a Probate of a Will For signing Letters of Guardianship. _ For signing a Warrant for Land For signing a Certificate or Register for ^ a Ship or Vessels under thirty Tons, > by the late Act of Navigation J For all above Thirty Tons For signing a Certificate for Persons \ capable of contracting Debts j For any Commission for a Place of Profit ) amounting to the Value of fifteen V Pounds Sterling taining Ninety Words, _. ) For a Marriage Licence or Bond For Militia, Patrol or other Commis- ) sions to be paid by the Public \ For entring Satisfaction ou each Mort- } gage J o o oo oo oo oo o I o 10 2 I 646 1 9 4 3 o 99 9 99 o 6 4i 5 c r — vol 7 6b GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL A Citation-. For entring a Brand and Mark . For preparing and Countersigning a ^ Dedimus Potestatem \ For a Commission for a Place of Profit amounting to the value of fifteen Pounds Sterling c$ Annum or up wards ..-_ And for Places under that Value _-. For attending the Courts of Justice with Records -- — For every Writ of Election and affix ing the great Seal _ and ingrossing For Drawing a Proclamation. For a Commission of the Peace For preparing Wax and attending in affixing the great Seal to any Paper. For reading a Petition in the Ordi- 1 nary's Court -_ ._. _ j For an Order thereon And if it exceeds two Copy Sheets then 1 5d. $ Copy Sheet_ / For attending the Governor in the Or- \ dinarv's Court on Matters contested f o I 0 I o 2 o 17 o IO o 2 0 8 0 6 I 7 0 2 o I 0 O o O 0 2 9 o 3 9 o o o 5 0 THE FEES OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Clerk of the Council's Fees- For Reading a Petition. An Order upon the Petition Copy of any Paper exceeding two Copy Sheets f> Copy Sheet Copy of any Paper not exceeding two \ Copy Sheets / A Citation or Summon each Entering any Paper 5go Copy Sheet or ) Copys of them j Every Oath in Council (State Oaths excepted) .._._ Reading Countersigning and enter ing all Grants signed in Council _ 0 I 0 I 0 0 0 I 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 I 9 9 9 44 8 JANUARY, 1755. 67 Attending and entering the Minutes} on Caveats for Land and Order > thereon j Reading Reasons on any Written Evi- "1 dencys relating thereto j For every Order on the Treasurer for \ Money J For attending and administring the" State Oaths to any Person admitted into any Place of Profit and giving a Certificate thereof if required for a Place upwards of fifteen Pounds Sterling And for a Place of that Value or under 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4i THE FEES OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL IN ASSEMBLY Clerk of the Council in As sembly Fees For a fair Copy of the Journal for the"| Use of the House with Marginal I Notes and an Index to the same j $ Copy Sheet ._. J For fair Copy of the same and Dupli- \ cate f, Copy Sheet ) Reading a Petition Every Order thereon On passing a Private Bill _ Copying the same if required by the Party "£>> Copy Sheet — A Warrant of Contempt A Releasement therefrom 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 I 0 6 0 0 0 J3 0 3 999464i THE FEES OF THE MESSENGER OF THE COUNCIL Messengerof Every private Petition, theCouncii-s Attending on the hearing of all Ca veats — 68 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL THE FEES OF THE CLERK AND MESSENGER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Clerk and Mes- E'of Rep- The like with those of the Clerk and Messenger of the resentatives Fees Council in Assembly THE CHANCELLOR'S FEES Chancellors Fees. For Sealing every Writ For signing a Decree in Chancery_^ For every Order on Motion or Petition For signing and Sealing an Exempli fication of a Decree For hearing and determining every Cause o 3 o *3 o 3 o 13 I 7 4i 6 416 THE MASTER IN CHANCERY'S FEES Master in Chancery's Fees — For every Summon For Copys of Charges and Discharges ) brought before the Master each side I containing fifteen Lines and six j Words in a Line J Taking Affidavits in writing, if Drawn by the Master (the Oath included) For every other Oath Taxing a Bill of Costs All Accompts referred to him for Ex- ) animation or settling to be allowed ' for at the Discretion of the Court of Chancery j Taking a Recognizance For every Days attendance upon a final hearing 0 I 0 0 0 I o o o 2 0 -> 0 o 3 9 8 3 4i JANUARY, 1755. 69 THE EXAMINER AND REGISTER'S FEES IN CHANCERY Examiner and Register Fees in Chancery For entring all Orders of Court f! Copy Sheet For examining every Witness and Drawing Depositions fJ Copy Sheet For Filing all Depositions Interroga- "j torys Affidavits Decrees and other > Proceedings. ) For entering a Cause for hearing For entering all Decrees at large each \ Copy Sheet J For Copying all Proceedings each ) Copy Sheet / For Copying all Exemplification oiS the Proceedings in any Cause each > Copy Sheet J For every Writ For every Search For reading a Bill Answer Replication ") Demurrer or other Proceedings filed > in Court J 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 I 46 o 4 5 9 THE FEES OF THE SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY Solicitor in Chancery's Fees A retaining Fee Every Attendance in Court when any Business is done Court Fee at hearing the Cause Drawing every Bill, Answer, Plea, Demurrer Replication, &C ¦$) Copy Sheet _. For fair Copying and ingrossing the ' same ^ Copy Sheet containing nine ty Words . — . Signing thereof 0 *3 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 64* 96 ri 7° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Every Motion in Court or Defending the same A Brief or Abstract of the Proceedings \ Each Sheet of such Proceedings __ J Every Brief on hearing the Cause or \ arguing Demurrer or Exceptions. . J A Fee upon every Writ ._ Pleading Fee upon every final hearing 1 or arguing Demurrer or Exceptions j Drawing Bill of Costs and attending "I Taxation thereof j Copy of the same and Notice Attending the Master upon every Ref erence to him by Order of Court .._ Drawing every Decree each Copy Sheet 4i 941 6 dd THE FEES OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE AT THE SESSIONS Chief Justice at Session's Fees Ever}' Recognizance taken before him Every Indictment found Billa Vera __ Every Writ _- -. --. Every Order of Court Every Warrant under the Judges Hand Taxing a Bill of Costs __ For the Examination of every Person } committed for a Contempt of the ,- Court -. j For every Affidavit in Writing For every Judgment - For hearing the Cause . For hearing and Determining a Mo- y tion in Arrest of Judgment or De- - rnurrer in Law or special Verdict- ) o r i2 2 IO I I 3 4* 4i 9 o 93 9 4* Attorney Gen eral's Fees — THE FEES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL His Report to the Governor in each pri vate Case referred to him by the Governor and Council. — JANUARY, 1755. 71 Drawing every Capias against Persons indicted and not bound over or against Persons presented by the Grand Jury or Constables Every Recognizance A Retaining- Fee against Persons in- dieted where the Bill isfound_ Drawing every Indictment against any Person presented or bound Enterin g a Noli Prosequi Attending at the Judges Chamber to take the Affidavit of any Person. __ every Drawing Affidavit each Copy Sheet_ A Pleading Fee Arguing Demurrer, Ex ceptions or any other Motion or Ar rest of Judgment Each Day Every Fiat for Lands for new Comers excepted) and keeping a Record thereof. . _ . Every Person Discharged by Procla mation -_ Session Fee in every Cause ... for Lands Grants ( Township 0 3 0 3 0 *3 0 6 0 J3 0 3 0 0 0 J3 0 6 0 1 0 3 414i 6 9641 6 6 441 THE FEES OF THE CLERK OF THE CROWN AND PEACE Clerk of the Crown and Peace's fees- 5 s4 10 Reading a Petition or other Writing- Entering an Order Copy of an Order ^ Copy Sheet. A Commitment Filing a Petition or any other Paper - Drawing any Warrant An Order to keep a Bastard Child _ - . A 'Writ of Restitution. Every Person Arraigned Every Indictment Writing a Recognizance t^ Copy Sheet Every Subpoena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 72 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL The Copy of an Indictment ^> Copy \ Sheet. / Every Cause entered in the Calender. Recording the Proceedings of a Cause \ each Copy Sheet j Every Certificate of a Coroners having returned an Inquisition into Court For every Traverse or Release or any Person Acquit by Proclamation Swearing every Witness 0 o o 0 o 0 o o 0 o 0 o 4 88 4 THE FEES OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Fees of the Chief Justice of Common Pleas For every Writ of Capias Subpoena or other Writ or Process (except of Habeas Corpus) and return For every Writ of Habeas Corpus For taking a Recognizance .. .. Taking Acknowledgement of Satis faction For the Judges Book on an Issue of Law or Fact Taxing a Bill of Costs For Drawing a Jury on each Special Inquest Drawing a Special Jury at a Special Court For every Special Court and all At tendances thereon For every Order of Court For Bail taken before the Judge For the Admission of any Person to be an Attorney of the Courts For every Judgment confessed out of Court For signingaTestimonial of a Woman's Examination and renouncing her right of Dower and Inheritance (in cluding all the Lands contained in the Conveyance _. o z 0 2 0 2 0 O o 3 o 2 o 5 o 5 o J3 0 o o 3 2 *4 o 6 o 6 66 41 3 6668 41 o JANUARY, 1755. 73 For every Affidavit taken out of Court For Cross Examination of Witnesses out of Court each _ For Administring an Oath in Court __ Every x\ttachment for a Contempt un der the Hands of the Chief Justice and the Seal of the Court Every Judgment at large Signing a Testimonial affixed to an Exemplification under the Seal of the Court For hearing and Determining every Motion in Arrest of Judgment or Demurrer in Law or Special Verdict or for a new Tryal o I o 3 0 0 o 6 0 i 0 5 0 6 941 899o THE FEES OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Fees of the Clerk of the Court of Com mon Pleas. For writing every Writ "J For filing a Declaration, Plea, Replica- V tion, Demurrer, Joinder in Demurrer J or other Pleading For Copying a Demurrer, Declaration 1 or other Writing ^> Copy Sheet j For entering every Order of Court and Copy _ . For every Search in the Records For signing any Judgment For attending drawing a Jury at al Special Court j Each Days attendance at a Special Court.' Drawing a Recognizance and attend- 1 ing on taking every Special Bail., j Recording every Writing $ Copy Sheet Receiving Money in Court and paying it out again One and Half fp Centum For His Attendance in every Cause \ tryed J o o oo 5 941 4194 74 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL For swearing every Witness o o 4 For entering the Request of every Wit- ] ness Demanding his Expences be- > f ore he is sworn .. .._ _) o 0 4 If a Certificate is required more . o o 4 THE FEES OF THE ATTORNEYS OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS— Attorneys of the Court of CommonPleas Fees A Retaining Fee Drawing a Declaration, Plea, Replica- "* tion, Rejoinder, Demurrer, Joinder in Demurrer or other Pleading If the Pleadings or Proceedings are Special more _ For fair Copy thereof to be filed J^ Copy Sheet For Warrant of Attorney Fee on Executing every Writ of / Enquiry. ... { Fee on ending every Cause. Drawing Bill of Costs and attending the Judge on taxing the Costs. . -. . If contested more. - Copy of the same and Notice Signing a Declaration, Plea, Replica- ) tion, Rejoinder, Demurrer, Joinder j in Demurrer or other Pleading, J- Joinder of Issue or Special Rule of j Court .. - J Drawing and ingrossing an Execution and attending the Judge to sign it Copy of ever}- Bond or other writing \ Declared on . _. ) If exceeding five Copy Sheets 4d $ '( Copy Sheet more ._ ._ / Attending the Judge to take the Depo- "j sitions of Sick Persons or such as V are departing this Province j The Attorney to pay the Jury in every ,> Cause tryed . _ \ ooo o o oo 9 9 48 419o 4 ii 2 9 I 9 O 4 3 41 3 4i JANUARY, 1755. 75 Filling up every Writ and signing _ . Copy of Writ and Notice A Brief in every Cause Attending the Judge at his Chamber / to make a Motion. \ Every Motion in Court where an Order \ ensues ._ j For every Attendance Necessaiy in ) Cause. . ) Service of every Rule in Savannah __ If out of Town 2d ^> Mile more Drawing signing and acknowledging ) Satisfaction in Court ... j Attending thereon out of Court Drawing- every Judgment at large. __ A Court Fee in every Cause not ex eeeding two Courts each Court . . . A Fee on every Rule Attending the Judge out of Court to ) confess Judgment j Pleading Fee in every Cause on a "I Tryal of Law or Fact or Motion in V Arrest of Judgment j For the Attendance of every Witness") who lives in the Country each Day (allowing a reasonable Time for his setting out and returning home) with the Payment of Ferriages if any in the Way 1/9 and tor travel- s d ing Charges more 1/9 '$ Diem if re quired in Court, and for Witnesses s d living in Savannah 1/4 if required in Court .. .. oo o o 441 4 4 9 9 THE FEES OF THE PROVOST MARSHAL- Provost Mar- For Summoning a Special Jury. For serving every Writ if the Defend- £ ant is taken S For serving a Summon 0 6 0 5 0 2 6 9 j(> GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Returning every Writ or Summon ._ Drawing every Bail Bond (except of Habeas Corpus) Going by Land or Water to serve a Writ or Summon each Mile from Savannah to the Person's House ... Calling each Action — Levying an Execution on the Goods for the first fifteen Pounds Sterling- Five r$ Centum And for all above Two and a half ^ Centum . ... An Execution on the Body on the true Debt and Costs one f* Centum For Diet of White Persons f Diem allowing one Pound of Bread and one Pound of flesh all wholesome Provisions Each Person presented and prosecuted Each Person acquitted by Proclama tion For carrying Writs of Election and summoning all Jurys and publish ing Proclamations to be paid by the Publick f Annum -_- For Dieting Negroes f3 Diem Serving an Order of Council on Shore in Criminal Matters and not other wise For the Commitment of any Person^ where an Habeas Corpus, if after > brought for his relief . _ _ ... j For the Bond the Prisoner is to Sign For every Copy of a Mittimus. For every Mile bringing back the ") Prisoner on a * * * * Habeas I Corpus where no Mileage is paid ( each Day J For the Bailif that attends the Jury 1 f Diem / For Executing every Criminal ... o I o I 0 o o o o o o I o o 20 0 O 0 O 3 o 5 o I ,o I o 3 o 2 0 L3 o 9 2 3 IO o 8 41 33 41 o 6 JANUARY, 1755. 77 THE FEES OF THE JUDGE OF THE COURT OF ADMIRALTY Judge of the Court of Admi ralty's Fees For a Warrant of Arrest and each \ other Warrant j For the Return thereof Admitting the Libel.- -_ For a Citation of Witnesses ... Examining every Witness in Court. . Examining Repeating and approving \ each Deposition taken out of Court j Administring an Oath _ For holding every Court in each Cause Every Order entred and signed by the ) Judge. _ \ Every Order before Contestation of Suit Every Order after Every Interlocutary Decree Every Definitive Sentence . _ Every Commission to examine Wit nesses Examining and admitting each Depo sition returned thereby Every Letter of Marque and Instruc tions thereon and taking the neces sary Securitys For taking a Stipulation Every Monition to cite the Parties - . For taxing Costs. For signing a Testimonial affixed to Exemplifications under the Seal of the Court J3 1 6 *3 6 419419 4 48 6 4 96 9 4 9 9 3 Advocate General Fees THE FEES OF THE ADVOCATE GENERAL His Retaining Fee Taking out the Warrant of Arrest Drawing every Libel, Answer Allega tion and other Instrument exhibited by the Copy Sheet .. 0 J3 0 3 0 0 641 7« GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Fair Copying the same fS Copy Sheet AbbrevLting every Copy Sheet of In- I struments exhibited by the Adverse > Party ... j Every Motion made in Court before 1 Contestation of Suit. j And for every Motion afterwards — His Fee in Arguing any Matter of ^j Law on which an Interlocutary De- ! cree or Definitive Sentence shall be ( made J Taking out each Citation for Witnesses Examination of Witnesses for each Copy Sheet taken by the Register. For a Court Fee in each Cause ._ Brief in every Cause . Drawing Bill of Costs and attending ] taxing \ His Fees on the Tryal of Pirates to be I the same as above. . . I o o o o o o o I o 6 o I o o o 6 o 3 o 2 44 44 o6 9 41 THE PROCTORS OF THE COURT OF ADMIRALTY co°?t of Ad- e Their Fees the same as those of the Advocate General miralty's Fees THE FEES OF THE REGISTER OF THE COURT OF ADMIRALTY For every Warrant Register of the .^ r . . ,. . Court of Ad- For hung every Paper and Instrument 1 miralty's Fees exhibited in Court - . . . . _ f For every Citation ... __ For entering every Order before Con- \ testation of Suit / For every Order after Contestation of \ Suit J Reading every Exhibit o I 0 o o o o o o o 0 o 94 4 4 JANUARY, 1755. 79 py i Every Copy of the Proceedings in Court each Copy Sheet containing ninety Words ... Every Interlocutary Decree ^ Copy Sheet Every final Sentence by the Copy Sheet Taking Depositions of Witnesses by the Copy Sheet Every Witness Sworn in Court Entring the Return of every Warrant Citation or other Return Entering every Motion in Court For Drawing and ingrossing Testimo nials to be signed by the Judge ff Copy Sheet For writing Monitions to cite Parties ~§ Copy Sheet Recording Proceedings each CopySheet Informations for Contempts each Wit ness interrogated Notification of Sales For every Search For attending the Judge on Granting Letters of Marque and Drawing the Securitys For Drawing a Stipulation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 I 0 0 0 4 0 2 4 4 6 4 44 10 6 4 9 4 8 THE FEES OF THE REGISTER OF THE COURT OF ADMIRALTY FOR TRIAL OF PIRATES Register of the The Motion __ SiStyford" Every Warrant for Apprehending ._ tZtestees.- The Prisoners Examination in Writ ing fJ Copy Sheet Examining Informers each Copy Sheet An Order thereon For every Commitment Attendance at Court each Day Summons for Witnesses each __ Every Oath in Court __ 0 0 0 1 !¦ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 664 8 9 o 4 So GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Every Recognizance Reading the Commission of Piracy __ Reading the Articles of Accusation __ Interrogators and Answers each Copy \ Sheet .. 1 J The same by the Party Entring the Prisoners Defence "$ Copy \ Sheet j Entering the Votes of the Judges Drawing the Sentence Warrant for Execution o I o I o o o o o o o o o o o I o I 9 o 4 44 89 THE FEES OF THE MARSHAL OF THE COURT OF ADMIRALTY Marshal of the Court of Ad- miraltys Fees For serving a Warrant by Land and returning the same .. For Service by Water on Board any~| Ship in the Stream of any River > and Return J For Drawing of a Bond for appearing of a Person attached .. Mileage for every Mile by Land For every Mile by Water . — Each Day keeping a Vessel in his Custody Serving each Citation and Mileage as \ above . / Selling Vessels or Goods and receiv-^ ing and paying the Money for the [ first fifteen Pounds Sterling Two f and an half "$ Centum J For Attendance each Day _. For keeping a Person in Custody "$ \ Diem j For Copy of every Warrant if required 1 by the Party attached j oo oo 5 o i o 41 9 4 io 4 io JANUARY, 1755. I THE FEES OF THE MARSHAL OF THE ADMIRALTY on the Tryal of PIRATES Marshal of the Each Days Attendance mMt^orfthe Execution on each Criminal ££'&£.- Commitment Releasement Diet ^ Diem allowing one Pound of ^ Flesh and one Pound of Bread all V wholesome Provisions J 0 3 0 13 0 1 0 3 0 0 416941 10 THE PUBLICK REGISTER'S FEES Public Regis ters Fees Registring any Conveyance Grant") Lease Letter of Attorney Bond or > other writing "$? Copy Sheet J Copy of any Deeds &C. Registred in the Office f Copy Sheet For every Search For entring Satisfaction on each \ Mortgage j For a Certificate at the Request of the \ Party J 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 I 4 4 THE FEES OF THE SURVEYER AND COMP TROLLER OF THE KING'S CUSTOMS Fees of the Surveyor and Comptroller of the Kings Customs Entering and clearing a Ship and every \ Service for the same j Entering and clearing a Brigantine 1 Snow or Billander as above J Entering and clearing a Sloop orS Schooner and for all the particulars > above mentioned J 0 8 0 6 0 4 9 o i c r — vol 7 82 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL And signing every Certificate or Cocket and examining the same ... But Vessels to and from the Bahama 1 Islands to pay only two third Fees., J And Vessels built or wholly owned in this Province, to pay half Fees only THE FEES OF THE COLLECTOR OF THE KING'S CUSTOMS Collector of the King's Cus toms fees Entering and Clearing a Ship for Man- "") ifest for Oaths and every other Serv- j ice for the same (excepting Bond ! and Certificate for enumerated Com modities) with a Permit for the Mas ter to Load or unload J Entering and Clearing a BrigantineS Snow or Billander and for the Par- I ticulars as is above mentioned for a ( Ship J Entering and clearing a Sloop or*i Schooner and for all the particu- V lars above mentioned J Granting a Certificate for Cancelling ) a Bond given in any other Port j For approving a Certificate for can celling a Bond given here Entering out and Permit to load if Bond given here For a new Register for a Vessel under Thirty Ton If above Thirty Tons ... And for Recording the same more.-- Endorsing a Register for a new Master Registring Seamen fJ Man A Post Entry Bounty Certificate for naval Stores or other Certificate required by Law (Oath included) For every Cocket for Goods Exported 0 *7 o 13 o II o I 0 0 o 0 o 3 o 6 o 3 o 2 o 0 o 3 o 2 o 1 48 8 419 41 o441 94 JANUARY, 1755. 83 4 6 Bill of Health for Vessels bound to \ Foreign Markets j For a Bond taken and granting a Let- S ter of Licence when a Register is V mislaid or lost j But a Vessel to and from the Bahama \ Islands only two third Fees ) Every Entry of Goods inwards or j Outwards including all the Goods > any Merchant has in any one Vessel ) Vessels built or wholly owned in this \ Province to pay half Fees J Every Oath where the Law requires 'S it except for entering and clearing ! of Vessels and obtaining a Bounty [ Certificate J Recording the Register at large if re- ) quired by the Owner or Master / Searching the Books of Cockets. 0 I 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Naval Offi cer's Fees THE FEES OF THE NAVAL OFFICER Entering and Clearing a Ship for Man ifests for Oaths and every other Serv ice included (excepting Bonds for enumerated Commodities Entering and Clearing a Brigantine "| Snow or Billander and for all the > Particulars above mentioned J Entering and Clearing a Sloop or") Schooner and for all the Particu- > lars above mentioned J Signing a Certificate for cancelling a ") Bond given in any other Port for V enumerated Commodities - j Every Bond for Enumerated Com- "| modities with Certificate to the Col- > lector __.- j Cancelling each Bond . Signing and Sealing a Certificate for \ naval Stores (including the Oath). / 0 12 0 8 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 44 84 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL 44 Recording a Certificate or Bond given in Great Britain with a Certificate to the Collector For signing and Sealing any other Cocket or Certificate if required But Vessels to and from the Bahama Islands to pay two third Fees And Vessels built or wholly owned in this Province to pay half Fees For every Oath required by Law by him to be Administred except for Entering and Clearing Vessels and obtaining a Bounty Certificate as above } o I ) ! 0 I ! } - 1 V r o o J THE SEARCHER'S FEES SeachersFees For Entering and Clearing a Ship and } every Service for the same J Entering and clearing a Brigautine ) Snow or Billander as above J Entering and Clearing a Sloop or \ Schooner / For signing every Certificate or Cocket For every View and Indorsement onaj Cocket for loading Rice to a for- > eign Market - J For examining the Invoices and Cock-") ets of said Rice and Comparing the > same each ..) But Vessels to and from the Bahama "I Islands to pay only two third Fees J And Vessels built or wholly owned in ) this Province to pay half Fees only / n 9 4 THE FEES OF THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE Fees of the Justices of the Peace Taking a Deposition in Writing A Warrant on Oath in Criminal Cases o o o 4 JANUARY, 1755. 85 A Recognizance A Commitment Swearing Appraisers and certifying \ the same for the whole j For every Oath For a Liberate For Writing and Signing the Probate ") of any Writing and swearing the V Witnesses J For a Hue and Cry 0 I 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 I 4 8 4 884 9 THE FEES OF THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE in the Courts of Requests for recovery of Debts not exceeding forty Shillings jutficls^nthe For each Summons. Courts of Re quests for Re covery of Debts tress or Detainer not exceed ing 40s For every Order or Warrant of Dis- oo 6o THE FEES OF THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE in the Courts of Requests for Recovery of Debts above Forty Shillings and not exceeding Ten Pounds — at Augusta — Feesofthe For each Summons justices in the j?or Affidavit of Debt and Oath Courts of Re- . quests for re- For taking Bail fronalos to For hearing and Determining the Cause Augusta For a Warrant of Execution 0 0 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 I 8 o 4 oo CONSTABLES FEES constables For serving a Warrant in Criminal Fees Cases Mileage out and home Miles o o 0 2 86 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL For Carrying on a Hue and Cry For Attendance in Searching for stolen ~) Goods for every Day at the request > of the Party Complaining ) oo o 9 DEPUTY MARSHAL or CONSTABLES FEES in the Courts of Requests for Recovery of Debts not exceeding Forty Shillings Deputy Mar shal or Con stables Fees in Courts of Re quests for Re covery of Debts not ex ceeding 40s For serving a Summons For an Arrest at Augusta.. For Levying an Execution. For Mileage f> Mile o o o I 0 I o o 6 o o 2 DEPUTY MARSHAL'S FEES in the Courts of Requests at Augusta for recovery of Debts above Forty Shillings and not exceed ing Ten Pounds Deputy Mar shals fees in the Courts of Requests at Augusta for recovery of Debts from 40s to £10 For Service of Summons besides Mile age 2d f> Mile For an Arrest besides Mileage as above For Lodging a Prisoner at Augusta fi Night For Diet at Augusta and on the Road \ to Savannah while in Custody ^8 Day j For Levying an Execution or taking the Body of the Defendant besides Mileage as above For Poundage for Levying an Execu tion ^9 Pound } o o o I \ o o } o o \ o I } o o 4 6 4 6 JANUARY, 1755. 87 THE PUBLICK TREASURER'S FEES Publick Treas- For every Entrance and Clearance of urer'sFees — a Vessel (Oaths and Manifests in cluded) and for examining Masters in regard to their Passengers for the whole For every Entry of an entire Cargo of Negroes Every other Entry . Every Drawback Every Bond and Licence for retailing Liquors 0 2 0 2 0 O 0 O 0 2 PUBLICK NOTARY'S FEES publick no- Every Protest (Oaths included) tarysFees — Duplicate of a Protest ^8 Copy Sheet. Administring an Oath in any other Case — Each Attendance on any Person to~) prove any Matter or Thing as Notary > Publick and Certifying the same... j Every other Certificate 0 II 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 o 4 41 THE FEES OF THE GOALER of Savannah Salary to the GoSer S A Salary to be paid by the Publick Savannah ¦ Ann. 20 88 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the Sixth Day of January 1755 — Present His Excellency r The Honourable < John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham James Habersham Alexander Kellet Pickering Robinson Francis Harris J Esq11 The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and approved — It appearing to the Board that there was Business which required a Court of Admiralty to be called, they came to the following Resolution — James Edward Powell Esqr appointedJudge Advo cate Wm. Clif ton Esqr Advo cate Genl. Alexander Kel let Esqr Mar shal and Wm. Spencer Esqr Register of the Court of Admiralty That His Excellency grant Commissions to James Ed ward Powell Esquire to be Judge Advocate, To William Clifton Esquire to be Advocate General To Alexander Kellet Esquire to be Marshal and to William Spencer Esquire to be Register of the said Court JANUARY, 1755. 89 GEORGIA At a Council held at the Council Chamber at Savannah on Tuesday the sev enth Day of January 1755 His Excellency The Honourable Present John Reynolds — Esqr Patrick Graham — Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar* James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson Francis Harris — Jonathan Bryan ? Esq" The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read and approved Mr James Deveaux and Mr Clement Martin two Mem bers returned to sit in the ensuing Assembly attended with a Message from the House, and acquainted His Ex cellency that Seventeen of the Representatives were met and desired to know when they might wait on him His Excellency ordered the House to attend immedi ately Accordingly the following Eighteen Members of the ui^Treturn- House of Representatives attended, namely James Ed- Ass^wyntook "'ard Powell, Joseph Ottolenghe, Edmund Tannatt, £nd®1da?edh8 Charles Watson, Henry Yonge, James Houstoun, Noble the lest3— "* Wimberly Jones, Lewis Johnson, George Cuthbert, James De Veaux, Clement Martin, Edward Barnard, David Douglass, Edmund Gray, John Farmur, John Harn, Mark Carr, and William Gray Esqrs and took the State Oaths appointed by Law and declared and subscribed the Test 9° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Ordered to withdrawand choose Then His Excellency ordered them to withdraw and aIsdPeakere choose 3 Speaker to be presented for his Approbation Mr James Edward Powell and Clement Martin attend ed with a Message from the House of Representatives that the House had chose a Speaker and were ready to present him to His Excellency when he should be pleased to receive him — ,T „ ^ His Excellency answered, He was then ready to re- Mr. David J J ¦ ?e°nUtedastobee" ceiye the House accordingly they attended, and Mr James fpp?oveda— Edward Powell acquainted His Excellency that he was ordered by the House to present to him Mr David Doug lass as their Speaker; And the said David Douglass was accordingly presented and approved of by His Excellency Then the Speaker requested of His Excellency in the rehquestsasun- Name of the House of Representatives, That they might the Governor— have free Access to His Excellency's Person? Liberty of Speech, Protection for their Persons And that the Im perfections of the Speaker might not be imputed to the House ? To which His Excellency replyed that they might De- answer pend upon all the Privileges and Libertys, he could allow them, that were Consistent with His Majesty's Instruc tions. Then His Excellency made a Speech to the Council and Assembly which is as followeth "Gentlemen of the Council and of the Assembly "I congratulate you upon the Regard His Majesty has "been graciously pleased to shew this Province in fixing "here a regular form of Government immediately under "his Royal Authority, the great Advantage of which are "too Obvious to require mention; And as His Majesty "has done me the Honour to appoint me your Governor, JANUARY, 1755. 91 "I take this first Opportunity to assure you that it shall "be my Study during the Course of my Administration, "to promote the Prosperity of the Colony that you and "your Posterity, may reap the Benefit that, will attend "it's flourishing State The only Advantage I propose to "my self is my share of the Honour that will arise from "the Success of our mutual Endeavours in this Under taking, I expect therefore that you will all chearfully "and Loyally Contribute your Assistance to this laudable "end, and as the most effectual Means to attain it, are "Unanimity, Method and close Application let me recom- "mend it to you and Advise, that the more weighty and "important Affairs, of the Colony, be taken into your "immediate Consideration at your first meeting and after- "wards things of lesser Moment. I think it proper for "the Publick Service, that you first of all frame some Pro vincial Laws for the well regulating the Militia, for the "making Publick Roads and establishing a Provision for "defraying the Expence of holding the two Courts of "Oyer and Terminer which His Majesty has directed to "be held on the second Tuesday in December and the sec- "ond Tuesday in June and I likewise recommend to your "Consideration the making a ^Provision for the Ordinary "Contingencies of Government as far as the Circum- "stances of the People will conveniently admit of the "same "Gentlemen as you are called together for no other "Purpose but to consult about the best Methods of pro moting your own Welfare, I doubt not but you'l take "Care to suffer nothing to disunite you or draw of your "Attention from the publick Good, I on my Part shall be "ready to concur, with you in every Thing that can be "conducive to your true and lasting Interest 93 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Wednesday the Eighth Day of January 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq1 Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan The Honourable < ? Esqr! The Preceeding Day's Minutes were read and ap proved — Mr William Gray and Mr Edmund Tannatt attended Mackintosh with a Message from the House of Representatives desir- B. one of the ° r Assembly took Ing that Mr John Mackintosh B. a Representative re- the otate oaths &c turned to sit in the Assembly might be sworn Accordingly the said John Mackintosh B. took the State Oaths appointed by Law and Declared and Sub scribed the Test — JANUARY, 1755. 93 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the thir teenth Day of January 1755 — His Excellency The Honourable Present John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — ¦ Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Esq" The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Petition of Edwd. Brown and 37 other Subscribers praying for a Quantity of Lands on Oge- che River which was postponed to a further Con siderations Read a Petition of Edward Brown and thirty seven other Subscribers, setting forth, that they had been at great Expence in removing themselves and Families many Hundreds of Miles from several of the neighbour ing Provinces in order to settle in this ; that they all came here since the beginning of last Spring, and finding a Quantity of uncultivated and vacant Lands on the North Side of great Ogechee River about one hundred Miles from the Mouth of it, they had sat down on the same in tending to apply for proper Grants, as soon as their Cir cumstances and the Necessities of their Familys would permit and that they were desirous of continuing to re side in this Province; Therefore they prayed that the Lands they now dwelt upon might be granted to them, And that His Excellency would take such Measures with the Indians as to His Excellency should seem meet, to secure them from their insults they having used many Threatnings and thereby put them in fear of their Lives, and that unless some Methods were speedily taken to sat- 94 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL isfy the Indians they would be under a Necessity of leav ing the Province The Board after maturely considering the aforesaid Petition, thought proper to postpone their coming to any Resolutions thereupon, 'till they could get better Infor mation respecting the Matters therein set forth GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Friday the seven teenth Day of January 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq1 ' Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan The Honourable • > Esqri The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved His Excellency acquainted the Board that he had re- DisScontent and ceived Information, that some Persons had industriously propSatMr propogated a Spirit of Discontent and Disaffection to the iXTbltlnte Government, among the Inhabitants which might have bad Consequences if not timely prevented; And some of the Members of this Board likewise acquainted the Board, that they had been informed that circular Letters, had been dispersed, in this Country to call in the Inhabitants of this Town, under a Pretence of supporting their Lib- JANUARY, 1755. 95 erties, which was represented to be infringed, His Excel lency was therefore advised to publish a Proclamation, which is as followeth GEORGIA By His Excellency John Reynolds Esquire Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over His Majesty's said Province A PROCLAMATION Whereas I have been informed that several unwary forbidding tu- People not considering the Consequences of opposing multuous As- . sembiies and Government have been tampered with by Men of little or requiring all J Persons to be 110 Property or Character to assemble in Parties contrary ready with r j j whln^iTed to the publick Peace of the Inhabitants of this His Maj- p?eSns thfm1—- esty's Province under my Government and it is even sus pected with Design to resist the Government His Majesty has been pleased to establish here — I have therefore thought fit by and with the Advice and consent of His Majesty's Honourable Council, to issue this my Proclamation charging and commanding all His Majesty's good Subjects and they are hereby charged and commanded to be ready with their Arms and Accoutrements to reduce by Force any Body of Reb els (that may assemble) whenever they shall receive fur ther Directions to meet together under my Command for that purpose ; And I hereby strictly forbid all tumultuous Assemblies and nightly Meetings as the Offenders will answer Disobedience herein at their utmost Peril Given under my Hand and the Seal of His Majesty's said Colony at Savannah the Seven teenth Day of January in the Year of our Lord 96 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL God 1755 and in the Twenty eighth Year of His Majesty's Reign J. Reynolds By his Excellency's Command James Habersham Secr7 God save the King GEORGIA GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the twen tieth Day of January 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq1" Patrick Graham James Habersham Alexander Kellet The Honourable -j Noble Jones — ¦ y Esq" Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan The Minutes of the preceeding- Board were read and approved His Excellency acquainted the Board that an original Letter of an extraordinary Nature had fell into his Hands, which was intercepted in the Country, which he was pleased to lay before the Board, and is as followeth Aii Original JANUARY, 1755. 97 Savannah 15th January 1755 "Gentlemen If you regard the Libertys of your Coun- k^frt™- "try, as we cannot doubt but they are dear to you it is "highly Necessary that you come immediately to Savan- "nah, there by your Presence, to animate and support "your Friends in their Endeavours to procure those Bless ings that can alone render this Colony flourishing and "happy "In this we hope you will not fail and subscribe our "Selves hearty and sincere Friends to you and Georgia "Cha Watson "Mark Carr "John Farmur "To the Freeholders of "John Harn "the Province of Georgia "Edmund Gray l &1 "John Mackintosh "William Gray "Edward Barnard theinterce ted -^s Excellency ordered Mr Kellet to carry the afore- fol^tteHou^e said Letter to the House of Representatives with the fol- of Represen- of^resen- lowjng Message . "This Letter having fell into His Excellency's Hands He has already laid it before the Upper House and thinks proper to lay it also before the House of Representatives, as it particularly concerns some of their Members — 7 c r — vol 7 98 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Wednesday the twenty third Day of January 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham — Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan The Honourable * y Esqr The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved His Excellency laid before the Board two Letters one conn™hSsthe dated the Is' December last from John Petty crew in the ry^cewrf'con"- Chickesaw Nation, and the other from Martin Campbell F^nchpropo- dated at Augusta the 15"1 of this Instant, which confirmed reports among the Accounts this Board have lately received, in respect thelndians — ,_,,,., . to the French having been very industrious m propogat- ing false Reports among the Indians Mr. Chas. Wat son the late Recorder or dered to attend in Council on Monday next, to shew Cause why he has not Complyed with the order of the 12th of last Month Whereas Mr Charles Watson the late Recorder of Sa vannah was (by an Order of this Board of the 12th Day of last Month) required to deliver over to the Clerk of the General Court on or before the 14th of this Instant all Records, Minutes and Proceedings of the late Town Court, as well as to give in a particular Account of all Fines, Forfeitures and Amercements by him received, and to pay the same to the Provost Marshal of this Prov ince — ¦ And whereas this Board is informed, that he hath not obeyed the said Order, tho' served with a regular Notice of it; It is therefore JANUARY, 1755. 99 Ordered — ¦ That the said Charles Watson do appear before this Board on Monday next the 27th Instant be tween the Hours of Ten and twelve of the Clock in the Morning to shew Cause, why he has neglected to obey the Order aforesaid Ordered — That the Clerk of this Board do make out a Copy of the said Order, that the said Charles Wat son may be forthwith served therewith — Secretary to Ordered — That the Secretary of the Province do make out a . ^ .. ,1-nr NewCommis- make out a new Commission of the Peace, and that M eion of the Peace, and to Edward Barnard and Mr John Mackintosh B. who leave out the wtrdeBarnfrd signed the Letter copied in the Minutes of this Board of tosh b^w^?11" the 20th of this Instant, and who were named in the last forSeTcom- Commission, be left out, and other Persons were ordered to be incerted GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the twenty sev enth Day of January 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ^ Alpvanrlpr TCpllpt ' The Honourable Alexander Kellet Noble Jones— ! - Pickering Robinson f ^ Francis Harris j _ Jonathan Bryan J The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — ¦ 100 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL A Message from the House of Representatives, by Mr Powel1 and Mr Jones to His Excellency, which is as fol- loweth "May it please you Excellency "The House of Representatives desire Your Excellency resenta°tivesep" "will be pleased to give Directions to the Provost Mar- emor to order ""shal to issue out Warrants for the Election of Members Warrants to be .. . . - _, . . , issued for the to serve m Assembly for Savannah, for Augusta, and Election of J ' rt. Represents- "for great and little Ogechee in the Room of Charles tives m the ° ° o? "their Mem- "Watson, Edmund Gray, John Farmur and John Hearn bers expelled— "Fsqrs, who was expelled this House and made incapable "to be elected to serve in General Assembly during this "first Session, for having absented themselves from this "House and obstructed another Member in coming to his "Duty here and for having been concerned in writing "and dispersing the Letter of a seditious Nature laid be- "fore this House by your Excellency's Order "January 27th 1755 "By Order of the House "Da: Douglass Speaker Ordered — That the Secretary do make out a Writ for the Election of Representatives as aforesaid — ¦ Resolved — ¦ That this Board will receive Petitions for Lands every Tuesday FEBRUARY, 1755. 101 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the fourth Day of February 1755 — ¦ Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham Sr Patrick Houstoun James Habersham Alexander Kellet Pickering Robinson The Honourable Bar' Esqrs Ten Acres of The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — His Excellency moved that a piece of Land containing Land granted Ten Acres laying to the East of Savannah and formerly to the Gov- jo j emor — (tho' very unfit for the Purpose) laid out for a Publick Garden commonly known by the Name of the Trustees Garden might be granted to him — Resolved — That the said Land be granted to His Ex cellency His Excellency was pleased with the approbation of lyiLkUmton the Board to name the Town lately laid out, at a Place Great Ogechee .^ named Hard- commonly called the Elbow on great Ogechee River, wicke Iiardwicke — His Excellency moved that two Town ^Towr. Lots Lotts N° 51. and N° 58. in Hardwicke might be granted granted to the 4.^. U'.m Governor LO lnLn Resolved — That the said two Lotts be granted to His Excellency The Board taking into Consideration that Persons might Petition for Lands, which they did not intend to improve in a proper Manner or might desire a larger Quantity, than they had ability to cultivate or were intit- io3 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL uled to, by the Number of their respective Familys, which if not guarded against would prove detrimental to the Province; Therefore in Order to prevent as far as they could such Inconveniences they came to the follow ing Resolution — Resolved — That before any Persons obtain Lands Oath to be Ad ministred to from this Board the following Oath be administred to persons Apply- ° ing for Land ^g person applying for Land — You A. B. do swear that you have a and Children and are possessed in your Right of Ne groes now in this Province and that you sincerely intend to cultivate and improve the Lands, that may be granted upon your present Petition, without any mental Reserva tion, Equivocation or intent of fraudulently obtaining the same for any other Purpose whatsoever — " "So help you God — Read a Petition of Joseph Gibbons of this Province Petition of Joseph Gibbons praying for Lands agreeable to the Number of Persons postponed jn his Family. Ordered — ¦ That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed 'till this Day four Weeks — Read a Petition of William Lee late of Barbadoes set- 760 Acres w^Lee*— thig forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands in this Province and that he had a Wife two Children three Servants and twenty eight Negroes his own Property, and therefore praying for a Tract of Eighteen hundred Acres of Land situated on the West and South West of Mr Edward Goodale, and West of Mr David Fox Junrs Land on the South Side of the South Branch of little Ogechee River '*>*¦ Resolved — ¦ That Seven hundred and fifty Acres of Land be granted to the said William Lee where he re- FEBRUARY, 1755. 103 quested ; He having been sworn to thirteen Negroes now in the Province a Lot in Hard- Read 3 Petition of William Lee aforesaid, setting forth towfirSn^Let that he was desirous of improving a Lot in Hardwicke ; and therefore He prayed for Lott N° 146 in the said Town Resolved — ¦ that the Prayer of the said Petition be granted — ¦ a Lot in Hard- Read 3 Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esq1 setting forth, Jonathan"*1*1 that He was desirous of improving a Lott in Hardwicke Bryan Esqr. and therefore praying for Lott N° 47 in the said Town— Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition be granted Read a Petition of Hugh Bryan setting forth that he A Lot in Hard- , . . . wicko granted was desirous of improving a Lott in Hardwicke, and to Haga Bryan therefore praying for Lott N° 6 in the said Town Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted „ . . . Read a Petition of Robert Homer of South Carolina Petition of forbLandomer praying for Eight Hundred Acres of Land and a Town postponed Lott in Hardwicke Ordered — that the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Petitioner brings his Fam ily into the Province Read a Petition of Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' in Be- A Lot in Hard- .1TT ..,,, wick granted half of his Son, Patrick Houstoun, setting forth, that he to Patrick Houstoun — was desirous of improving a Lott in Hardwicke for his said Son; and therefore praying for Lott N° 67. in the said Town 104 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — a T * • xj j Read a Petition of the said Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' A Lot in Hard- toiGeeoSSnted hi Behalf of his Son George Houstoun, praying for Lott N° 69 in Hardwicke Houstoun - Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — a Lot in Hard- Read 3 Petition of James Houstoun of this Province, to ja1Ssanted setting forth, that He was desirous of improving a Lott in Hardwicke; and therefore praying for Lot N° 78 in the said Town — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Alexander Kellet, Esqr setting forth, A Lott in Hard- . . . . wicke granted that he was desirous of improving a Lott m Hardwicke; to Alexander Keiiet Esqr- and therefore praying for Lott N° 182 — Resolved — That thi; Prayer of the Petition be granted FEBRUARY, 1755. 105 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the Tenth Day of February 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr " Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun — Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan The Honourable > Esqri The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved Memorial of Read a Memorial of David Douglass of Augusta Esqr, SsIiLqr'rep- setting forth, that the present established Courts in this inconven-30me Province called Courts of Conscience can be of little Serv- tends the pres- ice to the Inhabitants of the District of Augusta as the ent method of proceeding in Hardship that will attend the recovery of such small the Court of L J ^quests at^ Sums, by so of ten calling together two Justices and three Re^0iatnifns°me Freeholders (the People living at a great Distance from therein each other) will be greater, than the Advantage that will accrue from such Recovery; And as the Justices of those Courts are directed only to Summon Persons to appear, they will probably be of very little Service, for such about Augusta, that Actions of that Value will be against, will generally be transient Persons, as well as of indigent Cir cumstances and may be at a Hundred Miles Distance be fore the Courts Sits ; Therefore the Memorialist proposed that any one or two Justices have Power to decide all Sums not exceeding forty Shillings, take the Defendant into Custody or hold him to Bail when arrested upon Affidavit that He is a Transient Person io6 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL also that the Justices &e may have power to try Causes for Sums not ex ceeding Ten pounds, with Appeal to the General Court The said Memorialist likewise observed that as Au gusta was at a great Distance from Savannah a Person had better loose seven or eight Pounds, than to go there to recover the same as the Expence as well as trouble of the Journey and Costs of Suit would amount to more than the Sum sued for and whether Plaintiff or Defend ant was to pay the Charges it would hurt both and would greatly prevent the further Settlement of that District; therefore He proposed, that for any Sum from forty Shil lings to Ten Pounds three Justices and four Freeholders should have Power to decide the same in Manner of the Courts of Conscience before mentioned, such Courts to be held once in two Months with Appeal to the General Court at Savannah — And that t-.vo Justices may be furnished with Blank Writs, and to have power to fill them up as occasion may require to be Executed by a Deputy ap pointed by the Provost Marshal The said Memorialist further observed that the want of a Power in Augusta at all times to arrest, hold a Debtor to Bail or make up the Matter for larger Sums than those above mentioned, was of the greatest Consequence to the trading people there ***** as most People that dealt with them were in a moving Situation and the Loss of an Flour might be the Loss of some hundreds of Pounds which would tend to the decay of Trade, and be a Means of driving it again to the other side of Savannah River and the Memorialist apprehended that the Trade and Settlement of that District was of the utmost Conse quence to this Province ; therefore, to remedy this Incon venience, the Memorialist proposed, that two of the Jus tices, of that District should be furnished with Blank Writs, for which they should respectively give their Re ceipts to the Provost Marshal and be accountable to him for all legal Fees, for such of them as should be exe cuted, whether the Person was holden to Bail or the Mat ter was made up; And that the Provost Marshal should appoint a Deputy to execute all Writs delivered to him by the said Justices, and bring the Prisoner to either of them, who might make up the Matter (the Contending FEBRUARY, 1755. 107 Parties agreeing thereto) take Bail or again deliver him to the Deputy Marshal to do with him as the Law direct ed; likewise that the Deputy Marshal might serve all Writs &c. for any Sum from forty Shillings to ten Pounds, and in his absence, and upon Oath made by the Plaintiff, that he believed if he lost the present Oppor tunity, he might loose the Debt, then the said Justices might have power to depute a Marshal, but for that Ac tion only Ordered — That the said Memorial be referred to Attorney Gen- ,. rt . . . , „ erai to report the Consideration of the Attorney General, and that he his Opinion of the said make a Report thereof to this Board, as soon as conven- Memorial iently he could- GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Eleventh Day of February 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Patrick Graham Sr Patrick Houstoun James Habersham Alexander Kellet — ¦ ! Noble Jones- Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan EsqrEsqr Bar' Esqri The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved The Board taking into Consideration, that there were more Lots reserved for Publick uses in Savannah, than io8 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL will probably ever be wanted for that Purpose, and there being several Persons in want of Lotts, who are willing to build thereon, the Board came to the following Resolu tions — iSSTiS6!!™^- Resolved — ¦ That the reserved Lotts in the Squares toberesTrve^in Darby Ward, Reynold's Ward, and Deckers Ward, be usesPubhck continued to be reserved for publick uses and others to be granted Memorial of the Revd. Mr. Zouberbuhler desiring a Pub lick Lot in Sa vannah might be Appropri- ted for a Pub lick School granted Resolved — That such of the reserved Lots, as are not now built upon in Anson's Ward, Percival Ward and Heathcoate Ward, be divided into Lotts of 60 by 90 feet, and granted by the Board, to such Persons, as shall ap pear to them to be desirous to improve the same Read Memorial of the Rev4 Mr Bartholomew Zouber buhler Minister of Savannah, setting forth, that he had understood, that one of the Publick Lotts in Savannah was always intended for a Publick School ; and therefore desiring, that one may be appropriated by the Board for that Purpose — • Resolved — ¦ That the Publick Lott (known by Let ter R) containing Sixty feet in front and one hundred and eighty feet in Depth in Reynolds Ward, be appropri ated for a Publick School Petition of the Attorney Gen eral and Pro vost Marshal for a lot each in Savannah, Granted Read a Petition of William Clifton Esqr Attorney Gen eral, and Alexander Kellet Esqr Provost Marshal, setting forth among other Things, that since their Arrival in the Province, they had been put to great Difficulties, as well as Expence for want of convenient House Room and Accommodations, not having had it in their Power to build themselves Dwellings by Reason all the Town Lotts in Savannah are already built upon or granted away; that they had been informed, that there were no less than twenty four Lotts set a part for Publick Uses in the said Town, which they apprehended were more than ever FEBRUARY, 1755. 109 would be required or made use of for the said Purpose; and therefore praying that they may have granted to each of them respectively one of the two reserved West ern Lotts — facing the Church for their several uses. — Resolved — That part of a reserved Lot in Savan nah known by Letter N. containing sixty feet front and Ninety feet Deep, fronting the Square in Heathcote Ward, be granted to William Clifton Esqr Resolved — That part of a reserved Lott in Savan nah known by Letter F, containing Sixty feet front and Ninety feet Deep, fronting the Square in Percival Ward, be granted to Alexander Kellet Esqr Read a Petition of William Little of Savannah Esq1', Hardwicke setting forth, that he was desirous of improving a Lott in granted tp Wil- T . , , , . . r T ,T . , Ham Litue Harwicke ; and therefore praying for Lott JN 52 in the said Town Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of William Davis of Midway River, setting forth, that he had been in this Province fourteen Years, and had, about three Years ago, a Tract of fifty Acres of Land allotted to him on Midway River of which he had improved Twenty Acres, That he had a Wife and eight Children for the support of whom his present Pos session was not sufficient; and therefore praying for so many Acres of Land on the South Branch of Newport River, at a Place called Eagle Neck, as the Board should think him intituled to Resolved — That a Tract of two hundred Acres of Landquest(ily- Acres o? Land Land be granted to the said William Davis, where he re- wmiam Da™ quested, He having been sworn to ten Persons in Fam- no GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of James Read praying for 800 Acres of Land post poned Read a Petition of James Read, praying for Eight hun dred Acres of Land Ordered — That the farther Consideration of the said Petition, be postponed, 'till the Petitioner appears in Person Petition of Read a Petition of Joseph Watson of this Province g^!" claiming sundry Parcels of Land dry parcels of Lands postponed Ordered— That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed, 'till this Day seven Night Read a Petition of Elisha Butler of this Province in Behalf of his Son William Butler, praying for Lott N° Petition of Elisha Butler for a Lot in his^'wii-01 94 in Hardwicke for his said Son. Ham rejected Resolved- That the said Petition be rejected — Petition of Read a Petition of the said Elisha Butler, praying for forS£andstler Lands agreeable to the number of Persons in his Fam- postponed -, Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed 'till this Day three Weeks, and the Petitioner was required to specify where he wanted the Lands He prayed for Read a Petition of Willm Butler of this Province in Behalf of his Wife Elizabeth praying for Lott N° 144 in Hardwicke RESOLVEd- That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of the said Wm Butler, praying for lands agreeable to the Number of Persons in his Fam ily. FEBRUARY, 1755. in Ordered, that the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed 'till this Day three weeks, and the Petitioner was required to specify where he wanted the Lands He prayed for Read a Petition of Edmund Tannatt, of this Province wkke grated Planter, setting forth, that he was desirous of improving $?a^t— a Lott in Hardwicke, and therefore praying for Lott N° 43, in the said Town Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Clement Martin, of this Province wicke S-anted" Planter, setting forth, that he was desirous of improving Martin 3 Lott in Hardwicke, and therefore praying for Lott N° 63, in the said Town Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Simon Rouviere of this Province, 150 Acres of . . Land Granted setting f orth, that he was desirous of becoming: a Planter, to Simon a ' b ' Rouviere having two Negroes his own Property; and therefore praying for two hundred Acres of Land, adjoining West to David Render's and Stephen Monfort's Land at the back of Highgate — Resolved — That one hundred and fifty Acres of Land be granted agreeable to the Prayer of the Petition the Petitioner having been sworn to three Persons in Family — Alexander Kei- Read 3 Petition of Alexander Kellet and Pickering let and Picker- . ing Robinson Robinson Esq™ praymsr severally for a 1 ract of Land as praying sever- L x J ^ allLfor£and* Members of the Council, agreable to the Custom of North as Members ot ' ° postponed" America and the West Indies— 112 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Ordered — That the Consideration of the said Peti tion be postponed, 'till sufficient Information can be had concerning said Custom — - Read a Petition of Lewis Tohnson of Savannah, setting 100 Acres of -r.1 • rt ? Land granted forth, that he had settled a Plantation on Savannah to Lewis Johnson River, which having a deep Swamp on the front, He was deprived (unless he should be at great trouble and Ex- pence of a Landing on the River, that there was a piece of Vacant Land adjoining to his Land, which had a Landing on the River, and would remedy the Inconven ience he had laboured under, as well as be very beneficial to him to improve; and therefore praying, that a Tract of one hundred Acres of Land lying between his Planta tion on Savannah River aforesaid and Lands formerly laid out for Robert Williams on the said River, might be granted to him — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — ¦ Read a Petition of the said Lewis Johnson setting ed to the said forth, that he was desirous of improving a Lott in Hard- Lewis Johnson . a Lot in ^ wicke, and therefore praying for a Lott N° 98, in the said Hardwicke Town Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — - FEBRUARY, 1755. "3 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the fourteenth Day of February 1755 The Honourable Present Patrick Graham Esqr President Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones y Esqri Pickering Robinson Francis Harris — The Board received the following written Message from His Excellency A Message from the Gov ernor requiring all the Instruc tions received by the late President and Assistants for making Allot ments of Lands since the Sur render of the late Trustees to be laid before him "The Governor desires Mr Graham, and the rest of the "Gentlemen of the Council who were of the late Board of "President and Assistants, forthwith to lay before him the "Authority and Instructions they had received from his "Majesty or the Board of Trade and Plantations for mak- "ing Allotments of Lands in this Colony between the "Time of the surrender of the Charter, by the late Trus- "tees, and by taking Possession of this Government." "To Patrick Graham Esqr and "the rest of His Majesty's HonMe "Council of the Colony of Georgia 'J. Reynolds ,th pebry ¦14" 1755 Letters &C sent to the Governor — Ordered — • That the Lords Justices Proclamation under the great Seal, and all the Letters from the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, as well as from Benjamin Martyn Esqr received by the late Board of President and Assistants, since the Surrender of the Trus tees; be forthwith sent to His Excellency, and accord ingly the aforesaid Proclamation, and the following Let ters were sent to his Excellency, namely, three Letters from the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations 8 c r— vol 7 114 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL dated the 16th July 1752 and the 22d December 1752 and 12th July 1753 and eight Letters from Benjamin Martyn Esqr dated 29th July 1752, the 6th February, 26th and 27th March, 21st April, and 23d July 1753, and the 29th May 1754 — and one received by His Majesty's Ship the Portmahon the 29th October last without date GEORGIA At a Council Held in the Council Chamber on Monday the Seventeenth Day of February 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds — Esqr Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Barr' James Habersham .,,., , , , , Alexander Kellet 1 he Honourable < -m ui t Noble Jones — ¦ Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Y Esqr The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved The Board taking into Consideration that the Season for feeding Silk Worms is approaching and being desirous to give all due Encouragement to the Culture of Silk, they came to the following Resolution n » r u . u Resolved — That three Shillings Sterling be given for 3s V' Lb to be ° ° ° coToonsfit for eveiT Pound of Cocoons fit for use, which shall be raised proacWr^T in this Province, and brought to the Publick Filature in season Savannah this Year, provided that in taking them down FEBRUARY, 1755. 115 from the Brooms, that Care is taken to keep the spotted ones separate, which are to be paid for according to their Quality Ordered — That the said Resolution be forthwith published in different Parts of the Province GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the twentieth Day of February 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ( Patrick Graham — Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' „, TT ,, j James Habersham The Honourable \ JAW„nfW va\^- Alexander Kellet — Noble Jones — Francis Harris Esqr! The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and approved Ordered — That all the Workmen that have been &c^°pk^edin*mpl°yed hi htting UP the new Council House and the ne^councii16 Goal, ancl all Persons, who have supplyed any Materials £°bringninGoalfor the Use of the said Building do bring in their respec- Molday'next'-tive Bills to His Excellency in Council, on Monday the twenty fourth of this Instant, between the Hours of Ten and Twelve of the Clock in the Morning to be examined, and ordered Payment Ordered — That the same be forthwith published that all Persons concerned may comply therewith — n6 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the Twenty fourth Day of February 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan The Honourable " Esqri The Minute of the preceeding Board was read and confirmed The Workmen lately employed in fitting up the new Workmen's rt or Bins for fittine Council House and Goal, and other Persons who had up the new £cu"x!m£ede suPPlyed Materials for the Use of said Buildings brought Paym^netred *n their Bills, which after the Board had examined, they ordered them to be paid GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Twenty fifth Day of February 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones Francis Harris The Honourable Jonathan Bryan _, Esqri The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — FEBRUARY, 1755. 117 Read the Report of the Attorney General on the Mat ters to him referred in the Memorial of David Douglass Esqrs in Behalf of himself and others the Inhabitants of Augusta relating to the Court of Requests there lately established, which was ordered to be entered, and is as followeth "In obedience to the directions given me by His Ex- Attorney Gen- "cellency the Governor and Council I have perused and ters referred to "considered the above Memorial and for remedying the him in the . . , . . , , Memorial of Inconveniencies therein complain d of and the more David Doug- r «vl tothe rela" "easy an^ sPeedy hearing and determining all Matters quesSat Ee" "arising within the District aforesaid not exceeding For- Augusta «ty Shillings sterling as also for extending the Power and "Jurisdiction of the Court of Requests lately appointed "for the ease and convenience of the Merchants and "Traders at Augusta agreable to the Proposals of the "Memorialist, and until a Court of Common Pleas shall "be there establish'd for the Tryal of all Causes and mat ters arising within the District aforesaid not exceeding "ten Pounds Sterling I apprehend the following Method "may be pursued Viz' "That for the speedy hearing and determining all in juries arising within the said District not exceeding the "value of forty shillings sterling wherein the Title to any "Land shall not be concerned any two Justices of the Dis- "trict to have power to determine the same immediately "on citing the Parties before them And for this purpose "any Justice of the Peace for the said District shall and "may upon Complaint to him made of any matter within "his Jurisdiction as aforesaid issue a Summons to the "Party complain'd against requiring him to come before "him and any other Justice of the said District at such "time and Place as he shall think fit to appoint which "Summons may be to the following effect Viz' A. B. "You are hereby summoned to appear before me & 118 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Attorney Gen- " his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the Dis- contfnued°rt "trict of Augusta at on instant between "the hours of there to answer a Complaint made "against You by C. D. and in Case of your refusal or "neglect the said Justices will then proceed to examine "the matter on the part of the said C. D. and give Judg ment therein & award Execution accordingly" Which "Summons to be served by a Constable of the District (or "in the absence of such by any Person the said Justice "shall think fit to appoint for this purpose) by delivering "the same to the Party or leaving it at his House or place "of abode And upon the Parties appearing the Justices "are to proceed to the examination of the matter beween "them and in Case the Party summoned shall make de fault upon due proof of his having been served to pro- "ceed on the part of the Complainant and give Judgment "in the Premisses and thereupon issue their Warrant for "levying the Same or damages awarded with the Charges "upon the Goods and Chattells of the Defendant by Dis tress & Sale thereof rendering the Overplus (if any) to "such Defend' which Warrant may be to the effect foil "viz': GEORGIA District of Augusta "To the Constables of the District aforesaid or to either "of them on the Complaint of A. B. ag' C. D. — "WhEREas upon hearing the said Parties and their "evidence upon Oath [or upon hearing the said A. B. "the said C. D. not appearing tho' duly summoned] "We have thought fit to adjudge and award that the "said C. D. Do pay unto the said A. B. the Sum of30s "for work and labour done and performed by the said "A. B. for the said C. D. [or as the Case shall be] "These are therefore to require you to demand of the "said C. D. the said 30s together with for the "Charges of this Suit and if not forthwith paid then "you are to levey the same by distress & Sale of the FEBRUARY, 1755. 119 AttomeyGen- "Goods & Chattells of the said C. D. rendering the contfnueed°rt "Overplus (if any) to the said C. D.— "Given under our hands &C "But if the Defendant shall have no goods or Chattells1 "or not sufficient to satisfy the Pit's demands or shall be "of indigent Circumstances the Justices shall and may or- "der payment thereof in such manner & proportion as to "their discretion shall seem meet and the Ability of the "Party will admit, and in Case of neglect or contempt of "such Order to issue their Warrant for taking the body "of the Defend' & to keep him in Custody until he satisfy "the full effect thereof Provided that where the Party "complain'd against shall be a transient Person or if it "shall be apprehended that he will depart without the "said District on being served with a Summons That then "upon Affid' thereof and of the Pits demand which may "be in these Words or to the like import Viz' A. B. "maketh Oath that C. D : is justly indebted to this De ponent in the Sume of 203 for goods sold & delivered "by this Deponent to the said C. D : And that the said "C. D : is a transient Person occasionally coming to Au- "gusta & not resident in this Province or that this De- "ponent is apprehensive the said C. D : will suddenly re- "move out of the District of Augusta or leave it The said "Justices or either of them may thereupon Grant a War- "rant against such Party as follows Viz' "District of Augusta "To the Constables of the District aforesaid or either of "them ,; , .. l:,u "You are hereby required to take the Body of C. D : "and bring him before me and his Majesties "Justices of the Peace for the District aforesaid [at "such time & place they or he shall appoint] To answer "a Complaint made against him by A. B : as by Affi- 120 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL AttomeyGen- "davit appears Given &C Upon which the said Justices contmuTrt "are to proceed without delay to examine the Affair "and give Judgment and award Execution as before — "That these determinations in manner as aforesaid be "final and without appeal — "That for hearing and determining all Actions and "matters of Complaint above forty Shillings sterling and "not exceeding ten Pounds (the Title to any Freehold not "coming in Question) arising between Persons being resi- "ant within the said District of Augusta in regard to the "present exigency And until a Court of Common Pleas "shall be establish'd for such District a Court of Requests "be held on the first Thursday in every other Month be- "fore three or more Justices and four Freeholders of the "District who are to attend by rotation according to their "Number in such District, such Court to be held at some "convenient place in the Town of Augusta where the Jus- "tices shall appoint of which Notice to be given And upon "Complaint made at such Court or to any Justice of the "Peace for the said District of any matter within the Ju- "diction thereof a Summons to be granted to the following "effect Viz' "A B You are hereby summoned to appear at "the Court of Requests to be held at Augusta on Thurs day the Day of next To answer a Complaint "enter'd against you by C. D. [if Bail shall be required "for the Sum of due to the said C. D. as by Af- "fidavit appears] And in Case of your refusal or neg- "lect the Court will then proceed on the part of the said "C. D. and give Judgment thereupon and award Exe cution accordingly which Summons to be served by "the Deputy Marshall of the District and to be deliv ered to the Party or left at the House or usual Place of "Abode unless Bail shall be required by the Plaintif, in "which Case he is to make Oath of his demand before the "issuing such Summons after the form foil. Viz' A B. FEBRUARY, 1755. 121 Attorney Gen- "maketh Oath that C. D. is justly indebted to this Depo- contfnuld°rt "nent in the Sume of for goods Sold and delivered "to the said C. D. [or as the Case shall be] And there- "upon the Deputy Marshall is to take the Person of the "Defend' and keep him in Custody until he gives Secu- "rity to answer the Pits action (or is legally discharged) "for which purpose & as the taking Bail Bonds wou'd not "conveniently suit the Proceedings of such Court either "of the Justices of said District to have power to take Bail "on the Parties being brought before him as hereafter. "At which Court if the Parties shall appear the Justices "are to proceed to the examination of the matter between "them in a Summary Way upon the Oaths of the Pit. and "Defend* and their Witnesses and if Def shall make de fault in appearing when served with a Summons (upon "Oath of such Service) the Court to proceed on the part "of the Pit and thereupon to give Judgment in the Prem- "isses & issue a Warrant of execution for levying the "debt and damages upon the goods & Chattells of the "Def by distress and Sale thereof rendering the Over plus if any to the Defendant and if he shall have none "to take his Body into Custody if required by the Pit. "That where any Person shall be arrested and give Bail "for his Appearance and shall not appear accordingly "The Court thereupon to proceed ex parte as before and "issue Execution against the Goods & Chattells of the "Defendant And for want of such or sufficient to satisfy "the Pits debt and Charges upon a due return thereof "made upon Oath at the then next Court Execution to "issue ag' the goods of the Parties becoming Bail, and if "they shall not have any or not sufficient to take the Per- "son of the Defendant Provided that if the Bail shall sur render the Body of the Defendant into the Custody of "the Deputy Marshal before any Execution levied upon "his or their Goods & Chattells such Bail to be discharged "The form of Bail to be put in Viz'— 122 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Attorney Gen- "District of Augusta A. B. ag' C. D. for by eral's Report it \rr u continued rmiu "Bail for the Defend' E. F. & G. H. who with the "Defend' jointly and severally undertake that he shall "appear at the Court of Requests to be held at Augusta "for the District aforesaid on Thursday To an- "swer the Plaint of the said A. B. and that the said C. "D. shall pay & satisfy the debt damages and Charges "that shall then be adjudged & awarded against him "by the said Court or render himself to the custody of "the Deputy Marshall, and in default thereof that they "the said E. F. & G. H. shall pay and satisfy the same "for him or render him in Custody as aforesaid "Taken & acknowledged the Day of D. D. "Justice of the Peace for the District aforesa "Warr* of Excution GEORGIA "Court of Requests for the District of Augusta "To the Deputy Marshall of the District aforesd "Whereas A. B. this day recovered against C. D. by "Judgment of this Court for goods sold and "delivered to the said C. D. by the said A. B. [or as the "Case is] These are therefore to require you to demand "of the said C. D. the said together with for "the Charges of this Suit and if not forthwith paid then "you are to levy the same by distress & sale of the goods "& Chattels of the said C. D : rendering to the said C. D. "the Overplus if any By the Court T. W. Clerk "That all Causes and matters that shall come before this "Court be determin'd by a Majority of the Persons pres- "ent not being less than three Justices and four Freehold- FEBRUARY, 1755. 123 Attorney Gen- "ers who shall be no wise concerned or interested therein cSntfnuTrt "Appeal nevertheless to be allowed to the General Court "the Appellant giving Security in double the Sume ad judged against him to prosecute the same with effect to "answer the Condempnation & pay such Costs as shall be "awarded in Case the Judgment shou'd be affirmed That "the Party apprehending himself aggrieved by the Judg ment of the said Court shall immediately or where Bail "is put in within six Days after enter his Appeal and give "Security as aforesaid in which Case Execution to be staid , "until the determination thereof "That Minutes be kept of the proceedings that same "may be certified to the General Court in Case of any Ap peal "That in regard to the having Writs of the General "Court left in the Hands of one or two of the Justices "at Augusta to be used as occasion shall require with lib- "erty for them to take bail or make up the matter between "the Parties as lastly proposed by the said Memorial "where the Cause of Action shall exceed ten Pounds I "apprehend some inconveniencies will arise for want of "Persons sufficiently skill'd to fill up such Writs And as "it may be difficult to give such instructions on this head "as will answer all Cases to those unacquainted with Law "Proceedings some few general Precedents can only be "given and the Parties must run the Hazard of any Error "that may happen if the nature of the Action shou'd not "be properly specified. But however to comply with the "Memorialist's Request in this particular as far as may "be consistent in the present Circumstances and to remedy "the inconvenience complain'd of I humbly recommend "that a certain Number of blank Writs properly signed "be from time to time left in the Hands of one or more "of the Justices at Augusta to be used as occasion shall "require and that when any Person shall apply for one he 124 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Attorney Gen- "shall before the issuing thereof make an Affidavit of the contmued°rt "Debt due to him before such Justice of the Peace that "issues the Writ which Writ is to be delivered to the "Deputy Marshall who by vertue thereof is to take and "Arrest the Defendant and keep him in Custody until he "gives a Bail Bond for his Appearance at the return there- "of, And if such Defendant does not or cannot find Bail "which in 48 hours after his being so arrested that then "he shall be conveyed to the public Goal at Savannah "That I apprehend it is not necessary or convenient for "the Justices judicially to interfere in the making up or "determining such Suit or Action as the Parties may "agree matters themselves if they think fit, and when the "Pit. is satisfied he has an undoubted Right and full pow- "er to discharge the Action without the interposition of "the Justices or any one else — "That the Justices do immediately after the first Tues- "day in March, June, Sepf & December on which Writs "are made and will be returnable transmit to the Justices "of the General Court or such Officer from whom they "shall receive such blank Writs a particular Account of "the Writs they shall have issued for such respective re- "turn together with the several Affidavits made before "the issuing thereof with the Fees due for the same And "that said Justices be allow' d for their trouble in filling "up and issuing such Writs each and for "swearing the Affidavit, the Deputy Marshall to take for "the Arrest and for the Bail Bond besides "Mileage All which I humbly submit to the Judgment of "your Excellency & Honours Will™ Clifton Secretary to make out a commission to Ordered — That the Secretary do make out a Com- impower the •* JuSa to hoidU" mission to impower the Justices at Augusta to hold Courts conformawl to °f Requests there agreable to the aforesaid Report the aforesaid Report FEBRUARY, 1755. 125 a Peninsula of The Board taking into Consideration that a Peninsula tofl common of Marsh Land, lying to the North of Hardwicke, might tents of" "'"1~ be extremely beneficial for a Common for the Inhabitants of the said Town, came to the following Resolution — Resolved — That the said Peninsula be reserved and appropriated for a Common for the use of the Inhabitants of Hardwicke aforesaid His Excellency moved, that two Thousand five hun- LandAgCranted dred Acres of Land in two Tracts as follows, namely Two to the Governor Thousand ^^ bounded North by Lands fad out for Griffith Williams, John Gordon and Thomas Marriot, South by Lands laid out for James Edward Powell and on all other Sides by vacant Lands on the South Side of great Ogechee River, and five hundred Acres bounding to the West of Lands laid out for Richard Cox, and on all other Sides by great Ogechee River aforesaid on the North Side of the said River, might be granted to him — ¦ Resolved — That two thousand five hundred Acres of Land as before described, be granted to His Excel lency — Read a Petition of William Clifton Esqr Attorney Gen- wicke* Mantel" eral, praying for Lot N° 183. in Hardwicke, which he to William Clif- , , ton Esqr. — promised to improve — - Resolved — That the Prayer of said Petition be granted Read a Petition of Henry Yonge Esqr of this Province, a Lot in Hard- 3etting forth, that He was desirous of improving a Lot wicke granted ° to Henry in Hardwicke ; and therefore praying for Lot N° 140 in Yonge Esqr. A J ° the said Town Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be grant ed— 126 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of David Douglass of Augusta, pray ing for a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land formerly Petition of David Doug lass for 500 poCsrtpSon'd an granted to Walter Augustin on Savannah River to Edmund Tannatt Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postpon'd — Read a Petition of Edmund Tannatt of this Province, Landgranted setting forth, that he came to settle in this Province in the Year 1753, when he had five hundred Acres of Land laid out by Order of the late President and Assistants, which was not Adequate to the Number of his Family, which at present consisted of Thirty one Persons; and therefore praying that an Island called May Island con taining about forty Acres of Land on the North side of little Ogechee River, and also a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land bounding East on Lands laid out for Thomas and William Carr, South West on Joseph Winn and on all other Sides by vacant Lands at the Head of Newport River, might be granted to him — Resolved — - That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to thirty one Persons in Family — 600 Acres of Land granted to John Elliot Read a Petition of John Elliot of this Province, setting forth, that he was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land, laid out some time ago by Order of the late Presi dent and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an Addition, having twenty seven Persons in Family; and therefore praying that three hundred Acres of Land sit uated on the West Side of the Land He now occupyed at the Head of Midway River, and also six hundred Acres of Land bounding on Andrew Way's Land on the East, on the South Side of the head of Newport River, might be granted to him Resolved- That Six hundred Acres of Land be FEBRUARY, 1755. 127 granted to the said John Elliot, namely three hundred Acres on the West side of the Lands He now occupies, agreable to the Prayer of his Petition, and three hundred Acres on the West of Andrew Way's Land aforesaid, He having been sworn to twenty seven Persons in Family — Read a Petition of Captain James Mackay of this Prov- L^ndc!r!n°t!ed ince> setting forth, that He was now possessed of five M'Say — es hundred Acres of Land, formerly laid out for him by Or der of the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an Addition of Land, agreable to the Number of his Family, which consisted of Twenty five Persons ; and therefore praying, that a Tract of one hun dred Acres of Land adjoining South West to the Lands He now possessed on the South Side of great Ogechee River, also a Tract of Fifty Acres to the Eastward of Mr Samuel New's Land on the South Side of the said River, and six hundred and fifty Acres of Land at the head of Newport River bounded on all Sides by vacant Land, might be granted to him — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to twenty five Persons in Family — The Board wm Resolved — ¦ That for the future, the Board will re- tionsVfor Land ceive Petitions for Lands every first Tuesday in the every first Tuesday in Month ¦ the Month 128 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the twenty sixth Day of February 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable * Patrick Graham James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Esqri Petition of the Surveyers Gen eral praying that all Plans of Townships and other Lands might be lodged in their Office The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Read a Petition of Henry Yonge and William De Brahm Surveyers General of this Province, setting forth, that the Office of Surveyor General can't be properly con ducted until the Records of Township, Villages and other Plans of Lands heretofore surveyed are lodged in the said Office, that recourse may occasionally be had to the same; that His Excellency had directed the Petitioners to report to him the State of all Surveys, and recommend ed the forming a correct Plan of this Province ; that the following original Plans (which have been the General Guide) are particularly wanted, namely, of the Town, Garden and tything Lots of Savannah, of Frederica, Au gusta, Ebenezer and Darien, and the Villages of Acton, Vernonburgh, Abercorn, Goshen and the two Villages on Skidoway Island; and therefore praying, that the public Records of Plans of Town-Ships and other Lands as be fore mentioned, might for the future be lodged in their Office— ve™srtode"- Ordered — That all Persons who have been imployed i'n their Pos- in surveying Lands in this Province, do forthwith deliver session to the surveyers over unto the Surveyers General of the said Province, General J FEBRUARY, 1755. 129 all Plans of Towns and Townships, Villages and other Surveys of Lands respectively made by them in the said Province, and that public Notice be given that all Persons concerned may conform thereto — pians in the Ordered — That all the Plans now lodged in the Sr i£ b^deHv- Council Chamber be delivered over to the said Surveyers ered likewise Qeneral_ Read a Petition of Charles West of this Province, set- i^nd^anted ting forth, that he was possessed of five hundred Acres of westar es Lands, which was laid out for him sometime ago by Or der of the late President and Assistants, and hoped to ob tain an Addition of Land, having twenty six Persons in Family ; and therefore praying, that a Tract of two hun dred and fifty Acres adjoining West to William Harn's and South to William Butler's Land on the South Side of great Ogechee River, and also six hundred Acres about five Miles to the Westward of Thomas Carter's Land, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands on the South Side of Newport River, might be granted to him — Resolved — That only four hundred Acres of Land, part of the aforesaid six hundred Acres prayed for, be granted to the Petitioner, He having been sworn to Twen ty Six Persons in Family — ¦ Read a Petition of Robert Homer late of South Caro lina (postponed to a further Consideration the 4th In stant) setting forth, that he was desirous of cultivating a Tract of Land; and therefore praying, that a Tract of Eight hundred Acres of Land situated to the West and South West of Mr Edward Goodale, West on Mr David Fox Junrs and adjoining to William Lee's Land on the South Side of the South Branch of little Ogechee River, might be granted to him — Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the said Pe- 9 c r— vol 7 i3° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL tition, namely seven hundred Acres of Land be granted to the said Robert Homer, where he requested, the Petitioner having been sworn to fourteen Persons in Family now in this Province Read a Petition of the said Robert Homer (postponed RobertHomer's ,.,,_., . , t>, t \ • Petition for a to 3. further Consideration the 4 Instant) praying for a LotlinHard- ^ J r J b wicke rejected Town Lot in Hardwicke Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — 500 Acres of Land granted to Elisha Butler GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the fourth Day of March 1755. — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham James Habersham The Honourable \ Alexander Kellet y E Noble Jones 1 Francis Harris I Jonathan Bryan The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and approved Read a Petition of Elisha Butler of this Province Plant er (postponed to a further Consideration the 11th Instant) setting forth, that he was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land, and that his Son William was also possessed of the same Quantity, which was laid out for them some time ago by Order of the late President and Assistants, and that he hoped to obtain an Addition, his Family consist ing of fifty three Persons ; and therefore praying that five MARCH, 1755. 131 hundred Acres of Land, bounding on the West of the Lands he now resided upon on the South Side of great Ogechee River, might be granted to him — Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to fifty three in Family — ¦ Read a Petition of William Butler of this Province 1,400 Acres of Landgrarited pianf-er (postponed to 3. further Consideration the ii Butier Instant) setting forth, that he was possessed of One thou sand Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and that he hoped to be fa voured with an additional Tract or Tracts, having Ninety Persons in Family; and therefore praying for fourteen hundred Acres of Land, namely, a Tract of Five hundred Acres situated adjoining South on Sterling's Swamp, one hundred Acres adjoining Lands granted to Richard Burt- ley, three hundred Acres near Collins's Creek on the South Side of great Ogechee River, and five hundred Acres of River Swamp near William Elliott's on the North Side of great Ogechee River, might be granted to him — Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition be granted The Petitioner having been sworn to ninety Per sons in Family Read a Petition of Henry Yonge and William Gerrard DeBrahm Esqrs Surveyers General, setting forth, that the Dutys of their Office wou'd require their Attendance in Savannah, where they had no dwelling House nor Lots to build on, and neither could they at present rent any House, and they apprehended, that the Lots reserved for public Uses in the said Town were more than wou'd ever be wanted for that purpose, And therefore praying that one of the reserved Lots in Savannah aforesaid (to be equally divided) might be granted to them 132 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL a Lot 60 by 90 Resolved — That part of the Lot in Savannah known nahglantedan" by Letter X containing Sixty feet front and ninety feet Yonjelsqr deep fronting the Square in Anson's Ward be granted to the said Henry Yonge Resolved — That the other part of the said Lot, Heetinsava^- known by Letter X. aforesaid containing Sixty ffeet front wiii^GOT-*0 and ninety ffeet deep fronting the Common be granted to Esqr. e r m William Gerrard De Brahm Esqr Two Members from the House of Representatives at- Eiisha Butier tended with Mr Elisha Butler, desiring that the said the Rep"resen- Elisha Butler (one of the Representatives returned to sit t-fl tives re™ turned for in the present Assembly for the District of little and great great and lit- . J ° tie ogechee Ogechee) might be qualifyed, accordingly the said Elisha Butler took the State Oaths and declared and subscribed the Test— GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the Sixth Day of March 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham James Habersham The Honourable \ Alexander Kellet > Esqrs Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — MARCH, 1755. 133 Pay-Bin for Messieurs Harris and Habersham laid before the Board scoutefore£25: a Pay Bill for the Prince George Scout-Boat from the amm^anT 3ist October 1 754 to the 27th November following both Governor — Days inclusive amounting to Twenty five Pounds three Shillings and ten Pence Sterling, which when they had examined, His Excellency the Governor certifyed the Services to be duly performed by the Coxswain and Men, and that the whole Expence had been punctually dis charged by the said Harris and Habersham agreable to Instructions, and of which the Board likewise advised Mr Agent Martyn in a Letter of this Date „ . „ . And the said Harris and Habersham likewise laid be- Captp Raymond ?eeipteforSp3r£ fore the Board Cap' Raymond Demere's Receipt for Pro- piyedtheDe- visions supplyed the Detachment from the three independ- dlSdhucom"" ent Companys in South Carolina under his Command at Se'tol'^io: Frederica, S' Simons, Jekyl and Cumberland Islands for and certifyed seven Weeks and four Days, namely from the 31st October emor 1754 to the 22a December following both Days inclusive amounting to twenty two Pounds ten Shillings and seven Pence three farthings Sterling, which when they had ex amined, His Excellency the Governor certifyed the same to be justly due to the said Harris and Habersham, and of which the Board likewise advised Mr Agent Martyn in a Letter of this Date i34 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the Seventh Day of March 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones Pickering Robinson Francis Harris ^ Jonathan Bryan The Honourable { Esq" The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Two Members from the House of Representatives at- aRepfiente1-1' tended with John Rae Esqr desiring that the said John ^quau^!"18" Rae one of the Representatives returned to sit in the pres ent Assembly for Augusta, in the Room of Edmund Gray Esqr expelled the House) might be qualifyed; according ly the said John Rae took the State Oaths and declared and subscribed the Test The Board being informed that a Deserter from the ^S? from uie French Fort at the Albanians near the Upper Creek In- e^am?naedFort dians was brought down here, He was ordered to attend, and he accordingly attended; and being interrogated on several Points, His answers were general, and very little could be gathered from them, only that it was supposed by the French on the Mississippi River, that there wou'd soon be a War between them and the English; that the number of Men, Women and Children in and about the Albamah Fort consisted of about one Hundred and forty, of which there were a Lieutenant, a Surgeon (in which Capacity he acted) and forty private Soldiers, and that MARCH, 1755. 135 the occasion of his leaving the Fort was a Quarrel be tween him and the Officer — and ordered to be sent to England The Board considering that the French were very active in sending Spyes under specious Pretences into the several English Settlements on this Continent, thought it prudent to send him to England in a Ship (the Neptune Cap' John Rutherford) ready to Sail from this Port for London, and he was accordingly ordered to be put on Board the said Ship — • GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham- • ber at Savannah on Monday the tenth Day of March 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan The Honourable ¦ Esq1' The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Some Creek Indians having lately come here to the 25 creek in- Number of twenty five, Men, Women and Children, they andPre^nts were ordered to attend, and after the usual Compliments JS— en on these Occasions had passed, some Guns, Powder and Bullets and a few other Articles, that could be procured, were given to them, with which they seemed well pleased. 136 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Twelfth Day of March 1755 — Present H;« Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ( Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' | James Habersham The Honourable ¦< Alexander Kellet Pickering Robinson . Francis Harris Esq" The Minute of the preceeding Board was read and ap proved — The Board took into Consideration the Surveyers Gen eral's Fees, and the same was accordingly done propor- tionably to the Fees now allowed to be taken by the Sur- veyer General in South-Carolina, and are as follows — For runing out any Ouantity of Land (the Grantee find- Surveyers ° J *" J v Generars {ng Labourers and Provisions) four Shillings and six Pence Sterling copy of the Board of the 2 of January last concerning the Officers foregornz u j o Fees &c. pees prefixt, that they may conform themselves thereto — GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the eighteenth Day of March 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ( James Habersham | Alexander Kellet The Honourable ¦{ Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Esq" The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved The Board having received Information, that some Small Pox on ~ Board a Vassei Persons on Board a Vessel now at Tybee, and last from at Tybee •> ' Jamaica, had the small Pox, for preventing the spreading of the said Distemper among the Inhabitants, it was Order to pre vent the spreadingthereof Ordered — That the Pilot do carry the said Vessel as far up Tybee Creek as she can conveniently go, and not suffer any Person, who has been on Board since her ar- 138 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL rival here, to come up to Town 'till further Orders, and he is also not to suffer any Person to go on Board her without an Order from the Governor, that the Master of the said Vessel, his People or Passengers do not go any where on Shore, but at such landing upon Tybee Island as shall be nearest to the Vessel, and that they do not go from thence above a Mile Distant 'till further Orders, and that all Persons whatsoever do observe that they do not approach any of the People, that came in the said Vessel, or receive any thing from them, but by means of a long cleft Stick, and what may be so received must be dipped in Vinegar, and afterwards smoaked before the Person re ceiving the same do touch it — Ordered — That the said Order be published, and The 3. fores 3. id order to be likewise that the Pilot and Master of the said Vessel be published&C— . respectively served with a Copy thereof — Mr William Little the Governor's private Secretary laid before the Board an Account for making out (By Order of His Excellency) 28. Militia Commissions, and for at tendance and administring the Oaths amounting to Eleven Pounds four Shillings Sterling, and the said Ac count being examined, the Board only allowed Six Pounds ten Shillings and eight Pence, which was ordered to be paid in due Course with other Contingencies of Govern ment — MARCH, 1755. 139 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 25th Day of March 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson Francis Harris The Honourable < f Esq" Pilot of Tybee's Fees The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — The Board took into Consideration the setting the Pilot of Tybee's Fees, and the same were accordingly setled, according to the Draught of Water of any Vessel at the time of the Pilotage, and were as follows — In Sterling Money For Six feet of Water, inward or outwards eleven Shil lings Six feet and half twelve Shillings and six Pence Seven feet fourteen Shillings and six Pence Seven feet and half Sixteen Shillings and six Pence Eight feet Eighteen Shillings Eight feet and half one Pound Nine feet one Pound two Shillings and six Pence Nine feet and half one Pound four Shillings Ten feet one Pound five Shillings and six Pence Ten feet and half one Pound seven Shillings and six Pence Eleven feet one Pound nine Shillings and six Pence Eleven feet and half one Pound eleven Shillings and six Pence 140 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Twelve feet one Pound thirteen Shillings — Twelve feet and half one Pound sixteen Shillings and six Pence Thirteen feet Two Pounds Thirteen feet and half two Pounds three Shillings and six Pence Fourteen feet Two Pounds six Shillings and six Pence Fourteen feet and half Two Pounds ten Shillings and six Pence Fifteen feet two Pounds fourteen Shillings and six Pence Fifteen feet and half three Pounds two Shillings and six Pence Sixteen feet three Pounds twelve Shillings and six Pence Sixteen feet and half Four Pounds Seventeen feet Four Pounds ten Shillings — Ordered — That the Pilot of Tybee be served with a tobeseJecT Copy of the foregoing Fees, with the Order of this Board uietoeiTin/ of the second of January last concerning the Officers Fees prefixt, that he may conform thereto — Fees &C ¦ Petition of Robert Homer Fee for the Cryer of the General Court — For calling each Action— One Shilling Sterling Read a Petition of Robert Homer setting forth, that he had obtained from this Board a Warrant to lay out seven TOoTcresof hundred Acres of Land on Little Ogechee, but that all the grante gOOC| Land af- the Place where he requested it was taken up; and therefore praying for the like Quantity in an other Place, in Lieu of the aforesaid Land granted him, which he wou'd very readily resign Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — APRIL, 1755. 141 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the first Day of April 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Patrick Graham Sr Patrick Houstoun James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Pickering Robinson Francis Harris — Jonathan Bryan The Honourable Esqr Bar' Esq" The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Read a Petition of Alexander Kellet Esqr, setting forth, iom Acres of^ that he was desirous of improving Lands ; and therefore KenlTEsqrronPrayin£ f°r One thousand Acres, bounding to the North PTOpCosedein His on Lands possessed by Mr John Gordon, South on vacant StrSctions Land, West on Lands of His Excellency the Governor, and East on a northern Branch of S' Catherines River and Marshes of red Bud neck, which Lands He was will ing to purchase on the Terms proposed in His Majesty's Instructions to His Excellency — Resolved — granted That the Prayer of the Petition be Read a Petition of William Little Esqr, setting forth, L^ndCgrln°ted that he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land ; and t°e ELqraron ' therefore praying for five hundred Acres, bounding to thUerTe?rrts0pro- the South on Lands granted to Mr James Edward Powell, Excellency's to the West on Lands of His Excellency the Governor, to Instructions — the East on a Northern Branch of S' Catherine's River and Marshes of red Bud Neck and to the North on Lands 142 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL granted to Alexander Kellet Esq1', which he was willing to purchase on the Terms proposed in His Excellency's Instructions — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar', setting forth, that he was only possessed of five hundred Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late Trustees in the Year 1 736, and that he hoped to be favoured with an Ad dition, having a Wife, four Children, two white Servants and twenty four Negroes ; and therefore praying that he may have such an additional Quantity of Land granted to him, as to the Board should seem meet, and that part of the same, namely five hundred Acres might be laid out on the South Side of great Ogechee River, bounding North East on Lands formerly granted to Cap' Raymond De- mere, South West on Lands granted to William Martin Johnson and the remainder on any vacant Lands, and the said Petitioner likewise prayed for a vacant Public Lot in Savannah — Resolved that a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land L°MdCandpfart be granted where prayed for, and also that part of a public by to^eet in60 Lot in Savannah known by Letter W. containing sixty grlntecfto feet fronting Drayton Street and ninety feet deep in An- Houstoun son's Ward be granted to the said Petitioner — Read a Petition of William Ewen of Savannah Potter, setting forth, that he had followed the Trade of a Potter Six Years, and that his Kiln, which was in danger of falling, stood on an other Person's Lot, and as he should be obliged to build a new one, and make other Improve ments, He was desirous of doing it on his own Land ; and therefore praying for half of one of the Public vacant Lots in Savannah — APRIL, 1755- H3 Half a Public Resolved — That half the Public Lot in Savannah, fleetdnlavan- known by Letter P. containing sixty ffeet fronting the wnimm'Ewen3 Common and ninety ffeet deep in Heathcote Ward be granted, agreable to the Prayer of the Petitioner — Read a Petition of Ralph Killgore of Augusta, setting forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands, having a Wife and two Children; and therefore praying for Two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situated at the Mouth of great Cayoka Creek fourteen Miles above Augusta afore said — ,*„ . * Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition, 150 Acres of r J rIi ^Kin'ore namely one hundred and fifty Acres of Land be granted where requested. Read a Petition of John Mackintosh B. this Province, setting forth, that he was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract, having a Wife, four Children, three White Serv ants and eight Negroes ; and therefore praying for three hundred Acres of Land, situated at the Head of Newport River, bounded on all Sides by vacant Land— Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Pel sons in Fatnily- 300 Acres of toajohnranted granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to sixteen Per- Mackintosh B. Read a Petition of James Read, setting forth, that he a Lot in Hard- was desirous of improving a Lot in Hardwicke ; and wicke granted A to James Read therefore praying for a Lot N° 77 in Hardwicke afore said — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — 144 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of David Dicks of this Province Plant er, setting forth, that he had setled a Tract of Land, situ ated at a Place called the Fork of Barbicu near Coonochi River on the South Side of great Ogechee River, and was desirous of continuing to cultivate the same, having a Wife four Children and nine Negroes; and therefore praying for Eight hundred Acres of Land to be laid out, where He had setled as aforesaid — Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition, 500 Acres of Land granted namely, five hundred Acres of Land be granted, the Peti- to David Dicks ¦" ° . ' tioner having been sworn to fifteen Persons in Family — Read a Petition of Joseph Butler Junr of this Province Planter, setting forth, that he was possessed of five hun dred Acres of Land, which was laid out for him by Order of the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be fa voured with an Addition, having ten Negroes ; and there fore praying for a Tract of one hundred Acres, adjoining South to Lands lately granted to him, and North of Lands possessed by Joseph Butler Senr on the South Side of great Ogechee River — 100 Acres of Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be grant- tf josfjphnt*d e(h the Petitioner having been sworn to eleven Persons in Butler Jun. pami]y_ Read a Petition of Thomas Battoon of this Province, setting forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands, having a Wife and two Children, and therefore praying for two hundred Acres of Land at the South End of Skid oway Island 100 Acres of Resolved — ¦ That part of the Prayer of the Petition, La«d granted narnely, one hundred Acres of Land be granted where re- Battoon quested APRIL, 1755. 145 150 Acres of Land granted to George Sigfrit. Read a Petition of George Sigfrit of this Province, set ting forth, that He was desirous of becoming a Planter, having a Wife and one Child ; and therefore praying for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situated on White- marsh Island in Warsaw River opposite to Thunderbolt — Resolved — granted — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be 600 Acres of Land granted to John Barnard Read a Petition of John Barnard of this Province Planter, setting forth, that he was in Possession of five hundred Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an Addition, having a Wife four Children and nineteen Negroes ; and therefore praying for six hundred Acres of Land, situated on the South East part of Wilmington Island on Warsaw River Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Twenty five Persons in Family — Read a Petition of Jacob Loockerman of this Province, setting forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands, having a Wife one Child and four Negroes; and there fore praying for four Hundred Acres adjoining East to Mr George Cubbidge's Land, on the North Side of Mid way River — Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition, LandCSntod namely, three hundred and fifty Acres of Land be granted Looekerman where requested the Petitioner having been sworn to six Persons in Family Read a Petition of Henry Curtis praying for four Hun- Henry Curtis Petition for 400 dred Acres of Land — Acres of Land rejected Ordered — 10 c r— vol 7 That the said Petition be rejected 146 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL james Hart's Read 3 Petition of James Hart, praying for five hun- AcresTf Land0 dred Acres of Land— rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected David t. Read a Petition of David T'Bear, praying for two hun- 'Bear's Petition for 250 Acres of dred and fifty Acres of Land — Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Mordecai Sheftall, praying for fifty Mordecai 3hef- . - T , tail's Petition Acres of L,and for 50 Acres of Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of Ambrose Dudley, praying for two Ambrose Dud- -"*-./» ley's Petition hundred and fifty Acres of Land — ¦ for 2.>0 Acres of J Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — ¦ Read a Petition of Thomas Palmer, praying for three mention hundred Acres of Land tor 300 Acres of Land post poned Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, till this Day Month Read a Petition of Joseph Alther, praying for one hun- thlr's petition! dred Acres of Land — • for 100 Acres of Land postponed— ordered— That the said Petition be postponed 'till this Day Month Read a Petition of Joseph Butler Senr, setting forth, Land-^nted that he was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land, Butier senr. which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an Addition, having two Children and thirty eight Negroes; and therefore pray ing for one hundred and forty Acres of Land, adjoining to Lands formerly granted to David Black and William APRIL, 1755- J47 Carr, five hundred Acres on Sterling's Swamp to the East ward of William Butler's back Plantation, six hundred and Sixty Acres adjoining to the North West of said Wil liam Butler's Plantation, and up and above where David Dicks lived and three hundred Acres at a Place known by the Name of the Yamasee Camp, all on the South Side of great Ogechee River — Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition be granted, namely, one hundred and forty Acres adjoin ing to Lands granted to David Black and William Carr, and five hundred Acres (part of the aforesaid Six hun dred and Sixty Acres) adjoining to the North West of William Butler's Plantation on the South Side of great Ogechee River, the Petitioner having been sworn to forty Persons in Family — Read a Petition of Shem Butler of this Province, pray- petitio^to1'3 ing that a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land formerly Acresnofeii°nd laid out for him in the Fork of great Ogechee and Coon- ochee Rivers might be exchanged for a Tract of the same Quantity in another Place Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected 1 4,8 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the third Day of April 1755— His Excellency The Honourable Present John Reynolds Sr Patrick Houstoun James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones Pickering Robinson Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Esqr Bar' Esq" The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Read a Petition of Wiliam Clifton Esqr, setting forth, Land granted that he was desirous of improving Lands ; and therefore to Wihiam . Clifton Esqr. praying for Five hundred Acres, bounding to the JNorth on Purchase as L ^ ° _ proposed in His gast on Land in Possession of Richard Spencer, and on a Majesty r instructions Tract N° 1 5. to the South West on the Head of the North Branch of Newport River, and on all other Sides by va cant Lands which Lands He was willing to purchase on the Terms proposed in His Majestys Instructions ResolvEd- gr anted — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be Read a Petition of Benjamin Farley of this Province, Landgranted setting forth that he obtained a Warrant from the late Fariey^n™"- President and Assistants dated the 8th of August last for like Quantity laying out for him a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land forrnsrly or- dered to be laid hounded northerly by M1' James Miller's Land, and on all out for him J J J other Sides by vacant Land on the North Eranch of little Ogechee River, which Warrant had not yet been executed, and as the Land was not convenient for him to settle and improve, He hoped to be favoured with a Tract of the like APRIL, 1755- 149 Quantity in Lieu of the aforesaid Tract in another Place, which (if granted) he promised to cultivate forthwith; and therefore praying for five hundred Acres of Land, bounded East by Lands possessed by Samuel Way, West on Lands possessed by John Shave, South partly on John Mitchel and vacant Land and North on vacant Land upon the Head of Midway River, in Lieu of the aforesaid Tract of the same Quantity on little Ogechee, which he re signed — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted 150 Acres of Land granted to Philip Dele- gal Junr S0O Acres of Land granted to James Hab ersham Esqr. Read a Petition of Philip Delegal Junr of this Prov ince Planter, setting forth that He now occupied a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be fa voured with an Additional Tract, having a Wife four Children and Six Negroes in the Province ; and therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres of Land situated in the fork of the South Branch of little Ogechee Swamp, about a Mile higher than Lands granted to William Lee, bounded on all Sides by vacant Land Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Eleven Per sons in Family Read a Petition of James Habersham Esqr, setting forth that he was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land, which was laid out for him by order of the late President and Assistants, and that his Son James was also possessed of a Tract of the like Quantity, on which the said Peti tioner had made considerable Improvements, and was de sirous of cultivating a larger Tract, having a Wife, three Children and thirty three Negroes in the Province, and therefore praying for nine hundred Acres of Land, name ly, five hundred Acres resigned by Benjamin Farley 150 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL bounding North partly on James Miller's Land, and North and East partly on Lands lately laid out for Lach lan McGillivray, and four hundred Acres bounding East on the aforesaid five hundred Acres on the West Side of the North Branch of little Ogechee River Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of John Jagger late of the Bay of Hon- La2dAgrant°ea duras, setting forth, that he was desirous of improving to John jagger j^andS; having Eighteen Negroes his own Property; and therefore praying for One thousand Acres of Land, name ly four hundred Acres situated on the first Bluff on the South Side of Sapola River, opposite to Mr John Mackin tosh's Plantation, and six hundred Acres also on the South Side of Sapola River aforesaid on Turkey Camp Swamp, bounding to the Southward on William Mackin tosh's Land, and on all other Sides by vacant Lands Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, on Condition (as the Petitioner has not the Number of Negroes abovementioned now in the Prov ince) that he find sufficient Sureties under a Penalty of one hundred Pounds Sterling for the settling the said Lands with the Number of Persons aforesaid within One Year from the Date Read a Petition of Thomas Bates late of the Bay of 500 Acres of Honduras, settine forth that he was desirous of cultivating Land granted . . ° to Thomas Lands, having- a Wife and seven Negroes in the Province ; Bates ° ° and therefore praying for five hundred Acres of Land, namely, three hundred Acres adjoining to a Tract of four hundred Acres granted to John Jagger on the South Side of Sapola River, and two hundred Acres on Turkey Camp Swamp, adjoining to a Tract of six hundred Acres grant ed to the said John Jagger APRIL, 1755' I51 Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Nine Per sons in Family AudieyVax- Read a Petition of Audley Maxwell of this Province Acref°of Land praying for five hundred Acres of Land postponed Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Petitioner appears in Person — 150 Acres of Land granted to Lemuel Smith Read a Petition of Lemuel Smith late of the Bay of Honduras, setting forth, that he was desirous of setling a Tract of Land, having a Wife one Child and one Ne groe; and therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situated on Darien Salts, adjoining to Lands granted to Mr John Perkins on the North Side of Alamataha River Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely, One hundred and fifty Acres of Land be granted. 500 Acres of Land granted to Joseph Gibbons Read a Petition of Joseph Gibbons of this Province, set ting forth, that there was a parcel of Land, adjoining on the North West Corner of a Tract formerly laid out for his Son Joseph Gibbons, which was very convenient for the said Petitioner to improve, and that he had a Wife, three Children and thirty one Negroes in the Province ; and therefore praying for five hundred Acres adjoining as aforesaid, and bounded on all other Sides by vacant Land, being about Nine Miles to the Westward of Savan nah. Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Thirty Six Persons in Family 152 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL petition of Read a Petition of Henry Bourquin of this Province, au!nrfo?iooo praying for one thousand Acres of Land Acres of Land postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed 'till the first Tuesday in -June next — petitionof Read a Petition of Maurice Dullea of this Province, Maurice Dullea . for 100 Acres of prayme- for one hundred Acres of Land — Land rejected ° Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Petitionof Read 3. Petition of Mary Smith of this Province, pray- foariooSAcres 'nS f°r one hundred Acres of Land of Land postponed Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be postponed Read a Petition of John Francis Triboudet of this Landgranted Province, setting forth, that he was desirous of cultivating cis Triboudet Lands, having a Wife and four Negroes; and therefore praying for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land, bound ing South by Newington, West by Mr Joseph Gibbons, North on vacant Lands, North East by Edward Barnard and East by Peter Morel's Lands, and also two hundred Acres in Newington Township known by N° 5. 8 : 10, and 11 — Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely the one hundred and fifty Acres of Land as be fore described, be granted — Read a Petition of Lucas Zeigler of this Province, set- LandCSntfed ting forth, that he, with his Father, Mother and Brother zeigfe? s arrived in this Province about two Years and a half agoe, when the late President and Assistants ordered one hun dred Acres of Land to be laid out for the Petitioner's Fa ther, Fifty Acres for the Petitioner and Fifty Acres for his Brother at Hallifax ; that the Petitioner's Father and APRIL, 1755- 153 Brother are since Dead, and the said Tracts containing to gether Two hundred Acres of Land, being inconvenient for him to settle, he was desirous of resigning the same in Exchange for some Lands near Ebenezer; and therefore praying, for one hundred Acres of Land situ ated above the Path of Old Ebenezer and Abercorn, about two Miles from Christopher Cremer's Plantation at Ebe nezer Creek, and about three Miles distant from Michael Walliser's fifty Acre Lot in Ebenezer Township, in Lieu of the aforesaid Two hundred Acres of Land, which he resigned— Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — - petitionof Read a Petition of George Uland of this Province, for°3ooeAcrens of praying for three hundred Acres of Land — Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Richard Baker of this Province in R?chard Baker Behalf of Mary Susannah and John Sumner, praying for for 500 Acres of Land for Mary, hye hundred Acres of Land Susannah and John Sumner Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed Read a Petition of Thomas Peacock of this Province, Landeranted setting forth, that about two Years agoe He petitioned the jeaco°ckas 'ate President and Assistants for five hundred Acres of Land, but not then having his Hands in the Colony, he was told that he should have Lands, when he brought them in ; that he had now four Negroes in the Province ; and therefore praying for five hundred Acres of Land, sit uated adjoining East to Mr Josiah Osgood's Land on the North Side of the North Branch of Newport River Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely, Two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, be granted i54 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL the Petitioner having been sworn to five Persons in Fam- ily- Read a Petition of Willam Peacock late of New York, L°?ndgrreasnted setting forth, that he was desirous of setling Lands ; and Peacock — therefore praying for one hundred Acres, situated on the North Side of the North Branch of Newport River, ad joining to Thomas Peacock's Land Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Petition of Read a Petition of Nathaniel Holland, praying for One Nathaniel Hoi- ' r J o Ac'res'of rind hundred and fifty Acres of Land — - rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be Rejected — ¦ GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the fourth Day of April 1755— Present His Excellency John Reynolds — Esqr f Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham The Honourable J Francis Harris | Pickering Robinson | Alexander Kellet [_ Jonathan Bryan J f Esq" The Minutes of the preceeding Day were read and ap proved 500 Acres of Read 3 Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esqr, setting forth, toJonaThln*1 that he was in Possession of five hundred Acres of Land, Bryan Esqr and faat his two Sons, Joseph and Josiah Bryan were APRIL, 1755- 155 likewise possessed of five hundred Acres of Land Each, and that he was desirous of cultivating another Tract, having a Wife Seven Children and Sixty Six Negroes in the Province ; and therefore praying for five hundred Acres of Land, situated on Sterling Swamp to the East ward of Mr William Butler's Plantation on the South Side of great Ogechee River — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — ¦ Read a Petition of Nathaniel Day of this Province, set- 250 Acrfis of Land granted ting forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands ; and to Nathaniel . ^ & Day — therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, between great Ogechee and Midway Rivers, lying to the southward of Lands granted to William Butler Junr, and bounding North Westerly on the said Butler, East on Samuel New, and on other Sides on vacant Land — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Joseph Butler Junr of this Province, wici« Wanted" praying for a Lot (known by Number 115) in Hard- to Joseph • , Butler Junr. WlCKe Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of James Read, setting forth, that he Landgrlnted was desirous of setling Lands in this Province, having a Wife two Children, one white Servant and twelve Ne groes ; and therefore praying for Eight hundred Acres of Land, situated at the Head of the North Branch of New port River, between the Forks of the same, bounding northerly on Lands of Thomas and William Carr, easterly on Lands of Oliver Shaw and all other Sides on vacant Lands — to James Read 156 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be grant ed, on Condition (as the Petitioner's Family is not now in the Province) that he with a sufficient Surety become bound, in a Penalty of One hundred Pounds Sterling, to settle the said Lands with a competent Number of Per sons within one Year from this Date Read a Petition of Edward Way of this Province, set- LandCETanted ting forth, that he possessed a Tract of five Hundred to Edward Way v . .... ,. t\ • 1 dicres of Land, which he obtained from the late Presidents and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an addi tional Tract, having a Wife, four Children, one white Servant and ten Negroes in the Province; and therefore praying for four hundred Acres, situated to the West ward of a Tract granted to Moses Way on Newport Swamp — Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely, two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to seventeen Persons in Family 350 Acres of Land granted to John Quar terman Senr. Read a Petition of John Quarterman Sen1 of this Prov ince, setting forth, that he was in possession of five hun dred Acres of Land laid out by order of the late President and Assistants, and was desirous of improving another Tract, having a Wife three Children and fifteen Negroes in the Province ; and therefore praying for five hundred and fifty Acres of Land, namely, five hundred Acres lying about two Miles South Westerly of Land granted to Mo ses Way on the Head of Newport River, and fifty Acres adjoining a Tract, on which he resided (known by Number 2. in the Plat) at the Head of Midway River — Resolved- — That part of the Prayer of the Petition be granted, namely, the fifty Acres as before described, and three hundred Acres, part of the five Hundred Acres APRIL, 1755. J57' 250 Acres of Land granted to William Baker 500 Acres of Land granted to Benjamin Andrew prayed for, the Petitioner having been sworn to twenty Persons in Family — Read a Petition of William Baker of this Province, setting forth, that he was in Possession of five hundred Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an Addi tion, having a Wife two Children and thirteen Negroes in the Province ; and therefore praying for four hundred Acres of Land, situated on a Branch of Newport River, and on the North West of Land granted to Moses Way — Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to seventeen Persons in Family — ¦ Read a Petition of Benjamin Andrew late of South Carolina, setting forth, that he had setled on a Tract of Land, which he was desirous to continue to improve, hav ing a Wife, three Children and six Negroes in the Prov ince ; and therefore praying for six hundred Acres of Land, namely, five hundred Acres where he resided, bounded West on Richard Baker's Land, and on all other Sides by vacant Lands, at the Head of Newport River, and one hundred Acres joining to the Eastward of Lands granted to John Graves at the Head of Newport River aforesaid — 300 Acres of Land granted to John Quar terman Junr. Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely, five hundred Acres of Land where the Petitioner resided, as before described, be granted, he having been sworn to eleven Persons in Family — Read a Petition of John Quarterman Jun1 late of South Carolina, setting forth, that he had a Wife and three Ne groes in the Province, and was desirous to improve Lands; and therefore praying for three hundred Acres 158 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL of Land, situated to the westward of and adjoining on Lands granted to John Shave at the Head of Midway River — Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of John Stevens of this Province, set- LandAgrant°ed ting forth, that he was possessed of five hundred Acres steven" of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with some additional Tracts, having a Wife four Children and thirty three Ne groes ; and therefore prayed for fifteen hundred Acres of Land, namely, thirteen hundred Acres, situated about three Miles to the North Westward of William Baker's Land, * * * * and on all Sides by Vacant Lands, and two hundred Acres lying between Lands granted to Edmund Tannatt and a Creek of one of the Branches of Newport River — Resolved — That part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely, twelve hundred Acres of Land, part of the thir teen hundred Acres prayed for, be granted the Petitioner having been sworn to thirty eight Persons in Family — Read a Petition of the Revd John Osgood of this Prov- L°andCgranted 'nce, setting forth, that he was possessed of Five hundred Osgood' John Acres of Land, which was laid out by order of the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an additional Tract having a Wife, one Child and sixteen Negroes in the Province; and therefore praying for five hundred Acres of Land, situated to the West of Lands granted to John Quarterman Senr at the Head of Midway River Resolved— That the Prayer of the Petition be grant ed, the Petitioner having been sworn to Nineteen Persons in Family — APRIL, 1755- J59 Read a Petition of Robert Smallwood of this Province, setting forth that he was desirous of improving Lands, having one Negroe in the Province ; and therefore pray ing for one hundred and fifty Acres situated on the North Branch of Newport River, about a Mile to the Westward of John Mitchel's Land Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition, be granted — Read a Petition of Lewis Smyth of this Province, set- LandCgrantod ting forth that he was desirous of cultivating Lands, hav- to Lewis smith ing a Wife and three Chjidren and therefore praying for one hundred Acres of Land, situated on the South Side of great Ogechee River, about four Miles above where Fort Argyle formerly stood — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Shem Butler, praying for a Lot in Petitionof ' r J b shem Butler Hardwicke for a Lot in Hardwicke Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of James Butler, praying for a Lot in Petitionof J James Butler Hardwicke for a Lot m Hardwicke rejected Ordered— That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Edward Sumner, praying for one Edward sum- hundred and fifty Acres of Land — ner for 150 J Acres of Land rejected Ordered— That the said Petition be rejected- Read a Petition of John McDaniel, praying for one Petitionof f John McDaniel hundred Acres of Land — for 100 Acres of Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected 160 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL petitionof Read a Petition of Robert Smallwood in Behalf of woorff^MaryMary Bateman Widow, praying for three hundred Acres Bateman for r r j 300 Acres of Ot l_,ana— Land postpon'd Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the said Mary Bateman appears — Read a Petition of Giles Todd of this Province, praying Petitionof ' r j o Giles Todd for f Gr one hundred and fifty Acres of Land — 150 Acres of J Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of Thomas Mills of this Province, pray- Lando'ngreat ing for two hundred Acres of Land on the South Side of petitioned forr great Ogechee River, at a Place where Fort Argyle for- by Thomas 1,1 Mills— reserved merly Stood lor Public Uses, and the leavVto look* Resolved — That the said Land be reserved for Pub- eisewhere — lie Uses, and the Petitioner had leave to look for Land elsewhere — Read a Petition of William Wilson late of South Caro- wliham wnson hna, praying for one hundred Acres of Land for 100 Acres of Land rejected Ordered— That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Josiah Powell late of South Caro- josiah Poweii lina, praying; for 500 hundred Acres of Land for 500 Acres J ° ° of Land Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Board can be better informed of the Petitioner — Read a Petition of Richard Burtley of this Province, Land gSnted setting forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands, Burtfey31 having a Wife and five Children; and therefore praying for four hundred Acres, situated on the South Side of the North Branch of Newport River, adjoining North to Mrs De S' Julian's Land and West to Donald Mackay's — APRIL, 1755- l61 Resolved — That three hundred Acres of Land, part of the Prayer of the Petition be granted Petitionof Read a Petition of Tohn M°Cullam, praying for three JohnMcCullam J > r j o for 300 Acres hundred Acres of Land — of Land post poned Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Petitioner Appears — Petitionof Read a Petition of Benjamin Cox of South Carolina, fo^oTAcre* praying for five hundred Acres of Land — of Land postpon'd Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Petitioner brings his Family into the Province — Read a Petition of Thomas Parker of this Province, 300 Acres of setting forth, that he obtained a Warrant from the late Land granted ^ toJik0ExS Far" President and Assistants dated 5th June 1753, for laying KtenQuStitye out a Tract of three hundred Acres of Land on the East end of Hutchinson's Island, but the said Land being no ways convenient for him to improve, he hoped to obtain a Tract in another Place ; and therefore praying for the like Quantity on an Island bounded by little Ogechee and Vernon River, lying between George Delegal and Sr Pat rick Houstoun's Plantation, known by Number 158 large Marsh — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — ¦ Read a Petition of Henry Yonge in Behalf of his Son wicke granted" Francis Yonge, praying for a Lot in Hardwick, known to Francis to Francis u,r "NTo 0 Yonge Dy d\ 3. Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition, be granted — 11 c r— vol 7 162 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL a Lot m Hard- Read 3 Petition of James Edward Powell Esqr of this tojamraaEd-d Province, praying for a Lot in Hardwicke known by ward Powell Number IS__ Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of John Graham of this Province, wicke granted praying for 3 Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 68 — to Mr. John r J o J Graham Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted petitionof Read 3 Petition of James Mutter of this Province, pray- foTaeLotinter ing for 3 Lot in Hardwicke Hardwicke VPIGCLGQ. ~~ ~ ~" Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be rejected „ . , Read a Petition of fames Love of this Province, pray- Petition of J > l J forTLotTn mg for 3 Lot in Hardwicke Hardwicke, Ordered— That the said Petition be rejected- Read a Petition of William Wright of this Province, wicke granted praying for a Lot in Hardwicke, known by Number 04 — to Wm. Wright Resolved — That the said Petition be granted Read a Petition of Cap' James Mackay in Behalf of capt. James David Stephens Carpenter, praying for a Lot in Hard- MackayinBe- ., ,,,T1 half of David wicke, known by Number s S — Stephens for J ° ° a Lot in Hard- poned Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Petitioner Appears — Read a Petition of Jacob Lookerman, praying for a Lot Hardwicke rejected Ordered— That the said Petition be rejected jacob°Looker- in Hardwicke man for a Lot in Hardwicke APRIL, 1755- l63 a Lot in Hard- Read 3 Petition of William Gerrard De Brahm Esqr, to wmxsSrari praying for a Lot in Hardwicke, known by Number 228 De Brahm Esqr Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of John Perkins of this Province, pray- Lot in Hard- J > r j wicke granted inSr for 3. Lot known by Number 103 in Hardwicke — tn John Perkins C3 ^ J r J b ~-< > David Hugue- known by Number 40 in Hardwicke rin for a Lott J ^ in Hardwicke postpon'd Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed Read a Petition of Thomas Goodale of this Province, Petn. ofThos. . . Goodale for a praying f or a Lot in Hardwicke — Lot in Hard- r j o wicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of Joseph Minis of this Province, pray- Petn. of Joseph . TT , . , > L J Minis for a Lot ing for a Lot in Hardwicke — m Hardwicke ° rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected— 1 66 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petn. of isaae Read 3 Petition of Isaac Barksdale of this Province, Eo™Ld-ra praying for a Lot in Hardwicke— wicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Petn. of John Read 3 Petition of fohn Rae Esqr in Behalf of William Rae in Behalf . J . TT ? of wm. Rae Rae, praying for a Lot m Hardwicke for a Lot in i. j a Hardwicke rejected Ordered— That the said Petition be rejected Petn. of John Read 3. Petition of John DeVeaux Senr in Behalf of meBehaif ofnr'J°hn DeVeaux Junr, praying for a Lot in Hardwicke — John DeVeaux Janr. for a Lot _ m in Hardwicke Ordered — That the said Petition be refected — rejected J Read a Petition of Benedict Bourquin of this Province, Petn. of Bene- . _ T __ 1 diet Bourquin praying for a Lot in Hardwicke for a Lot in Hardwickerejected Ordered— That the said Petition be rejected— Petn. of James Read 3 Petition of James Dixsee Senr in Behalf of his Behalf of nr' in Son James Dixsee Junr for a Lot in Hardwicke — James Dixsee Junr. for a Lot _ . , _ . . in Hardwicke Ordered — That the said Petition be reiected rejected J Read a Petition of Andrew Johnston of this Province, wicke granted praying f or a Lot known by Number 12s in Hardwicke — to Andrew L J b J J Johnston Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted a Lot in Hard- Read 3 Petition of Maurice Dullea of this Province, to1Mauddc"ted praying for a Lot known by Number 92 in Hardwicke — Dullea Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — ¦ Read a Petition of Tohn Milledge of this Province, A Lot in Hard- . J & . . > wicke granted praying for 3 Lot known by Number 62. in Hardwicke to John l j a j Milledg* Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted APRIL, 1755- l67 a Lot in Hard- Read 3 Petition of Alexander Wylly of this Province, toAiel^wyuV praying for a Lot known by Number 80 in Hardwicke Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of John Mackintosh B. of this Prov- wicke granted ince ; prayine for a Lot known by Number no in Hard- to John Mack- . ' J ° intosh B. Wicke Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of James Rutherford of this Province; wicke granted praying for 3 Lot known by Number 102 in Hardwicke to James r j o J Rutherford Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of James Dixsee Senr of this Province ; wicke Ranted" praying for Lot N° 138. in Hardwicke to Jams. Dix see Senr. Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Daniel Demetre of this Province, wicke Salted" praying for a Lot known by Number 66 in Hardwicke to Danl. Demetre Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of George Paul, praying for one hun- GeoVgeVaui dred and fifty Acres of Land for 150 Acres of Land rejected Ordered — • That the said Petition be rejected i68 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Ninth Day of April 1755 Present His Excellency The Honourable John Reynolds Esqr James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Esqr The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved 700 Acres of Read 3. Petition of Robert Homer, setting forth, that Roberf Homfr he obtained from this Board the 26th February last a War- theeukeaQuIn-r rant to lay out seven hundred Acres of Land on the South Sn™wm Side of the South Branch of little Ogechee River, and that he since set forth by his Petition of the 25th March last, that the good Land there was taken up, and requested the Liberty of looking out for the like Quantity in an other Place in Exchange for the said Land on little Oge chee, which request was granted, and therefore praying for seven hundred Acres of Land, in Lieu of the afore said on little Ogechee, which he resigned, situated adjoin ing South West of Land formerly granted to John Ste vens on the South Side of Sapola River — RESOLVEd-granted — • That the Prayer of the Petition be Read a Petition of Joseph Stanley of this Province, set- Land granted ting forth, that John Brown late of Savannah deceased Stanley obtained a Grant from the late Trustees for One hundred Acres of Land, which was never laid out; that the said Brown dyed without Issue, leaving a Widow who after- APRIL, 1755- l69 wards intermarried with the Petitioner, who has a White Servant and a Negroe; and therefore praying for one hundred Acres of Land, adjoining North West of a Tract of the like Quantity possessed by the said Petitioner, on another Side by the Township Lands of Savannah, on another Side by Lands of Joseph Parker and on other Sides by vacant Lands in the District of little Ogechee Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Nathaniel Day of this Province, A Lot in Hard wicke granted praving for a Lot known by Number iqa. in Hardwicke to Nathl. Day A J ° J y ' Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Adriann Van Beverhoudt of this A Lot in Hard- . . . wicke granted Province, praying for a Lot known by Number 105. in to Adriann Van r J ° •* ^ Beverhoudt HardwickeResolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — ¦ Read a Petition of Isebrandt Van Beverhoudt of this wicke Ranted Province; praying for Lot known by Number 104 in to Isebrandt TT , . , Van Bever- Hardwicke houdt Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted His Excellency the Governor moved, that a Public Lot nah°wbl?soan" in Savannah known by Letter Z. in Anson's Ward con- the'GoTe'mor10 taining Sixty feet in front, and one hundred and eighty feet in depth might be granted to him Resolved — That the said Lot be granted to his Ex cellency 170 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petn. of John Read 3 Petition of John Van Beverhoudt, praying for JrhouBdtVf"or a a Lot in Hardwicke Lot in Hard wicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected petn. of Lucas Read a Petition of Lucas Van Beverhoudt, praying Van Bever- r T , • TT 1 • 1 houdtforaLotfor 3 Lot in Hardwicke in Hardwicke rejected ORDERED- That the said Petition be rejected — ¦ GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the fourteenth Day of April 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — ¦ y Esqr! Pickering Robinson Francis Harris — ¦ The Honourable < The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Bills of Ex change Drawn on Benjamin Martyn Esqr. for £ 256 : 7 : $4, Sterling for discharging the Expence of fit ting up the New Council House and Goal The Account of the whole expence for fitting up the new Council House and public Goal, with proper Vouch ers for payment of the same, was laid before the Board, amounting to the Sum of Two hundred fifty six Pounds seven Shillings and eight Pence farthing Sterling; which being examined, His Excellency the Governor, and Alex ander Kellet, Noble Jones and Pickering Robinson Esqrs (in order to discharge the said Expence) drew on Benja min Martyn Esqr in two Setts of Bills of Exchange both dated this Day, payable at thirty Days Sight to Messieurs APRIL, 1755- 171 Harris and Habersham or Order, namely, one Sett for two hundred and twenty Pounds, and the other for thirty Six Pounds seven Shillings and eight Pence farthing, both together amounting to the aforesaid Sum of £256 : 7 : 8% which was in part of the Sum of five hundred Pounds al lowed for the contingent Expences of this Government, and of which, they likewise advised said Mr Martyn in their Letter of this Date The Board being informed, that some idle and illminded fnypSotor Persons had thrown some of the great Guns of the Bluff rring.IwhoSCOV" before this Town into the River, it was ordered, that any gr^T(fun\eof Person or Persons, that will discover, who committed the the Bluff into .1rr , . , „. .. the River said offence, shall, upon Conviction of the Offender or Savan nah Offenders, be intituled to a Reward of five Pounds Ster lingOrdered — that the same be forthwith published GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Twenty sec ond Day of April 1755 Present Patrick Graham Esqr President Alexander Kellet ^ Noble Jones — j Pickering Robinson y Esqrs Francis Harris ^ Jonathan Bryan The Honourable - The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — 172 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL an Express His Excellency the Governor being absent on a Prog- ibouunfian* ress to the Southward, and there being Alarms in the Town and Country of a March of a large Body of In dians towards Savannah ; an Express being arrived from Augusta, which was supposed to be relative thereto, the President assembled the Council, who were of Opinion, that in the present Circumstances, it would be expedient to open the above said Express, which was accordingly done, and contained two Letters directed to His Excel lency, one from George Galphin dated at the Coweta's in the lower Creeks the 22d March last, and the other from John Rae Esqr dated at Augusta the 15th Instant, about Indian Affairs Ordered — That the said Letters be forwarded to His Excellency the Governor the first Opportunity — GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the twenty eighth Day of April 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr f James Habersham [ Alexander Kellet The Honourable Ordered — ¦ That an Order be directed to Thomas i74 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Trip, Benjamin Goldwire and Richard Milledge Carpen ters to make a careful survey of the Repairs that are ab solutely necessary, and to report the same under their Hands, taking Care to be particular in the Articles and the Expence, that will attend the same, and to include the Charge of glazing the Windows- Clement Martin Esqr being sent for, attended and pro- E^Tprodu «d duced His most sacred Majesty's Warrant, under his warrantetoybe Royal Sign Manual and privy Seal, dated at S' James's of the Council , ' ,>, -r-v r r ¦ ofthisProv- the 14 Day of January 1755, appointing him the said sworn, and ac- Clement Martin to be of the Council of this Province, cordmgly took his seat which was read, and, after he had taken the State Oaths appointed by Law, and declared and subscribed the Test, as well as taken the Oath of a Councillor mentioned at large in a Minute of the 31s' of October last, He took his Seat accordingly £70 allowed for ^n Estimate of the Expence for building a House for HouilenonTyhee tlie Phot on the Island of Tybee was laid before the Island for the T> i Use of the -DOara Pilot there Ordered — That the Sum of Seventy Pounds be al lowed for that Purpose out of the Money arising from an Impost laid on Shipping by an Act of the General As sembly. MAY, 1755. 175 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Sixth Day of May 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr f James Habersham | Alexander Kellet The Honourable ^ Noble Jones — ¦ j- Esqrs Francis Harris j _ Clement Martin j The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — . . Ordered — That the Secretary do make out a Com- Commission to J SdjonathL triission for Noble Jones and Jonathan Bryan Esqrs to c^rtotfo0y1erahold 3. Court of Oyer and Terminer on Tuesday the tenth and Terminer. Tjay Qr j^ next Read a Petition of William Clifton Esqr Attorney Gen- half a Lot in . . . Savannah eral, setting forth, that he sometime agoe obtained from granted to Wm. o > o clifton Esqr. this Board a Moyety of a Lot in Heathcote Ward known by Letter N., and had begun to erect a Dwelling House thereon, which wou'd extend fifty two feet in Depth, ex clusive of Out Houses and other necessary Buildings; that the said Moyety, being only 60 by 90 feet, was not sufficient for the Purposes intended, and therefore pray ing, that the residue of the said Lot being Sixty feet by Ninety, might be granted to him Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — • Read a Petition of Clement Martin Esqr setting forth, at he was desirous of erecting a H id therefore praying for one of th< Heathcote Ward, known by Letter O. savannah In that he was desirous of erecting a House in Savannah ; ciementMar- and therefore praying for one of the reserved Lots in tin Esqr. r J o 176 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — That half the said Lot, namely, Sixty by Ninety feet fronting the Square in Heathcote Ward, be granted GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the Tenth Day of May 1755 His Excellency The Honourable ¦ Present John Reynolds Esqr James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Francis Harris Clement Martin - Esqn The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and ap proved , . , James Jarvis presented an Account for bringing down James Jarvis's . 00 a^mounlin to a Prisoner from Augusta amounting to six Pounds three fnowtd- Shillings, which was allowed and ordered to stand in due Course of Payment Read a Petition of James Jarvis of Augusta, praying for a Lot N° 19. in Augusta — Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Board can be informed whether the Lot prayed for be vacant Petition of James Jarvis for a Lot at Augustapostpon'd Petition of Nicholas Mur phy for a Lot at Augusta postpon'd Read a Petition of Nicholas Murphy praying for a Lot N° 21 in Augusta Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be postponed 'till the Board can be informed whether the Lot prayed for be Vacant MAY, 1755. i77 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the twenty third Day of May 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr f James Habersham ! Alexander Kellet m, n ,, ! Noble Jones — The Honourable < ^^ Harris Jonathan Bryan t Clement Martin - Esq" The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved Samuel Venning presented an Account for bringing Samuel Ven- . r . nine's Account down three Prisoners from Augusta amounting to twenty four Pounds Six Shillings which was reduced to twenty Pounds four Shillings, and ordered to stand in due Course of Payment with other Expences of the Court of Oyer and Terminer amounting to £20: 4: 0 allowed — Justices of Au gusta to send with any Per sons they com mit to the Pub lic Goal for Felony an Ac count of the Expence that may have ac crued at Augusta Ordered — That the Justices of the Peace for the District of Augusta, when they send down to Savannah any Persons committed by them for Felony, do at the same time transmit to the Judges of the General Court a particular Account, certifyed by them of the Expences, that may have accrued there, according to the Fees and Precedents established — ¦ Ordered — That the said Justices be forthwith served with the said Order — ¦ Public Treas urer to give Bond in the Sum of £ 1000 Sterling His Excellency the Governor having appointed Jona than Bryan Esqr Public Treasurer of and in this Province, it was ordered, that the said Jonathan Bryan, do give Bond with sufficient Surety to His Majesty in the Pen- 12 c r— vol 7 i78 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL altv of one thousand Pounds Sterling for his faithful Dis charge of the said Office ' b William Russeii ^ls Excellency the Governor appointed William Rus- edcommissary seh Esqr Commissary of the Province with a Salary of ahedpubHc0f Twenty Pounds

1 o tered^Henry Lands, in Order to give them Informations relative to one1!? afes'ur- their Situation, to prevent Persons interfering with each ra' other, an Oath of Secrecy and Fidelity was administered to him in the following Words — "I do swear that I will bear Faith and true Obedience "to our Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Suc cessors; I will bear true Fidelity to His Majestys Gov ernor, Deputy Governor or Commander in Chief of the JUNE, 1755- 183 "Province of Georgia — The Secrets of the Governor and "Council I will no way reveal So help me God — Read a Petition of forty three Persons Freeholders and nahS-fnteTto Inhabitants of this Province, who had Subscribed their fnTru^tPforr a"s Names thereunto, setting forth, that they were Dissenters meeting House f rom the Church of England and Professors of the Doc trines of the Church of Scotland, agreable to the West minster Confession of Faith, and being destitute of a House to meet in to worship God according to the Form of their Profession, they were willing (could they obtain a vacant Lot in Savannah) to build a House thereon at their own Expence, to be put into the Hands of Trustees to be appropriated for that Use only ; and therefore pray ing, that one of the vacant Public Lots in Savannah might be granted in Trust for that Purpose to the Honourable Jonathan Bryan Esq1, James Edward Powell Esqrs Mes sieurs Robert Bolton, James Miller, Joseph Gibbons Wil liam Gibbons, Benjamin Farley, William Wright, David Fox Junr and John Fox — ¦ Resolved — That the Lot in Deckers Ward, known by Letter K. containing Sixty Feet in Front and one hun dred and eighty Feet in Depth be granted — Read a Petition of Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar', setting 500 Acres of forth, that He was desirous of cultivating a Tract of to sr. Patrick L,and ; and therefore praying for Five hundred Acres, situated between the northern Forks of the North Branch of Newport River, bounding easterly on Oliver Shaw's Land, South on Newport River and on all other Sides by vacant Lands Houstoun - Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted 184 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Read a Petition of John Graham of this Province Mer- forh5ooGAcrSof chant, praying for a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land, Lan re3ecte wnjc|1 j^ was (jesirous Df Purchasing on the Terms pro posed OrderEd- That the said Petition be rejected poned ¦ Read a Petition of George Cuthbert of this Province George Cuth- Planter, setting forth, that His Family consisted of Thir- bert for five ' & ' J hundred Acres ty One Persons, that He had only Five hundred Acres of Land post- J J of Land on the North Side of great Ogechee River, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants; and therefore praying for an Addition of five hundred Acres joining and immediately above the Tract formerly laid out for him as aforesaid — Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed as the Lands requested are supposed not to be vacant Read a Petition of James Hart of this Province, pray ing for five hundred Acres of Land — Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Petitioner appears — Read a Petition of Francis Harris Esqr, setting forth, that He was desirous of cultivating a Tract of five hun dred Acres of Land, situated about a Mile North of the North West Corner of a Tract of nine hundred Acres of Land lately granted to James Habersham Esqr, and therefore praying that the said Five hundred Acres of Land might be granted to him — Petition of j James Heart for 500 Acres of Land postponed 500 Acres of Land granted to Francis Harris Esqr. RESOLVED- granted That the Prayer of the Petition be Read a Petition of Mary Smith, postponed the 3d of M^'smrth April last to a further Consideration, praying for one Larnd^ected hundred Acres of Land — OrdEREd- That the said Petition be rejected JUNE, 1755- 185 350 Acres of Read 3 Petition of Audley Maxwell of this Province to Au!f?ynted Planter (postponed the 3d of April last to a further Con sideration) setting forth, that He was in Possession of five hundred Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an Addition, having a Wife, four Children and thir teen Negroes, and therefore praying for a Tract of One hundred and fifty Acres of Land, adjoining South to the Land he possessed, and East on his Son James Maxwell's Land, and three hundred and fifty Acres at a Place known by the Name of the Haw Swamp, near where the Indian Path crosses to go to Darien, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands — Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely three hundred and fifty Acres of Land at Haw Swamp as above described be granted, The Petitioner having been sworn to nineteen Persons in Family ^00 Acres of Read a Petition of George Delegal of this Province L^d^lnted Planter, setting forth, that he was desirous of improving Deie|°aie— Lands; and therefore praying for a Tract of two hun dred Acres bounded on Lands granted to Mr William Lee to the Westward on the South Side of the South Branch of little Ogechee River, having two Negroes — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Josiah Powell late of South Carolina i^ndCSnted Planter (postponed the 4th of April last to a further Con- Powefi3— sideration) setting forth, that he had eight Negroes, and was desirous to cultivate Lands; and therefore praying for five hundred Acres, situated joining to the North West of Lands granted to William Baker, on the South Side of the middle Branch of Newport River — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Nine Per sons in Family 1 86 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the fourth Day of June 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds — Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham , . , Alexander Kellet The Honourable -< Frands HarrJs . Esqr! Jonathan Bryan L Clement Martin The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — ¦ Read a Petition of Captain Raymond Demere of this 1000 Acres of L J Land granted Province, setting forth, that he had ten white Servants to Capt. Ray- ' & mond Demere anci j?ieven Negroes, whom he wanted to employ in cul tivating of Land ; and therefore praying for Eleven Hun dred and fifty Acres of Land, situate about two Miles North West of Lands granted to Mr John Mackintosh on the North Side of the South Branch of Newport River, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands — Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely, one thousand Acres of Land be granted, the Peti tioner having been sworn to twenty two Persons in Fam- ily 350 Acres of Land granted Baillie Read a Petition of Kenneth Baillie of this Province toaKeSnethed Planter, setting forth, that he was possessed of five hun dred Acres of Land, laid out for him by Order of the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an Addition having a Wife, five Children, two white Servants and seven Negroes ; and therefore praying for three hundred and fifty Acres of Land situated North West of Robert Baillie, bounding South and South East JUNE, 1755- l87 on the said Baillie and North Westerly on Thomas and William Carr's Land on the North Side of the North Branch of Newport River — ¦ Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Sixteen Per sons in Family Read a Petition of John Graves late of South Carolina ^'arrant to be made out to put Planter, setting forth, that upon the Petition of himself John Graves in Possession of and several others to the late President and Assistants, five hundred Acres of Land they were respectively promised Lands ( as appears by a Minute of the 6th Day of August 1752) on Condition of their setling the same with a sufficient Number of Hands, and of their removing with their Familys into the Prov ince; that he has accordingly removed into the Province with a Wife, two Children and seven Negroes, and had setled a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land, situate at the head of Newport River, known by the Name of Grave send, bounding East on Lands granted to Alexander Low; and therefore praying, that a Warrant might be directed to the Surveyer General to deliver and put him in Possession of the Land aforesaid Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Eleven Per sons in Family in the Province Read a Petition of John Davis Senr of this Province Land granted Planter, setting forth, that he and his Son John Davis Davis senr. were, possessed of five hundred Acres of Land each, and had made large Improvements thereon, that he had a Wife, five Children and thirty three Negroes, and hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract; and therefore praying for one thousand Acres of Land, situated adjoin ing East to Lands lately granted to Audley Maxwell, at a Place known by the Name of Haw Swamp, near where iS8 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL the Indian Path crosses to go to Darien, bounded on all other Sides by vacant Lands Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely Seven hundred Acres of Land be granted, the Pe titioner having been sworn to forty Persons in Family — ¦ * Read a Petition of William Baker of this Province wmiam Baker Planter in Behalf of Rebecca Quarterman, setting forth, in Behalf of . ' . RebeccaQuar- that He was Guardian to the said Rebecca, who was in the terman for 300 AoCsteSonV— Province, and had four Negroes her own Property; and that he in Behalf of the said Rebecca was promised a Tract of three hundred Acres of Land by the late Presi dent and Assistants, on which He had setled the said Ne groes; and therefore praying that a Warrant might be ordered to put the said Rebecca in Possession of the said Land — - Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed to a further Consideration Read a Petition of Isaac Girardeau late of South Caro- boo Acres of iina planter, setting forth, that he had a Wife, two Chil- Land granted ° Girlrfeau ^ren and ten Negroes in the Province, and was desirous of cultivating Lands; and therefore praying for Seven hundred and fifty Acres of Land, namely, five hundred Acres bounded between Lands surveyed for Andrew Way and Thomas Way on the South Swamp of North Newport, and two hundred and fifty Acres on the same Swamp, joining Lands petitioned for by John Elliot Esqr Resolved — ¦ That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely, five hundred Acres of Land bounded as before described between Lands of Andrew Way and Thomas Way be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to fourteen Persons in Family JUNE, 1755- 189 sco Acres of Read 3 Petition of Andrew Way late of South Carolina to Andrew way Planter, setting forth, that a Tract of five hundred Acres was allotted to him by the late President & Assistants on Condition of his removing with his Family into the Prov ince and setling the same, (as appears by a Minute of the 1 Ith July 1752) and that he had accordingly removed his Family, consisting of a Wife, two Children and six Ne groes, and setled a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land, bounding East on Lands granted to-John Elliott Esqr and West on Isaac Girardeau on the South Swamp of North Newport; and therefore praying that a Warrant might be ordered to be made out to put him in Possession of the same — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to ten Persons in Family Read a Petition of John Graves in Behalf of William 500 Acres of Land granted Graves late of South Carolina, setting forth, that the said to William . ... Graves William was desirous of cultivating Lands, having four Negroes in the Province, and twenty more in South Caro lina, which (having sold his Lands there) He intended to remove wholy and speedily into this Province, where he now was, tho he could not conveniently attend the Board; and therefore praying for five hundred Acres of Land, situated at the Plead of North Newport, and join ing to Lands granted to John Graves easterly Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the said John Graves with a sufficient Surety having entered into Bond to His Majesty in the Penalty of one hundred Pounds Sterling for the said William Graves setling the said Lands with a sufficient Number of Hands within one Year from this Day — • 19° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL petition of Read a Petition of John McCullem postponed to a f ur- iorsoffcfeZi ther Consideration the 4th Day of April last, praying for Land rejected ^.^ hundred Acres Qf Land_ Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of Joseph Massey late of South Caro- madeoutto^utlina Planter, setting forth, that a Tract of five hundred ?n°Posse1afony Acres of Land was allotted to him by the late President of Land"™ and Assistants (as appears by a Minute of the 6th August 1752) on Condition of his removing with his Family into the Province and setling the same, and that he had ac cordingly removed his Family consisting of a Wife and seven Negroes, and setled a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land, bounded easterly on Mr John Mitchel's Land and on all other Sides on vacant Land; and therefore praying, that a Warrant might be ordered to be made out to put him in Possession of the same — Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Nine Per sons in Family Read a Petition of William Dews of this Province LandCgran°ted Planter, setting forth, that he obtained from the late Dews President and Assistants a Tract of three hundred Acres of Land, and hoped to be favoured with an Addition, hav ing a Wife, one Child one white Servant and four Ne groes ; and therefore praying, for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situated on the East-End of Wilmington Island on Warsaw River — ¦ Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to eight Per sons in Family Read a Petition of Thomas Vincent of this Province, toaThomtsted setting forth, that he was desirous of cultivating Lands; and therefore praying for five hundred Acres on the East 350 Acres of Vincent - 1000 Acres of JUNE, 1755- *9J Side of Wilmington Island, bounding on Lands lately granted to John Barnard — Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely three hundred and fifty Acres of Land, be grant ed— Read a Petition of Henry Bourquin of this Province ^oagi grant'ed Planter (postponed to a further Consideration the 3d of Bourquin • April last, ) setting forth, that he was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land laid out for him by order of the late President and Assistants, and hoped to have an Ad dition granted to him, having a Wife, four Children and twenty five Negroes ; and therefore praying for one thou sand Acres of Land, namely five hundred Acres, situated about four Miles to the Northward of Edward Goodale's Land, and joining Lands lately granted to the two Dele- gals, bounded on all other Sides by vacant Lands, and five hundred Acres on Turkey Hill Swamp, joining Joseph Raymond Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to thirty one Persons in Family Read a Petition of Frederick Keiffer of this Province, LandCSn04d setting forth, that he had been upwards of Seventeen to Frederick xr -it-,- i j- r ' Keiffer — Years in the Province, and was desirous ot improving Lands; and therefore praying for one hundred Acres, situated on the North Side of Vernonburgh, adjoining East of Lands granted to Adam Ordner Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Christian Zipperrer, praying for one Petition of christian zip- hundred Acres of Land — perrer for 100 Acres of Land postpon'd— 0rdErEd_ That the said Petition be postponed— 192 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL 400 Acres of Land granted to Daniel Demetre Read a Petition of Daniel Demetre of this Province,. setting forth, that he was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, on which he had made large Improvements, and having a Wife one Child and twenty three Negroes he hoped to be favoured with an additional Tract of four hundred Acres of Land, situated at a Place known by the Name of Eastwood Island, adjoining Lands formerly granted to Mr John Smith; and therefore praying, that the same might be granted to him Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to twenty-six Persons in Family 300 Acres of Land granted to Francis Arthur Read a Petition of Francis Arthur of this Province Planter, setting forth, that a Tract * * * * of five hundred Acres of Land was allotted to him by the late President and Assistants, but upon the Surveyers lay ing it out, there was no more than three hundred and Fif ty Acres, and that he hoped to be favoured with an Addi tion, having a Wife, one Child and nine Negroes; and therefore praying for three hundred Acres of Land bounding Southerly of Mr Richard Hazzard Jun1"8 Land, and on all other Sides by vacant Lands, on the North Side of the North Branch of Newport River — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to twelve Per sons in Family 750 Acres of Land granted to Thomas Bosset Read a Petition of Thomas Bosset of this Province Planter, setting forth, that he was possessed of five hun dred Acres of Land, laid out * * * * for him by Order of the late President and Assistants, and having a Wife, two Children, two white Servants and thirty three Negroes, he hoped to be favoured with an additional JUNE, 1755. 193 Tract ; and therefore praying for fifteen Hundred Acres of Land, situated at the North End of Ossebaw Island,, about twenty Miles to the southward of Savannah Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely, seven hundred and fifty Acres of Land be grant- ed, the Petitioner having been sworn to thirty nine Per» sons in Family . Read a Petition of Joseph Ottolenghe, praying for five ie™e£efor25 vacant Lots containing five Acres of Land each near to rejected— d Lands granted to Jonathan Bryan Esqr — Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected- Read a Petition of William Low of this Province 60 Acres of pand granted Planter, setting forth, that he had ten Negroes in the to William Low ' & ' ° Colony, and was desirous of improving Lands; and therefore praying for six hundred Acres of Land, situ ated about a Mile to the westward of Lands granted to Richard Hazzard Junr bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands, on the North Side of the North Branch of New port River Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Eleven Per sons in Family p tition of Read a Petition of William Morgan, praying for three ym;™°Ie!Xl hundred Acres of Land — for 300 Acres of Land post pon'd Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed- „ . , „ Read a Petition of Richard Baker in Behalf of Mary, Petition of J for 506 Acres1 Susannah and John Sumner three Orphans (postponed Ma^sSsfannah the 3d Day of April last to a further Consideration) pray- nerret?tedm"ing for five hundred Acres of Land— Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — 13 c r— vol 7 194 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL 300 Acres of Read 3 Petition of Samuel Stanhope, setting forth, that toasan?utrted he was desirous of cultivating Lands, having four Ne groes; and therefore praying for three hundred Acres situated about a Mile to the Westward of Mr Joseph Gibbons, and to the North West of Turkey Hill bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands, about Eleven Miles to the Westward of Savannah — ¦ Resolved — • That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to five Persons in Family — ¦ Read a Petition of Thomas Bailey of this Province, L^nd^fnted setting forth that he was desirous of improving Lands, Baiiey — having a Wife, one Child and two Negroes; and there fore praying for three hundred Acres, joining North West of Lands lately granted to Joseph Gibbons about ten Miles to the Westward of Savannah — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition, be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to five Persons in Family iso Acres of Read 3 Petition of James Pritchard of this Province, toaj^n?esmted setting forth, that he was possessed of one Negroe, and was desirous of cultivating Land ; and therefore praying for one hundred and fifty Acres, situated between Thomas Carter and Alexander Low on the South Side of the North Branch of Newport River Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Pritchard - Petition of William John son for 200 Acres of Land rejected Read a Petition of William Johnson of this Province Taylor, praying for two hundred Acres of Land — Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected JUNE, 1755- i95 petition of Read a Petition of Peter Nephew of this Province, for^oo^Acrir praying for one hundred Acres of Land — of Land post poned Ordered— That the said Petition be postponed Petition of Read a Petition of Rodolph Burghalter of this Prov- Bulghhaiter ince, praying for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land — for 150 Acres of Land post poned — Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the fifth Day of June 1755 Present His Excellency , John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Clement Martin The Honourable • Esqr! The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Read a Petition of John Smith, setting forth, that in 700 Acres of Land granted the Year 1 746 he obtained from the late President and to John Smith . Assistants five hundred Acres of Land, situated on an Island to the Southward of Sapola River, which he set tled, and laid out a considerable Sum of Money thereon, but not finding the Land so good as he expected, he sold it at a great Loss, and purchased a Tract of the like Quantity (late William Parker's deceased) about seven Miles to the South East of Savannah, and having setled 196 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL the same, he hoped to have an addition granted to him, having a Wife, three Children, two indented white Serv ants and sixteen Negroes; and therefore praying for seven hundred Acres of Land, bounding to the Eastward of Lands granted to Mr Whitefield, and on the South and East of Land granted to John Miller, and joining to his Lands (late William Parker's) aforesaid— Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to twenty three Persons in Family — Read a Petition of John Elliott Esqr of this Province 300 Acres of J ^ ,.-_,, Land granted Planter, setting forth, that he was possessed of Eleven to John Elliott ° r hundred Acres of Land, and was desirous of an additional Tract, having a Wife, three Children and twenty two Ne groes ; and therefore praying for Three hundred Acres of Land, joining East of Three hundred Acres lately granted to him and on all other Sides by vacant Lands, on the South Side of the Head of Newport River — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Richard Milledge of this Province Riciia?dMiii- Carpenter, praying for a Tract of three hundred Acres of edgefor300 , Acres of Land L,and rejected Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of Joseph Barker of this Province Joseph Barker Planter, praying for one hundred Acres of Land for 100 Acres of Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Thomas Walker of this Province, LandCgranted setting forth, that he had setled a Peice of Land, and Walk™— built 3 House thereon and made other Improvements, and therefore praying for One hundred Acres, situated on JUNE, 1755- J97 Walnut Branch on the South Side of Bryer Creek, about five Miles above the Ferry, bounded on all Sides by va cant Lands, which if granted, he promised to continue to cultivate, having one white Servant — Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted A „ Read a Petition of Henry Myres of this Province 200 Acres of J J J^nd granted^ Planter, setting forth, that he was possessed of fifty Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and was desirous of cultivating a larger Tract, having a Wife and three Children ; and therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situ ated about four Miles above where Fort Argyle formerly stood, and near three Miles from the above mentioned fifty Acres, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands on the North Side of great Ogechee River — Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely two hundred Acres of Land be granted — Read a Petition of David Stephens, setting forth, that 600 Acres of . ^T r . ' ° . Land granted he was possessed of eight .Negroes in the Province, and to David ±- fc> & ' Stephens was desirous of cultivating Lands, and therefore pray ing for five hundred Acres, situated on the Head of Da- viss' Swamp on the North West corner of Lands allotted to James Donnom Junr and on all other Sides by vacant Lands, on the North Branch of Midway River — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Nine Per sons in Family — Petition of Read a Petition of John Sotherland, praying for one Sdtoiar hundred Acres of Land— Acres of Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — 198 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petn ofVai- Read 3. Petition of Valentine Bostick of this Prov- AcresCoffLan5d ince Planter, praying for three hundred and fifty Acres of postpon-d Land_ OrdEREd- That the said Petition be postponed 250 Acres of Land granted to Thomas Palmer Read a Petition of Thomas Palmer of this Province, setting forth, that he was desirous of setling a Tract of — Land, having a Wife and three Children; and therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres, situated at a Place known by the Name of White Marsh "Island, oppo site Thunderbolt on Warsaw River, adjoining North to Lands granted to George Sigfrit Resolved — • granted — That the Prayer of the Petition be 1000 Acres of Land granted to John Winn Read a Petition of John Winn of this Province Planter, setting forth, that he was setled on a Tract of Land, and that his Family consisted of a Wife, four Children and seventeen Negroes; and therefore praying, that the said Tract being five hundred Acres, bounded Southeasterly on Thomas and William Carr and Edmund Tannatt's Lands, South Westerly on Joseph Winn's Land, North erly on the Revd Mr John Osgood and North easterly on vacant Land on the North Branch of North Newport might be confirmed to him, and also five hundred Acres laying East on Moses Way and Charles West and on other Sides by vacant Lands — - Resolved — • That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to twenty three Persons in Family — Petition of Read 3 Petition of John Stephens in Behalf of Joseph fo? MOAcres3 Oswold, praying for five hundred Acres of Land of Land for Joseph Oswold postpon'd — Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed JUNE, 1755- i99 Petn. of Bar : Read 3 Petition of the Reva Mr Bartholomew Zouber- &rUaLotu"er buhler, praying for half a Public Lott in Savannah Po™ponad known by Letter W. in Anson's Ward Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of William Backshell of South Caro- wmiamBack- Hna, praying for half a Public Lot in Savannah known shell for a Lot ^ ° inSavanrah by Letter W. in Anson's Ward postpon d J Ordered — • That the said Petition be postponed Read a Petition of Captain James Mackay in Behalf A Lot in Hard- r_.ir,, .,._. wicke granted of David Stephens of this Province, (postponed to a fur- to David Ste- r ¦ \i r phens ther Consideration the 4"1 Day of April last) praying for a Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 55 — ¦ Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted a Lot m Hard- Read 3 Petition of Ann Stewart of this Province, pray- to An/ltewart hig for a Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 57. — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted T . „ , Read a Petition of John Smith praying for a Lot in a Lot in Hard- J r j o to' fola smith Plardwicke known by Number 162 — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Robert Bolton of this Province wicke granted praying for 3 Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 81. — to Robert Bol- * J ° J ton Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — 200 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL a Lot in Hard- Read a. Petition of William Butler of this Province to1wimamted praying for a Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 21 — Butler Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — „ ^. „ Read a Petition of William Dews praying for a Lot in Petition of l j o William Dews Hardwicke — lor a LiOt in Hardwickerejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of David Villard of this Province Petition of David vmard (postponed to 3 further Consideration the 4'11 Day of for a Lot in v r r T J ^arf wicke April last) praying for a Lot in Hardwicke, known by Number 39 — Ordered — • That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of David Huguerin of this Province Petitionof _ . . _ David Hugue- (postponed to 3 further Consideration the 4 Day of rin for a Lot in \r r t j Hardwicke April last) praying for a Lot in Hardwicke, known by Number 40. — Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of Isaac Young of this Province, pray- a Lot in Hard- . wicke granted jngr for a Lot in Hardwicke, known by Number 143. to Isaac Young = J -ro Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Peter Tondee praying for a Lot in Petition of Peter Tondee riard wicke for a Lot in Hardwicke rejected- QrdEREd— That the said Petition be rejected- Read a Petition of Isaac Trip of this Province praying Petn. of Isaac - T . T T , • , Trip for a Lot for 3 Lot in Hardwicke in Hardwicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — JUNE, 1755- 2QI Petn of wm Read 3 Petition of William Ewen praying for a Lot in iEnWH^°wri?kLe0t Hardwicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Peter Mackay of this Province pray- Petition of Pe- . _ _ . TT , . , ter Mackay for ing for 3 Lot in Hardwicke a Lot in Hard wicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of James De Veaux of this Province wicke granted praying f or a Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 28. to James DeVeaux Resolved — - That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of John Farmur praying for a Lot in Petn. of John T T , . , Farmur for a Hardwicke Lot in Hard wicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected- Read a Petition of Mungo Graham of this Province ^icke'^ranted praying for a. Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 83. to Mungo Graham Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Newdigate Stephens of this Prov- wh*Vgr?nted ince praying for a Lot in Hardwicke known by Number to Newdigate ~ T .Stephens 9 *¦ Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Benjamin Wilson praying for a Lot wusnonfoBreaJ' in Hardwicke Lot in Hard wicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — 202 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petn. of John Read a Petition of John Wilson praying for a Lot in LoUnnHarda- Hardwicke wicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of John Morel praying for a Lot in Petn. of John TT , . . Morel for a Lot Hardwicke in Hardwicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of David Montaigut of this Province a Lot in Hard- . ^ toiCDavM Mond PraY^nS f°r a Eot in Hardwicke known by Number 46. — taigut Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Benjamin Goldwire of this Province wicke granted praying f or 3 Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 37. — to Beni. Goldwire Resolved — • That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Elisha Butler in Behalf of William Butier in be- Butler his Son praying for a Lot in Hardwicke half of Wm. r j o Butler for a Lot in Hardwicke _ „, , . . _ . . , . , rejected — Ordered — 1 hat the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Mary Stephens in Behalf of Thomas Stephenson15" Stephens her Husband praying for a Lot in Hardwicke Thomas° ste- known by Number 88. — phens for a Lot in Hardwicke postpon 'd ^ *_.. . . , T, . . , , Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed T ^ . Read a Petition of John Manning praying for a Lot in Lot in Hard- J wicke granted Hardwicke known by Number 142 — to John Man- J ~ ning Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — JUNE, 1755- 203 Petn of Thom- Read 3 Petition of Thomas Wilson of this Province St£. praying for a Lot in Hardwicke wieke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — ¦ Read a Petition of John Marian of this Province pray- Petn. of John ¦ r T . . T T , . , Marian for a ing tor 3 Lot m Hardwicke Lot in Hard wicke rejected _ Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of John Marian in Behalf of Richard a Lot in Hard- wicke granted Cooper his Brother in Law praying for a Lot in Hard- to Richard x r j o cooper — wicke known by Number 14. — granted Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be anted Read a Petition of Thomas Cross of this Province Petn. of Thom- . r T , . TT , . , as Cross for a praying for a Lot in Hardwicke Lot in Hard wicke rejected Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be rejected Petitionof Read a Petition of John Davis in Behalf of John Davis Behalf of^john his Son praying for a Lot in Hardwicke Davis his Son Hardwicke Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — rejected Read a Petition of Ambrose Dudley of this Province we Dudtey" praying for a Lot in Hardwicke for a Lot in Hardwicke _A . , rejected Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of Charles Marian praying for a Lot Petn. of Chars. TT- , . , Marian for a in Hardwicke Lot in Hard wicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of John Davis of this Province pray- wicke granted ing for a Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 100. — to John Davis Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — 204 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL warrantor- ^ appearing to the Board, that the late President and Hutchinslan'sUt Assistants ordered five hundred Acres of Land to be laid poS toco"n- out for William Robinson, five hundred Acres for Jona- Acres of Land than Bryan and three hundred Acres for Thomas Parker to the Gover- tti- i t , i • inA r n nor. — on Hutchinson s Island, opposite to the lown of bavan- nah, and that Pickering Robinson in Behalf of the said William Robinson, and the said Jonathan Bryan and Thomas Parker had respectively resigned the said Lands to His Excellency the Governor, His Excellency moved that a Warrant might be made out to survey and lay out the said Jsland (supposed to contain about thirteen hun dred Acres of Land) to him Ordered — That the Secretary do make out a War rant directed to the Surveyers General to lay out and sur vey the said Island (supposed as before mentioned to contain about thirteen hundred Acres of Land) for the Use of his said Excellency the Governor — GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the Ninth Day of June 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr f Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' J James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Clement Martin Esq1"1 The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — JUNE, 1755- 205 james Edward The Commissioners of the General Loan Office appiyed appofateaai' to the Board to appoint a Commissioner in the Room of of°?h^ 'General the late Honourable Patrick Graham Esqr deceased, who the Room of the was one of the Commissioners of the said Loan, and Honourable .^ _ . ... Patrick Gra- James Ldward Powell Esqr was accordingly appointed in deceased — the Room of the said Patrick Graham deceased agreable to an Act of the General Assembly, intituled an Act for Stamping, Imprinting, Emitting and making Current the Sum of seven thousand Pounds Sterling in Paper Bills of Credit to be let out at Interest on good Securities at Six

Esqn The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Ordered — That Public Notice be given, that such ing Lands to Persons as are desirous of Grants for the Lands they give in their ,.,.,... _ Names for claim do forthwith give in their Names to the Secretary Grants into the ° J officelcf8 °^ t'le Provhice, and Appear by themselves or sufficient Attorneys before the Governor in Council on Tuesday the 15th Tuesday the 22d and Monday the 28th of this Instant, in Order to their obtaining the same, if their Claim shall appear to be well grounded GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the fifteenth Day of July 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr James Habershan Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Francis Harris The Honourable James Habersham ^ i- Esq" Noble Jones — The Minute of the preceeding Board was read and approved 214 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Mary Morel's Ail Account of Mary Morels for Wine supplyed the In- mS°and!2ai8:"dians at Savannah was laid before the Board amounting to three Pounds, which being examined was reduced to two Pounds eight Shillings, and the Commissary was ac cordingly ordered to pay the same — Read a Petition of William Little, setting forth, that Lott i r. Savan- nah^,f sixty He had no Habitation or Place to build on in Savannah, by ninety Feet an(i hoped to be favoured with a Lott, in Order to build granted to Vv ll- r > a House thereon; and therefore praying for half of one of the vacant Lotts in Heathcote or Anson's Wards — Resolved — That half the Lott known by Letter O in Heathcote Ward in Savannah on the East End contain ing Sixty ffeet in Front and Ninety Feet Deep be grant ed— granliam Little Claims of Lands laid out before His Ex- Sundry Persons having given in their Names into the Secretary's Office for Grants for Lands laid out respect- rivaineCIamaned ively for them before His Excellency's arrival, the Board took them into Consideration, and the Secretary was or dered to prepare Grants for such of them as were al lowed, the Particulars of which appear in the Book of Claims — ¦ Querys for the Ordered — That the Attorney General do give his erai to answer Opinion in writing to the following Querys relating to granting of In what Manner may His Majesty's Lands be granted to Minors ? And to Persons absent out of the Province ? Read a Petition of Alexander Kellet Esq' Provost Mar- ^rsPetitfo'n shal, setting forth, that on his first coming to this Prov- Pris'onFels ince He appiyed to the Board for a proper Jail, who or dered a House (formerly inhabited by the Jailor of Sa vannah) to be fitted and used for that Purpose, 'till a Public Jail could be conveniently built; That He by Ex perience found it impossible to make this House a Place JULY, 1755. 215 of safe Custody, as it is only a small, Wooden Building, wherein all Sorts of Offenders were promiscuously con fined, so that Escapes wou'd often happen, and obviously made the Office of Jailor very unsafe and Hazardous; That the customary Fees on Commitments and Dis charges were omitted the Petitioner in the List given him by Order of this Board ; tho' established in the Case of a Habeas-Corpus by His Excellency's Instructions, and allowed by the Board to the Marshal of the Admiralty; And therefore He prayed for Relief as the Board shou'd judge expedient — The Board were of Opinion, that a Public Jail was wanted, and ordered the Clerk of the Accounts to inform them, what was remaining unexpended of the Sum of five hundred Pounds allowed for contingent Expences and the Consideration of the Fees was postponed — GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the twenty sec ond Day of July 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — ") Francis Harris — | Clement Martin — ^ Jonathan Bryan The Honourable Esq" The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — ¦ 2i 6 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL The Attorney General returned an Answer to the Querys proposed as «p a Minute of the preceeding Board in Writing as follows "In Answer to the Querys, which presupposes a right ^"r^AnswCT "in His Excellency and the Council of granting Lands Granteol Land "to Minors and Persons absent I apprehend that Grants "thereof may be made to Minors in their own Names or "to others for their Use or in Trust for them as the Par ties interested shall chuse and as to absentees who are "intituled to Grants their Absence is no Impediment to "their taking such Grants in their own Names — Will™ Clifton — The Board examined the Claims of Sundry Persons Claims of Lands exam- desiring Grants for Lands GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the twenty- third Day of July 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr James Habersham Noble Jones — - Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan The Honourable Esqr The Board examined the Claims of sundry Persons de claims of Lands exam ined siring Grants for Lands JULY, 1755. 217 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the twenty fourth Day of July 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ( James Plabersham j The Honourable ¦< Alexander Kellet \ Esq" ( Noble Jones — J claims of The Board examined the Claims of sundry Persons Landse_xam- desiring Grants for Lands— GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the twenty fifth Day of July 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ( James Habersham The Honourable I Noble Jones — ( Francis Harris 1 claims of The Board examin'd the Claims of sundry Persons de- Lands exam- . . _. _ T , ined sirmg Grants for Lands 218 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the twenty eighth Day of July 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq' Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — y Esq™ Francis Harris ^ Jonathan Bryan The Honourable Read a Petition of Alexander Kellet Esqr Provost Mar- Provost Mar- shai's Petition shal, setting forth, that He apprehended it necessary to Executioner have 3 Public Executioner appointed, to officiate not only in Capital Cases, but when corporal Punishment was re quired; that He had endeavoured without Effect to pro vide a Person to execute the Convict now under Sentence of Death, and that it was usual, where none offered to induce some Malefactor to undertake the Office by a Re mission of Punishment, and a Pecuniary Allowance; Therefore he prayed the Board (by such Methods as they shou'd approve) to appoint a Public Executioner, and to allow him a small Salary Resolved — ¦ That a Salary be allowed to a Public Executioner, when the Provosts Marshal had appointed one — claims of The Board proceeded to examine the Claims of sundry ^n\?nldex" Persons desiring Grants of Lands AUGUST, 1755. 219 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the twenty ninth Day of July 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr {Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar James Habersham Alexander Kellet Esqri The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved claims of The Board proceeded to examine the Claims of sundry amined " Persons desiring Grants for Lands GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the first Day of August 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr r Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — Francis Harris The Honourable ¦ Esqr! Claims of Land ex amined The Board examined the Claims of sundry Persons de siring Grants for Lands 220 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the fifth Day of August 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Jonathan Bryan Clement Martin The Honourable Esq" Read a Petition of Robert Smallwood in Behalf of Land granted Mary Bateman Widow (postponed the 4"1 of April last) Bateman setting forth that She was desirous of improving a Tract of Land, having four Negroes; And therefore praying for three hundred Acres, (situated on the North Branch of Newport River about a Mile to the Westward of John Mitchell — Resolved — • That the Prayer of the Petition be grant ed, the said Mary Bateman having appeared and been sworn to five Persons in Family Read a Petition of Mary Smith Widow, setting forth, LandCgran°tfed that she had lived in this Province upwards of twenty to Mary Smith lr ,, ,. -. ¦ t i i • Years, and was now desirous of improving Lands, having one Negroe, and intended soon to purchase another; and therefore praying for One hundred Acres of Land, situ ated bounding South on Mr Rasberry, West on vacant Land, North and West on Mr Pury, North on Mr Farley and East on Mr Bryan Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — ¦ AUGUST, 1755. 221 warranttobe Read 3. Petition of William Baker in Behalf of Rebecca ?utdEebecca Quarterman Spinster (postponed as ^ Minute of the 4th posaraesTn o™ June last) setting forth, that the said Rebecca was pos- Land r sessed of four Negroes, which were setled on a Tract of three hundred Acres of Land bounded northerly on Lands possessed by John Winn, northwesterly on Sarah Mitch ell, South West on Richard Spencer and South East on Joseph Winn's Land on the Head of Newport River, laid out by Order of the late President and Assistants (as ap pears by a Minute of the 6th of August 1752) and there fore praying, that a Warrant may be ordered to be made out to put her in Possession of the same — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the said Rebecca having appeared and been sworn to five Persons in Family 500 Acres of Read a Petition of Phillippa Fenny Widow, setting toaphimanaed forth, that She was desirous of improving Lands, having Fenny twelve Negroes now in the Province ; and therefore pray ing for seven hundred Acres of Lands situated about two Miles West of Lands granted to William Baker, and on all other Sides by vacant Lands on the Head of the middle Branch of North Newport — RESOLVED — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition namely five hundred Acres of Land be granted, where prayed for, the Petitioner having been sworn to thirteen Persons in Family Read a Petition of John Cary of this Province, pray- PetSion for 100 ing for One hundred Acres of Land situated South of postponed Land granted to James Anderson deceased and bounded East by Marsh — Ordesed — That the said Petition be postponed, the Lands prayed for supposed to be granted to Mr John Smith 222 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Read 3 Petition of George Cuthbert of this Province, ber°tr!orCBooh" postponed the 3d Day of June last) praying for five hun- pVstlfoned an dred Acres of Land situated on the North Side of great Ogechee River — Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, the Land prayed for not appearing to be vacant- Read a Petition of John Elliott Esq1 of this Province, A Lott in Hard- . . , wicke granted praying for 3 Lot in Plardwicke known by Number 82. to John i. j o j Elliott Esqr. Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of William Elliott Junr of this Prov- 1500 Acres of , , rr\ r -rt- 1 Land granted nice, setting forth, that He occupyed a I ract of Five hun- to William > b > rj Elliott — dred Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and having thirty eight Negroes now in the Province, He was desirous of improving some other Tracts ; and therefore praying for Fifteen hundred Acres of Land, namely five hundred Acres on the South Side of the North Branch of Newport River, bounding westerly on Lands laid out to Charles West on all other Sides on Land unknown, five hundred Acres on the North Side of the South Branch of Newport bounding on all Sides on vacant Land and known by the Name of Beech Hill about five Miles to the Southward of Mr Carters, and five hundred Acres in the Forks of Ogechee and Coono- che adjoining Lands laid out for Shem Butler Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to thirty nine Persons in Family Warrant to be Read a Petition of Joseph Way of this Province, set- made'outto"'5 ting forth, that he was possessed of six working Negroes, put Joseph ° l b b • Way {^^ssea- which he had setled on a Tract of five hundred Acres of sion of 500 Acres of Land Land, laid out by Order of the late President and Assist- AUGUST, 1755. 223 ants (as appears by a Minute of the 11th July 1752) situ ate on the North Branch of Newport, bounded South East on William Baker, North East and South West on vacant Land, North West of Joseph, Mary and Sarah Oswold's Land; and therefore praying, that a Warrant may be ordered to be made out to put him in Possession of the same — • Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — & A Lott in Hard- Read a Petition of John Winn of this Province Planter, wicke granted praying for a Lott in Hardwicke, known by Number 112. to John Winn r J b —> > J Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of William Wainwright of this Prov- LandCSn°tfed ince, setting forth, that he was desirous of improving a wkhrwright Tract of Land, having a Wife and two Children; and therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situated on the South Side of Coonoche River on Barbique Crek about a Mile to the North East of John Matthews Land Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Michael Swiser of this Province, Michael &wiser praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, on the Land°refect!!dof North East Side of Skidoway River, upon a Bluff about two Miles below Thunderbolt — ¦ Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected, the Lands prayed for being claimed by the Heirs of Edward Jenkins deceased — 224 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Read a Petition of Edward Barlow late of South Caro- fotloodAcaresW hna Planter, praying for five hundred Acres of Land, postponed situated at the South End of Ossebaw Island Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Board can be better informed of the Petitioner's Abil- lity to improve Lands Read a Petition of John Prethero late of North Caro- 300 Acres of . . Land granted lina .Planter, setting forth, that he was desirous of culti- to John Pre thero vating a Tract of Land, having a Wife, five Children and one Negroe; and therefore praying for four hundred Acres of Land situated at a Place known by the Name of long Bluff on Savannah River, adjoining West on Daniel Shubdrien about two Miles below William Kennedy and on all other Sides by vacant Land — Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely, three hundred Acres of Land be granted, where prayed for, the Petitioner having been sworn to eight Persons in Family Thomas Car ter's Petition for 200 Acres of Land postponed Read a Petition of Thomas Carter of this Province Planter, setting forth that he was possessed of three hun dred Acres of Land, allotted to him by the late President and Assistants, and hoped to obtain an Addition, having a Wife three Children and six Negroes ; and therefore praying for two hundred Acres, adjoining East to the Lands he possessed on the South Side of the North Branch of Newport River Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed Read a Petition of Parmenas Way of this Province L0andCgrr!nOted Planter> setting forth, that he was in Possession of five toParmenas hundred Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with AUGUST, 1755. 225 an additional Tract, having a Wife, one Child and twelve Negroes ; and therefore praying for three hundred Acres of Land on the North Side of Midway River, abutting West and South on Lands allotted to John Davis, and West on Lands allotted to James Donnam and on all other Sides by vacant Land — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted the Petitioner having been sworn to fifteen Per sons in Family Read a Petition of John Davis of this Province Planter, 700 Acres of Land granted setting forth, that on the 4 Day of une last, he obtained to John Davis ° n\ from this Board a Tract of seven hundred Acres of Land, adjoining East to Lands lately granted to Audley Max well, at a Place known by the Name of the Haw Swamp, bounded on all other Sides by vacant Land, but upon the Surveyer's going to lay it out, he found a Line, that inter cepted him ; and therefore praying for a Tract of the like Quantity, namely Seven hundred Acres of Land, in Lieu of the aforesaid adjoining to the Westward of Mr Audley Maxwell on the Haw Swamp — - Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of John Stevens in Behalf of Joseph Land^lnted Oswold 3 Minor, setting forth, that he had setled a Tract MaprySa£d of five hundred Acres of Land with Six Negroes belong- in *Soint3W ing to the said Joseph, and that he had Money in Hand to purchase two more, when Opportunity offered, which Lands, were promised to the said Joseph by the late Presi dent and Assistants on Condition of their being setled within eighteen Months (as appears by a Minute of the 11th July 1752) which was complyed with; and therefore praying, that a Warrant might be directed to the Sur- veyer to put him in Possession of the said Tract of five 15 c r— vol 7 226 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL hundred Acres of Land in Trust for the said Joseph Os wold, being situated on the North Branch of Newport River, and one Mile northwestward of William Baker's Land, bounded northwesterly and South Westerly on va cant Land and northwesterly on Lands of said John Ste vens — Resolved — • That the said Tract of five hundred Acres of Land be granted to the said Joseph, and Mary and Sarah Oswold in joint Tenancy, the Negroes Appear ing to be their joint Property Read a Petition of Ralph Killgore of this Province, eore's Petition praying for one hundred Acres of Land about twenty for 100 Acres ^.r't 1 a of Land! Miles above Augusta postponed Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Petitioner appears in Person Read a Petition of Edward Carlton of this Province, ton's Petition praying for a Lott in Hardwicke known by Number 82. for a Lott in >¦ J o J Hardwicke rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected, the Lott prayed for not being vacant — - Read a Petition of Adam Craudie of this Province, tedape«tfond" praying for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land on Part LandrSectedf of WhiteMarsh Island bounded North by a Creek known by Jenkins's Creek on Warsaw River OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected, the Land prayed for, being claimed by the Heirs of Edward Jenkins deceased Read a Petition of Patrick Clark of Augusta, praying Patrick ciark's f or nfty Acres of Land, and a Lott of one Acre in the Petition for 51 J ^Csrtponedand said Town— Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed AUGUST, 1755. 227 John Eigen's Petition for i 150 Acres of] Land rejected Read a Petition of John Eigen of this Province praying for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situated on Whitemarsh Island, adjoining to Lands petitioned for by Adam Craudie OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected, the Lands prayed for being claimed by the Heirs of Edward Jenkins deceased — Read a Petition of William Ashley of this Province, 250 Acres of Land granted setting forth, that he was possessed of fifty Acres of Land Ashley — on Burmuda Island, which he obtained from the late President and Assistants, on which he had made Improve ments, and that he had a Wife and three Children; and therefore praying for three hundred Acres of Land, situ ated at a Bluff called Indian Toms, en a small Creek, on the West Side of Ossebaw Island — Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely Two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, be grant ed— Read a Petition of Matthias Aspergh of this Province, ^eagh'apeti"- praying for one hundred Acres of Land, situated on Acres°of Land Whitemarsh Island, adjoining to Lands petitioned for by rejected ^. John Eigen Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the Land prayed for, being claimed by the Heirs of Edward Jenkins deceased 150 Acres of Land granted to Michael Illy Read a Petition of Michael Illy of this Province, set ting forth, that the late President and Assistants allotted fifty Acres of Land to him, on which he made Improve ments, but was obliged to dispose of the same to support himself and Family in a long Sickness ; That he had now a Wife and one Child, and was desirous of improving Land for his and their Subsistance; and therefore pray- 228 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ing for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land, being three Lotts on half Moon Bluff on Skidoway Island known by Number 8, 9 and 10. — Resolved— That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Peter Baillou of this Province, set- Land granted ting forth, that he was possessed of three hundred and to Peter Baillou ° fifty Acres of Land, which he obtained from the late Pres ident and Assistants, and had made large Improvements thereon ; that he hoped to be favoured with an Addition, having a Wife, two Children and Nine Negroes ; and therefore praying for a Tract of three hundred and fifty Acres of Land situated on Whitemarsh Island, South to the said Petitioner, North East of Lands granted to John Penrose and South East of Lands granted West of Lands granted to Thomas Palmer — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Robert Dixon of Augusta, praying petition for a for 3 Town Lott of one Acre in Augusta, known by N° Lott in Au- ° gusta post- 12 poned OrdEREd — That the said Petition be postponed — Read a Petition of Matthew Roche of this Province, Eoch's petition praying for half of one of the reserved Lotts in Savannah for half a Lott r J b in Savannah Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of William Newberry of this Province, Land^anfed setting forth, that for two Years last past, he had been NewbeSy" setled on a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land, lying on the South Side of a Place called Withringtons Bluff on Savannah River formerly possessed by Patrick Brown, AUGUST, 1755. 229 who resigned the same; and therefore praying, that the said Land might be granted to him — Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of William Johnston of this Province, 300 Acres of . J ' Las,d granted setting f orth, that he had a Wife and five Children ; that to William ° ' Johnston he was possessed of fifty Acres of Land on the Island of Skidoway by Allotment of the late President and Assist ants, which was not sufficient for the support of himself and Family; and therefore praying for three hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the said Island of Skidoway, bounding to the Southward on Lands granted to Thomas Battoon — Resolved — That three hundred Acres of Land, be ing Part of the Prayer of the Petition, be granted, where prayed for, the Petitioner having been sworn to seven Persons in Family GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Sixth Day of August 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Clement Martin The Honourable - Esq" The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — 22,o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL isooAoresof Read a Petition of the Honourable Jonathan Bryan feajdnlthand Esqr, setting forth, that he and his Sons were possessed Bryan Esq. of ^wQ thousand Acres of Land, allotted to them by the late President and Assistants, and having Seventy eight Persons in Family, he was desirous of improving another Tract ; and therefore praying for eighteen hundred Acres of Land on the Fort Swamp at the Head of Sapola River, bounding on Hugh Morrison's about fourteen Miles to the Northward of Darian — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of John Hamm of this Province, set- Feet°in savan- ting" forth, that he had no Habitation or Place to build nah granted to • r* 11 1 r • tt John Hamm on in Savannah, and was desirous of erecting a House there ; and therefore praying for half a Lott in Savannah known by Letter P. fronting to the Eastward on the Square in Heathcote Ward containing Sixty Feet in Front and Ninety Feet in Depth Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Lachlan McGillivray of Augusta, wicke granted praying f or a Lott in Hardwicke known by Number 26 — to Lachlan ? J ° J McGillivray Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of William Norton of this Province, ton'sapltition praying for two hundred Acres of Land adjoining East Land rejected to Lands of John Barnard on Wilmington Island — Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of William Handley, praying for a wicke granted Lott in Hardwicke known by Number 61 — to William Handley Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — AUGUST, 1755. 231 samuei Baker's Read 3 Petition of Samuel Baker of this Province, uwAcrefof praying for one hundred Acres of Land, situate on the reject xsj"orth Side of the Southermost Branch of North New port, bounding South on Joseph Bacon and on all other Sides by vacant Lands — Ordered — - That the said Petition be rejected — Read a Petition of Benjamin Andrew of this Province, Benjamin An- drew's petition setting forth, that he was possessed of five hundred Acres for 100 Acres of o > r Land rejected Df Land, and hoped to obtain an Addition, having a Wife three Children and Six Negroes; and therefore praying for one hundred Acres of Land, situated on the South Side of the middle Branch of North Newport, adjoining East to Lands granted to John Graves, and on other Sides by vacant Lands — Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of John Lupton of this Province, set- Landgranted ting forth, that he had setled a Tract of five hundred to John Lupton Acres of Land, allotted to him by the late President and Assistants (as

allotted t0 him by the late President and Assistants, and having a Wife, three Children and thir teen Negroes, he hoped to be favoured with an additional Tract ; and therefore praying for a Tract of four hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situated on the North West Point of Ossebaw Island opposite to Bear Island — Resolved — That three hundred and fifty Acres of Land, Part of the Prayer of the Petition, be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to eighteen Persons in Family Read a Petition of Christopher Peters late of South Carolina, setting forth, that he was desirous of cultivating a Tract of Land, having a Wife; and therefore praying 236 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL for one hundred Acres of Land, situate and bounding North East on Lands of David Graham and South East on Samuel Barker near the River Savannah. Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — Read a Petition of Jonas Mick of this Province, setting 100 Acres of J toajon!rBaMick ^orth> that he was possessed of fifty Acres of Land, allot ted to him by the late President and Assistants, on which he had made large Improvements, and hoped to be fa voured with an additional Tract, having a Wife and two Sons; and therefore praying for one hundred Acres of Land, situated at Black Creek about half a Mile from his present Land at Goshen, adjoining North West of Lands granted to John Murry and North East of Michael Rei ser — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted Read a Petition of Alexander Mcdonald of this Prov- Land granted ince, setting forth, that He was in Possession of a Tract of McDonald — one hundred and fifty Acres of Land, allotted to him by the late President and Assistants, on which he had made large Improvements, and hoped to be favoured with an other small Tract, having a Wife and one Child; and therefore praying for fifty Acres of Land, adjoining to Lands formerly granted to him, and on all other Sides by vacant Land, on a Creek on the North Side of Sapola River — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted 150 Acres of Read 3 Petition of Angus Mackay of this Province, set- to"&n|uanted ting forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands, hav- Mackay- ;ng a \Yif e ; an(i therefore praying for a Tract of one AUGUST, 1755. 237 hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situated on the South Branch of South Newport, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands, about three Miles to the Northward of Mr George Mackintosh — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — ¦ GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the seventh Day of August 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' m, TT , , I James Habersham ) I he Honourable < froble Jones— V Esqrs Francis Harris • j The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Read a Petition of Samuel Hastings late of South Car- Landcrtnted olina, setting forth, that he was desirous of improving HastSgf Lands, having a Wife, Six Children and eleven Negroes now in the Province ; and therefore praying for one thou sand Acres of Land, situate near the Head of the North Side of South Newport, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands — - Resolved — • That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely seven hundred and fifty Acres, be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to nineteen Persons in Fam ily 238 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL 500 Acres of Land granted to John Lang Read a Petition of John Lang, setting forth, that he arrived in this Province about three Years agoe, when the late President and Assistants allotted for him and his Family a Tract of two hundred and fifty Acres of Land at Hallifax near Bryer Creek, which Land had it been sur veyed for him, wou'd have been very inconvenient for him to improve, and hoped to obtain a Tract in another Place, in Lieu of the aforesaid at Hallifax which he read ily resigned, having a Wife and seven Children; and therefore praying for five hundred Acres of Land, bound ing North upon Nathaniel Hunting, East on Rumney Marsh, and South of Lands granted to William Johnston on Skidoway Island — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to nine Per sons in Family — 200 Acres of Land granted to Donald McDonald Read a Petition of Donald McDonald, setting forth, that he had been in the Province upwards of Sixteen Years, and was desirous of improving Lands, having a Wife and two Children, and therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situate at the Head of the South Branch of South Newport, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands, about five Miles to the Northward of Mr George Mackintosh — Resolved — That two hundred Acres of Land, part of the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to four Persons in Family Read a Petition of Donald Mackintosh, setting forth, Land granted that he had been upwards of twenty Years in the Prov- to Donald . , . . Mackintosh- nice, and was desirous of improving Lands, having a Wife and two Children ; and therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land, situate on the South Branch of South Newport, bounded on all Sides by vacant Land — AUGUST, 1755. 239 Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely two hundred Acres of Land, be granted, the Pe titioner having been sworn to four Persons in Family — Read a Petition of Roderick McCloud, setting forth, 200 Acres of ' b > toRolSck*1 ^iat ^e *ia(* been in ^is Province upwards of Sixteen Mccioud Years, and was only possessed of fifty Acres of Land, which he had largely improved, and that he had a Wife and four Children ; and therefore praying for three hun dred Acres of Land, situate on the North Side of Sapola River, adjoining North of Mr John Mackintosh B's Land and on all other Sides by vacant Lands — Resolved — That two hundred Acres of Land, part of the Prayer of the Petition, be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to Six Persons in Family — Read a Petition of Ambrose Barr, setting forth, that 200 Acres of ' & ' Land granted he had been upwards of nineteen Years in the Province, to Ambrose r Barr anc[ was possessed of fifty Acres of Land, which he ob tained from the late President and Assistants, and hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract, having a Wife and three Children; and therefore praying for two hun dred and fifty Acres of Land, situated at the Head of Mr Patrick Brown's Line and Mr Johnsons, which he pur chased of Mr William Russell, and on all other Sides by vacant Land, at a Place known by the Name of Chero kee Hill RESOLVED — ¦ That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely two hundred Acres of Lands, be granted, the Pe titioner having been Sworn to five Persons in Family Read a Petition of Peter Mackay of this Province, set- Land grlnfed ting forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands, hav- iday ing 3 Wife, one Child and one indented Servant; and therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of 240 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Land on the South Branch of Augustine's Creek, about four Miles from Savannah River, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands — Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely two hundred Acres of Land, be granted, the Pe titioner having been sworn to four Persons in Family Read a Petition of Henry Curtis late of South Carolina, 200 Acres of J Land granted setting forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands; to Henry Curtis & ' r & ' having a Wife, five Children and one Negroe ; and there fore praying for two hundred Acres of Land on little Warsaw Island — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to eight Per sons in Family Read a Petition of George Paul, praying for two hun- pltftfon a0" 23oo dred Acres of Land, situated on the South Side of the rejected South Branch of Newport, adjoining Lands of William Davis — Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of John Todd Junr, setting forth, that junr. -s Petition he was possessed of one hundred Acres of Land, allotted for 150 Acres of Land rejected to him by the late President and Assistants, and hoped to obtain an additional Tract, having a Wife and two Chil dren; and therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres, situated near the Head of the North Side of the South Fork of Newport, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Giles Todd of this Province, setting Petition for 150 forth, that he was desirous of improving Lands, having rejected — one Negroe ; and therefore praying for one hundred and AUGUST, 1755. 241 fifty Acres, situate near the Head on the North Side of the South Branch of Newport River, bounded on all Sides by vacant Lands — Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Matthew Roche of this Province, Land granted setting forth, that He was in Possession of two hundred to Matthew Roche — Acres of Land, allotted to him by the late President and Assistants, and having a Wife, one Child and eight Ne groes, He hoped to be favoured with an Addition; and therefore praying for four hundred Acres of Land, lying West of Lands granted to William Baker and Mrs Fenny on the West Branch of North Newport River — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to eleven Per sons in Family — Read a Petition of Thomas Greene of South Carolina, Se^s Peti- setting forth, that he married the Daughter and Sole Acres°rf°Land Heiress of Edward Jenkins late of this Province deceased, postponed wbo ^n bjs ^r& Lime was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land on an Island, commonly called Jenkins's on War saw River, by Allotment of James Oglethorpe Esqr, on which he built a House and made other Improvements, but the Petitioner having no Instrument to shew to ascer tain his Right in the said Lands, He hoped the Board wou'd order a Warrant to be directed to the Surveyer to lay it out, in Order that a Grant may be made out for the same Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed — Read a Petition of Mrs Ann Parker Widow, setting 500 Acres of forth, that her late Husband Henry Parker Esqr in his Land granted ' J ^ to Ann Parker Life Time was possessed of a Tract of five hundred Acres of Land on an Island, called the Isle of Hope, and did 16 c r— vol 7 242 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL reside thereon and cultivate the same, at a great Expence to the Time of his Death ; but, as the Petitioner was in formed, did before his Death resign the same; that She, with her Family, ever since the Death of her said Hus band had resided and continued to make further Im provements thereon ; and therefore praying, that the Board wou'd regrant the said Lands to her — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — ¦ Read a Petition of Luke Paul, setting forth, that he Petition for 100 was desirous of setling Lands in this Province ; and there- Acres of Land . . rejected— fore praying for one hundred Acres of Land, situated on the South West Line of Mr Nathaniel Huntings Land on Skidoway Point Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the eighth Day of August 1755— Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr James Habersham Alexander Kellet The Honourable { Noble Jones — y Esqri | Francis Harris (^ Jonathan Bryan The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Maiden AUGUST, 1755- 243 100 Acres of Read a Petition of William Maiden of this Province, to8wii!temted praying for three hundred Acres of Land, adjoining North of Lands granted to John Matthews and South of Alexander Ross on the South Side of Coonoche River, which he promised to cultivate, having a Wife and three Children Resolved — That Part of the Prayer of the Petition, namely one hundred Acres of Land, be granted Th»mas Thomas Bailey having entered a Caveat against Joseph Baiiey'°s com- Gibbons having a Grant for a Tract of Land lately sur- plaint against _ Joseph Gibbons Veyed for the said Gibbons about ten Miles West of Sa- about survey- J ingLands Lm- vannah, alledging that the said Gibbons had crossed the Lines of a Tract lately granted to and laid out for him; and both Parties appearing according to appointment, and their respective Allegations being heard, it appeared to the Board, that the survey made for said Gibbons was executed agreable to his Warrant, which was prior to the said Bailey's, and therefore was ordered to stand — claims of Then the Board proceeded to examine the Claims of aminld6— sundry Persons desiring Grants for Lands GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the nineteenth Day of August 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' Alexander Kellet "i Francis Harris > Esqrs Clement Martin j The Honourable ¦ The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — • 244 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Bills drawn on Mr. Agent Martyn for £857: 17: 8 to discharge the Expences of the 6ilk Culture The Accounts of the whole Expence of the Silk Culture the last Season being compleated, they were laid before the Board, amounting to Eight Hundred fifty seven Pounds seventeen Shillings and eight Pence Sterling, and to discharge the same, His Excellency, and Alexander Kellet, Francis Harris and Clement Martin Esqrs drew sundry Bills of Exchange dated this Day on Benjamin Martyn Esqr payable at thirty Days Sight to the following Persons or their Order, of which they duly advised said Mr Martyn, namely — • To Mr John Fieri for . To Ditto f or . To James Edward Powell & Company . for . To Joseph Ottolenghe for . To Benjamin Sheftall for To Revd Mr Bartholomew Zouberbuhler for . To ditto for. To Messieurs Harris and Rasberry. . .for. To ditto f or . To John Smith for . To William Francis for . To William Russell for . To James Campbell for . To Isaac Brabant for . To James Habersham Esq1 for. To Thomas Vincent for . To William Russell for . . IOO : 0 : 0 • 50 : 0 : 0 . 80 : 0 : 0 ¦ 70 : 0 : 0 ¦ 70 : 0 : 0 • 50 : 0 : 0 . 20 : 0 : 0 . . 50 : 0 : 0 • 30 : 0 : 0 • 50 : 0 : 0 • 50 : 0 : 0 • 5° : 0 : 0 . 40 : 0 : 0 . 40 : 0 : 0 • 30 : : 0 : 0 . 20 : : 0 : 0 ¦ 57 : 17 :8 £857 ¦¦ 17 :8 His Excellency and Alexander Kellet, Francis Harris Bills drawn on and Clement Martin Esqrs likewise drew a sett of Bills Benjamin Mar- t * ¦LJU1J £2n2-Eo^qofor dated this Day on Benjamin Martyn Esqr payable at rfS&S* Thirty Days Sight to William Little Esqr or Order for savannah twenty two Pounds Sterling on Account of the Expences AUGUST, 1755. 245 for the Entertainment of Indians in Town, of which they advised said Mr Martyn Fees added to The Surveyers General having appiyed to the Board the Surveyers - . , , . , . , . _^ General for an Addition to their b ees — Ordered — That they be allowed to take for every Search Eight Pence, and for a Return and Certificate for a Town Lott Six Pence and no more — Read a Petition of Cap' Raymond Demere praying for wicke"SdHan-d" a Lott in Hardwicke known by Number 65. and also for nthegJantedto" half of one of the reserved Lotts in Savannah, known by Demerea— °n Letter F in Percival Ward, being on the East End con taining Sixty by Ninety Feet Resolved — • That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — The Provost Marshal having represented to the Gov- PrOTost°Maer- ernor in Council, that Robert Wilson a Prisoner in Goal, Robert wiiton who was lately condemned to be hanged, (but pardoned) oa wag jn tjie utmost Danger of his Life by a Disorder, he had upon him, and the General Court being adjourned to a long Day, the Attorney General was asked his Opinion of the legal Method of releasing him, who advised, that in Consideration of the Circumstances, an Order from the Governor and Council wou'd be sufficient, accordingly it is Ordered, that the said Robert Wilson be immediately released from his Confinement, and that the Provost Marshal be served with a Copy hereof — 246 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the twenty second Day of August 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ' Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ~) The Honourable { Alexander Kellet | Noble Jones — ¦ 1^ Francis Harris — 1 ? Esqr: The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — The Board examined the Claims of sundry Persons de claims of Land examined sjr jng Grants f or Lands- GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the twenty sixth Day of August 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Escf ( James Habersham The Honourable < Alexander Kellet — j- Esqrs I Noble Jones — j The Board examined the Claims of sundry Persons de claims of Land examined siring Grants f or Lands — AUGUST, 1755. 247 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the twenty ninth Day of August 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar1 James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — • y Esqr! I Jonathan Bryan 1^ Clement Martin The Honourable < The Provost Marshal having appiyed to the Board (as Fees allowed ° u ' Slrfhaifor ^ Minute of the 15th of last Month) for Fees to be setled an™schlrges on Commitments and Discharges, the Board took the same into Consideration and, Ordered — That he be allowed to take for every Commitment of a white Person one Shilling and six Pence, and the same for the Discharge ; and for the Com mitment of a Negroe nine Pence and the same for the Discharge — ¦ The Board examined the Claims of sundry Persons de claims of . . r. _ T . Land examined siring Grants f or Lands — 248 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Second Day of September 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ") Alexander Kellet j Francis Harris J- Esqrs Jonathan Bryan Clement Martin J The Honourable < The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Read a Petition of Thomas Smith of this Province, Thomas praying for One hundred and fifty Acres of Land adioin- Smith's Peti- 1 J ° J J tion for 150 mg West of Lands lately granted to Cap' James Mackay Acres of Lj3.ncl postponed on the Head of South Newport — Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, till the Board can be informed, whether the Land prayed for be vacant — • Read a Petition of Cap' James Mackay of this Prov- M^kayTeu- mce, setting forth, that He had increased in his Family Acre*°of70Land seventeen Negroes ; and therefore praying for seven hun dred Acres of Land, namely two hundred Acres, adjoin ing North to Lands granted to His Excellency the Gov ernor on the North Side of great Ogechee River, and five hundred Acres on the Head of South Newport, joining North to Lands lately granted to the Petitioner — Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed, 'till the Board can be informed, whether the Land prayed for be vacant SEPTEMBER, 1755. 249 George Cuth- George Cuthbert Esqr named one of the Justices of the tfyed^a Jul-" Peace for the Districts of Savannah, Abercorn and Go- p^e°e * e shen Acton and Vernonburgh, and the Islands of Tyby, Wilmington, Skidoway and Green Island desired to qual ify as such; accordingly He took the State Oaths ap pointed by Law, declared and subscribed the Test, and also the Oath of a Justice of the Peace claims of The Board examined Claims of sundry Persons de- Land examined siring Grants for Lands GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the fifth Day of September 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ] Alexander Kellet J- Esq" Francis Harris | The Honourable The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved — Read a Petition of the Reva Mr Bartholomew Zouber- vannahofoobybuhler, praying for half of a Lot in Savannah known by 90 Feet granted T -,r . . , _ . . , TT, , totheRevd. Letter Y. fronting the Square in Anson s Ward contam- Mr. Bartholo- _,_>_, buhier0— *"" 'm% Sixty Feet in Front and Ninety Feet in Depth — Resolved — That the Prayer of the Petition be granted — 250 \ GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL T ,. _ Read a Petition of Thomas Vincent of this Province, a Lot in Savan- Ftet°grantei to Praying Ior half of a Lott in Savannah, known by Letter Thomas Vm- y. fronting Drayton Street in Anson's Ward containing sixty feet in Front and Ninety Feet in Depth — Resolved-gr anted — That the Prayer of the Petition be Claims of Lands ex amined — The Board examined the Claims of sundry Persons de siring Grants for Lands GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Ninth Day of September 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — j> Esq" Jonathan Bryan Clement Martin J The Plonourable •( The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved claims of The Board examined the Claims of sundry Persons de- Land examined sinng. Qrants for Lands SEPTEMBER, 1755. 251 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the Twelfth Day of September 1755 — ¦ Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ( Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' The Honourable < Alexander Kellet | „ ^ rs ( Noble Jones— J ^sq The Governor laid a Letter from Governor Glen of the Governor South Carolina before the Board wherein Mr Glen ob- ima respecting serves that the Creek Indians are at the brink of breaking the Indian Trade read, and out War against Us and apprehends that the only Way of preventing it will be to reduce the Trade to the same footing as the Cherokees which the Indians have de manded; and therefore desiring to have the Governor's Sentiments thereon — The Board having taken the same into Consideration the Board gave it as their Opinion that provided the Traders of this thereon ?, . , r . , . ~ Province were put on as good a footing as those of Caro lina in regard to the Number and privileges and that Care be taken that the Trade don't fall into too few Hands that the Indians then ought to be satisfyed in lowering the Price of Goods — ¦ A Memorial and Remonstrance of His Majesty's Coun- RlmoTstrance cil which was deliver'd to His Excellency the 2a Instant ty's counciTto was read and ordered to be enter'd in the Minutes of this concernlngThT Day — • Also an Answer to said Memorial and Remon- Conduct of , , ,,, ., TT.T^ William Little strance was read and order d expresly by His Excellency Esqr. His Ex- i J J J ceiiency's pri- to be entered in the Minutes likewise of this Day, and a vate Secretary, J ' HamTittuvs" Copy thereof to be deliver'd to the Members conceni'd — Letter to His ariwernthereto "To His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Governor in ordered to be "Chief, Captain General, and Vice Admiral, of the Prov- enter'd . "ince of Georgia 252 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "The humble Memorial & Remonstrance of His Majesty's "Council for the said Province Memorial of His Majesty's" Council Sheweth "That whereas on your Excellency's Arrival in "this Province such Measures were taken by some Dis affected Persons as both Houses of Assembly voted "Seditious, upon which your Excellency sent to "Charles-town for a Sloop of War station'd there & an "Association was formed by the two Houses & other "well disposed People to defend with their lives & For- "tunes your Excellency's Government and Person, "William Little Esqr (your Excellencys Private Sec retary, Clerk of the Assembly, Clerk of the Crown and "Peace, Clerk of the General Court, Justice of the "Peace, Secretary & Commissary for Indian Affairs, & "Aid-de-Camp to your Excellency) absolutely refused "to Join in such Association to the Astonishment of the "Friends of the Government, & the Encouragement of "it's Adversarys "And in Order Effectually & indisputably to Evi dence the reason of such Conduct, That he the said William Little from that Time openly consorted with, & has ever since Professedly Patronized, the very Persons Associated against; so that as soon as any one is suspected or Censured by the Legislature he is sure of having Mr Little for his steady Friend & Pub lic Companion — "That he the said William Little improperly inter- "feres in the Departments of the Kings Officers, striv- "ing all he can to make Business uneasy to them, & "censuring their Abilitys, or Depreciating their Offices "in Order to render the Officers contemptible ; and that "he the said William Little has presumed to procede in "such licentious behaviour so far, as to defame; slan- SEPTEMBER, 1755- 253 "der & Threaten, the whole Council in a public Street : "notwithstanding he himself has manifested as little "Industry or Capacity in the Places he enjoys as any "Person in Office in the Colony "For that as Clerk of the Crown & Peace & of the "General Court, he the said William Little has not only "been extremely deficient and remiss in his proper Busi ness and Duty, and behaved with great arrogance to "the Bench ; but has even been Guilty of Extortion by "exacting from those who Qualify there more than is "allow'd by the Act of Parliament — "That as Justice of the Peace he the said William "Little thro' obstinacy constantly issues Unclerklike "Warrants ; and has committed some Persons and dis charged others illegally "That as Private Secretary to your Excellency, he "the said William Little has, either Ignorantly or de signedly drawn the Commissions of the Subalterns of "the Militia in such a manner as may defeat the neces sary Subordination which is the life of all military Ac- "tion. He the said William Little also frequently mis- "represents your Excellency, as having your Promotion "in the Navy more at Heart than the Prosperity of the "Colony, as intending a rigorous adherence at all "Events to narrow Literal Interpretations of your Pow- "ers, as not being empower' d to settle the Government "here upon the Plan of Clemency and liberty indulged "to the neighbouring Colonys, and as determin'd to "suspend any Counsellor or Kings Officer who shall "transmit to England any Account of public Affairs : "By means of which false Insinuations many Settlers "have been so terrified as to leave the Province, and "more doubtless hinder'd from coming in to it — 254 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "And That as Clerk of the Assembly, he the said "William Little has drawn up the Minutes of the Pro ceedings of that House in so arbitrary a manner; sev- "eral of it's Members have declared they were Mr Lit- "tle's Minutes not those of the Assembly; & in so in correct a Manner, that some Bills are Misnamed; "some Entrys entirely omitted, & others unfaithfully "set down : & of these Minutes or of any part of them "he has refused Copys even to the Members of the "Council who applied for the same. He the said "William Little also endeavoured during the Session of "the last General Assembly, in a most unprecedented & "dangerous manner, dayly to Influence both Houses by "pretended verbal Messages from your Excellency ; two "of which have been falsify'd, And has even, with a "temerity, deserving of the severest Animadversion "dared to sink on the three States of this Province (or "certainly Co-operated in the Sinking of) two Bills "that had regularly pass'd Both Houses "The Council therefore (being convinced that it is "their indispensible Duty to their King, this Countrey, "and your Excellency) very Earnestly advise, & most "humbly Request, your Excellency, to Remove the said "William Little from his Public Employments, & your "Excellency's Counsels — James Habersham Alexander Kellet Noble Jones Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan Clement Martin SEPTEMBER, 1755. 255 Esqr- to His Excellency in answer to a Memorial of His Majesty's Council "Sir, "Your Excellency having been pleased to shew me a wttomLittie "written Paper signed by some Members of the Council "wherein many severe Reflections are cast upon me,. I beg "leave to trouble your Excellency with an Answer, which "I make not through Fear of losing my public Employ- "ments which are attended with so much Trouble and so "little Profit that I have long had it in my Thoughts, as "my Friends very well know, to relinquish them, but least "any false Insinuations should make Impression upon you "and lessen me in your Friendship and Regard, which "among the Things in this World I most value and es- "teem — "I am first charged with refusing to join in the Associa- "tion; I did indeed refuse, because I thought it unneces sary and might tend to make People desperate, who told "me their Sole Design was to support a contraverted Elec- "tion, which too was managed with so much Temper that "there was not a broken Head or a bloody Nose upon the "Occasion, and the chief of them did moreover assure me "that if your Excellency would by any means signify to "them your Pleasure that they should depart, they would "instantly obey. My Loyalty to His Majesty has been "manifested by twenty Years spent in his Service and I "am now as your Excellency knows upon the List of half- "pay Officers; I was scarce born in the Year 171 5 and in "1745 having been just paid off after a long Voyage to "Jamaica, Carthagene, & Porto Bello I entered as a Vol- "unteer to assist in suppressing the horrid Rebellion of "that, and part of the succeeding Year; my Attachment "to your Excellency No Man in his Senses can doubt of, "and indeed my Dependence upon You in this Country is "so entire that to have entered into an Association for "your Defence might even have made the whole redicu- "lous ; But I am charged also with consorting or as it is "improperly termed pratronising the Persons associated 256 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "against; I have it is true kept Company with many of "them, but with this good Design (which I communicated "to Your Excellency and it was by You approved of) to "undeceive them in some false Notions they had imbibed, "and to conciliate their Minds and Affections to the Gov ernment; and in this I have been so successfull that "most of these I have comtersed with are ready to spill the "last drop of their Blood in support of His Majesty's sa- "cred Authority and the Defence of your Excellency's "Person and Honour and of this Some have given You "the most solemn Assurances in Person and others under "their Hands — "It is said that I improperly interfere in the Depart- "ments of the King's Officers I know of no such Interfer ing unless it be that during the sitting of the Assembly "Mr Habersham used frequently to come to me for Advice "and Assistance in forming the Minutes of the Council "which I readily gave him but little imagined it would "have been objected to me as a Fault; and as to cen- "suring his Abilitys I remember one of the Council told "me that he was absolutely insufficient for his Employ- "ments, adding with an arch look, that there was one "Qualification He thought requisite in a Secretary or "Clerk that Habersham wanted and that is, knowing how "to spell. I have labour'd to make no Man contemptible ; "alas the Deportment of Some People makes that Work "altogether unnecessary — ¦ "As to the Clerkship of the Courts I am charged with "being deficient and remiss, and truely having never been "bred to the Law and an utter Stranger to all the Forms "of it, there may be many Deficiencies, but in this Re- "spect I am far from being singular, the strange Irregu larities (thro' Inexperience) of the Proceedings are "known to every Body and as one of the Justices of the "Bench (who is no more bred a Lawyer than my self) SEPTEMBER, 1755- 257 "candidly observed, We have all a great deal to excuse in "one another; As to remissness, even the Provost Mar- Shall, who by the insupportable Haughtiness and Arro- "gancy of his Behaviour and the scandalous Dissoluteness "of His Morals and Conduct has made himself detestable "and obnoxious to the Community, when he was thrice "presented by the Grand Jury for illegal arbitrary and "cruel Proceedings in the Execution of his office, He ig- "norantly or presumtously dared to threaten in open "Court that He would put a Stop to the Course of all civil "Justice; a Threat which unless the Lawyers in Carolina "are mistaken amounts to Treason — "but it is said that I have even been guilty of Extor- "tion ; a heavy Charge and that ought to be made good, "or must reflect Infamy upon the Persons that bring it; "When your Excellency took your Certificate out of "Court, You gave me a Dollar, Some others followed your "Example; Many did not, but as what they gave was "chiefly in Merchants Note I received all that was offered "and never looked into their Contents 'till the Court was "over, and then found many were of two Shillings & "half a Crown only ; All that I received that Day amount ed to about two Pounds, which with the other Fees from "the Attorneys and for the issuing out Writs make all "the Places jointly worth about fourteen Pounds a Year "and out of this, two Guineas I have expended for blank "Writs, and two more for Books and Stationary Ware; "I heartily wish a Salary was annexed to these offices that "it might be worth while for some Man of proper Ability "and Education to exercise them ; at present it is not, ffor "the Profits in this expensive Country are not sufficient "even to pay a Man's Lodging only "It is also alledged that as Justice of the Peace I have "made illegal Commitments and Discharges; As this is "said in general my Answer must be so too; I know of 17 c r— vol 7 258 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "none such ; Let the Particulars be pointed out and I am "ready fully to justify my self upon that Head, and give "me leave to say that in this Office I have never except in "two litigious Quarrels taken any Fee or Reward at "all— "That I have Slander'd defamed and threatned the "whole Council in a Public Street I absolutely deny; one "of the Members indeed accosted me with base injurious "Language to which I made a proper Return, but to your "Excellency's Orders in Council I have ever paid the "greatest Deference and Regard — "It is said that I have falsely misrepresented your Ex cellency as having your Promotion in the Navy more at "Heart than the Good of the Colony — When the Militia "Bill passed there was a Clause in it vesting the Assem- "bly with Power to dispose of the Public Money and as "this was contrary to His Majesty's Instructions You re- "jected it, many Arguments were used to incline You to "consent, the Good and Encouragement of the Colony "were pleaded and the Example of our Neighbours in "Carolina was quoted as enjoying this Indulgence, and "upon this Occasion I did indeed say that your Interest "in the Navy was such that neither for the Good of this "Colony or any Consideration whatever You would run "the Hazzard of incurring His Majesty's Displeasure by "a direct Breach of his plain and express Orders. Now "if refusing to give up this Point and some others equally "essential be sticking to narrow literal Interpretations I "really know not what Idea to fix upon Words; I have "upon all Occasions insisted upon His Majesty's Good- Cess to this Colony and that Gratitude and legal Obedi- "ence are the least Return that can be made for so many "Marks of Royal Favour; I have been a strenious As- "serter of the just Rights & Prerogative of the Crown "and this is the secret, for they dare not make it the "avowed, cause of many virulent Invectives against me SEPTEMBER, 1755- 259 "and no Wonder it should be so in a Country where be- Sore your Excellency's Arrival, Treasonable Jacobitical "Healths were drank at Public Meetings and in the Com- "pany of Persons then in the highest offices — "That I should represent your Excellency as deter- "mined to suspend any Councillor or King's Officer who "shall transmit home an Account of Public Affairs is re- "diculous; An Attempt to restrain or limit any Corre spondence with England wou'd be absurd and imprac- "ticable, and I dare say Your Excellency's Administra- "tion can bear the stricktest Examination and I never "heard of any Settlers that have left the Province except "Edmund Gray and some of his vagrant Followers — "A Defect is complained of in the Militia Commissions. "Your Excellency I presume is the Sole Judge of the "Power you think proper to invest the Officers with and "as the Commissions were made out by your own Order "You will be pleased to give your self an Account of your "Conduct; however it is with Matchless Impudence Mr "Habersham signs to this Objection since the Commis sions were made out from an Original of his own hand "writing which is now in my Possession — "As Clerk of the Assembly it is asserted that I have "drawn up the Minutes in so arbitrary a Manner that they "are mine not those of the House. This Charge is equally "false, Malicious and Weak. The Journal from the Be ginning to the End as it now stands was on the very "Day the Assembly was prorogued, read to, and approved "of by, the whole House, and the Truth of this, several "of the Members now in Town are ready to attest upon "Oath; Money was offered to me for a Copy of this "Journal, but I refused to give any, having had no Bi sections for that Purpose, especially as the Assembly "when the Council applied to them for their Journal told "them, the Council had no Right to examine their Jour- 260 GOVERNOR ANB COUNCIL "nal as a House, but any Body might look into it upon "making proper Application, and it has been accordingly "read throughout by some Members of the Council ; It "is said this Journal is incorrect and has misnamed sev eral Bills ; Whoever considers that the Session was only "of two Months Buration and that in so short a Period, "above twenty Bills were brought in and twelve of them "ingrossed and passed into Laws, two fair Journals of "the House made out, and no Assistance to be got but "from a Lad of seventeen Years of Age, will easily be- "lieve there must be some little Inaccuracies, but they are "so small that they can be seen only through the magni- "fying Glass of Prejudice and Malice; not one willfull "Error can be shewn ; He must be strangely ignorant of "Parliamentary Proceedings that does not know that "great Alterations are made in the Titles of Bills after "they are brought into a House; and that all the Laws "are inserted under their proper Titles I can prove by col- Sating the Journal with the original Acts lodged in the "Secretary's Office "As to verbal Messages they were chiefly about such "Things as could not with any Propriety be committed "to writing and in Order to save time by abridging "Forms, but I was so far from being fond of this Em- "ployment that as it was indispensibly necessary that the "Acts should be framed agreeably to the King's Instruc- "tions, I had a Conversation with Mr Jones on the Sub ject and told him that the Governor would inform him "what Clauses and Parts of the Bills must be altered be- Sore he was empower'd to assent to them, and that His "Excellency would be very glad if Mr Jones would en- "deavour to get the Alterations made in the Council ; at "first He inclined to undertake it but whether He thought "it a troublesome Business or that it might in some meas- "ure affect his Independency I know not, but the Method "to my great Regret was laid aside SEPTEMBER, 1755. 261 "As to my sinking or cooperating in the sinking of "two Bills, I never heard of more than one that was sunk; "An Act to prevent illegal Settlements of Lands, and as "ample Provision is made by the King's Instructions "against this Evil, the Bill was not presented merely on "Account of it's Insignificancy and Non-Importance; I "have this Bill now by me and had it then ready and I "defie the Craft and Subtilty of the Bevil or Man to "prove that I could possibly have any Personal view or "any Purpose whatever to serve in it's being sunk Septr 12. 1755 "To His Excellency John Rey- "I am "nolds Esqr Captain General and "Governor in Chief of His Maj esty's Colony of Georgia "Sir "Your most Faithfull "and Obedient "Servant 'Will™ Little „ .. ,. The Consideration of said Memorial and Remon- Consideration JfafandRe^0" strance was deferred 'till Mr Habersham returns from monstrancedefer'd Carolina An Account of the Provost Marshal amounting to Marsha°™Ac- twenty two Pounds five Shillings and eight Pence was mg to £22: 5: 8 presented, which was allowed and ordered to stand in allowed due Course of Payment and the Public Treasurer was ordered to pay the same „ T , Mr Jonathan Bryan having resign'd acting as lustice Mr. Jonathan 00 o j Acttogafju1^ °t the General Court, the Board took into Consideration eial&iurt— "the appointment of another, and came to a Resolution that for the Future two more should be added and de ferred the Nomination of them to a fuller Board — 262 GOVERNOR ANB COUNCIL Petitionof Read a Petition of Henry Yonge; praying for one fo?nioorcrfse hundred Acres of Land— of Land postponed Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the thirtieth Bay of September 1755 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr The Honourable Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' Alexander Kellet j Noble Jones — > Esq™ Francis Harris I The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and approved James Mackay and James Edward Powell Esqrs being a£d jam^iM- sent for> attended, and after they had taken the State EsqrsPafterbe- Oaths appointed by Law, and declared and subscribed their seats as the Test, as well as taken the Oath of Councillors men- the'collncii tioned at large in a Minute of the 31s' of October last, took their Seats at the Board accordingly A Memorial and Remonstrance of His Majesty's Coun- Memorialand . Remonstrance cil having been presented to His Excellency the 22 day HisExcenenc° this instant, it was ordered to be entered in this Bay's bantered Minutes, and it is as follows SEPTEMBER, 1755. 263 "To his Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Captain Gen eral & Governor in chief of his Majestys Province "of Georgia "The Memorial and Remonstrance of his Majes- "tys Council for the said Province 'humbly shews "That the Council have taken into serious Considera tion the letter to your Excellency from William Little 'Esqr which by your Excellencys express Command is 'entered in the Journal of their Proceedings; and want 'words to Express their Surprise & Concern that your 'Excellency should Think a Paper of so Extraordinary & Unusual a Nature a proper answer to the Bispassionate '& Respectfull Memorial presented by his Majestys Coun- 'cil for this Province to your Excellency — ¦ "For that whereas the Memorial of the Council is re- 'plete with nothing but the Facts complained of, which 'they are ready to prove in the most Formal Manner; 'and which indeed they might Accumulate, if they could 'suppose Additional Facts at all Necessary: Mr Little's 'Letter, on the contrary, (through the whole of which 'Reigns a contemptuous Asperity against his Majestys 'Council, ill becoming a Private person on whom they 'lavished favors,) is, excepting a few flimsy Palliations, 'made up of Indecent Invectives against Particular Coun- 'cillors, & notorious Misrepresentations of Men & 'Things : especially of the Presentment of a Grand Jury 'against one of their Members ; the Result of which Mr 'Little ought not to have Suppressed, but to have added 'to what has been written on That Subject, that the Mat- 'ters Presented were in the Opinion of the Court (the 'only Proper Judges) too Trivial to merit any Prose- 'cution — • 264 GOVERNOR ANB COUNCIL "That the Council can not sufficiently Lament the Pos sibility that it should be in the power of a Man of a bad "Head & worse Heart (for he must have Both to fit him "for the Undertaking) to Lessen or Invalidate your Ex- "cellencys wonted Confidence in your Natural Council- "lors, who have collectively & Individually given incon- "testable Proofs of their Loyalty to his most sacred Maj- "esty, of their Zeal for your Excellencys Government, & "of their Affection for your Person ; yet must They con- "fess that the Council can only Attribute to such an In- "fluence, an unfortunate Influence to this infant Colony "should it in the least Prevail, That your Excellency is "pleased to issue Proclamations without their Advice & "Consent, even in affairs in which they are to have the "honor of Cooperating with your Excellency; by means "whereof they are precluded from giveing their Opinions "as it is their Buty to do ; & if they consulted afterwards, "it can only be on Points apparently Predetermined : Nor "can they do otherwise than impute to the same Cause, "That your Excellency has Suspended one of the most "Unexceptionable of their Members, a Gentleman of great "honor, & well qualifyed as the Council (in all Buty & "Plumility to your Excellency) opine, to serve his Maj- "esty at their Board — "Your Excellencys faithful Council therefore, "after maturest Beliberation, Protest, upon "their Honors & Consciences, before God & the "World, That they think it their Indispensable "Buty to their King, this Country, & your Ex cellency, Repeatedly to advise & Request your "Excellency to Remove the said William Little "from his Publick Employments & your Excel- "lencys Councils SEPTEMBER, 1755- 2(55 "Signed, in the Absence of James Haber- "sham & Jonathan Bryan Esqrs in South Car- "olina, by Al Kellet N. Jones Fras Harris Clem' Martin" element Mar- His Excellency acquainted the Board that he had sus- tinEsqr. sus- pended from pended Clement Martin Esqr from the Board of Council, the Board of r ^ council for Reasons which he should give to His Majesty — James De Tames Be Veaux and Elisha Butler Esqrs being nomi- Veaux and J ± ^ EsSvt Noml- nated by the Board Assistant Judges of the next General tent Judges" of Court — It is Ordered that they be acquainted therewith, er!i -ccfur?— and to desire their Answer whether they will Act as such Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar* produced to the Board his Houstoun Bart. Commission for being Register of the Grants and Re sworn as Eeg- . . -it-.- r\ a ister of the ceiver of Quit Rents in the Province of Georgia m Amer- Grantsand ^ ° Receiver of ica and took the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and Quit Rents ° r j declared and subscribed the Test, as also the Oath of Office Read a Petition of Cap' James Mackay of this Prov- LandSntod ince (postponed as ^P Minute of the 4th June last) setting Mackay James f orth, that he had increased in his Family seventeen Ne groes; and therefore praying for seven Hundred Acres of Land, namely, two hundred Acres, adjoining North to Lands granted to His Excellency the Governor on the North Side of Great Ogechee River, and five hundred Acres on the Head of South Newport, joining North to Lands lately granted to the Petitioner Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the Petition be granted, the Petitioner having been sworn to seventeen Negroes increased in his Family 266 GOVERNOR ANB COUNCIL 150 Acres of Land granted to Thomas Smith Read a Petition of Thomas Smith of this Province Planter (postponed as ^3 Minute of the 4th June last) praying for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land adjoin ing West of Lands lately granted to Cap' James Mackay on the Head of Newport River Resolvei granted That the Prayer of the Petition be His Excellency made a Speech to the Council, a Copy of which was delivered to the Members, and is as fol lows — His Excellen cy's Speech to the Gentlemen of the Council 'Gentlemen of the Council "Last Tuesday, a Paper intitled the Memorial and Re monstrance of His Majesty's Council for this Province, was presented to me, which however is signed only by three of the Members of the Council, in this Paper they express their surprise and concern that I should think Mr Little's Letter to me, a proper Answer to a former Memorial, concerning the said Mr Little; whereas, if those Gentlemen will recollect themselves, they may re member that I proposed naming a Bay for Proving the Facts alledged against Mr Little in that Memorial, and accordingly it was agreed to be done when Mr Haber sham should return from Carolina of which I ordered a Minute to be made; and they must not expect my An swer 'till after these Allegations against Mr Little, are fully proved before me. But I shall take this Oppor tunity to Observe to you, that I have great reason to apprehend that some Evil-minded People have attempt ed to destroy the Harmony that used to subsist between me and the Council, by possessing some of the Members with an Opinion that my Authority is insufficient to Be- termine in any thing without the concurrence of the Council, whereas nothing is more evident than the con trary; for His Majesty's Commission and Instructions SEPTEMBER, 1755. 267 "to me, which you all know is the Sole Basis and Consti- "tution of this Government, are extreamly Clear and Ex pressive, and without Seeking to give Interpretations or "Extensions to them, which might have very Bad Conse quences, they very particularly express those Matters "wherein the Advice and Consent of the Council are nec- "essary to be had, and in all others sufficiently Authorise "me to Govern this Colony without consulting them : as "I am Betermined to do, whenever I shall Judge Proper ; "and I should be unworthy of my Office if ever I were to "decend to be a President of the Council ; notwithstand- "ing it has been my general practice to Govern my self "by Your Advice, which will always have it's due weight "with me; but I expect that no Member of this Board "will Presume again to tell me in Council, that he thinks "I ought to lay all the Public Letters I write, before the "Council, for their Approbation, before I send them to "England : or that I ought to give a Copy of all my In structions to the Council; or that the word You, so "often repeated in my Instructions, means the Council : "or that I have ever connived at Prosecutions intended "against any Member of the Council ; or that they doubt "of my Authority to suspend any of the Members of the "Council, and Several other unbecoming expressions, "which have been made to me in Council; but that in stead of wishing to break in upon that subordination so "absolutely necessary in Government, and so wisely es- "tablished here by the best of Kings. You will Befeat "the Schemes of Wicked and Besigning Men, by uniting "in the support of that Authority His Majesty has been "pleased to invest me with, and assisting me with your "best Advice, in all such Matters as I shall think proper "to recommend to your consideration, for promoting the "true Interest and Welfare of this Colony, which I have "very much at Heart — "In regard to the Proclamations that I issued concern- 268 GOVERNOR ANB COUNCIL "ing Lands, You are not unacquainted with that Article "of my Instructions, wherein His Majesty Commands me "to give Publick Notice on that occasion, by Proclama- "tion, or otherwise as I shall Judge most proper — J. Reynolds" GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the second Bay of October 1755 — Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq' Alexander Kellet Noble Jones — ¦ Francis Harris \ Esq" James Mackay — ¦ ^ James Edward Powell The Honourable The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and approved Some Creek Indians having lately come here to the dianseattended, Number of thirteen, Men, Women and Children, they munition or- were ordered to attend, and after the usual Compliments dered to be given them on these Occasions had passed, the Head Man (Oucuth- la) appiyed to His Excellency for some Presents for him self and Followers — His Excellency acquainted them that the Presents were to be delivered to the Indians at Au gusta ; therefore they could not deliver any to them here, but to enable them to go on with their Hunts told them that they should be supplyed with some Powder and Ball before they set out from hence, and should have Notice to come to Augusta when the Presents should arrive there, at which time, His Excellency intended to be present — OCTOBER, 1755- 2' time J FEBRUARY, 1756. 325 Mr.AgentMar- Which being respectively Examined his Excellency the visld'thereof in Governor certifyed the same to be Justly due to the said Harris and Habersham and Mr Agent Martyn was ac cordingly advised thereof in two Letters from the Board GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Fryday the 27th Feb17 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq1- Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ") The HonMe > Noble Jones ! £ „ Francis Harris ( ^ James Edward Powell J The Minutes of the Preceeding board were read and approved claim of Lands Then the board Examined the Claims of Sundry per- Examined— SQns desiring grants fof Lands 326 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Fryday the 5"1 March T756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ' Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ") The HonWe I Noble Jones I E ra Francis Harris j ^ ^ Jonathan Bryan J The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and approved Grants for His Excellency the Governor signed Grants for Lands by &:anaidfrorn laid out by Grants from the late Trustees or Allotments tels or Aiiot-" by the late President and Assistants to the following ments from the late President Persons. and Assistants signed by the James Habersham Esqr 500 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee James Habersham Esqr a Lot in Hardwicke N° 32 Joseph Habersham a Lot in Hardwicke N° 33 Bartholomew Zouberbuhler Clerk 500 Acres on Argyle Island in the district of Savannah Charles West 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee James Dixie 200 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee Benjamin Weddal 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lotts Peter Papot 98 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with a Garden And Two farm Lotts MARCH, 1756. 327 James Papot 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lots Peter Papot 400 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee Lieu' John Gray 500 Acres on the North Side of Sapolo River Francis Harris Esqr a Lot in Plardwicke N° 45 Francis Harris Esqr 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lots Thomas Harris 500 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee Andrew Walker 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lots Joseph Ottolenghe 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lots Joseph Ottolenghe 350 Acres in the district of Savannah James Parris 350 Acres in the district of Augusta Charles Watson 45 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with farm Lot John and Jane Cary in Trust for John their Son 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lotts Richard Dormer 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lotts. John Dobell 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lotts Joseph and Anna Hunter 50 Acres being a Lot in Savan nah with Garden and farm Lots 328 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL William Grant 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lotts David Brown 50 Acres being a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lotts William Gibbons 365 Acres in the district of Savannah William Gibbons 250 Acres in the district of Little Oge chee Thomas Butler 500 Acres in the district of Great Oge chee John Parker 500 Acres in the district of Midway James Butler 500 Acres on Collins Creek leading out of Midway River William Butler 300 Acres on the South Side of Great Ogechee River William Butler 500 Acres in the district of Great Oge chee William Butler a Lot in Hardwicke N° 23 Clement Martin Esq1" 500 Acres on the North Side of Lit tle Ogechee Clement Martin Esqr 500 Acres in the district of New port Clement Martin Esqr 500 Acres in the district of New port John Elliott 500 Acres in the district of Newport Josiah Osgood 500 Acres in the district of Newport John Quarterman Senr 500 Acres in the district of Mid way MARCH, 1756. 329 Grants for The following were for Lands laid out by Warrants bawsa£to.°ut from his Excellency from the Gov ernor signed William Butler a Lot in Hardwicke N° 21 William Butler 500 Acres on the South Side of Great Ogechee William Butler 500 Acres on the North Side of Great Ogechee His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Two Lotts in Hard wicke Number 51 and 58 His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr a Lot in Savannah Letter Z Sixty by One Hundred and Eighty feet — John Elliott Esq1" 600 Acres in- the district of Newport John Elliot Esq1 300 Acres in the district of Newport John Elliot a Lot in Plardwicke N° 82 Isabrandt Van Beverhoudt a Lot in Hardwicke N° 104 Adrian Van Beverhoudt a Lot in Hardwicke N° 105 Maurice Dullea a Lot in Hardwicke N° 92 William Handley a Lot in Hardwicke N° 61 Audley Maxwell 350 Acres in the district of Newport John Stewart Junr 500 Acres on the South Branch of North Newport River Joseph Bacon 500 Acres on the Middle Branch of North Newport River Toseph Bacon 500 Acres on the Middle Branch of North Newport River 33° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Joseph Bacon 300 Acres on the Middle Branch of North Newport River David Stephens 500 Acres on the North Branch of Mid way Mary Smith 100 Acres on the North Branch of Midway James Houstoun a Lot in Hardwicke N° 78 Henry Yonge Esqr 300 Acres on Willmington Island James Mackay Esqr 100 Acres between the Great Oge chee and Midway Rivers John Quarterman Senr 300 Acres in the district of New port Thomas Peacock 100 Acres on the North Side of the South Branch of North Newport John Winn a Lot in Hardwicke N° 112 John Quarterman Senior 50 Acres in the district of Mid way Clement Martin Esqr half a Lott in Savannah Letter O. Clement Martin Esqr a Lot in Hardwicke N° 63 William Clifton Esqr 500 Acres in the district of New port William Clifton Esqr a Lot in Savannah known by Let ter N. William Clifton Esqr a Lot in Hardwicke N° 183 Robert Smallwood 150 Acres on the North Branch of North Newport MARCH, 1756. 33i 100 Acres of Land granted to John Bar nard Rebeckah Quarterman 300 Acres at the head of Newport River Joseph Way 500 Acres on the North Branch of Newport River Bartholomew Zouberbuhler Clerk half a Lot in Savannah known by Letter Y Read a Petition of John Barnard setting forth that he was desirous of Improving a Tract of One Hundred Acres of Pine Barren Land bounding on the North Side of Willmington Island on a Creek that leads to Tyby Joining to William Dews on the East and on the West to his Land Resolved granted That the prayer of the Petition be Read a Petition of Thomas Brian Praying for One Thomas Brian Hundred and fifty Acres of Land for 150 Acres of Land reejcted Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the Land not being Vacant Petitionof Read a Petition of John Farley of this Province pray- john Farley j for Th Hundred and fifty Acres of Land for 250A of ° J Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the Lands prayed for not Vacant 350 Acres of Land granted to Benjn. Goldwire Read a Petition of Benjamin Goldwire of this Prov ince Setting forth that he was desirous of Improving Lands having a Wife and five Children and therefore praying for Three Hundred and fifty Acres situate on the North Side of Great Ogechee River opposite to the Place where Fort Argyle formerly Stood Resolved — - granted That the Prayer of the Petition be 332 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Gil- Read a Petition of Gilshot Thomas Praying for One for°l5Tohrra!s Hundred Acres of Land on the South Side of Bryer of Land rt i Postponed ^reekOrdered — That the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of James Hustons praying for four jlmraHustons Hundred Acres of Land on the South Side of Bryer for 400 of Land Creek Postponed Ordered — That the said Petition be Postponed The following Accounts were laid before the Board £ s d To Provost Marshalls Account amounting to. g. 18. 4 pSElxld. To Henry Meyers for Eleven Days Service] &aiiow'd and Horse going Express to Augusta on y 2. 15. — - Public Service J Which being Examined were allowed and Ordered — To be certifyed by the Clerk of this Board to the Public Treasurer cierk of the OrdEREd — ¦ That the Clerk of the Council do write to Council to write to Martin Martin Campbell of Augusta to shew Cause this day Campbell to x ° J thfswday Month mont'1 w^ ^ J0*111 Barnard should not have the Five Sard thod not" Hundred Acres of Land on Wilmington Island formerly have 500 on Richard Kents Wilmington Island MARCH, 1756. 333 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the 20th March 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Noble Jones Francis Harris !- Esq" Jonathan Bryan :^- ::.:,:] I;| (^ James Edward Powell 82 Creek In- 'dians attended and the Gover^ nor ordered them to meet him on Tues day next to receive some Presents The Honble < The Minutes of the Preceeding board were read and approved Some Lower Creek Indians having lately come here to the Number of Eighty Two Men, Women, and Children, they were ordered to attend and after the usual Compli ments on these Occasions had Passed the Head Man ap piyed to his Excellency for some Presents for himself and followers they Complained of One Gray and other Peo ple being settled on a Place called Sattilla which is near their Hunting grounds his Excellency acquainted them that it was not within the Limits of this Province but be longed to South Carolina and he referred them accord ingly to the Governor of that Province And that the Presents had been sent up to Augusta except a Little Powder and Shot and expected that they would have been there to have received their Share but he told them to meet him on Tuesday next when he would order them some Powder and Shot and what other Little Things he could get and in the mean time ordered them some Pro visions and Liquor — 334 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the 318' March 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ' Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' Up l-Tnt,"- J J*™^ HabeI"sham 1 The Hon i Nob]e Jones I Esqra _ James Edward Powell j The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and approved The Board took into Consideration to satisfy the Mes- Messenirei* of the council senger of the Council for his Service and it appearing that allowed a Sal- ° . . . , , , , . £ his fees since his Excellencys arrival had only amounting £ B d to about 17. 10. — Ordered — That he be allowed Twenty Pounds ?P Annum from the 30"1 October 1754 namely Ten Pounds

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Account as Clerk ot the Assembly amounting to Sixty Pounds Eigh- &wl™befna'" teen Shillings and Seven Pence which being Examined £ 60. is. 7 was approved and MAY, 1756. 337 Ordered — That the Clerk of this Board do certify the same to the Public Treasurer for Payment „._ „ Mrs Ann Parker and Mrs Susannah Cooper Widows Mrs. Ann Par- r for 500 Sot representing that they had been disappointed in getting nah cfopeTfor Two Warrants executed within the time Prescribed name- wfek^rotonged ly One dated the Seven August last for five Hundred this date ' Acres of Land to the said Ann Parker and the other for a Lott in Hardwicke dated the fifth June last to the said Susannah Cooper and therefore praying that the said Warrants may be prolonged Three Months longer OrdEREd — That the Surveyers General do prolong the said Warrants Three Months from this date — His Excellency read the following and then delivered hteExcSry°the the same to the Clerk and ordered him to enter it in this Governor on granting the Prayer of fu ture Petitions for Land days Proceedings namely — "The Governor informed the 'Board that he had observed with Surprise that although 'People have been all along very Eager to obtain War rants for Lands in this Colony yet notwithstanding the 'Terms and Conditions of Cultivation have been so fa- 'vourably altered They still Continue to be very Back- 'ward in taking out Grants no more than Eighty four 'having been taken out since his Arrival to the Govern- 'ment that from hence many Inconveniencies arise but 'Chiefly that on this Account His Majestys Revenue of 'Quit Rents (which he is Instructed to Establish an ef- 'fectual Methode of Collecting & Receiving) suffers great 'Retardment And therefore after mature Consideration 'he has Resolved that in all cases of Granting the Prayer 'of future Petitions for Land the following minute shall 'be made thereupon in the Council Books Viz' 'Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- 'tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 'Seven Months from this Day and that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov- 22 e r— vol 7 338 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his 'Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then "the Prayer of his said Petition is Granted — -. And the "Governor further Informed the Board that he also Re solved to Sign no more Warrants for Lands Untill the "Fees for the Grant to be Signed for the same shall first "be paid according to the Establishment — - GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Fryday the seventh Day of May 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr f James Habersham 1 The Hont!e I Francis Harris [ Esqrs t James Edward Powell J James Mackay and James Edward Powell Esquires not Powell Esqr. sworn as lie Treasurer James Mackay PoweiaSEscfred' being inserted in the present Commission of the Peace to be named as . justices in the Resolved — That they be named m the next Corn- next Commn. J of the Peace mission James Edward Powell Esqr having been appointed (as jas. Edwd. 1$ Minute of the Third day of Last Month) Public Pub- Treasurer of and in this Province he accordingly took the State Oaths appointed by Law declared and Subscribed the Test and also took an Oath for the due Execution of the said Office — ¦ Read a Petition of George Cuthbert of this Province LandCrrantfed that he was Possessed of Six Hundred and fifty Acres of Cu?hberte Land and hoped to Obtain an Additional Tract which he promised to Cultivate having a Wife and Twenty Nine Negroes therefore praying for One Hundred Acres of MAY, 1756. 339 Land fronting Two Hundred Acres formerly Surveyed for Sr Francis Bathurst bounding South on Walter Au- gustines and all other sides on the Savannah River Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner do take out a Grant for the Said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Sev enteen Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of William Dunham setting forth that 500 Acres of Land granted he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land having a to William r o o Dunham Wife Two Children and Twelve Negroes and therefore praying for five Hundred Acres of Land on the North Side of the South Branch of Newport bounding Easterly on John Mckintosh's B's Land Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this day and that he doth also Regis ter the said Grant in the Registers office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majes ty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted He having been Sworn to Sixteen Persons in family now in the Prov ince — ¦ Read a Petition of John Goldwire of this Province set- Land^antfd ting forth that he was in Possession of fifty Acres of Goldwire Land allotted him by the late President and Assistants and hoped to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and four Children and therefore praying for Three Hun dred Acres joining his Brother Benjamin Goldwire sit uate near a Place where Fort Argyle formerly Stood 34° AND COUNCIL 350 Acres of Land Granted to Benjn. Farley Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Benjamin Farley of this Province setting forth that he had granted him five Hundred Acres of Land and hoped to be favoured with another Tract having fifteen Negroes and therefore praying for 350 Acres of Land on South Newport bounding Northerly on James Heart and all other Sides on Vacant Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his Sa Petition is Granted He having been Sworn to Sixteen Persons in Family now in the Province 1100 Acres of Land granted to Joseph Gibbons Read a Petition of Joseph Gibbons of this Province set ting forth that he was possessed of One Thousand Acres of Land and hoped to be favoured with an Addition hav ing a Wife four Children and forty five Negroes and therefore praying for five Hundred Acres of Land bounding South Westerly on John Stewarts Land South East Part on Joseph Bacons and part on Sarah Mitchell North Westerly on Vacant Land and John Mitchell and North East on Vacant Land on the South Branch of North Newport and Six Hundred Acres of Land bound ing Westerly on Lands of Samuel Hastings and all other sides on Vacant Land on South Newport — Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- MAY, 1756. 34i tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is Granted he having been Sworn to Fifty One Persons in family 530 Acres of Land granted to William Gibbons Read a Petition of William Gibbons of this Province setting forth that he had allotted him by the late President and Assistants Six hundred and fifteen Acres of Land and hoped to be favoured with another Tract having a Wife Two Children and Eighteen Negroes and therefore Pray ing for five Hundred and Thirty Acres of Land bounding Easterly on Lands of James Heart and all other Sides on Vacant Land on South Newport Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date hereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of his Said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Twenty Two Persons in Family now in the Province 500 Acres of Land granted John Graham on Condition of his giving Se curity to his Majesty in the £ Penalty of 100 Sterlg. to settle the Same with in One year from this date Read a Petition of John Graham of this Province set ting forth that he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land having a Wife and Three Negroes and therefore Praying for five Hundred Acres of Land situate adjoining to the Westermost line of William Butler Junior called Boggy Branch on Great Ogechee but not having at Pres ent a Sufficient Number of Hands to settle the same he was willing to enter into Bond of One Hundred Pounds Sterling with Proper Security to settle the same in Twelve months 342 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents And Also on Condition that the Petitioner enters into Bond with Sufficient Suretys in the Secretarys office to his Majesty in the Penalty of One Hundred Pounds Sterling for set tling the same within one year from this date Then the prayer of his sd Petition is granted „ . . „ Read a Petition of Grey Elliot praying for a Lot Num- Petition of j r j o aLTtm'riard-1 ber °ne Hundred and fifty Seven in Hardwicke wicke post- OrderEd — That the said Petition be Postponed till the Petitioner becomes a resident in the Province — Read a Petition of Charles West setting forth that he Charles' west was possessed of five Hundred Acres of Land allotted for 4.50 A^cres of Land rejected him by the late President and Assistants and four Hun dred Acres granted him since his Excellencys Arrival and hoped to obtain an Addition having a Wife Three Chil dren and Twenty One Negroes and therefore Praying for four Hundred and fifty Acres Joining or near James Hearts Land on Newport Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Telamon Phenix Praying for a Petition of J b Telamon Phe- Lot Number 77. in Hardwicke nix for a Lot in ' *-* Hardwicke Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Francis Harris Esqr represented that he had been dis- iSout 500 lay" appointed in getting five Hundred Acres of Land laid out toCFras. Harris on his Warrant dated the 3d Day of June 1755 Esqr. pro longed Three Months Ordered — That the Surveyers General do prolong the said Warrant Three Months longer MAY, 1756. 343 jas.Haber- James Habersham Esqr named in the Commission oi QmHSffedM the Peace as a Justice within the Province Qualified as Justice of ..„%. the Peace SUCU GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the 15th May 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr ( James Habersham j The Honble * Francis Harris y Esq" (^ James Edward Powell J Read a Petition of John Seymer for a Lot in Hard- johnseymer wicke known by Number forty Two for a Lot in Hardwicke Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected His Excellency the Governor Signed grants for Lands Lands laid out laid out by Grants from the late Trustees or Allotments the iate Tms- by the late President and Assistants to the following Per- tees or Allot- J ° ments by the SOnS late President and Assistants c-fvlmor* Patrick Southerland 500 Acres on the River Sapelo Richard Cox Junior 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee Thomas Bailey 90 Acres in the Township of Savannah James Edward Powell Esqr a Lot in Savannah with Gar den and Farm Lotts. Thos Bailey a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lots 344 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Thomas Bailey a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lots Benjamin Sheftal a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lots Edward Carlton a Lot in Savannah with Garden and farm Lots Samuel New Esqr 340 Acres in the district of Great Oge chee Samuel Burnley 500 Acres in the district of Midway William Butler Junr 500 Acres In the district of Great Ogechee John Shave 200 Acres in the district of Midway William Gerrard De Brahm 600 Acres in the district of Savannah William Gerrard De Brahm in Trust for Mark Bentz 137 Acres in the district of Savannah Daniel Demetre 500 Acres in the district of Newport Daniel Demetre 500 Acres in the district of Sapola Lachlan McGillivery 500 Acres on the Head of the Branches of Little Ogechee River George Houstoun 450 Acres in the district of Great Oge chee Richard Cox Esq1 Senior 500 Acres on the Great Oge chee River Richard Cox Esqr Senior a Lot in Plardwicke Number 16 Richard Cox Junr a Lot in Hardwicke Number 17 MAY, 1756. 345 James Habersham Junr 500 Acres in the district of little Ogechee James Habersham Senior Esqr a Town Lot in Savannah together 50 Acres Francis Harris Esqr 500 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee Elizabeth Baker 400 Acres in the district of Midway Elisha Butler 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee David Cutler Braddock 500 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee David Cutler Braddock 400 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee Samuel New Esqr 160 Acres on Great Ogechee River Samuel New Esqr a Lot in Hardwicke Number 117 Thomas Goldsmith 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee John Perkins 500 Acres in the district of Darian John Chapman 500 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee John Gordon 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee James New 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee Samuel Way 500 Acres in the district of Midway Andrew Collins 200 Acres in the district of Midway John Smith 500 Acres in the district of Savannah Samuel Bacon 500 Acres in the district of Midway 346 ' GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Edward Carlton 300 Acres in the dictrict of Ogechee Joseph Althur 117 Acres on an Island of Augustine CreekHis Excellency the Governor Signed the following fo^Landfiaid Grants for Lands laid out Since his Arrival out by War rants from the Governor Thomas Carter 200 Acres in the district of Newport John Winn 500 Acres in the district of Midway Elisha Butler 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee John Mary and Sarah Oswald 500 Acres on the North Branch of Newport River John Smith 62 Acres in the district of Savannah Joseph Gibbons 500 Acres in the district of Savannah James Read 637 Acres at the Head of the North Branch of Newport Robert Hamer 700 Acres on the North Side of Sapola River John Stevens 500 Acres in the district of Midway William Dews 150 Acres on Wilmington Island William Little 500 Acres situate between Great Ogechee and Midway Rivers William Little a Town Lot in Hardwicke Number 52 William Little a Moiety of a Public Lot letter O in Sa vannah William Gerrard De Brahm a Town Lott letter X in Savannah Sixty by Ninety feet MAY, 1756. 347 William Gerrard De Brahm a Lot in Hardwicke Num ber 260 Samuel Stanhope 300 Acres in the district of Savannah Daniel Demetre 500 Acres in the district of Sapola Daniel Demetre 400 Acres on an Island of the River Sa pelo Daniel Demetre a Town Lot in Hardwicke Number 66 Raymond Demere Esqr a Moiety of a Public Lot letter F in Savannah Sixty by Ninety feet Raymond Demere Esqr a Town Lot in Hardwicke N° 65 Lachlan Mac Gillivery a Town Lot in Hardwicke N° 26 Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' a Moiety of a Public Lot Let ter W in Savannah Sixty by Ninety feet Sr Patrick Houstoun Esqr a Lot in Hardwicke N° 67 George Houstoun a Lot in Hardwicke N° 69 William Johnson 300 Acres on Skidoway Island John Stevens 500 Acres in the district of Midway John Stevens 200 Acres in the district of Midway Thomas Batoon 100 Acres on Skidoway Island Benjamin Farley 500 Acres in the district of Midway Thomas Bates 200 Acres near the River Sapelo Jonathan Bryan Esq1" a Town Lot in Hardwicke N° 47 348 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Hugh Bryan a Town Lot in Hardwicke N° 6 Peter Nephew ioo Acres in the district of Little Oge chee David Dicks 500 Acres on the South Side of Great Oge chee James Read a Town Lot in Hardwicke N° 77 claims of Then the Board Examined the Claims of Sundry Per- LandsEaxmd. sons desiring Grants for Lands GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the i8tb of May 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr f James Habersham ~) The Hon- S^VS™ \ B*T James Mackay i (^ James Edward Powell j founnteyfoVpub- The following Accounts were laid before the Board lie Expenses n „ rn 1 r Examd. and nameiy Allowed Henry Yonge Esq' Surveyor General his Account for EsTi^/ccount resurveying the Town and Township of Augusta amount- £12. 10. - ing to fifteen Pounds which being Examined was allowed Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings William Spencer Deputy Clerk of the Council his Ac- William Spen- r , th . cer-s Account count from the 2° of October 17^4 to the ^o"1 October as Dep. Clerk ° ' onr ° of the^couneii 1 755 amounting to Seventy One Pounds Eight Shillings £69. 17. 7 and Seven Pence which being Examined was allowed MAY, 1756. 349 Sixty Nine Pounds Seventeen Shillings and Seven Pence — • William Spen- TTt.*<. r-* -r^ rti , r 1 rt m 1 • a cers Account William Spencer Deputy Clerk of the Council his Ac- for Blank i. L J Books and sta- count for Blank Books and Stationary for the use of the tionary for the J ernofa^d6 Gov" Council within the said time five pounds Ten Shillings c°™cii£5. which being Examined was allowed 10. — Thomas Lees Account for Smiths Work for the Court House Five Shillings which being Examined was al- SmithsWork5- lowed Thomas Lees Account for The Clerk or- dered to Cer- Ordered — That the Clerk of this Board do certify tify the said J public tI^u-6 the said Accounts to the Public Treasurer for Payment rer of Payment Read a Petition of James Habersham Esq7 setting forth La°ndSmted that he had obtained Grants for One Thousand four Hun- e^sham^Esqr." dred Acres of Land which he had Considerably improved and having a Wife Three Children and forty One Ne groes was desirous of an Additional Tract and therefore praying for Three Hundred Acres bounding West and part North on Lands he now possessed and part North of his Sons and James Millers Land East on Lands of John De Veaux and South on Vacant Land Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner do take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also Register the Said Grant in the Registers office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Land granted Read a Petition of John De Honneur setting forth that Honneuron he was desirous of Cultivating Lands in this Province Condition of , his giving se- and therefore pra\mg for five Hundred Acres upon the curity m the a p o r- steriiny°tohisK) Mortar Swamp near to Lands lately granted to William tieth^s^ml6*" Gibbons but not having at present a Sufficient Number withmone Qr \^axiQ\$ f-0 settle the said Land he promised to do it in 35° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL One year and was willing to give Bond with good Se curity in the Penalty of One Hundred Pounds Sterling for the Performance thereof Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner do take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province with in Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents And also on Con dition that the Petitioner enters into Bond with Sufficient Securitys to his Majesty in the Secretarys Office in the Penalty of One Hundred Pounds Sterling to settle the same within One year from this date Then the prayer of his said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John De Honneur aforesaid setting wkkVgranted forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in Hard- Honneur wicke and therefore praying for the Lot known by Num ber Eleven Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner do take out a grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Morel of this Province Setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in Hard wicke and therefore praying for the Lot known by N° 36 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner do take out a grant for the Said Lot within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also Register the Said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted MAY, 1756. 351 Petition of Read a Petition of Peter Morel of this Province Pray- rtot^HaVring for Lot N° 73 in Hardwicke— wicke rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Daniel Nunes Rivers setting forth Land^Inted that he had Three Negroes and One Indented Servant Nunes Rivers and was desirous of improving a Tract of Land And therefore praying for Three Hundred Acres in the forks of Cowanooche Joining North on William Elliot and South Easterly on Saunders Ross Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner do take out a grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to five Persons in family The Clerk of _ m . . the Board to OrdEREd — .That Public Notice be given by the Clerk give Public Notice that the of this Board That the Board will receive Petitions for Board will re- lorVandeExam- anc* Examine Claims of Lands on every first Tuesday in ine Claims of the Month .Lands every first Tuesday in the Month 352 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Is' Day of June 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Plabersham Noble Jones The HonbIe { Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Mackay James Edward Powell Esqr The Minutes of the Board from the 318' March last to this day were read and approved ™ , * ^ Ordered — That the Clerk of this Board do give the Clerk of the ° tti°easecretar? a Secretary a Copy of the last Clause of his Excellencys c?ausefofh?heSt private Resolution entered in these Minutes the Third t!onre3ntereSdIu" Day of May last respecting the Payment of Fees for Mayiasrt Grants to be signed It appearing to the Board that Mr James Read had Brad for set- s comply ed with the Condition of his Bond for Setling of Land to be Eight Hundred Acres of Land granted him the fourth delivered up. He having ciav 0f April 1755 complyed with J r i ^o the Conditions Ordered — ¦ That the receiver General of his Majes tys Quit Rents do deliver up the said Bond to the said James Read It appearing also to the Board that Mr John Graham hams °Bonnd for had Complyed with the Condition of his Bond for setling Acres of Land five Hundred Acres of Land granted him the Seventh to be delivered upHehaving day of last Month complyed with the Condition Ordered — That the Secretary do deliver up the said Bond to the said John Graham JUNE, 1756. 353 petition of Read a Petition of Margaret Kalcher Widow Praying &afheobiadher for fifty Acres of Land on an Island opposite to the Town Acresrof0Land of Ebenezer bounding West on the River Savannah also Fferis'for 100 a Petition of Theobald Keifer for fifty Acres and a Peti- land opposite tion of John Flerl's for One Hundred Acres of Land on to Ebenezer postponed and. the said Island Ordered — That the said Petition be Postponed till it appears to the Board whether the Lands prayed for be on an Island it having been represented that Part of it had been Surveyed by Warrants from the Governor of South Carolina The Surveyers Ordered — That the Surveyers General do Examine General to Ex- . , amine whether whether the same be an Island and make a report thereof the Same be an Island and to tO this Board make their report Read a Petition of Joseph Minis setting forth that he wicke granted" was desirous of improving a Lot in Hardwicke and there fore praying for Lot known by Number 99 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioners do take out a Grant for the said Land within Sev en Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted Petition of John Sheriff for 50 Acres of Land postponed Read a Petition of John Sheriff praying for fifty Acres of Land at Newington called the Eleventh Lot Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be postponed till it appears whether the Land be Vacant Read a Petition of Robert Stewart setting forth that L^nd^nted he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land having a Wife and five Children and therefore Praying for four Hundred Acres on the South side of South Newport about a Mile and a half above Kelers Bluff 300 Acres of Stewart 23 c r— vol 7 354 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then Part of the Prayer of the Petition namely Three Hun dred Acres of Land is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Seven Persons in family John Dobell by William Russell Esq1" his Attorney hav- JohnDobellCa- J J ^ J veatagt. the jngr entered a Caveat in the Secretarys Office against the Heirs of Thos. ° J ° tonndlceafed" Fteirs of the late Thomas Mancer Causton deceased hav- foarVlnLoti?!a-'ng a Grant for a Lot Number One in the fifth Tything ted and post-" lower new Ward with Garden and farm Lotts thereunto ture consld-"" belonging and Charles Watson Attorney at Law and the said Russell appearing in behalf of the said Dobell and Noble Jones Esq7 in behalf of the Heirs of the said Thom as Mancer Causton and being respectively heard the Board Postponed the same to a future Consideration eration di^Hons de- Then the Board Examined the Claims of Sundry Per- siring Grar ' for Lands Examined siring Grants , , .- , for Lands sons desiring Grants tor Lands JULY, 1756. 355 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Sixth day of July 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Noble Jones — ¦ Francis Harris V Esqr! James Mackay [_ James Edwd Powell The Hon" Dunham Read a Petition of James and William Dunham setting iSndgrSnted forth that they were desirous of Cultivating a Tract of wiii^m8 an Land Jointly having Ten Negroes and therefore Praying for five Hundred Acres of Land bounding South Part on Mr Way and Part on John Davis and East on John Da vis's on Midway Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioners doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that they do also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted 300 Acres of Land granted to John Fitch Read a Petition of John Fitch setting forth that he was Possessed of One Hundred Acres of Land and hoped to obtain an Additional Tract which he Promised to Cul tivate having a Wife and Twelve Negroes and therefore Praying for Three Hundred Acres of Land on Savannah River on the South Side of Spirit Creek at a Place called the Oldfields Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 356 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to fourteen Persons in family now in the Province petitionof Read a Petition of John Fitch for a Lot in Hardwicke John Fitch for , . , T , a lot in Hard- known by Number 149 wicke post poned Ordered — That the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of White Outerbridge setting forth Land granted that he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land hav- to White outerbridge 'mg 3 Wife a Son and five Negroes and therefore Pray ing for five Hundred Acres of Land Joining on Mr Gib bons on South Newport Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said land within Sev en Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date hereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the Said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Eight Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of White Outerbridge aforesaid set- wicke'^ranted" ting forth that he was desirous of Improving a Lot in outerbridge Hardwicke known by N° 20 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Sev en Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted JULY, 1756. 357 petition of Read a Petition of John Stevens for Three Hundred tosso Teres and fifty Acres of Land on North Newport of Land rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of William Welch setting forth that he Lot in Hard- wfcke granted was desirous of improving a Lot in Hardwicke known by +n William J. O J to William Welch N° 49 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof then the prayer of the said Petition is granted ) ) Acres of Land grantrd to James Harley Read a Petition of James Harley setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land and therefore praying for One Hundred Acres of Land bounding North Easterly on Nathaniel Way and South Westerly on Sam uel Burly and South Easterly on Vacant Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner do take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn that he intended to Cultivate the said Land 500 Acres of! Land granted to Elizth. Simmons Read a Petition of John Graves in behalf of Elizabeth Simmons his Daughter in Law setting forth she was Pos sessed of Eighteen Negroes and was desirous of improv ing a Tract of Land and therefore praying for One Thou sand Acres of Land lying between South Newport and the Bind Swamp and South East on Andrew Way 358 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner do take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then Part of the pray er of the said Petition namely five Hundred Acres of Land is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to the Number of Negroes set forth now in the Province Read a Petition of John Osgood setting forth that he L^ndgranted was Possessed of One Thousand Acres of Land and hoped to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife One Child and Eighteen Negroes and therefore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Pine Land lying North Easterly of Lands already granted him on Midway neck Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted The Petitioner having been Sworn to Twenty One Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of John Stewart Junior setting forth Landg'ranted that he was Possessed of five Hundred Acres of Land and artjuSior w hoped to obtain an Additional Tract he having a Wife Three Children and Nineteen Negroes and therefore praying for five Hundred Acres of Land on Mortar Swamp to the Westerly on Land Joining John De Houn- eur on South Newport Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg- JULY, 1756. 359 ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Twenty four Persons in family now in the Province — • Read a Petition of Daniel Dunham setting forth that 550 Acres of . _T . m .T11. Landgranted he was desirous of Improving a tract of Land having a to Daniel Dunham Wife Two Children and Six Negroes and therefore pray ing for five Hundred and fifty Acres of Land on Midway Swamp lying northerly of Lands granted to John Osgood Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also regis ter the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Ten Persons in family now in the Province 200 Acres of Read a Petition of Thomas Mathars setting forth that Land grantid he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land and there- Mathars fore Praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land Joining Henry Meyers upper line on Great Ogechee Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the Said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn that he intended to Cultivate the said Land 360 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ,cn A , Read a Petition of Francis Pary setting forth that he 150 Acres of J o toaFranrc1sted was Possessed of One Hundred Acres of Land but hoped Pary to be favoured with another Tract having a Wife a Child and One Negro therefore praying for One Hundred and fifty Acres of Land about five Miles above Fort Argyle and about a Mile and an half above Henry Myer's Land and on all other Sides on Vacant Land Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to four Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of Andrew Lambert setting forth that Andrew Lam- he was desirous of improving a Tract of Three Hundred bert for 300 x ° . . Acres of Land Acres of Land on Great Ogechee River Postponed Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of John Stewart Senior Praying for seniors peti- five Hundred Acres of Land tion for 500 Acres of Land postponed Ordered— That the said Petition be Postponed till the Land this day granted to Mr Outerbridge is surveyed as it was supposed it would Interfere therewith T . T t Read a Petition of Lewis Tohnson for half a reserve Lewis John- J sons Petition t^ jn Savannah known by Letter O for a Lot in J '-' Savannah Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of James Whitefield for half a reserve Lot in Savannah known by Letter Q. Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected JULY, 1756. 361 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the 7"1 July 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Noble Jones The Honble { Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Mackay James Edward Powell j Esqr Read a Petition of John Feaster setting forth that he 100 Acres of . . m r-riji Land granted was desirous of improving a Iract of Land and there to John Feaster fore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land between Francis Pary and Thomas Marthars Land on Great Oge chee Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn that he Intended to Cultivate the said Land Read a Petition of Mathias Salfner setting forth that Land^anted he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land he having saifner 'as a Wife and Three Children and therefore praying for One Hundred Acres of Land fifty Acres to the South ward of Adam Ortner and fifty Acres to the Northward in the Town Ship of Vernonburgh Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 362 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of the Said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted BryonKeiieys Read 3 Petition of Bryon Kelley for a Lot in Hard- LoMnMrt-3 wicke known by Number 129 wicke rejected Orderei That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Michael Stutz setting forth that he PetitionfOTtz was desirous of improving a Tract of Land and therefore Land^lnted Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land Joining Francis Parrys on the West Side of Great Ogechee Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of the Said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted The Petitioner having been Sworn that he intended to Cultivate the said Land Read a Petition of David Gunidre setting forth that he derl'i-Sition was Possessed of fifty Acres of Land and hoped to be Land graCnted° favoured with an Additional Tract which if granted he promised to Cultivate having a Wife and Six Children and therefore Praying for four Hundred Acres Joining South to Lands of William Spencer and South to John Rouvieres Land at Highgate Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov- JULY, 1756. 363 ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of his Said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Eight Persons in Family Read a Petition of John Pettycrows setting forth that 200 Acres of . . m , . Land granted he was desirous of improving a 1 ract of Land and there to John ^, Pettycrow fore Praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land on the North Side of Rocky Creek near Augusta known by the Name of Long Beache Island having a Wife One In dented Servant and Twelve Negroes Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to fifteen Persons in family Ulric Alther Petition for 150 Acres of Land rejected Read a Petition of Ulric Alther for One Hundred and fifty Acres of Land on Skidoway Island Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the Land Prayed for not being Vacant Read a Petition of James McHenry setting forth that LandCSn°ted he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land having a Henry' ' Wife Two Negroes and One Indented Servant and there fore Praying for Two Hundred and Ninety Nine Acres of Land on the Lower Side of Spirit Creek bounding on the River Savannah within Three Miles of Daniel Dereso Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov- 364 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then part of the said Petition namely Two Hundred and fifty Acres of Land is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to five Persons in family William Dun hams Petition for a Lot in Hardwicke re jected Read a Petition of William Dunham for a Lot in Hard wicke known by Number Thirty Six Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the said Lot not being Vacant 300 Acres of Land granted to Thomas Bailey R.ead a Petition of Thomas Bailey setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land having a Wife One Child one Indented Servant and Two Negroes and therefore Praying for Three Hundred Acres of Land Joining on the Back of Peter Tondees Land and between William Gibbons and the Public Road about five Miles from Savannah Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- tioner doth take out a Grant for the Said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Six Persons in family Read a Petition of David T Bear setting forth that he Land "ranted was Possessed of fifty Acres of Land and hoped to Obtain aran Additional Tract which if granted he promised to Cul tivate having a Wife Three Children and One Negro and therefore Praying for One Hundred Acres in the Town Ship of Vernonburgh Joining to Adam Ramstathers Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- JULY, 1756. 365 90 Acres of Land granted to George Dresler tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Six Persons in family Read a Petition of George Dresler (which was Post poned to a further Consideration the Seventh November last) setting forth that he was Possessed of fifty Acres of Land and hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract having a Wife and Two Children and therefore Praying for Ninety Acres of Land being Two Lotts commonly called Trust Lotts in the Second Tything Ansons Ward in the Town Ship of Savannah Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn that he intended to Cultivate the said Land Read a Petition of Thomas Red setting forth that he Land^ntld was desirous of improving a Tract of Land having a to Thomas VA/ife Eight Children and Nine Negroes and therefore Praying for Two Hundred Acres situate on the North Side of Rocky Creek within four Miles of Augusta Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his 366 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Nineteen Persons in family Read a Petition of Thomas Red aforesaid setting forth LandCgran°ted that he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land and to Thos. Red therefore Praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land situ ate about Three Miles from the Mouth of Kenyon Creek on the North Side thereof Resolved — • That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the prayer of his said Petition is granted Read a Petition of the said Thomas Red praying for a titionforaLot Town Lott in Hardwicke known by N° 147 in Hardwicke rejected Ordered — The said Petition be rejected JULY, 1756. 3^7 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Fryday the 9"1 Day of July 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Noble Jones HonbIe <| Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Mackay James Edward Powell ? Esq" Read a Petition of Edmund Tannatt for Twelve Hun- Edmund Tan- £?££& h-ed Acres of Land of Land Postponed Ordered — That the said Petition be Postponed Wm. Black- shell and Thos. Palmer Peti tion praying that a Grant may Pass to sd. Blackshell for a Farm Lot purchased of sd. Palmer for the Town and Garden Lot formerly be longing to the sd. Farm Lott allowed Read a Petition of William Blackshell and Thomas Palmer setting forth that the said Palmer had sold unto the said Blackshell a farm Lot Number Three on half Moon Bluff belonging to a Lot in Savannah Number Seven in the fourth Tything Lower New Ward and therefore praying that a Grant of the farm Lot may Pass to the Purchaser and the Garden and Town Lott to said Palmer ResolvEd- granted That the Prayer of the Petition be 200 Acres of Land granted to Francis Wylly Read a Petition of Francis Wylly setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land and therefore Praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land on the North Side of Rocky Creek near Augusta Joining John Petty- crows Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 368 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Three Persons in family Claims of Sun dry Persons de siring grants . . . . , , , for Lands sons desiring Grants for Lands Examined Then the Board Examined the Claims of Sundry Per- GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council . Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the 10th Day of July 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr S1' Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Noble Jones Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Mackay James Edward Powell _ The Honb 1 ? Esqr' The Governor produced some papers and Ac quainted the Board they were the Ac counts of the Contingent Ex pences and also the Expences of the Silk Cul ture which he laid before them to Exam ine and they declined hav ing any con cern therein His Excellency the Governor produced some papers which he acquainted the Board were the Accounts of the Contingent Expenses and also the Expences of the Silk Culture from Christmas to Midsummer last which he laid before them to Examine The Board observed that as those Expences had been contracted and paid without their knowledge or Advice contrary to former Custom they could not conceive what end their Examining them would Answer likewise that if his Excellency was empowered to contract such Expences without their Advice they thought he was equally empowered to Pass the Accounts To which AUGUST, 1756. 369 his Excellency replyed that he was Instructed not to Issue any money raised by the Province for Public Serv ice without the Advice and Consent of the Council but as to what was allowed by the Crown he was very clear he had a right to dispose of it without their Advice and even to Pass the Accounts but as he was not so good a Judge as they of the Prices of Labour and Materials here he desired their Opinion whether the Expences were im proper or over Charged His Excellency was Answered that as the Services were already performed and Paid it would be very disagreeable for the Board to object against what he had thought necessary and neither could they remedy what they might think Otherwise And there fore declined having any concern therein GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 3d Day of August 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham | Noble Jones y Esq™ Francis Harris j The Honble The Minutes of the Board from the first of June last were read and approved James McHenry having entered a Caveat aeainst Tohn Caveat of rK. . . . m J James Mc. b itch having a Grant for Three Hundred Acres of Land Henry against h^vg^Grant on lower side of Spirit Creek bounding on the River Land°0Lftigited Savannah and Mr Thomas Burrington Attorney for the o?de?ed tonpass said Fhch and the said M°Henry appearing and being re- to said Fitch Spectively heard it appeared that the said Fitch's Warrant 24 c r— yol 7 37o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL of Survey was Prior being dated the Sixth day of Last Month and the said McHenrys the day following it was therefore Ordered — That a Grant do Pass for the said Three Hundred Acres of Land to John Fitch aforesaid Read a Petition of lames McHenry aforesaid praying: 300 Acres of Land granted for Three Hundred Acres of Land near Golphins Path to James McHenry between M°Bean's Swamp and Spirit Creek which he promised to Cultivate — Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that they doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted Read a Petition of James McHenry aforesaid setting gMte'iranted forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in Augusta McJHenry And therefore praying for the Lot Number 22 containing One Acre in the Third Row from the River Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lott within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted Richard Kents Caveat agt. John Barnards having a Grant for 600 Acres of Land post poned till the 1st Tuesday of next month for a final hearing Richard Kent by Martin Campbell his Attorney hav ing entered a Caveat in the Secretarys Office against John Barnard having a Grant for five Hundred Acres of Land on Wilmington Island and Mr Thomas Burrington At torney for said Campbell and Kent and the said Barnard Appearing the said Burrington urged that he was not AUGUST, 1756. 371 properly instructed by his Client and therefore prayed for a further day which was allowed Ordered — That the Parties by them selves or At torneys do attend this Board the first Tuesday of next Month in order for a final hearing Read a Petition of John Fieri in behalf of the Inhabi- 100 Acres of tants of Ebenezer Praying- for One Hundred Acres of Land granted J ° ^christian Land situated on the Old Augusta Path by A Branch &cdjTsti«fof called Black Creek where they had made Improvements ^tirinThe dis- by building a House and fencing in some Acres for the ne'zer°and to" use of the Man who took care of their Cattle the Justices for the time being dYs'tricttn said Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti- inhlbitentJof tioner do take out a Grant for the said Land within theeSsee8rf ar Seven Months from this date and that they doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents And also on Condition that the said Grant do pass to Christian Rabenhorst Ludwig Meyer John Fieri and Theobald Kiefer Esquires Justices of the Peace within the district of Ebenezer and to the Justices for the time being within the said district In trust for the Inhabitants of Ebenezer for the use of a Cow Pen Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Farley setting forth that he LandSrlnted was desirous of improving a Tract of Land having a to John Faney WJfe Two children and Two Indented Servants And therefore praying for Three Hundred and fifty Acres of Land Joining John De Veaux's Land on the Westward on Great Ogechee River Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg- 372 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then Part of the Prayer of his said Petition namely Two Hun dred and fifty Acres of Land is granted he having been Sworn to Six Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of John Kiln setting forth that he was Landgranted desirous of improving a Tract of Land and therefore praying for One Hundred Acres at the head of Black Creek near old Savannah Path Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then Part of the Prayer of his said Petition namely fifty Acres of Land is granted Read a Petition of Hugh Ross praying for Three Hun- peut«JonOfora3B0 dred and fifty Acres of Land on the South Side of South PoJ-Soned an Newport Joining the South Side of Daniel McDonalds Tract and on the West on Angus McKay's Land Ordered — • That the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of John De Veaux setting forth that he Land°granted x was Possessed of five Hundred Acres of Land allotted De veaux " "*"" him by the late President and Assistants and hoped to ob tain an Additional tract having a Wife Three Children and Twenty Three Negroes And therefore praying for Nine hundred and fifty Acres of Land Joining Michael Stutz on the Westward on Great Ogechee River Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within AUGUST, 1756. 373 Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the prayer of his said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Twenty Eight Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of John Pettycrow setting forth that he crows Petition was in Possession of Two Hundred Acres of Land and for 600 Acres of ' Land rejected hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract having a Wife One Indented Servant and Twelve Negroes and therefore Praying for Six Hundred Acres of Land be tween Great Ogechee and Coonochee River bounded on all Sides by Vacant Land Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of fohn Spencer setting forth that he 500 Acres of Land granted was desirous of Improving Lands having Eleven Ne- spencer groes and therefore praying for Five Hundred Acres on the Northermost Branch of North Newport butting East erly on Mary Bateman and South Westerly on John StevensResolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Twelve Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of fohn Spencer aforesaid Praying for a Lot in Hard- J 1 J b wicke granted a Lot in Hardwicke known by Number Nine which he to John J spencer promised to Improve Resolved — That en Condition cnlv that the Peti- 374 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Christopher Peters setting forth Land "ranted that he obtained a Warrant on the 6th day of August last Peters for One Hundred Acres of Land near the River Savan nah which he had got Surveyed and had Settled but hav ing understood that Mr Bosomworth had entered a Caveat against his having a Grant for the same He was discour aged from making any further Improvements thereon And therefore Praying for Two Hundred and fifty Acres of Land lying Northerly about a Mile and a half from Lands Possessed by Joseph Raymond and known by the Name of the Two Holes about Thirteen Miles from Sa vannah in Lieu of the Said One Hundred Acres which he was willing to resign he having a Wife One Child and One Indented Servant Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to four Persons in family 260 Acres of Land granted Read a Petition of Alexander Rosse setting forth that he was Possessed of one Hundred Acres of Land given to Aiexr. Rosse him by the Jate trustees and hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract having five Negroes And therefore Praying for Three Hundred Acres between the North and South Branches of Newport at a Place called Carters Swamp AUGUST, 1756. 375 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of his said Petition namely Two Hun dred and fifty Acres of Land is granted he having been Sworn to Six Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of Jeremiah O Freels setting forth that Fret™ipet?tion he was desirous of Improving Lands having a Wife and ofrLaiKicres Three Children and therefore praying for Two Lots postponed Number 13 & 14 on Skidoway Island Joining William Bechets making together Ninety five Acres Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of Benjamin Williamson setting forth Land Ranted that he was desirous of Improving Lands having a Wife wmiLmson Three Children One Indented Servant and Two Negroes and therefore Praying for four Hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the South Side of Thomas Bassett and on the North Side of Fullbright within Ten Miles of Augusta Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then Part of the Prayer of his said Petition namely Three Hundred Acres of Land is granted He having been Sworn to Eight Persons in family 376 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA 250 Acres of Land granted to James Rutherford At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 7" September 1756 Present Day of His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr f Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ^ The Honb Noble Jones Jonathan Bryan James Edward Powell „ Esqr' The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and approved Read a Petition of James Rutherford setting forth that he was desirous of improving Lands having a Wife One Child and a Negro And therefore Praying for Two Hun dred and fifty Acres of Land about four Miles above Lands lately granted to Michael Stutz on the Westward on Great Ogechee River 600 Acres of Land granted to William Graves Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Six Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of William Graves setting forth that he was possessed of five Hundred Acres of Land but de sired an Additional Tract having a Wife One Child and Twenty Eight Negroes and therefore praying for Six Hundred Acres of Land on the South Side of North Newport Joining East on John Elliot SEPTEMBER, 1756. 377 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Thirty One Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of the said William Graves praying for P^titionafor32oo Two Hundred Acres of Land Joining on the Northside- «jeecte°df Land of Lands lately granted him on the Head of North New port Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Bartholomew Zouberbuler setting zouberbuTers forth that he was desirous of improving Lands having Acres°of Land Twelve Negroes therefore praying for Three Hundred Acres of Pine Barren bounded West on William De Brahm's and South or South East on Joseph Bryan and Sigmund Bietz Lands and on all other sides by Vacant Land Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of James Read setting forth that he i^nd^nted some time ago obtained a Warrant for laying out Eight Hundred Acres of Land but on Survey found no more Than Six Hundred and Thirty Seven Acres Vacant with in the description of his Warrant having a Wife Two Children and Twenty Two Negroes and therefore Pray ing for Two Hundred Seventy five Acres resigned by Sir Patrick Houstoun Joining North West on Lands of the said Petitioner at North Newport Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- 378 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Twenty Six Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of William Backshell setting forth that an Island about . 30 Acres of he was Possessed of five Hundred Acres of Land but Land granted BaS'eii hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract having One Child and Seven Negroes and therefore praying for a Small Island about Thirty Acres opposite his Land at Thunderbolt Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Isaac Tripp praying for Two Hun- Pe^tion"?? 200 dred Acres of Land on the South Branch of Newport rejected an lying Easterly Joining to William Norton Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Conred Hover setting forth that he 179 Acres of Land granted was Possessed of fifty Acres of Land but hoped to be fa- Hover voured with an Additional Tract having a Wife and five Children and therefore Praying for One Hundred and Seventy Nine Acres of Land Bounded Northerly on No ble Wimberly Jones Southerly and Westerly on Thomas Harris and East on the Township Lotts of Savannah SEPTEMBER, 1756, 379 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Seven Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of John Adam Trittlen setting forth Land granted that he was Possessed of fifty Acres of Land but hoped to Trittien be favoured with an Additional Tract having a Wife and therefore praying for One Hundred Acres of Land at Black Creek by the Old Savannah Path Joining to Lands of John Kilen — Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of Jacob Ily setting forth that he was La°ndgran0ted Possessed of fifty Acres of Land allotted him by the late President and Assistants but hoped to obtain an Addi tional Tract having a Wife And therefore praying for One Hundred Acres of Land Joining his fifty Acres on the South Side of Black Creek Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his to Jacob Hy 380 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the Said Land Read a Petition of William Dodds setting forth that he LandCgran°ted was desirous of Improving Lands having One Child and Doddslham therefore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land be tween Black Creek and Augustines Creek Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the Said Land Read a Petition of Henry Snider setting forth that he LandCgran°ted was desirous of Improving Lands having a AVife and One Snider Child and therefore praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land Joining John Farley's Land on the Westward on Great Ogechee River Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then part of the prayer of the said Petition namely One Hundred and fifty Acres of Land is granted the Petitioner having Improved the same — ¦ Read a Petition of Solomon Shad setting forth that he Land^ranted was desirous of Improving Lands having a Wife a Child shad and One Negro and therefore praying for Two Hundred SEPTEMBER, 1756. 381 and fifty Acres of Land Joining Plenry Sniders Land on the Westward on Great Ogechee River Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to four Persons in family Read a Petition of John Burnett for One Hundred petition tor 100 Acres of Land situate on the South Side of the North rejected Branch of Newport River Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of William Norton setting forth that 200 Acres of he was desirous of Improving Lands having a Wife and Land granted r o b to wm. Norton Two Children and therefore Praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land upon the South Branch of Newport lying East near William Davis's Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted The Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the said Lands Read a Petition of Peter Torquintz setting forth that 100 Acres of he was desirous of Improving Lands and therefore Pray- Land granted . r o j to Peter jng for One Plundred Acres of Land within four Miles Torquintz ° of Mr Newberrys Land on Savannah River and about Sixteen Miles from Halifax 382 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from. this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted The Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the said Lands Read a Petition of Isaac Gibbs setting forth that he was Landrgranted in Possession of fifty Acres of Land but desired an Addi tional Tract having four Children and therefore Praying for a Hundred Acres of Land Opposite to Land Pos sessed by him on Abercorn Creek Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office in this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then Part of the prayer of his said Petition namely fifty Acres of Land is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Im prove the same — ¦ Read a Petition of Joshua Atkinson setting forth that Landgranted he was desirous of Improving Lands having a Wife and Atkinson One Negro and therefore praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land on the Head of Mackentoshe's Swamp on the South side of Bryer Creek about Thirty Miles below Augusta Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the SEPTEMBER, 1756. 3§3 Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Improve the Same — Read a Petition of Michael Boreman setting forth that LandCgrln°tfed he was in Possession of fifty Acres of Land Allotted to Boreman him by the late President and Assistants but hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract having a Wife and One Son and therefore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land situated Adjoining North on Land granted to the Revd Mr Bolziuers near Josephs Town about half a Mile to the Southward of the above mentioned fifty Acres Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted The Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of Frederick Helvenstine setting forth LandCSnted that he was in Possession of fifty Acres of Land allotted Heivlnltine him by the late President and Assistants but was desirous of An Additional Tract having a Wife and four Chil dren and therefore praying for Two Hundred and fifty Acres of Land namely 50 Acres lying between Lands granted to Veit Lachner and Casper Pates and Adjoining the North West Corner of the said Petitioners Land at Abercorn and Two Hundred Acres at a Place known by the Name of the Old Cowpen about Two Miles to the Westward of Abercorn bounded on all sides by Vacant Land being Pine Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg- 384 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Improve the said Land Mr Geor e ^r George Love having represented to the Board that fo7M02Acresof he had been disappointed in getting five Hundred Acres maHardnwk.Lotof Land surveyed on his Warrant dated the Second Jan- Moithffrom uary last and also a Lot in Hardwicke on his Warrant dated the 9'11 of January aforesaid and therefore Praying that the said Warrants might be Prolonged Ordered — • That the Surveyers General do prolong the said Warrants Three Months longer from this date Claims of Lands Ex amined Then the Board Examined the Claims of Lands Per sons desiring Grants for Lands GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Eighth. Day of September 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr !Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Jonathan Bryan Esqr: Read a Petition of James Whitefield setting forth that he was desirous of Improving Lands having a Wife and Two Negroes and therefore praying for Three Hundred Acres of Land Joining Solomon Shads Land on the Westward on Great Ogechee River SEPTEMBER, 1756. 385 Resolved — - That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office in this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted The Petitioner having been Sworn to four Persons in family It appearing to the Board that it will be necessary to erTtocoS11" have a Compleat Plan of the Town and Township of ?lya& retuma Ebenezer for their Inspection Plan of the Town and Township of Ebenezer Ordered — That the Surveyers General do compleat the Survey of the said Town and Township and that they do deliver a Plan thereof as soon as Possible — David Black having entered a Caveat in the Secretarys havg. entered Office against William Wainwright having a Grant for a Caveat agt. & to & wm wain- Two Hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the Southside wright havg. a J Aclls of rLand °f Coonoche River on Barbaque Creek till he had been bright ordered heard thereon which he desired might be as soon as Pos« to attend the ¦ 11 Board on the S 1 01 e first Tuesday in next Month Ordered — That the Clerk of this Board do write to the said Wainwright to attend this Board on the first Tuesday in the next Month His Excellency the Governor having Proposed the WritofElec-tiontobe Calling of an Assembly and the same being taken into Issued tor Rep- b J o resentativesto Consideration meet on the 1st of Novr. next Ordered — That the Secretary do prepare a Writ for Electing Representatives to meet on the first day of No vember next 25 c r— vol 7 386 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL His Excellency the Governor Signed Grants for Lands s£n^d0Grants laid out by Grants from the late Trustees or Allotments outbaiGrante from the late President and Assistants to the following from the late -p. Trustees or Al- FerSOnS lotmts. by the late President and Assists. Dudley Maxwell 500 Acres in the District of Midway D° 200 Acres in Dp John Fox 400 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee James De Veaux 500 Acres on Argyle Island D° 500 Acres on Skidoway Island D° ¦ 500 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee D° 45 Acres being a Trust Lot near Savannah D° 50 Acres being a Town Lot with Garden and farm Lotts in D° James Edwa Powell Esqr 470 Acres in the district of Sa vannah Hugh Mackay 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee James Mackay Esqr 500 Acres on the South Side of Great Ogechee John Savage in Trust for Ann the Wife of James Mackay Esqr 500 Acres in the district of Little Ogechee William Elliot a Lot in Hardwicke N° 1 William Elliot 500 Acres in the district of Great Ogechee Elizabeth Marcer 50 Acres being a Town Lot with Gar den and farm Lots in Savannah D° for her life remainder to John Teasdale 50 Acres being a Town Lot with Garden and farm Lots in Ditto SEPTEMBER, 1756. 387 Samuel Marcer 50 Acres being a Town Lot with Garden and farm Lotts in Savannah D° 500 Acres in the District of Savannah Elizabeth Evans 50 Acres being a Town Lot with Garden and farm Lotts in Savannah Edmund Tannatt 500 Acres in the district of Little Oge chee D° • 500 Acres in the District of Midway The Heirs of William Cross 50 Acres being a Town Lot with Garden and farm Lotts in Savannah John Mitchell 500 Acres in the district of Midway Sarah Mitchell 500 Acres in D° Richard Spencer 500 Acres in the district of Newport Thomas Carter 300 Acres in D° Joseph Goodby 400 Acres in D° Moses Way 200 Acres in D° Nathaniel Way 500 Acres in the district of Midway John Barnard 500 Acres on the Island of Wilmington William Backshell 500 Acres on Argyle Island Elisha Butler Esqr a Lot in Hardwicke N° 24 John Ludwig Meyer 200 Acres in the district of Aber corn David T'Bear 50 Acres in the Township of Vernonburgh The Heirs of James Coloine 50 Acres being a Town Lott with Garden and farm Lots in Savannah 388 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Christian Reidelsperger 200 Acres of Land between Ab ercorn & Ebenezer John Osgood and others in Trust 300 Acres in the dis trict of Midway for a Glebe David Truon 135 Acres in the District of Savannah John Kelsall 500 Acres on Skidoway Island Christian Rabenhorst Clerk 500 Acres in the district of Ebenezer The Heirs of David Kraft 500 Acres in D° Daniel Clerk and Lachlan McGillivray 500 Acres in Au gusta D° a Town Lot in Augusta N° 17 being One Acre Edward Chapman and Jane his Wife In Trust for the Heirs of William Grickson 50 Acres being a Town Lot with Garden and farm Lotts in Savannah The following were for Lands laid out by Warrants Grants signed => J outb? tiS from his Excellency from the John Stewart Senior 500 Acres on the Middle Branch of North Newport River James Heart 550 Acres in the district of Newport William Baker 250 Acres in the district of Newport James De Veaux Esq1 1000 Acres an Island called War saw D° a Lot in Hardwicke Number 28 James Edward Powell William Glen & John Cooper a Lot in Hardwicke N° 22 SEPTEMBER, 1756. 389 James Mackay Esqr 650 Acres at the Head of Newport River D° 50 Acres on Red Bud Creek William Elliot 500 Acres in the Forks of the River Oge chee & Coonoche D° 500 Acres in the district of Newport Samuel Marcer a Lot in Hardwicke N° 31 David Stephens a Lot in Hardwicke N° 45 Edmund Tannatt 500 Acres in the district of Newport John Barnard 600 Acres on the Island of Wilmington D° a Lot in Hardwicke N° 116 John Fitch 300 Acres in the district of Augusta William Maiden 100 Acres in the district of Great Oge chee Frederick Keifer 100 Acres at Vernonburgh Parmenus Way 300 Acres in the district of Midway William Graves 500 Acres at the Head of North New port River William Blackshell half a Lot in Savannah Letter (W) 60 by 90 feet Daniel Nunes Rivers a Lot in Hardwicke N° 79 claims of Then the Board Examined the Claims of Sundry Per- i£dn!dEx" sons desiring Grants for Lands 39° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the 13th Day of September 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr f Noble Jones ] The Honble \ Francis Harris [ Esq" (^ James Edwa Powell j His Excellency Acquainted the Board that One Ed- Browns infor- ward Brown an Inhabitant on Great Ogechee had been mation of some ..,. , ._. . . ,. . . disturbance be- with him and made information of some disturbance be tween tbe In- # diansandthe tween that Settlement and the Indians and the said Brown Inhabts. of Great ogechee appearing made Oath as followeth "That on the 4th Instant he and others of the Settle- "ment on Ogechee Missed Several Horses out of the Pen "and Suspecting they were Stolen by Indians he raised "the Neighbours to the Number of Eight and went in "Quest of them on the 5'11 they came up with them having "followed them by their Tract fifty Miles and they run "out upon them to the Number of four set up the War "hoop and fired shootting a Man through the Hat and "Wounding Several of the Horses upon which the White "Men returned the fire and saw Two Indians drop which "he believes were either killed or Wounded though they "fired not above five or Six Shotts upon which the In- "dians Continued to fire upon them till they got out of "their reach which they did with their Horses as soon "as they could and returning home packed up part of their "Effects and retired to Mount Pleasant with their fam- "ilies his Edw4 E B Brown Mark SEPTEMBER, 1756. 391 The said Edward Brown being Askt who were the People that went with him in Pursuit of the Indians he Answered "Andrew Lambert Arthur Thomas "James Lambert his Son Jacob Deptford "Andrew Clements \ R , and "Joseph Clements ] Bromers Solomon Kempe William Moore of Mount Pleasant likewise acquainted Corroborated the Board that he had conversed with five or Six of the the deposition . , of said Brown aforesaid Persons and having related the Substance of the said Conversation it corroborated with the Deposition of Edward Brown The Board having taken the same into Consideration vised the Gov", advised his Excellency the Governor to Write Immedi- immediateiy to ately to the Head Men of the Creeks desiring such Satis- the Head Men J ° desirinCreek3 Action for the Insult shewn our People as we should give satisfaction them on the like Occasion Read a Petition of William Moore aforesaid setting 250 Acres of to to Wm. Moore Land^anted forth that he was desirous of Cultivating Lands having a Wife Two Children and four Negroes and therefore Praying for Two Hundred and fifty Acres of Land situ ated on Savannah River about a Mile below Mount Pleas ant bounded on all Sides by Vacant Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Sev en Months from this date and that he doth Also register the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Improve the said Land And Eight in family 392 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the 1 5th Sepf 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' ( Noble Jones Th H We -I f'rancis Harris | Jonathan Bryan t James Edward Powell Esq" His Excellency the Governor Acquainted the Board The Govt, laid ,,,, ¦ , T 1 i a 1 • r beforethe that he had received some Letters and other Advices from Board some Lettrs &c the Justices of Augusta relating to the late disturbance from Augusta J o o indtans'wlich w't'1 the Creek Indians and also a representation and Pe- OTderedtobed tition from the Inhabitants of the said Place which being ISiowethf read were ordered to be Copyed in this days Minutes and are as followeth "May it Please \ "your Excellency ) Augusta Saturday 10 of the Clock in the Morning 12th September 1756 "We have as in duty bound sent this Express on pur- GoTOmorfrom "p°se with the Inclosed Informations by which youl un- thePeaceatof "derstand Indian Blood has been Spilt and Consequently in^Sd wmeh "an Indian War is almost unavoidable the only thing in tions about the "all humane Probability that can prevent it is the having Indians and the .^ Presentstate "of the Murderers Secured For to make them Satisfac- of the fort and thatPtace*8 °f "t'on f°r which reason we Issued Plue and Crys every "where to apprehend them and in Case they come by the "Way of Savannah We hope care will be taken to Secure "them we are affraid we Cannot hold this Place Long "without Speedy Assistance which we hope your Excel lency will take into your Serious Consideration all the "Settlements on Ogechee are Abandoned and all that de signs to stand we Expect will come in here Immediately SEPTEMBER, 1756. 393 "but we have reason to believe a great many will fly the "Fort cannot contain all the Inhabitants so that we will "be obliged to Fortify some other Places we beg your "Excellency would send us Instructions how to Act as "you shall think proper there are some head Men of the "Creeks in Charles Town on their way thither on them "we have great dependance as we design to Assure them "that we will take and do Justice on the Murderers and "give them all the Satisfaction they will require we Wish "We could hear from your Excellency before they went "from this Place for which reason we hope your Excel lency will dispatch the Express with all hast Possible "there is no Match in the fort Mr Oterbrige begs if there "is any such thing in Savannah that you send him some "and we are with the Greatest respect your Excellencys "Most humble and "Most Obedient Serv'3 "Da Douglass "John Rae "Martin Campbell "We have sent you the Inclosed Representation that "your Excellency may see the Sentiments of the People "of this Place before this unlucky Affair happened "Sr Letter to the Governor from David Douglas Esqr. from An- gusta concern ing the Indians "Augusta Saturday 9 of the Clock in "the morning 12"1 September 1756 "I have as in Duty bound Sent you the Inclosed Infor- "mation by which in all Appearance an Indian War is "unavoidable there is nothing in all humane Probability "can prevent it but having those people who did the In- "jury to make a retaliation for the Murder'd Indians and "we have Accordingly Issued Hue and Crys sent out Par- "ties to apprehend them and we have Alarmed all the "Country both on the Carolina and Georgia Side The "head men of the Chekesaws are now with me they de- 394 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "clare they will live and die with the White People Pro viding we will get them a place for their Wives and "Children The Fort is too Small neither is it in a Condi tion to hold the People of this Place so I think it will be "better to have one or two fortifications or entrenchments. "as near the Fort as Possible where the Women and Chil- "dren may be Secure while we Scout out or fight the En- "emy as needfull the Ogechee Settlements are intirely "abandoned (would to God they had never been Settled) "and indeed I have little dependence on any Norward "Man I am Affraid we cannot long keep this Place with- "out Assistance and the loss of this will be in a manner "destruction to both Provinces as there is no People in "this Province to Spare to send to our Assistance I hope "your Excellency will Immediately apply to the Govern- "ment of South Carolina who are Equally concerned to "send an Immediate Supply of men or otherwise as you "think most proper as I only hint my hasty tho'ts which "if not right I beg your Excellency would Excuse I hope "your Excellency will by this Express give me what pow- "ers and Instructions you think needfull If Possible we "will Immediately send to the Creek Nation to Assure "the Indians those people who did Injury will be taken "and Secured for their Satisfaction we are only Affraid "the Blow will be Struck in the Nation Immediately there "are Two Head Men of the Creeks in Charles Town or "in their way thither we will Endeavour to do what we "can with them there would to God we had your Excel- "lencys Instructions before they went from this I hope "your Excellency will pardon any Errors or Incoherences "in this Letter as I am in a Continual hurry from some "Quarter or another and "I am "With the Greatest respect "Your Excellencys Most humble "and Most Obedient Servant "Da Douglass SEPTEMBER, 1756. 395 Deposition of "The Deposition of Peter Elliott taken before us David tokJn before "Douglass John Rae and Martin Campbell Esq" Justices Augultalbout "Assigned to keep the Peace for the district of Augusta "in the Colony of Georgia who being duly Sworn de- "poseth and saith that yesterday he saw one David Kid- "ney at Bryer Creek who told this Deponent that he had "seen Andrew Clements and that the said Clements had "been Scared on both sides of his face and had a hole "through his hat and that the said Clements told him the "said David Kidney who told this Deponent that the "Morning after the Creek Indians stole their Horses out "of their Pens that the following Persons went out after "the Indians to get their Horses Viz' Andrew Lambert "James Lambert Andrew Clements Joseph Clements Ed- "ward Brown Solomon Kempt John Tadford and Arthur "Thomas and came up with the Indians At their Camp "last Sunday in the Morning and coming close to the In- "dians they set their Guns on the Ground upon which the "Indians immediately fired on them but did no other "Mischief than Shoot one of the White Peoples Horses "and Scaring Three little Indian Boys that was there who "run of but the Indians firing again Shot Andrew Clem- "ents through the Hat and Scared his Cheeck upon which "the said Clements Cryed out to the rest of the White "People (will you stand and see me Kil'd) at which Ed- "ward Brown fired and shot one of the Indians and after- "wards they shot Two More and wounded another who "run into a Thicket and was heard to fire his Gun several "times after they the White People left the Camp Sworn before us the Eleventh Day of Sepf 1756 John Rae Martin Campbell Da. Douglass 396 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Jacob Paul and Wm. Caces Lettr. to Davd. Douglass Esqr, concerning the late disturb ance with some Indians 'Bryer Creek Settlement September the iom 1756 "At this present being obliged to stand on our Guard 'for fear of the Indians and we being so few in Number 'that We the Under Subscribers cannot be Spared or 'otherwise we had come up our selves to have declared 'on Oath if required the following Confession of Andrew 'and James Lambeth's which was as followeth last Tues- 'day night we hearing that said Lambeths was Camped 'near our Settlements therefore in order to know the 'reason of their so Suddenly moving from their Habita tions we went to their Camp and soon after we Spoke 'to them concerning the Indians the said Lambeth's told 'us that four Indian Men came Naked to their House 'and was very Saucey and Bold some Nine past and 'moved away several things and that he and some others 'went after and recovered the things again but not long 'after they came again and stole Three Horses out of 'Andrew Clements Pen on which they and some of the 'Neighbours followed after them to get the Horses again 'and came up with the Horses within Sight of their Camp 'on which they did see one run out from the Camp a Lit- 'tle Way but the rest gave the War hoop and he returned 'again to the rest and all together in hast made up to the 'White People that an Indian raised his Gun but she 'flashed and that Andrew Clements then alighted and he 'and the rest of them made Sign to the Indians with their 'Guns at the Ground not to Shoot but notwithstanding 'all they could say or do the Indians all fired at them and 'they fired at them the Second time before any of the 'White People shot at them in which time Andrew Clem- 'ents Stood on the Ground by a Small Tree and that he 'had with their Bulletts whilst in that Posture his hat 'graised Twice and his Horse Wounded beside him on 'which he cryed to the rest of his Company if they would 'See him Murder'd and that they was retreated so far SEPTEMBER, 1756. 397 "that he was about half way betwixt them and the In- "dians and as soon as they heard him so cry out they shot "at the Indians and killed Three of them and Supposed "the fourth One was Wounded who fled into a Swamp "who Shot Several times in the Swamp but they did not "go after Him but left him Shooting as aforesaid all "which if it is required we are Willing to declare but we "will Conclude Sr We are your very humble To Serv' "Cap' David Douglass Esq1" his "William + Cace Mark "Jacob Paul "P S. That your Honour would be pleased to take a "Copy of the Within and let us have the Original for "to help our Memories for we are so Confused at this "time that we had not time nor Oppertunity to draw "one our Selves Sr We are yours &c "Augusta 30th August 1756 "To his Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Captain "General Governor and Commander in Chief in "and over his Majestys Province of Georgia and "Vice Admiral of the same 398 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Representation or Petition of the Inhabitants of Augusta & Places Adja cent setting forth their danger from the Indians in their present defenceless State "The Humble Representation and Petition of the In habitants of Augusta and the Places Adjacent Sheweth "That your Petitioners by their Vianity and connextion "with Indians and Indian Affairs have had the Oppor tunity to behold with concern the Great Progress the "French have made for some time Past in seducing the "Creek Indians and drawing them over to their Interest "those People are indefatigable in perswading and Spur ring on the Indians to a Rupture with us and had within "these few Months according to the best Intelligence we "could get and from the behaviour of the Indians in Gen- "eral very near Succeeded and even with the concurrence "of Part of the Cherokees — That although we believe they "have miscarried Just at this present Juncture yet we have "good reason to think If some effectual Methods are not "taken to prevent it they will very soon bring their de signs to Bear — That Augusta and the Places Adjacent "being not only frontiers but places where the Stores and "Trading Goods for all the Chickesaws Creek and Part "of the Cherokees are kept are of the greatest Conse- "quence for in all Probability they would for the sake of "those Stores be the first that would be Attacked as they "(the Indians) would be thereby Enabled with a Little "Assistance from the French to Carry on a War with the "English for a Considerable time that in our Present de- "fenceless Condition those Places and Stores we are Mor- "ally certain wou'd fall too Easy a Prey to 'em — That "it is well known that fort Augusta was Erected here for "the Sake of the Indian Trade and Protection of those "who should carry it on and might also be a Protection "to other Inhabitants that might afterwards come and "settle in the North West division of this Province by "being an Asylum for their Women and Children and a "Place of Security for their Effects in Case of Danger — "That That fort at present cannot answer any of those "Wise and Salutary Ends being in every Part of it in a "ruinous and untenantable Condition for the truth of SEPTEMBER, 1756. 399 "Which we can Appeal to your Excellency who had Oc- "cular Demonstration thereof when your Excellency was "up here but even since that time it is much decayed and "would have fallen to the Ground had it not been Sup ported by the Care of the Commanding Officer that was "the Fort in proper repair it could not entirely Answer "the Ends proposed the few Soldiers that had been for a "Long time at that Station which by repeated Detach- "ments to South Carolina and else where are now ren dered fewer being Insufficient for its defence in Case of "an Attack — That if this Place was destroyed the de struction of the whole Province would in all Probability "soon follow for as we hinted before the Indians would "get Arms and Ammunition and other necessarys here "enough to enable them to Carry on the War where and "how long they Pleased — That all though we have been ¦"Informed that your Excellency hath before now laid be- "fore his Majesty the defenceless State of this Province "and the ruinous Condition of the Fortifications in it "(and We are Sensible no Person could take more Pains "to know it then your Excellency) yet we hope this rep resentation of our Particular Situation Especially in "time of a War with France and as we have good reason "to think of Immediate danger will not be taken Amiss that "we also with Submission beg leave to observe to your "Excellency that we sincerely wish there had been no Set- "tlement made on Ogechee as yet for if ever the Creek "Indians should break out a War with us what ever rea- "sons they in their own minds might have for it we are "Assured they will make that Settlement one Pretence for "they are continually Exclaiming against it and more so "this Summer than ever we wish there could be a Method "taken of with drawing the Settlement by degrees so as "it might not look like a Public Concession of those Lands "the Indians would then at least want that Pretence of "Quarreling — We therefore hope your Excellency will "take this our Representation and Petition into your Se- 400 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "rious Consideration and we Cannot doubt your Excel lency will do every thing in your Power to remedy these "Evils and to render our Safety and Protection more Ef fectual but if nothing can be done here for the better "security of these Parts we humbly beseech your Excel lency to represent our Situation to his Majesty from "whose fatherly care we may yet before it's too Late re ceive the Assistance necessaryly required and your Ex- "cellencys Petitioners as in Duty bound shall every Pray "Da. Douglass William Clement "Martin Campbell Richard Jonston "Lachlan McGillivray John TinlEy "John Williams Rob' Dixson "John Spencer George Galphin "William Little Moses Nunes "James McHenry Patrick Clerk "Danil Clark John Rae "Edward Barnard Isaac BarksdalE "John Pettycrow Wm Bonar The Board having taken the aforesaid Advices into The Board Ad- Consideration were of Opinion that in the Present de vised the Govt. r of Rangera'to" fenceless State of this Province a Troop of Ranger would Ca£tein2fa be highly necessary and therefore Unanimously advised net^QuaSSi-" the Governor to raise one with all dispatch to Consist of a Private Men Captain Two Lieutenants a Cornet Two Quarter Masters and Seventy Private Men to be allow'd the same Pay as the Rangers Had during the late War till further Orders Clerk of the towrlte rtothe Ordered— That the Clerk of this Board do write to the8resepective the Justices Captains and Principal Inhabitants of the re- districts Of . , . . r rt. » , ,. . i-r^- ogecheeMid- spective districts of Ogechee Midway and Darian ac- way and Da- ... rian acquaint- quamtmg them of the late unhappy affair with the In- ing them with A L J th?J*te ?ffair dians in Order to put them on their Guard which he did with the In- r ?SoX in the following Words. Guard OCTOBER, 1756. 401 Savannah 15th September 1756 "Gentlemen "His Excellency the Governor having received Infor mation that some White People had killed Three Creek "Indians at the Head of Great Ogechee River and Not- "withstanding all Possible means is and will be made use "of to prevent any bad Consequences therefrom yet it "may be the unhappy Occasion of a War with these and "Probably other Indians I am therefore ordered by his "Excellency in Council to Acquaint you thereof that you "may be on your Guard and he recommends in particular "your raising forts for the Protection of your Wives and "Children Gentlemen your most Obedient Servant Tho8 Vincent D. C. C. "To the Justices of the Peace Captains "and Principal Inhabitants &c — GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 5"1 Day of October 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' {James Habersham ] Noble Jones V Esq" Francis Harris ! The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read from 26 c r— vol 7 402 200 Acres of Land granted to Jacob Cusmal GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL the 7th of September to the 18th of the said Month both days Inclusive and approved Read a Petition of Jacob Cusmal setting forth that he was desirous of Cultivating Lands having a Wife and Two Children and therefore praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land at the head of Mailers Branch lying be tween Black and Augustines Creek and the Savannah Road Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Cultivate the said Land Read a Petition of Thomas White setting forth that he 100 Acres of^ was desirous of Cultivating Lands and therefore praying to Thos. wwte for One Hundred Acres situate on the South Side of the North Branch of Newport River at a Place known by the Name of Bine Point about a Mile below Richard Burtley bounded on all sides by Vacant Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Cultivate the said Land Read a Petition of Benedict Bourquin setting forth 400 Acres of _ Land granted that he was possessed of Five Hundred Acres of Land to Benedict ._ r ^ Bourquinj \yUi- was desirous of an Additional Tract having a Wife OCTOBER, 1756. 4°3 Eight Children and Seven Negroes and therefore Praying for four Hundred and fifty Acres of Land between Great Ogechee and Midway about half a Mile from John Cub- bedges Land Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the registers office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely four Hundred Acres of Land is granted the Petitioner having been sworn to Seventeen Persons in Family now in the Province Read a Petition of Benedict Bourquin aforesaid praying ?vicke granted" for 3 Lot in Hardwicke known by Number 113 to Benedict Bourquin Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof Then the prayer of his said Petition is granted Read a Petition of William Mills setting forth that he LandCgran°ted was desirous of Cultivating Lands having One Negro and therefore Praying for One Hundred and fifty Acres at a Place called Bear head Swamp on North Newport Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the sd Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the Said Land 404 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of Nathaniel Holland setting forth that Landgranted he was desirous of Cultivating Lands having One Child HoHandaniel and therefore praying for One Hundred and fifty Acres of Land on an Island called Little Tybee Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the prayer of his said Petition is granted Petitioner having been sworn to Improve the said Land 300 Acres of Land granted to Charles West Read a Petition of Charles West setting forth that he was possessed of Nine Hundred Acres of Land but hoped to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife four Chil dren and Twenty Two Negroes and therefore Praying for Three Hundred Acres of Land on the Southside Join ing Alexander Rosses Land on South Newport Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Cultivate the said Land Read a Petition of John Burnett for One Hundred John Burnett Acres of Land on the Southside of the North Branch of for 100 Acresof . . Land rejected Newport River at a Place known by the Bme Point about a Mile below Richard Burtley bounded on all Sides by Vacant Land Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the Land not being Vacant OCTOBER, 1756. 4°5 Gaveatof Da- David Black having entered a Caveat in the Secretarys wmBwam-Bt Office against William Wainwright having a Grant for rtontteifo Two Hundred and fifty Acres of Land situate on the Litigated and a Southside of Coonoche River on Barbique Creek about a topassforthe Mile to the North East of fohn Matthews Land and the same to the said wainwright said David Black and Wm Wainwright appearing and be ing respectively heard it appeared that the said Wain wright had legally settled the said Land by a Warrant dated the 5th June 1755 and that the said David Black had settled it without any Authority Ordered — That the said William Wainwright do have a Grant for the said Land and that the said David Black be allowed to the first Day of March next to move of his Effects Read a Petition of Heriot Crooke late of S' Christo- Heriet Crookes Bond for set- pher Widow setting forth that on the 7 Day of Novem- tlmg 500 Acres r ° ' J to wtuvtred1 'Der last s'le obtained a Warrant for laying out to her a rampiy^dw^fh Tract of hve Hundred Acres of Land which she entered lnda?snodaion hito Bond in the Penalty of One Hundred Pounds Ster- torpass°forrthe ling to settle with a Competent Number of Hands within One year from the said Date that she had now Twelve Negroes in the Province and promised to Cultivate the said Land And therefore praying that the said Bond may be delivered up to her and also that a Grant may Pass for the said Land Ordered — ¦ That the Secretary do prepare a Grant for the said Land and that the Said Bond be delivered up to the Petitioner she having been sworn to Thirteen Per sons in family now in the Province — ¦ 406 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 12th Day of October 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' tm -o- Die jjames Habersham ) « „ The Hon™ }JJames Edward Powdl J Esq" His Excellency proposed the appointing a Public Day of Fasting and of Fasting and Humiliation to be observed throughout Humiliation to be observed on this Province on Wednesday the 27 Day of this Instant Wednesday the j i j instant^ and that We may devoutly join in humble and fervent Prayer to Almighty God to avert the Chastisement our Manifold Sins have deserved to protect this Colony and all other the Kings Dominions and to emplore the Divine Blessing on his Majestys Arms both by Sea and Land The secretary Ordered — That the Secretary do prepare a Procla- to prepare a . , . . Proclamation mation accordingly accordingly GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the Is' Day of November 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' f James Habersham | Noble Jones The Hon1" \ Francis Harris [ Esqr James Mackay James Edward Powell NOVEMBER, 1756. . 407 Govt, laid be- ^s Excellency the Governor acquainted the Board that iTetterfrom he had received a Letter from the Right Honble the Earl Loudoun0 of Loudoun which he thought proper to Communicate to the Board and the same being read was ordered to be en tered in this days Minutes and is as follows — Albany 20th August 1756 Sir I Received last Night Accounts by which I apprehend The Earl of ° J I r te°rUtoUthe Let^ ^at Ossego whh all tis' Stores and Ammunition and the Governor Train placed there is lost The Garrison made Prisoners and our Naval Power on the Lake destroyed I must put you on your Guard against every 111 Conse quence of such an unhappy Event and as you may now Expect the weight of the French Indian Power on your Back I must caution you to put your Frontiers Immedi ately in the best Posture of defence you are able as from the Condition and Number of the Troops left to me when I came to my Command I can scarce hope to do more than to resist the French Power in these Quarters Were my hands Strengthned to enable me to- Act I would not dispair of Retreiving this Misfortune and to Wrest out of the Hands of the French this Important Post that by a Series of bad Circumstances has fallen too easy a Prey to them I must in the Strongest manner and from motives of the most interesting nature demand your Assistance and that of your Province His Majesty having been graciously Pleased to send over to America a Number of Officers for the Service of these Countries his Royal American Regiment of four Battalions does Expect that the Colonies will supply the Levies for this Regiment The State of the Service does now require that this Regiment should be Immediately 408 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Compleated there is no Aid you could send me in any Shape would be so usefull as Recruits to Compleat this Regiment as under such good Officers as his Majesty has Appointed to it they would be soon if not directly fitt for Service The Levy money is in all Justice and right expected of the Colonies but if Obstructions to the Service should Arise within your Province on this head I must at this time undertake to Advance it I do therefore again in the Strongest manner desire of you and your Province that you will without fail as you shall Answer for the Consequence use your utmost Endeavours to procure and send me a Number of such Recruits If I had had this Regiment Compleated directly I should hope to be enabled to Act and remove those dan gerous Circumstances under which his Majestys Colonys do now Labour In Consequence of his Majesty's Positive Orders I must require of you to lay a Prohibition on the Exportation of all Manner of Provisions as the sending out such at this time will not only Supply the French every where and enable them to Act against us but may in a very Essential manner distress his Majesty's Service here as I do not know how soon I may want all that the Colonies can furnish I am with truth and regard Sr your most Obedient Humble Servant Loudoun His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr NOVEMBER, 1756. 409 The aforesaid Letter being taken into Consideration Governor ad- vised to iBsue a the Board Advised the Governor to Issue a Proclamation Proclamation ExPhoi?te«orntof to prohibit the Exportation of all manner of Provisions anyVPartnof° to the West Indies or any Part of America except to somciroUnaept South Carolina as it was doubtfull whether the Inhabi tants of this Province would have an Opportunity this year of disposing of their Rice here or of shipping it to Europe without which many of them could not subsist otherways than by way of South Carolina where a Proc lamation had lately been Issued to the same Purpose OrdEREd — • That the Secretary do prepare a Proc lamation accordingly and that the sar Days Minutes which is as followeth dered to pre-" lamation accordingly and that the same be incerted in this pare the same GEORGIA By his Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over his Majestys Colony of Georgia and Vice Admiral of the same A PROCLAMATION Whereas the Right Honble the Earl of Loudoun Prohibitmtg°the General and Commander in Chief of all his Majestys Pro%dsions°n° forces in North America Hath in Consequence of his Majestys Positive Orders required of me by his Letter of the 20th August last to lay a Prohibition on the Ex portation of all Manner of Provisions as the sending out such at this time will not only supply the French every where and enable them to Act against us but may in a very essential manner distress His Majestys Service in North America as his Lordship does not know how soon he may want all the Provisions that the Colonys can fur nish I have therefore thought fitt by the Advice of his Majestys Council to Publish this my Proclamation Strictly charging and commanding all Persons whatso ever in this Colony and they are hereby strictly charged and Commanded Immediately to forbear to Export any 410 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Rice Corn Peas Rye Beef Pork or any live Cattle Fowls or any other kind of Provisions to West Indies or any other Part of America except South Carolina untill fur ther Orders from me as they will Answer the Contrary at their Peril and all the Officers of his Majestys Cus toms are hereby required and directed to take effectuall Measures to prevent the Exportation of any kind of Pro visions as aforesaid as they answer the Contrary at their utmost Peril Given under my hand and the Great Seal of his Majestys said Province at Savannah this Is' Day of November 1756 and in the Thir tieth year of his Majestys Reign J. Reynolds By his Excellencys Command James Habersham SecJ God save the King Mr William Francis and Mr Edward Barnard Two Members returned to sit in the ensuing Assembly at tended with a Message from the House and Acquainted his Excellency that Thirteen of the Representatives were met and desired to know when they might Wait on him His Excellency Ordered the Representatives to attend bers of the Immediately Accordingly the following Thirteen Mem- House of Rep- J ° J . a resentatives bers of the House of Representatives attended namely took tho State * J (p-ath5 & de- William Little Samuel Marcer William Francis Edward clared & Sub- Te's't'tnd16 Barnard Joseph Ottolenghe William Ewen John Barnard John Elliot Joseph Butler Noble Wimberly Jones John Morel John Milledge and Charles Watson Esqra and took the State Oaths appointed by Law and declared and Subscribed the Test NOVEMBER, 1756. 411 ordered to Then his Excellency ordered them to withdraw and chusera* & choose a Speaker to be presented for his Approbation Speaker Mr Marcer and Mr Joseph Butler attended with a Mes sage from the House of Representatives that the House had Chose a Speaker and were ready to present him to his Excellency when he should be pleased to receive him His Excellency answered he was then ready to receive Little present- the House accordingly they attended and Mr Toseph But- ed as Speaker . , , . .2 „ , , , , 1 and approved ler acquainted his Rxcellency that they were ordered by the House to Present to him William Little as their Speaker and the said William Little was accordingly presented and approved of by his Excellency Then the Speaker requested of his Excellency in the The Speaker r ^ J requests of the xrame of the House of Representatives that they might Governor Sun- r j o drymatters have free Access to his Excellencys Person Liberty of Speech and Protection for their Persons and Servants To which his Excellency reply'd that they might de- Anlwer" pend upon all the Priviledges and Libertys he could allow them that were consistent with his Majestys Instructions Then his Excellency made a Speech to the Council and Assembly which is as followeth Gentlemen of the Council and of the Assembly I have taken the Earliest oppertunity that was recom mended to me as consistant with the Planting Interest to meet you in General Assembly and I do it now with very great Pleasure as I cannot doubt that you will proceed upon Public Business with all the Application and dis patch the Nature of it will admit of which will certainly recommend you in the most Effectual manner to the Continuance of his Majestys Royal Favour and Protec tion and be the best means of promoting the Prosperity 412 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL of this Colony nothing can be more conducive to the Peace and Security of good Government than a due Ad ministration of Justice without Partiality or delay and I am commanded in my Instructions to recommend to you forthwith to make Provision for defraying the charge of holding the Courts of Oyer and Terminer and to Pass a Law for collecting a Powder Duty You are not insensi ble that the good Intentions of the late Assembly in their first Session Passing a Tax Bill were in a Great Measure defeated by the Inadvertency or Bad design of some con cerned in the framing it without the inforcing the Exe cution of it under the usual and proper Penalties other wise it would have answered the Several Services intend ed which undoubtedly belong to the Country to Provide for as part of their internal Polity but which thro' the de fects in the Bill I have been obliged to Pay for out of the Contingent Money allowed by the Crown His Majesty has been Graciously pleased to order the Post Master General to provide Vessels for the carrying on a regular Monthly correspondence between England and North America and there are Vessels provided ac cordingly which go and return between Falmouth and New York and his Excellency Mr Lyttleton Governor of South Carolina acquaints me that in Consequence of Some Steps he has taken the Communication is opened from Charles Town to all the Northern Colonies there fore as nothing remains to be done to compleat a Work so necessary for the Public Good but that this Assembly should contribute their Quota (and a Small matter will be Sufficient) in order to Establish a regular Post be tween Savannah and Charles Town I recommend it to your Consideration as I do also such other Laws as may be necessary for the Good of this Infant Colony which I shall gladly embrace every Opportunity to Promote There are several other matters relative to the Present Conjuncture of Affairs contained in a Letter to me from the Secretary of State dated March 13"1 1756 which I shall order to be laid before you NOVEMBER, 1756. 4r3 Gentlemen of the Assembly During the Apprehensions we were under of a Speedy Incursion of the Indians I by the Unanimous advice of his Majestys Council gave orders to raise a Troop of Rangers for our Immediate Defence I have also caused a Small Battery to be erected for the Safety of this River and though no fund is yet appropriated for defraying these expences I rely upon it that his Majesty out of his Paternal regard for all his People will be most Gracious ly Pleased to give orders for that Purpose I am very far from desiring you to load your selves on your Constituents with any heavy Impositions I have al ready declared that I think the last Tax renewed and fairly Collected is sufficient for this Province in its pres- sent Circumstances to raise for the Current year and if I am rightly informed this Tax was so Easy that Scarce an Individual felt the Weight of it In like manner I have not the least Inclination that any of the Inhabitants of this Province should be abridged of the Rights and Priviledges of free Britons on the Con trary if any thing unprovided for should appear Bene ficial to the Welfare and good Settlement of this Colony I will concur with you in Joint Endeavours to procure it on Condition they are employed in a Dutyfull Applica tion to the King for the Trust reposed in me and the Duty I owe my Royal Master will not permit me to go farther It may not be improper to Advise you to all possible Unanimity and to prevent all Partial Altercations which may impede and obstruct the Public Prosperity and even, endanger the Safety of the Colony 4i4 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL The register of Sir Patrick Houstoun Register of the Grants laid be- countrAmou1itI fore the Board his Account for returns to England of ing to £6. 1. 4 Grants registered amounting to £6. 8s. 4d which being Allowed Examined was allowed Ordered — ¦ That the Clerk of this Board do certify the said Account to the Public Treasurer for Payment GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Tuesday the Sec ond day of November 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Noble Jones The Honble 1 Francis Harris \ Esqr! James Mackay t James Edward Powell Read a Petition of John Stewart setting forth that he Land granted was Possessed of five Hundred Acres of Land but hoped to John t # . Stewart to be favoured with an Additional Tract having a Wife Two Children and fifteen Negroes and therefore Praying for five Hundred Acres of Land bounding Easterly on Mr Outerbridges and Westerly on Captain James Mac kay Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his • Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the NOVEMBER, 1756. 415 Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been Sworn to Nineteen Persons in family now in the Province Read a Petition of Nathaniel Clark setting forth that LandCgranted he was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land having Two Negroes and therefore praying for Two Hundred Acres on the North of Lands of Richard Baker at North NewportResolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been sworn to Three Persons in family Read a Petition of Anthony Sallis setting forth that he Land granted was desirous of improving Lands and therefore Praying sains for One Hundred Acres being Two Lotts known by the Numbers Thirteen and Fourteen on Skidoway Island Joining William Becket Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner hav ing been sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of James McAry setting forth that he LandSnted was desirous of improving Lands and therefore Praying McAry for Two Hundred Acres lying on the River Savannah 416 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL about a Mile above the Ferry of Tuckese kings he hav ing a Wife and Child Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents Then part of the prayer namely One Hundred and fifty Acres of Land is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of Ezekiel Backler setting forth that 200 Acres of _ _ a Landgranted he was desirous of Improving Lands having a Wife and Backier four Children and therefore Praying for Three Hundred and fifty Acres called the Pine Islands between Tuckese Kings Bluff and Mount Pleasant Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then Part of the Prayer namely Two Hundred Acres of Land is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the said Land 150 Acres of Land granted to Hugh Kennedy Read a Petition of Hugh Kennedy setting forth that he was in Possession of fifty Acres of Land but was de sirous of an Additional Tract having a Wife and Three Children and therefore Praying for Three Hundred Acres Joining William Kennedys Land on the North East Side opposite to the two Sisters about 12 Miles from Ebe nezer Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- NOVEMBER, 1756- 4i7 tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer namely One Hundred and fifty Acres of Land is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Improve the said Land petitionof Read a Petition of Jacob Keabler Praying for One SHotaJST Hundred Acres of Land of Land post poned Ordered — That the said Petition be Postponed Petition of Read a Petition of Jeremiah Helvenston praying for JSStoo Two Hundred Acres of Land Acres of Land Postponed Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of George Cuthbert setting forth that LandCgranted he was desirous of improving a Small Tract of Land cuthbert having a Wife and Eighteen Negroes and therefore pray ing for One Hundred Acres bounding Southerly on Cuthbert Gordon and East on Daniel Cuthbert and Wal ter Augustins Land about Two Miles from the River SavannahResolved — That on Condition only that that the Pe titioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg-- ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov^ ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then thq prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Audley Maxwell setting forth thai Land granted he was possessed of Eight Hundred and fifty Acres ol to Audley r ° n\ Maxweii Land and hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract 27 c r— vol 7 4i 8 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL having a Wife five Children and Thirteen Negroes and therefore praying for One Hundred and fifty Acres Ad joining South to the Land he now Possesses on ye East on his Son Audley Maxwells Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to Twenty Persons in family Read a Petition of Thomas Moodie Praying for a Lot tickV^Sted" in Hardwicke known by Number 154 to Thomas Moodie Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lott within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Daniel Dunham Praying for a Lot wicke S-anted* in Hardwicke known by Number 10 to Danl. Dunham Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lott within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Edward Way for four Hundred Petitionof _ Edwd. way for and fifty Acres of Land on South Newport 450 Acres of J r Land Post- OrdEREd — That the said Petition be Postponed NOVEMBER, 1756. 419 Read a Petition of Isaac Laroch Praying that his Sal ary as Goaler from the 5'11 of April to the 5th of October may be allowed Ordered — That the Clerk of the Board do certify the same to the Public Treasurer for Payment Mr Ewen and Mr Milledge from the House of Repre- Timothy Morg- w g^e sworn as sentatives attended and desired Mr Timothy Morgndge Assembly might be Sworn as Clerk of that House Accordingly the said Timothy Morgridge took the State Oaths and declared and Subscribed the Test Then the Board Examined the Claims of Sundry Per- Claims of Lands Ex amined sons desiring Grants for Lands GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the I5tb Day of November 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds- Esqr C Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ] Francis Harris > Esqri „ James Edward Powell J The Honble His Excellency Acquainted the Board that he had been from the upper Informed that some upper Creek Indians (among whom demand satis- was a Head man called by the Indians Oboylaco and bv faction for two ,_»,.,,__- _\ bndtheSettiers English the Handsome Fellow) were coming here to oefefoee demand Satisfaction for Two Indians that were lately killed by the Settlers on Great Ogechee River and that 420 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL they were incamped within Three Miles of this Town waiting to be sent for therefore he desired the Advice of the Council thereon And the Same being taken into Consideration His Excellency was advised to send for them to meet him in Council to Morrow Morning Eleven of the Clock GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah oh Tuesday the i6'h November 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' " James Habersham Noble Jones Francis Harris ^ James Edward Powell _ The Honb Esq" Conferencebetween his Excelly. the The Indians from the upper Creeks attended agreable to the Minute of this Board of yesterday and after the c-^vIrnOTand usual Compliments had Passed His Excellency and Oboy- HeadManaof laco the Head Man had the following Conference the upper Creek Nation The House of Representatives at their request being Present Governor Ask the Head Man (Speaking to the Inter preter) what his Business is here Oboylaco I was sent from the Gun Merchant in the up per Creeks NOVEMBER, 1756. 421 Governor Have you any token to shew that you was sent by the Gun Merchant Oboylaco I have no token Governor I shall notwithstanding hear what you have to say Oboylaco I was sent an Ambassador to the Cherokees from thence I went to Charles Town where I was well received and on my return called at Augusta where I heard of some thing that made me Sorry but it was not Confirmed the Beloved Men at Augusta gave me a Letter and advised me to return by way of the Lower Creeks the old Treaty between the Indians and the White People was made with the Great King over the Water and afterwards confirmed by the King in Charles Town who is very much the Indians Friend When I was in Charles Town there was a firm Treaty made with the Indians which I thought was Impossible to be broke there was four of them One to be sent to England One to remain in Charles Town one for the Gov ernor of Georgia and one for the Creek Nation ¦s1 Governor Has any Part of the Treaty been broke Oboylaco I think not but I suppose you must know what I come about and what has happened at Oge chee Governor I wrote a Letter to the Lower Creeks requir ing Satisfaction for the Jury done our People at Ogechee by Stealing their Horses and Cattle and afterwards firing upon them Oboylaco The White People cannot be blamed I have. understood the Indians were the first Agressors 432 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and they had no Encouragement from the Creek Nation to do it they were a Parcel of Stragling runagates and it was natural for the White People to protect themselves Governor You talk like a Man of Sense Oboylaco I hope what has happened will not brake the Treaty Governor I hope it will Indure while the Sun Shines and the Waters Run Oboylaco In the Ancient Treaties it was always Stipu lated that if an Indian was Mad and Killed a White Man the Indian was to be killed and if a White Man Killed an Indian the White Man was to be killed Governor I suppose there was always Proof required Oboylaco Two Men in the upper Creeks were killed Governor One of the White Men that was in the Skir mish has died of his Wounds and the other is Missing Oboylaco When I was at Augusta a Man came from where the fight was and could find no White Blood Governor One that was wounded has since died and the other that is Missing may have since dyed of his Wounds in the Woods Oboylaco I carried a Letter from the beloved Men at Augusta to the Nation telling the Indians not to hurt any Traders but to inquire how many Indians were killed and to send them word by an Old Man sent up with me and all Care should be taken to Apprehend the Agressors and give Satisfaction NOVEMBER, 1756. 423 Governor If a White Man should Break open the House of an Indian and be thereby killed we should require no Satisfaction because he was a Rob ber Oboylaco The Lower Creeks will have nothing to do in this Affair It belongs to the upper Creeks — I should not have come down but having other Business was intrusted with this affair that Blood for Blood was always required by our Law and none of our Nation ever heard of any White Men being Killed Governor A Man that dies of his Wounds received in Battle must be killed thereby and we have a right to Satisfaction having lost two Men who only Stood in their own Defence — Had the White People been the first Agressors we should naturally have given the Indians Satis faction — The Indians Acknowledge they saw one White Man drop and he may have Crept into the Woods and dyed for we have heard noth ing of him Oboylaco I have never heard the Right of the Story be fore and shall relate it to the Nation Governor If it appeared to me that a White Man had Wilfully killed an Indian he should certainly be put to death but in the Present Case we have certainly been Injured and have a Right to Satisfaction — Oboylaco I did not come here to talk any thing unreason able we live at a Great distance and may not have heard the Right of the Matter and I be lieve the Governor does tell the truth which I shall acquaint the Head men of the Nation with 424 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Governor I hope you are Satisfied and will accordingly relate what I have said to your Nation — Oboylaco I have nothing more to say on this Subject I have nothing to say about the Limits of Land We have no Objection to the Settlement of Augusta Which is usefull for the Trade of our Nation Governor If the Settlement of Ogechee is offensive I will order the People to remove from thence but they must have time to move off their Crops Oboylaco The Lower Creeks have complained of the Ogechee Settlements and were glad to hear the People had left it we have no Objections against Peoples settling on the Waters of Sa vannah River and I have no Authority to talk about the removal of the Ogechee Settlement and will not talk about what I have not in Charge Governor Dont you remember by the last Treaty made in Charles Town that the White People were to settle in Common with the Red Oboylaco I do remember some such thing but the Creek Indians intended to meet the Governors of South Carolina and this Province next Spring at Augusta when I suppose the Limits of Lands will be Settled but I have no Authority to treat about it now Governor When I hear of the Governor of South Caro lina meeting the Indians at Augusta I shall readyly do the same but I have heard nothing about it — How long do you intend Staying here that I may Provide for you accordingly NOVEMBER, 1756. 425 Oboylaco I have Spent a good deal of time in coming here which has brought me in Debt and I shall take time to return in order that I may hunt and get Skins to pay my Debts and I shall only stay Six Days here Govr — You talk like an honest Man and I will help you to Some Powder and shot and what other Lit tle things I have Oboylaco then named Sundry things that he and his People wanted which his Excellency Promised to Pro cure for them if to be had here and that he would Ac cordingly Order them to be got ready to be given them in the Council Chamber at Nine of the Clock in the Morning on Monday next — GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the 29"1 Day of November 1756 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' ( James Habersham ^| in. tt we J Noble Jones 1 ,-, _ The Hon- ut was desirous of an Additional Tract having a Wife Three Children and One Negro and therefore Praying for fifty Acres of Land on an Island opposite Ebenezer Joining on the Northside of John Flerls Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office ©f this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been sworn to Improve the same and Granted Read a Petition of Messrs Clark & McGilliveray setting Mes'srs. clark forth that they were in Possession of five Hundred Acres and McGilli- . ait- m vray for fifty 0f Land but was desirous of an Additional Tract having' Acres of Land ° was read forty Two Negroes and therefore Praying for 50 Acres and Granted. of Land lying Six Miles below Mess" Rae and Back- dales Cowpen on Bryer Creek Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 462 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of William Moore setting forth that Petition of a wm^Moore for he was jn Possession of Two Hundred and fifty Acres of Land read L,and but was desirous of an Additional Tract having a Wife One Child and four Negroes and therefore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land upon Rooty branch and Joining Athanasius Thomas about Six Miles above Mount Pleasant Granted Petition of Jno. Thomas Senr. for 200 Acres of Land read and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Seven Persons in family Read a Petition of John Thomas Senior setting forth that he was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and if could be favour'd with one Promised to Cultivate it having a Wife Ten Children and Seven Negroes and therefore Praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land Join ing to Lands granted to James McCollum about Three Miles above mount Pleasant Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Nineteen Persons in family FEBRUARY, 1757. 463 petition of Read a Petition of Christian Thilo setting forth that he t£m Acres"? was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and if grant- Land read ed Promised to Cultivate it having a Wife and One Child and therefore Praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land situate below Tea Creek about half a Mile from the North West Corner of Ebenezer Town and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of Athanasius Thomas setting forth Aftarastas that he was desirous of improving a Tract of Land and Ac?SareST 10° if could be favour'd with one Promised to Cultivate it having One Child and therefore Praying for One Hun dred Acres of Land lying below John McCollums at and Rootty Branch about Six Miles below Mount Pleasant Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to improve the said Land Read a Petition of John Rents setting forth that he john'^nts for was in Possession of fifty Acres of Land and was desirous La°ndS°f of an Additional Tract which if granted He Promised to Cultivate it, having a Wife & One Child and therefore and Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land on an Island 464 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL opposite to Ebenezer Joining Lands granted to Martin* . Lackner Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land withim Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of John Fieri (which was Postponed John Fieri for the first of June last) setting forth that he was in Posses- LandCreaa° sion of One Hundred Acres of Land and was desirous of an Additional Tract which if granted He Promised to Cultivate it having a Wife and Three Children And therefore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land on an and Island opposite to the Town of Ebenezer bounding West on the River Savannah Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within* Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been- sworn to Cultivate the Land Read a Petition of Gasper Austeter setting forth, that petition of he is in Possession of One Hundred and fifteen Acres of Gasper Auste- ^ A,'™rnf0T.and Land but was desirous of an Additional Tract, which if granted He Promised to Improve it and therefore Pray ing for One Hundred Acres of Land Joining North West on Lands granted to Jacob Kibber on Abercorn Creek Acres of Land read and Granted FEBRUARY, 1757. 4&5 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of Ben Andrews for 200 Acres of Land read Read a Petition of Benjamin Andrew setting forth that he is in Possession of five Hundred Acres of Land but was desirous of an Additional Tract which if granted He Promised to Cultivate it having a Wife Three Children and Eight Negroes and therefore praying for Two Hun dred Acres of Land Joining North on William Graves at Newport Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Thirteen Persons in family Read a Petition of David Jervey setting forth, that He v?d je^veyfor" was desirous of Improving a Lot in the Town of Hard- ^eke'read" " wicke on Great Ogechee River and therefore Praying for Lott Eighty Eight in Hardwicke aforesaid and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lott within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted 80 c r— vol 7 466 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of Christopher Cramer setting forth chrisrncramer that he is in Possession of fifty Acres of Land and was Lander3 °f desirous of an Additional Tract having a Wife and One Negro and therefore Praying for One hundred Acres of Land upon an Island Opposite to the Town -of Ebenezer and bounding West on the River Savannah and North on John Flerls Land Granted Resolved — • That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of Alexander Shaw setting forth that Aiexr?shaw he was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and if for 500 Acres of Land read could be favour'd with one He Promised to Cultivate it, having Ten Negroes and therefore Praying for five Hun dred Acres of Land on Savannah River near Golphins and upper Line about Twenty five Miles below Augusta Granted Resolved — • That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of James Weston setting forth that he jS! weston was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and if SrLandAreaeI granted He Promised to Cultivate it having One Child and a Negro and therefore Praying for Two Hundred FEBRUARY, 1757. 4^7 Acres of Land on the River Savannah Joining William and Moore below Mount Pleasant Granted Resolved-^ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Three Persons in family Read a Petition of Isaac Tripp setting forth that he isaac'Tripp for was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and if grant- Land read ed He Promised to Cultivate it and therefore Praying for One Hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the Southside of North Newport bounding West and South on Lands and of Lachlan Mackintosh including a Small Island about Thirty Acres lying East of the said Neck Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- jrranted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince, within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely One Hun dred Acres of Land is granted Read a Petition of Joseph Butler setting forth that he josephButier was in Possession of One Thousand Six Hundred and for 460 Acres of A . T . . . . . , . . Land read forty Acres of Land but hoped to be favour d with an Additional Tract having Two Children and Thirty Eight Negroes and therefore Praying for four Hundred and Sixty Acres of Land between John Mackintosh and and Charles West on the Northside of the South Branch of Newport River 468 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti-- Granted tioner doth _take out 3 Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esqr setting forth Jonathan that he was Possessed of One Thousand and five Hun- Acres of Land dred Acres of Land but was desirous of an Additional read . Tract having Seventy Persons in family now in the Prov ince and therefore Praying for Three Hundred Acres of Marsh and Swamp Land lying on the South Eastside of Salters Creek bounding on Lands formerly granted him and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is-granted Read a Petition of Thomas Red setting forth that he Thomas Redfor had Two Hundred Acres of Land granted him on the 200 Acres of . _, . . Land read— Northside of Rocky Creek which said Land was laid out to John Pettycrow and therefore Praying for Two Hun- and dred Acres of Land on the South Side of the said Creek ^ Ordered — - That the said Petition be Postponed till; Postpone . tjie j>etitioner returns his former Warrant Read a Petition of John Fitch setting forth that he is in John Ktch for Possession of Seven Hundred Acres of Land but was de- Landread— sirous of an Additional Tract having a Wife Two White Servants and Thirty One Negroes and therefore praying FEBRUARY, 1757. 469 for Three Hundred Acres of Land situate on the Southl and side of Spirit Creek Joining to Lands formerly granted him Postponed Ordered — That the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of John Sartin setting forth that he John sartin for was desirous of Improving1 a Tract of Land and if he 200 Acres of . ° . Land read — cou d be f avour d with one Promised to Cultivate it hav ing a Wife and Six Children and therefore Praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land situate at a Place known by the Name of Cedar Point about a Mile to the South ward of William Clark bounded on all sides by Vacant Land and 'Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty May not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of Robert Southerland setting forth Robtsouther- that he was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and ttST °f Land ^ granted Promised to Cultivate it having a Wife and Three Children and therefore Praying for One Hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the Mouth of Rootty Branch within Six Miles of Mount Pleasant Petition of and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been sworn to Improve the said Land 470 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of Simon Reuter setting forth that he ItoraReuter was in Possession of fifty Acres of Land but was desirous LandreadT— of an Additional Tract which if granted He Promised to Cultivate it having a Wife and Three Children and therefore Praying for One Hundred and fifty Acres of Land at Old Ebenezer Creek Joining to Lands of George Heckler and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also regis ter the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Bartholomew Nibling setting forth Barth°:nN?b- that he was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and AcfefsOof10Land if granted, He Promised to Cultivate it having a Wife and therefore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land Toining Mr Whitefields back line behind Hampstead and about four Miles from Savannah Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of George Sweiger setting forth that clofswelger he was Possessed of fifty Acres of Land but was desir- Land readres ° ous of an Additional Tract, which if granted He Prom ised to Cultivate it having a Wife and One Child and therefore praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land at a and Place known by -the Name of the Third Bridge about Two Miles from the New Saw Mill at Ebenezer FEBRUARY, 1757. 47i Granted Pssolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely One Hun dred and fifty Acres of Land is granted Read a Petition of John Ludwig Meyer setting forth Petition of M jno. Ludwig that he is in Possession of Two Hundred Acres of Land Meyer for 100 Acresof Land but was desirous of an Additional Tract having a Wife Three Children and four Negroes and therefore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land on the Mill Island op posite to' Lands formerly granted him in Ebenezer Town ship and Resolved — That on Condition that the Petitioner Granted doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majes^ ty may not be defrauded of his -Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Nine Persons in family Read a Petition of Robert Carr setting forth that he ert'carrfo^ioo was desirous of improving a Tract of Land and if could Acresof Land be favourd with one He Promised to Cultivate it and therefore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land Join ing on the South East Corner of Samuel Bacons Land on, and the South Branch of Midway Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti-. Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov- 472 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of Peter Redick setting forth that he Petition of Pe- was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and if could ter Redick for r ° 60 Acres of be favor'd with One He Promised to Cultivate it and Land read therefore Praying for fifty Acres of Land on Lacys Is- and land a Little below Mrs Parkers Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date -thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been sworn to Improve the said Land Petition of Read a Petition of John Farmer for a Lot in the Town fJ£0a5iusa-Of Savannah vannah read and Rejected Ordered — ¦ That the said Petition be rejected, the Lot not being Vacant Read a Petition of Thomas Basset setting forth that he had Seven Hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted wan°f°orBLand him the fourth day of June 1755 but being disappointed in not getting his Land run out agreeable to his War rant (being out of date) and therefore Praying that it may be Prolonged three Months from this date Petition of Thos Bassett read and Postponed OrderEi That the said Petition be Postponed His Excellency the Governor laid before the Board the puts°rfthenewNames of sundlT Persons, that the Assembly had recom- ttopSSwd mended to him to be added in the New Commission of itoari— the Peace, which were agreed to, Except that Lachlan McGillivray was Nominated in the Room of John Fitch for the district of Augusta FEBRUARY, 1757. 473 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Second Day of February 1757 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ... ,,„ , Jonathan Bryan itie Hon , james Edward Powell \> Esqri James Read Patrick Mackay Read a Petition of Patrick Mackay Esq1 setting forth rick Mackay for that he is in Possession of Twelve Hundred Acres of 2600 Acres of . . . ..... Land read Land but was desirous of an Additional Tract which if. granted He Promised to Cultivate it having a Wife and fifty Three Negroes and therefore Praying for Two and Thousand Six Hundred Acres of Land on Little and Great Tybee Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- ingTteR^ghtof tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within an™ Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted reserving the Claims of Persons who have had Lands heretofore laid out, on the said Islands and also what Lands may be Va cant contiguous to the Light House not Exceeding One Hundred Acres. Read a Petition of John McDonald setting forth that he MctitDWdfor was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and if could Landreta0f be favor'd with One, Promised to Cultivate it and there fore Praying for One Hundred Acres of Land at a Place 474 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted. called the fort Swamp within two Miles of Hugh Clarks- Land on the South Side of Sapola River Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been Sworn to Improve the said Land Read a Petition of Hugh Ross setting forth that he Hugh°Ro°sf3 for was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and if he Land read0 could be favour'd with one He Promised to Cultivate and Improve the same having a Wife and four Children And therefore Praying for Three Hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the South Side of South Newport Joining and the South Side of- Daniel McDonalds Tract and on the West of Agnus Mckays Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted23 tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely Two Hun dred And fifty Acres of Land is granted petition of Read a Petition of Thomas Lee in behalf of his Son a lS inesava™ Thomas Lee Praying for a Lott in Savannah nah read Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected Petitionofwm. Read a Petition of William Johnson setting forth that Johnson for a . . . T . ^ . Lotinsavan- he was desirous of a Lott in Savannah nah read and Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected FEBRUARY, 1757. 475 petition of ste- Read a Petition of Stephen Dickinson setting forth forTo^Acres'of that he was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and Land read— Jf he could be favoured with one He Promised to Cul tivate it having Two Negro Servants; And therefore Praying for Three Hundred Acres of Land Joining John and Mckays Land Westerly on the South Branch of South NewportResolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- grairted68 tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely Two Hun dred Acres of Land is granted he having been Sworn to Improve the said Land His Excellency laid before the Board a Letter from the fo^aiTmWo Right Honble the Lords Commissioners for Trade & Plan tations requiring him to Cause an Embargo to be laid on all Vessells Clearing out with Provisions from any Place within this Province Except to his Majestys Colonys un der certain Conditions Ordered — That a Proclamation be forthwith Issued which is as followeth GEORGIA By his Excellency John Reynolds Esquire Captain General and Governor in Chief of his Majestys Province of Georgia and Vice Admiral of the same A PROCLAMATION Whereas It having been represented to his Majesty that the Several Islands and Colonys belonging to the French in America have in times of War been frequently 476 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Supplied with Provisions by means of the Trade carried on from his Majestys Islands and Colonies to the Set- tlem'3 belonging to the Dutch and other Neutral Powers I am therefore ordered to cause an Embargo to be laid during his Majestys Pleasure upon all Ships and Ves sells clearing out with Provisions from any Port or Place within this Province except those which may be em ployed in carrying Provisions to any other of his Maj estys Colonies and .Plantations Provided that the Masters or Owners of such Ships or Vessels do before they take any Provisions on Board enter into Bond (with two Suretys known to reside in this Province and of Ability to Answer the Penalty) with the Chief Officers of the Customs at the Port of Savannah to the Value of One thousand Pounds if the Ship or Vessel be of Less Bur then than One Hundred Tons and of the Sum of Two Thousand Pounds if above that Burthen that the Car goes of such Ships or Vessels (the Particulars of which are to be expressed in the Bonds) shall not be landed in any other Ports or Places .than such as belong to His Majesty or are in Possession of his Subjects and that they will within Twelve Months after the date thereof the Dangers of the Seas excepted Produce Certificates under the Hands and Seals of the Principal Officers of the Customs at such Ports or Places for which such Ships or Vessels cleared out that the said Cargoes expressing the Particulars thereof have Actually been landed there And in Case the Masters or Owners of such Ships or Ves sells shall not Produce the said Certificates within the time Limited that I should attest the Copys of such Bonds under my hand and Seal and Cause Prosecution thereof And I am further directed that no Persons be admitted to be Security for another who has Bonds standing out undischarged unless he be esteemed responsible for more than the Value of such Bonds I have therefore thought fitt by the Advice of his Majestys Honble Council to Pub lish this my Proclamation laying and I do hereby lay an FEBRUARY, 1757. 477 Embargo on all Ships and Vessells Except as above Ex cepted and all the Officers of his Majestys Customs are hereby charged and Commanded Strictly to observe and Conform to this my Proclamation as they will answer the Contrary at their Peril Given under my hand and the Great Seal of his Majestys said Province at Savan nah the Second day of February 1757 and in the Thirti eth year of his Majestys Reign J: Reynolds By his Excellencys Command James Habersham Secry His Excellency the Governor advised with the Coun- Boat ordered to cil, what demensions the New Scout Boat should be of: bemade36Feet long & 7 Feet and they were of Opinion, that it should be Thirty Six feet Long and Seven feet Wide Cannon Built Mrs Graham's OrdEREd — That Mrs Graham Claim of five Hundred ic^oSd to Acres of Land be alter'd to Six Hundred Acres be 600 Acres. Then the Board Examined the Claims of Sundry Per— Claims examined. sons desiring Grants for Lands 47§ GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the 3d Day of February 1757 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' Francis Harris James Edward Powell The Hcnb Esq1' James Read - Patrick Mackay Read a Petition of Jeremiah Helvenstine setting forth Petition of jere: Heiven- that he is in Possession of One Hundred Acres of Land stine for 200 a^T of Land but was desirous of an Additional Tract he having four Negroes and therefore Praying for Two Hundred Acres of Land on an Island Opposite Abercorn on the Eastside and a little below Mill Creek Granted Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within ¦ Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted he having been sworn to five Persons in family Read a Petition of Jacob Bull (which was Postponed jacob°Bunffor the fourth Day of January last) setting forth that he Landread0 — was desirous of Improving a Tract of Land and if grant ed He Promised to Cultivate it having a Wife and Two Children and therefore Praying for One Hundred and and fifty Acres of Land lying between William Butler and William Harns Land on Sterlings Swamp Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within FEBRUARY, 1757. 479 Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted The followg Accounts were laid before the Board, which being Examined, were allow'd The Provost Marshalls Accounts amounting to 102. 10. 6 John Pettycrows Account 2. 11. - James Garves Account as Constable 17. 17. 6 Ordered — That the Clerk of this Board do certify Sc'eriSyfaid the said Accounts to the Public Treasurer for Payment Accts u£C '^— — and that, for the future all Accounts that may Pass this Board be sworn to The following Accts exam ined and allowed Claims examined Then the Board Examined the Claims of Sundry Per sons desiring grants for Lands At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the 5th Feb17 1757 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Francis Harris James Edward Powell \ Esqn James Read Patrick Mackay The HonbIe „. , , The Minutes of this Board from the Sixteenth De- Minutes read and approved cember 1 756 to this day inclusive were read and approved 480 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Messrs Francis Mr Francis and Mr Zouberbuler respective claim of SrTciafS^One Hundred Acres of Land as ^ Minute of this Board s?dOTedes con" of 24"1 October 1756 was taken into Consideration and Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration thereof be Postponed till Mr Noble Jones appears Mr Clifton the Attorney General being sent for he at- geni. asirtwhy tended when His Excellency the Governor ask't him why the order of he did not obey the Order of this Board of the Third Council re- J inhabitontTof ^ay °t April 1 756 "That the Possessors of Lands within thbe1?Grantas.t0 "the Township of Ebenezer be not obliged to take out "more than One Grant for any Quantity not exceeding "five Hundred Acres of Land though lying in Separate "Parcels within the said Township". His Answer He replied he had given to several Poor People his fees but he look'd on Mr Bolzius as capable of Paying him as any man in this Province and he thought that as- the fees were Established this Board could not alter them. without a fresh Instruction from England his Excellency told him, that he expected he would comply with the said' order and desired he would Consider further of it — he Answered he would It being taken into Consideration what kind of Sails would best suit the Scout Boat which was ordered on the- Second of this Instant Resolved — That they should be Satteen Sails with ¦. sliding Top Masts, such as are used in Barges belonging to his Majestys Ships of War, having also a Jibb His Excellency the Governor signed Grants for Lands by his8Exce?-d laid out by Grants from the late Trustees or Allotments- Governor by the late President and Assistants to the following Per sons FEBRUARY, 1757, 481 John Burton 50 Acres being a Town Lott in Savannah with Garden and farm Lotts William Newberry 500 Acres in the district of Augusta Robert Bolton 50 Acres being a Town Lott in Savannah with Garden and farm Lotts Mathew Mauve 50 Acres in Ditto John Ludwig Weidman 50 Acres in the district of Ebe nezer Jacob Meyer 50 Acres in Ditto Edward Barnard 500 Acres in the District of Augusta Mathias Bradner 102 Acres including a Town & Garden Lott at Ebenezer His Excellency the Governor also signed the following Grants for Lands laid out since his Arrival James Habersham Esqr 300 Acres in the district of Oge chee John Graves 500 Acres on the head of Newport River Kenneth Bailey 350 Acres in the district of Midway Bartholomew Zouberbuhler 300 Acres in the district of Savannah k John Stewart Junr 500 Acres in the district of Newport Thomas Bailey 300 Acres in the district of Savannah Samuel Marcer 300 Acres in the district of Savannah John McClellan 750 Acres in the district of Ogechee 81 c r — vol 7 482 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 8tb Day of Febry 1757 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esq1 Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar* ( James Habersham j Francis Harris The Honble \ James Edwa Powell } Esq" | James Read Yt'if \- Patrick Mackay TheCommis-") His Excellency the Governor signed the New Com- leace signed J mission of the Peace dated the first day of this Instant GEORGIA At a Council Held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Fryday the Elev enth day of February 1757 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houston Bar' James Habersham "^ Francis Harris 1 -^ „ James Edwa Powell f ^ James Read J The Honble < His Excellency the Governor signed Grants for Lands byw^efiy. laid out by Grants from the late Trustees or Allotments the Governour frQm the kte presidents and Assistants Lachlan Mackintosh 500 Acres in the district of Newport William Clarke 500 Acres in the district of Sappola FEBRUARY, 1757. 483 George Mackintosh 500 Acres in the district of Darian John Mackintosh. M. 154 Acres in the district of D° two Islands John Mackintosh. B. 434 Acres in the District of Sappola Hugh Clark 500 Acres in the District of D° Donald Mackay 250 Acres in the District of Newport Thomas Vanmunch 500 Acres on Augustine Creek Charles Vanmunch 500 Acres on an Island in the River Savannah Christian Vanmunch 500 Acres at the Head of Augus tine Creek D° 500 on Savannah River William Mackintosh 500 Acres in the district of Newport His Excellency the Governor also signed the following Grants for Land laid out since his Arrival Benjamin Farley 250 Acres in the District of Newport James Read 275 Acres in D° John Smith 500 Acres in the District of Savannah 484 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the fourteenth Day of February 1757 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' Francis Harris James Mackay The HonbIe -! James Edward Powell \ Esqri James Read Patrick Mackay „ , . The following Accounts were laid before the Board Sundry Accots. ° thelBoarfbaynd which being Examined were Allowed allowed. £ s d Mr William Littles Bill as Clerk of the Crown . . 3. 3. - Mr William Littles Bill as Clerk of the Assembly 5. 11. 3 Mr William Littles Bill as Commissary and! Clerk of the Public Accounts from December [20. — . — 24 1755 to December 24th 1756 J deredtorce?tify ORDERED — That the Clerk of this Board do certify Treassau?lr— 6 the said Account to the Public Treasurer for Payment FEBRUARY, 1757. 485 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Sixteenth day of February 1757 Present His Excellency John Reynolds Esqr and Henry Ellis Esq* and Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Mackay y Esqr; James Edward Powell James Read and Patrick Mackay The Honble Mr. Ellis deliv er'd the Govr. a Letter, which acquainted him that His Majes ty had appoint ed said Mr. Ellis Lieutenant Governorof this Province Governor El lis's Commis" sion read Mr Ellis then Produced a Letter which he told his Ex cellency he was ordered to deliver to him and after his Excellency had Perused the same He acquainted Mr Ellis he was Informed that His Majesty had been Pleased to appoint him Lieutenant Governor of this Province that he was ordered to go to England and he should accordingly obey his Majestys Commands Mr Ellis then produced his most Sacred Majestys Com mission bearing date at Kensington the fourth day of Au gust 1756 in the Thirtieth Year of his Majestys reign appointing him Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Georgia and in Case of the Death or during the Absence of his Majestys Captain General and Governor in Chief of the said Province now and for the time being Author izing and requesting him to exercise and Perform all and Singular the Powers and directions contained in his Majestys Commission to the said Captain General and Governor in Chief according to such Instructions as have 486 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL been or may hereafter be received from his Majesty which said Commission was read and duly Published in the Presence of the said John Reynolds Esq1" and the Gentlemen of the Council above named Then Mr Ellis took all the State Oaths appointed by Law declared and Subscribed the Test and also took the Oaths for Administring the Government and for Secur ing the Acts of Trade and Navigation which two last Mentioned Oaths are as followeth namely GOVERNORS OATH You Do Swear that you will faith and true Allegiance ofnoffleee— bear unto his most Sacred Majesty King George the Sec ond and to his Heirs and Successors and will well and truly execute the Office and Trust of Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief for the Province of Georgia according to the best of your skill and knowledge and ac cording to the Power to you granted by Virtue of his Majestys Commission bearing date at Kensington the fourth day of August 1756 in the Thirtieth year of his said Majesty's reign — So help you God Governors Oath relating to the Acts of Trade and Navigation You do swear that. you will to the best of your skill and fo?dobslrving'' P°wer so long as you shall continue in the Government Sad^ct3 °f J and Command of his Majestys Province of Georgia well and truly Execute and Perform all Matters and things which by the Statute made in the Twelfth year of the reign of King Charles the Second Intituled An Act for the Encouraging and Increasing of Shipping and Naviga tion and the other Statute made in the fifteenth year of his said Majestys Reign Intituled An Act for the En- FEBRUARY, 1757. 487 couragement of Trade and also the Act rriade in the Sev enth and Eighth years of the reign of his late. Majesty King William Intituled An Act for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade — And Also all other Acts which have been made and are in force for the better regulating and securing the Plantation Trade you are required as Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the said Province to be sworn to the Perform ance So help you God Then John Reynolds Esqr delivered to his Honor the Great Seal of the Province and also acquainted his Honor . he should deliver to him the Papers He was Possessed of agreeable to his Majestys Orders and thereupon left the Council Chamber Then His Honor observing that the Papers above men tioned were to direct him in the Administration of Gov ernment he was of opinion that he could not proceed any further till the late Governor had furnished him there with — secretary or- 1 Then the Secretary was ordered to register his Hon- dered to reg- [ , , . . isterhisHon-> our's Commission in his Office our's Com- John Rey nolds Esqr. delivers up the great Seal of the Prov ince to his Honour the Lieut. Gov ernour 488 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the 17th Day of February 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr ' Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan y Esq" James Mackay James Edwa Powell TheHonble t The above Members of his Majestys Council namely IS! teke°thel Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Francis &ate a s j Harris Jonathan Bryan James Mackay and James Ed ward Powell Esquires were called upon to take the State Oaths appointed by Law and declared and Subscribed the Test and also the Oath of a Councillor which said Oath is as follows namely And the Oath of a Coun cillor COUNCILLORS OATH You do Swear that you will faith and true Allegiance bear unto his most Sacred Majesty King George the Sec ond and to his Heirs and Successors and shall be true and faithfull to his Honor Henry Ellis Esquire as he is Com missionated Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief in and over this his Majestys Province and that you will in the Place and Office of his Majestys Councillor of this Province well and faithfully serve his said Majes ty and Promote the good of his Majestys Affairs with your best Advice and Council — you shall with your best Ability defend this Province from all forreign Invasions and Intestine Insurrections you shall not countenance or conceal any Plot or seditious Conspiracy or any Treason able or Seditious Speeches against his Said Majesty his FEBRUARY, 1757. 489 Heirs or Successors or his said Honor but you Shall give Speedy Notice thereof unto his said Honor or to some Members of the Council the secret Debates of the Coun cil you shall not reveal directly nor indirectly All which you shall to the utmost of your Ability Perform So help you God Then James Habersham Esquire Secretary Register of •ershwEtqr.l the Records and Clerk of the Council of this Province rctary,a&c.ec"J (having taken the State Oaths appointed by Law and de clared and Subscribed the Test) took the following Oath "I do swear that I will bear faith and true obedience to our Sovereign Lord the King his Heirs and Successors I will bear true Fidelity to His Majestys Governor Lieu tenant Governor or Commander in Chief of this Prov ince — ¦ The Secrets of the Governor and Council I will no way reveal I will in all things behave my self honestly and truly as a Secretary Register of the Records and Clerk of the Council ought to do So help me God Then Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' had the last men- Housto™ I tioned Oath of fidelity and Secrecy administered to him -oeiver of the f only with the Variation of the last Words relative to the Quit-Rent's I J &c- ] Officer — Instead whereof were, as a Register of the Grants and receiver of his Majestys Quit Rents of this Province Then James Habersham Esqr Acquainted His Honor Vincent1"33 1 that he had deputed Mr Thomas Vincent to Act as Clerk aeriTof the [ of the Council — Accordingly the said Thomas Vincent Council J , took the State Oaths appointed by Law and declared and Subscribed the Test And also the last mentioned Oath of fidelity and Secrecy only with the Variation of the last words relative to the Officer — Instead whereof were, as a Deputy Clerk of the Council of this Province — 490 Proclamation ' for continu ing all Offi cers in their Places until further Or ders GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Then was read a Proclamation for continuing all Offi cers Ecclesiasticall Civil and Military in their respective Places untill his Honors Pleasure be known which was ordered to be entered and is as follows Namely GEORGIA By the Honourable Henry Ellis Esqr Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of his Majestys Province of Georgia A PROCLAMATION Whereas his Majesty hath been graciously Pleased to appoint me Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of this his Majestys Province of Georgia And Whereas it is necessary for the Peace and good Govern ment of the said Province that all Officers therein both Civil and Military should hold themselves continued in their Several Offices — ¦ Places and Employments untill my Pleasure be further known I have therefore tho't fit with the Advice of his Majestys Honble Council to Pub lish this my Proclamation ordering and declaring And I do hereby order and declare that all Persons duly and legally Possessed of and invested in any Office Ecclesi asticall Civil or Military in this Province will Continue and Exercise their Several Offices or Places untill my Pleasure be further known And further I do hereby command and require all and Singular his Majestys Subjects in this Province to be obedient to and aiding and Assisting the said Officers in the Performance and Execution of their respective Offices as they will answer the contrary at their Peril Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the said Province in the Council Chamber at FEBRUARY, 1757. 491 Savannah the 17th Day of February 1757 and in the Thirtieth year of his Majestys reign Henry Ellis By his Honours Command James Habersham Secry God save the King GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the 19th Febry 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ^ The Honble \ Francis Harris I p> ra James Mackay j ^ James Edwa Powell J His Honour Acquainted the Board the reason of his the Govem- ' calling a Council was, that some Lower Creek Indians crLkindilL [ have come here to the Number of Twenty Nine Men chamber"""1] Women and Children, and being sent for, they attended, and Acquainted his Honour that they heard of his Ar rival, and they came to see him, and askt for a few Pres ents ; he then acquainted them, that there were few in the Store House, a Part of which however they should have 492 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL before their departure; that more were Expected out, and when they Arrived, they should be taken farther no tice of A day was then fixt for them to meet his Honor in Council, when a Quantity Proper to be distributed should be determined, In the mean time Provisions were or dered them ; And Then Occouthla Tushenoi Chief of the Chickawhaw Indians presented his Honour a Peacable Commission of Mr Reynolds, and intimating a desire to have it renewed, and made conformable to the Present Situation of Affairs, the Secretary was ordered to com ply with his request Whereas it appears by the Minutes of this Board of the raSoSinds Third day of May last that the late Governor did Resolve the3dedaSynoCf to sign no more Warrants for Lands untill the Fees for mlde out on SI the Grant to be signed for the same should be first paid ficerand not agreeable to the Establishment — And it appearing that sign'd by the & 1 r o late Governor there are several Warrants for Surveys of Land Pre- as the respect- J whomthey3 for Pared in the Secretarys Office agreeable to Sundry Or- haevlZdca'iieaders to the Secretary since the said Third Day of May, paw the^Gov- which are not Signed by the late Governor, as the respec- theGranttobe tive Persons for whom they are made out have not called signed thereon, .,..,_, ,. . the secretary f0r them, and Paid the fee for the Grant to be signed; was ordered to prepare an En- Arid the Secretary having also Informed His Honour dorsement on J ° H?shHonou™to0r that he was this day appiyed to for Six of the said War- sign, that the ..„„<.„ Surveyers Gen- l cuus eral may exe cute the same The Board took the same into Consideration, and were of Opinion, that it would be proper for his Honor to sign an Indorsement on each Warrant, empowering the Surveyers General to lay out the Lands as described in the same Ordered — That the Secretary do accordingly pre pare an Indorsement on Each of the following Warrants namely FEBRUARY, 1757. 493 To John Morel a Lot in Hardwicke & Warrant dat. the 1 8th May David Guindre 400 Acres of Land ^ D° the 7th July 1756 Thomas White 100 D°— ^ D°— the 5 October t Daniel Dunham a Lott in Hardwicke ^ D° George Cuthbert 10b Acres of Land \- the 2d Novr D°. D°. Anthony Sallis 100 D° James Germany 500 D° Samuel Pelton 100 D° George Hackle a Town Lot in Ebe nezer ^ D° David Dicks 200 Acres of Land .... Lewis Mattiears 250 D° Mordecai Sheftal 50 Acres of Land at Vernonburgh Martin Fenton 50 Acres of Land ' the 4th Jan17 1757 Joseph Butler 460 D° ^ D° John Sartin 200 D° & D° Jonathan Bryan 300 D° |D° Isaac Tripp 100 D° ^ D° Athanasius Thomas 100 D° ^ D° Robert Southerland 150 D° ^ D° Lachlan McGillivray & Daniel Clark 50 D° p D° William Moore 100 Acres, .fy D° James Weston 200 D° p D° John Thomas 200 D° p D° David Jervey a Lot in Hardwicke m d° ; ? 7tb December > 9*b December Warr' dated the Is' February Secretary or dered not to take the Gover nors Fee for His Honour ordered the Secretary not to demand or rS^ufand take for the future the Governors fee for any Grant till signed the same ke regUiarly made out and signed by him — 494 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Fryday 25"1 Day of Feb ruary 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' tm, -lj tie J James Habersham 1 The Hon S Francis Harris L Esq™ ^ James Edward Powell J The Minutes of this Board from the 16th to the 19th of this Instant both days Inclusive were read and approved The Indians mentioned in a Minute of the 19th Instant His Honour attended by Order of his Honour when he observed that ordered some -' girvlntoSstomee he had obtained a List of the few Indian Presents that anrprSelfted were remaining in this Town which he found were very withawar3" inconsiderable that he had ordered a Part of those to be CommnaDrum . . . , . . . . . and a Flag got ready to be given to them Promising when in his Power He would shew his regard for them in a more am ple manner — He then Presented Accouthla the head Man with a War Commission and also a Drum and a flag and told him he hoped he would shew his friendship to the English by Opposing their Enemies which he Promised to do and he and his followers seemed highly Pleased with the Reception they had met with Then the Board Examined the Claim of Rich4 Johnson for 150 Acres of Land which was allow'd FEBRUARY, 1757. 495 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Is' Day of March 1757 Present His Honor Henry Ellis Esq1 Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Francis Harris The Honble \ Jonathan Bryan James Mackay James Edward Powell William Knox Esqri f Petition of 1 I Wm. Elliot ¦j to prolong his War- Irant read and Read a Petition of William Elliot setting forth that he had a Warrant Executed for five Hundred Acres of Land through Mistake by the Deputy Surveyor after the time Limited by the said Warrant for which reason the Sur- veyer General refused to certify the same, And therefore Praying that it may be Prolonged one Month from this date Granted Ordered— That the Surveyer General do Prolong the said Warrant One Month accordingly Read a Petition of Lewis Turner for five Hundred Petitionof ) Lewis Turner, Acres of Land for 500 Acres ! of Land read J Rejected- Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the Land not vacant Land not being Vacant Read a Petition of Edmund Tannatt setting forth that [Edmd?Tan] ^e *s 'n Possession of One Thousand and forty Acres of i Imim. 5°° | Land but hoped to obtain an Additional Tract which if lAcrread J granted he promised to Cultivate having a Wife Three Children One Indented Servant and forty Negroes and therefore Praying for five Hundred Acres of Land on the Northside of Ossabaw Island and Nine Hundred Acres 496 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and .900 Acres granted. of Land situate at the Head of Augustines Swamp bounding East of Lands of Thomas Vanmuch West of SavannahResolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit rents then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely Nine Hun dred Acres of Land on Augustines Swamp aforesaid is granted the Petitioner having been Sworn to forty Six Persons in Family now in the Province Read a Petition of Nathan Levy setting forth that he [Nathan of 1 was desirous of Improving a Lott in the Town of Hard- J Levy for a I j Lot in i Hardwicke I tread and Granted and Granted wicke on Great Ogechee River and therefore Praying for Lot known by Number Eighteen in Hardwicke aforesaid Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lott within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Abraham Sarzedas setting forth that he was desirous of Improving a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on Great Ogechee River and therefore Pray ing for the Lot known by Number Eighty Seven in Hard wicke aforesaid Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lott within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof Then the Prayer of his said Petition is granted MARCH, 1757. 497 f William Knox Esqr. I sworn in J Provost ) Marshal Iand one of the Coun cil .. . His Honour Acquainted the Board that William Knox Esqr had been appointed Provost Marshall and that he ' had also appointed him one of his Majestys Council of this Province and being sent for he attended and after he had taken the State Oaths appointed by Law and de clared and Subscribed the Test as well as the Oath of a Council and also the Oath of a Provost Marshall men tioned at Large in a Minute of this Board of the 17th Day of February last he took his Seat accordingly Sir Patrick Houstoun's Wart, for 1000 Acres . of Land I prolonged I for three I Months Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' acquainted the Board that his Warrant for One Thousand Acres of Land situate on a Creek known by the Name of Cat head Creek about Two Miles above the Town of Darian was out of date ) and therefore Prayed that the same may be Prolonged Three Months from this date Ordered — That the Surveyer General do prolong the said Warrant Three Months Accordingly 'The Clerk ordered to write to Messrs. Os good and Maxwell to attend on , lstTues- 1 day in next Month to determinethe Eight to an Island claimed by Mr. Max well Ordered — That the Clerk of this Board do write to the Reverend Mr Osgood at Midway and also to James Maxwell of the said Place to appear at this Board on the first Tuesday of the next Month to determine the Right to an Island which the said James Maxwell claims James Habersham Esq' named in the New Commission of the Peace as a Justice within the Province Qualifyed as such Then the Board Examined the Claim of Sundry Per sons desiring grants for Lands 82 e r— vol 7 498 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the 14"1 March 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sr Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Francis Harris The Honble -( Jonathan Bryan James Mackay James Edwa Powell William Knox Esq" His Honour Informed the Board the reason of their radvi?e°snour1 being called was to Acquaint them that he had dispatches Bolrd as to relative to the new raised Troops and other matters of aspec?aime i Consequence to Transmit to the Earl of Loudoun which with ws required an Immediate -Answer and there being no Es- Dispatchesto the Eari tablished Post from this Place it had been insinuated to of Lou- Uoun ) him by One of the Board that a Special Messenger should be employed for this Service and desired to know their Opinion thereupon as it would be attend'd with a Consid erable Expence The Board recom mends the Conveyance, at present, to be by the northern Post, there being no Fund out of wch. to answer the extraordinary .Expence- His Honour! ^-'s Honour then Acquainted the Board that he had as°pr°a3ceti- I observed with Concern the Present defenceless State of < construct- >¦ the Province Especially of this Town where so many People and so much Property was Collected that in such And the board taking the same into Consideration were of Opinion that it was a necessary measure but as there was no fund for defraying so considerable a charge the Ordinary Conveyance by Water to Charles Town and from thence by the Northern Post was recommended at Present Small Fort and Bat tery for the . a Situation they were exposed to every kind of insult and MARCH, 1757. 499 r Protection 1 Attack from the Enemy from the Smallest force and that Townand I he thought it Practicable to construct a Small fort and thiyseour1de-| Battery for the Protection of this Town and River as state " j also to Erect others in proper Situations for the Scat- ter'd Inhabitants to retire to upon any sudden Emergen cy with their familys and Effects and he apprehended that this might be Accomplished to Employ a Moiety of that Labour towards it that the Law had Assigned for the re pairing and opening of the Roads The Board intreats his Honr. to recommendit in the strongestManner to the genl Assembly And the same being taken into Consideration the Coun cil were Unanimously of Opinion that some such measure , was indispensably necessary and Intreated his Honour to recommend it as soon as Possible In the Strongest man ner to the General Assembly GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the 17th March 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr (James Habersham j Jonathan Bryan V Esqrs William Knox J The Minute of this Board of the 25"1 of Last Month J utes read I and the first and fourteenth of this instant were read and 1 and ap- f . 1 proved — J approved . f Petition of Samuel ; Richardson 1 for a Lot in I Hardwicke I read and Read a Petition of Samuel Richardson setting forth that he was desirous of Improving a Lot in the Town of • Hardwicke on Great Ogechee River and therefore Pray ing for the Lot known by Number 121 in Hardwicke aforesaid 5°o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lott within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 22d March 1757 Present His Honor Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham "^ Jonathan Bryan I - James Edward Powell ( ^ William Knox J ( His Honour acquaints the Board with the ruinousConditionof Tybee LightHouse and ofthe Want of an House there for the Pilot and propos es some Money in the Treas urer's Hands to be applied to- wards the repairingand build ing the . same The Honb His Honour acquainted the Board that he had been in formed that the Light House at Tybee was in a ruinous. Condition and if not Immediately repaired that very use- full and necessary Building must soon fall that by his re quest Mr Jonathan Bryan had taken a View of the same and Confirmed the Information he had received that, he was also informed that the Pilot there had no House to shelter himself and Family from the Weather and with out one he could not continue to give the needfull Attend ance that he found there was about Sixty Pounds in the Hands of the Treasurer raised by an Impost on Shipping by an Act of the General Assembly for repairing the said Light House and also for building a House for the Pilot which he apprehended would be very insufficient to an swer the said Services and therefore desired the Opinion of the Board thereupon MARCH, 1757. 501 The Board approvesthe Meas ures pro posed and advises his Honour to recommend it to the General As sembly to provide for Defi- I. cieneies 'Also for an Advertisement to be Published for Propos- ¦ als to be given in relative to I I the Work J And the Board having taken the same into Considera tion were of Opinion that it was absolutely necessary to repair the Light House and build a House for the Pilot with all Possible Dispatch especially as the former ap peared to be in Iminent danger of falling to utter ruin and as the Money for that Purpose in the Treasurers Hands would be far Short of effecting the same they ad vised his Honour to recommend it to the General Assem bly to Provide for the Deficiency and that an Advertise ment be Published for Workmen to inquire into what may be thought Proper to be done in order to their delivering Proposals to go about it Immediately Ordered — That the Clerk of this Board do accord ingly Publish an Advertisement in the -following Words Whereas the Light House at Tybee requires an imme diate Repair and it being also intended to build a House Advertisement f°r the Pilot there Notice is hereby given that whoever is inclined to undertake the same are desired to attend the Governor in Council on Fryday next in the forenoon to be made acquainted with what is necessary to be done in order that they may deliver in their Proposals as the Person who offers to do it on the Most reasonable Terms will be Preferred 5°2 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the 25th Day of March 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq* Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan y Esqri James Edward Powell William Knox The Honb His Honour proposes a Sum of Money in Mr. Rus sell's Hands to be also applied to- wards the repairing the Light House and building a Pilot House and the same to be replaced, when want ed, by the Moneys arising from the Impostion .Shipping Approved of by the Board Several Carpenters attend in Conse quence of Adver-tisemt. and informedhis Honr. . that a Sur- , His Honour Informed the Board that Mr Russell had acquainted him that he had about Seventy Pounds in his hands which the late Trustees had directed to be given into Two Premiums to the first Two Persons that should erect Private Filatures on their own Plantations and therein Reel Thirty Pounds of Raw Silk from Cacoons made from Silk Worms fed by Trees of their own Growth and as there was no Probability of such Filatures being soon erected and there was an Absolute necessity of Im mediately repairing the Light House and of building a Habitation for the Pilot at Tybee though there was no fund Adequate to the Expence He Proposed that the said Sum of Seventy Pounds should be appiyed for that Pur pose and if it should hereafter happen expedient to give the said Premiums for the Encouragement of Erecting Private Filatures that may be replaced out of the Money that may arise by the Impost laid on Shipping which the Board having considered agreed to In Consequence of the Advertisement Published agree able to a Minute of the last Board several Carpenters at tended being Informed with the Work intended to be done at Tybee they observed that they could not deliver in any Proposals thereupon till they had made a Survey MARCH, 1757. 5°3 vey of the 1 Conditionof the Light House was previously necessary j to their giving in Proposalsfor repair- . ing it ) ( Wednesdaynext ap pointed for . the Survey; two of the Council to go with the .Carpenters ) ' Proposals 1 to be deliv- I - eredon }¦ Monday 4th I . Aprile next ) ' His Honour "1 proposesdrawing a Bill for 100 £ on the Earl of Loudounfor Paymt. pf Rangers, the Cap tain being unable to raise pay ¦ for his Men by Certifi cates : and in Case of the Bill not being paid by his Lordship that his Hon. and the Council shod, un dertake to I discharge it TheCoun- 1 cil thought it an ill ! 1 Precedent \ j and could f not advise - his Honr. I . thereto J of the Condition of the Light House on the Spot by which means they would be better enabled to Calculate the Expence with more certainty and therefore desired his Honor to allow them a few days to make such Survey which was agreed to and they were accordingly told that Two Members of the Council would go with them to Ty bee next Wednesday and that they might deliver in their Proposals sealed to his Honour in Council on Monday the fourth day of April next when those Who should Propose to do the said Work in the best and Cheapest manner should be Impartially Preferr'd His Honour then Acquainted the Board that Captain John Barnard who commands the Rangers lately raised had Informed him that he could not get Cash for Certifi cates and was unable otherwise to pay his Men and must if not supplied by some other Means discharge them upon which his Honor observed that as those Rangers were raised on a very emergent Occasion and there appeared to be a Necessity of continuing them he proposed the drawing a Bill for One Hundred Pounds on the Earl of Loudoun for the Present Exigency and if not Paid by his Lordship that he and the Council should take upon them to discharge the same And the same being taken into Consideration the Coun cil were of Opinion that it would be an 111 Precedent and very imprudent to take upon themselves the Risque of Supporting such Services and therefore could not Ad vice his Honour to the Measure Proposed GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 29th March 1757- Present His Honur Henry Ellis Esq1 f Francis Harris ) The Honb,e ^ James Edwa Powell }• Esqrs [ William Knox J The Minutes of this Board from the 17th of this In stant inclusive to this Day were read and approved. Then his Honour observed that there was only two Justices of the general Court, and as there was Business of great Importance to come before the ensuing Court he proposed not only to make up the usual Number of Three but to add two more Judges to the Bench ; and ac cordingly James De Veaux, Elisha Butler, and Edmund Tannatt Esqrs were nominated and approved — His Hon our therefore Ordered — That the 'Secretary do prepare Commis sions accordingly. Then his Honour proposed the making out a new Com mission of the Peace that a sufficient Number of Justices might be added in the respective Districts which he was informed was become necessary especially since the Com mencement of the Act for establishing Courts of Re quest : And the same being duely considered the follow ing Persons were nominated, viz' Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar', James Habersham, Noble justices Names Jones, Pickering Robinson, Francis Harris, Jonathan Bryan, Clement Martin, James Mackay, James Edward Powell and William Knox Esquires of his. Majesty's Council. MARCH, 1757. 5°5 Patrick Mackay, Joseph Butler, James De Veaux, Eli sha Butler and Edmund Tannatt Esqrs Judges of the gen eral Court, and William Clifton Esq' Attorney general. Joseph Ottolenghe, James Campbell, Henry Yonge, Noble Wimberly Jones, Samuel Marcer, David Mon taigut, William Francis, Thomas Vincent, Alexander Wylly, Lewis Johnson, Joseph Gibbons, William Spencer,. and William Handley Esqrs and Bartholomew Zouber buhler Clerk for the Districts of Savannah, Abercorn and Goshen Acton Vernonburgh and the Islands of Tybee Wilmington Skidoway and Green Island. Christian Raberhorst Clerk, John Ludwig Meyer, John Fieri, Theobald Kieffer, John Thomas, and John Gold- wire Esquires for the District of Ebenezer — John Henry Greeve, John Rae, David Douglass, Mar tin Campbell, Edward Barnard, and Lauglan Mc Gilvray Esquires for the Districts of Halifax and Augusta Philip Delegal Junior, John De Veaux, William Butler and James Maxwell Esquires for the district of great and little Ogechee. Audley Maxwell, John Stevens, John Elliot, Francis Arthur, Grey Elliot, John Mackintosh M. John Mackin tosh B. Roderick Mackintosh, Donald Clark, John Per kins and Mark Carr Esquires for the Districts of Midway Darian and Frederica. Ordered — That the Secretary do prepare a Commis sion accordingly. Jonathan t Several Carpenters intending to go to Tybee to survey Bryan and [,_,... . J wm. Knox I the Condition of the Light House to Morrow Mr Bryan gotoTybeej anc* ^ Knox were thought proper Persons to go with wth. the Them ..Carpenters J il[J"' 5°6 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the fourth Day of Aprill 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham The HonbIe <| Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan William Knox Esqr: The Minutes of the preceeding Board were read and Minutes read A ° and approved, approved. Mr Habersham acquainting his Honour that Mr Thom- po™fn°n| as Vincent had resigned the Office of deputy Clerk of the j cou'nrif m16 [ Council and that he had deputed Mr Charles Watson to iMr.vSSntJ be Clerk in the Place of Mr Vincent: Accordingly the said Charles Watson attended, took all the State Oaths appointed by Law, and declared and subscribed the Test, and also took the usual Oath of Fidelity and Secresy. — The Gov ernour pro poses that a Piece of Land for a Garden be , supplied to ' ] the French ( Neutrals to enablethem the better to support . Themselves and His Honour acquainted the Board that Yesterday he took the Opportunity of visiting the French Neutrals in this Place, and was very much affected to see such a Number of distressed People surrounded with large Fam ilies of helpless Infants; and proposed to the Board their having a Portion of Land allotted them for the making a Garden, which might enable them to obtain a more comfortable Support by what Necessaries such Garden would afford them for their own Consumption, and by the Money to be made of the Residue at a Market : That if the Measure was approved his Honour intended to- supply them with all Manner of Garden Seeds. APRIL, 1757. 507 ( Resolved I that such I Land be -{ supplied on Applica- I tion to be I. made The same being taken into Consideration the Board was of Opinion that the French People, upon Applica tion, should be accommodated with such Land for the Purpose mentioned. ( Advertisement order ed to be published for the public Ac counts be fore 25th March last to be brought in that the same may be put in a due Course .of Payment. His Honour also acquainted the Board that the ill Pay ment of the public Accounts during the late Administra tion, by some Persons being unduely preferred, and oth ers totally neglected, had much injured the public Credit of the Province; and proposed an Advertisement to be published for all Persons having Demands on the Public before the twenty fifth Day of March last to bring in their Accounts to the Clerk of the Council on or before the sev enteenth Day of this instant Aprill, distinguishing the respective Sums due to them on the twenty fifth Day of December and the twenty ninth Day of September pre ceeding Whereby the Board might be enabled to put such Bills in a due Course of Payment. Ordered — That such an Advertisement be published. The Car penter's Proposals delivered in as to the Repair of the Light- House and buildinganHouse for I the Pilot . and Several Carpenters who had been to survey the Condi tion of the Light-House at Tybee this Day delivered in their Proposals for repairing the same; And also the • Terms on which they would build an House for the Pilot twenty six by Eighteen Feet with one Partition and one Story high. The Board tdok the several Proposals under Consider- Mc^carty's1 ation and were of Opinion that the Preference be given wemj™? to Cornelius McCarty and James Wemyss, they ensrag-iner { Proposals > , , . , . , , . 2 _, , ' J b b b accepted ( under Articles each in Seventy Pounds Sterling Pen- and the ' J ° conditions alty) effectually to secure the Light-House in four Months from the Time of signing the Contract — That the Timber be free of Sap, and of the same Dimensions with the Timber first used in Building the said Light- House — That the additional Works be a Brace or Shbar 508 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL at each Angle fifteen Feet in. Length and twelve by nine Inches broad, and to be well inclosed from the Weather — Also that they do compleat the Pilot House in two Months after the Expiration of the Time given for secur ing the Light-House — And that they find all Materials (Brick Work excepted) Nails, Carriage, and Labourers, necessary to compleat the aforesaid Work — And that twenty Pounds be advanced them to begin the Work with. Ordered — That the said Cornelius McCarty and j Mccarty -j jartles Wemyss be informed by the Clerk of this Board i behrfOTrn^d i that their Proposals are approved and accepted of, and Ithereof. ) . . . TT . . .... that his Honour expects they will enter into Articles un der the foregoing Conditions and Penalty — GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savanah on Tuesday the fifth Day of Aprill 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham ") The Honble \ Francis Harris I p rs Jonathan Bryan [ ^ William' Knox J Minutes read The Minutes of the last Board were read and approved. and approved. rr Read a Petition of John Gasper Wertsh setting forth (johnGas-f ] that he was in Possession of fifty Acres of Land but was 1 for iooer J" desirous of an additional Tract which if granted he prom- tLaicTread. J ised to cultivate And Praying for One hundred Acres of APRIL, 1757- 509 and Land on an Island opposite to Ebenezer joining Lands of Mr Thilo. Fifty Acres granted. f Petition of I Thos. But- ¦{ ler for a Lot i in Hard- l. wicke read and Granted. ("Petition of I Elisha But- < ler for 200 1 Acres of I Marsh read J and Granted. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then- Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely fifty Acres of Land is granted. Read a Petition of Thomas Butler setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Hard wicke on great Ogechee River, And Praying for Lot called Number two hundred nineteen in Hardwicke afore said.Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his. Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit- Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Elisha Butler setting forth that he was in Possession of one thousand two hundred Acres of Land but was desirous of an additional Tract which, if granted, he promised to cultivate having fifty three Persons in Family And Praying for two hundred Acres of Marsh Land on the north Side of great Ogechee Riv er joining Easterly on the said River and South on Gov ernour Reynolds's Land. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg- 5i° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL (Petition of I John Mack- ) intosh D. | for 66 Acres of Land Iread and Granted f Petition of I William j Butler for 1 600 Acres of Land I read and Granted* ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Mackintosh D. setting forth that he had five hundred Acres of Land granted him by the late President and Assistants but on the Surveyer general making out the Plan from the former Surveyer Ellis's field Notes he found the same to contain no more than four hundred thirty four Acres And Praying for sixty six Acres to make up his Deficiency joining John D'Loin in the District of Darian. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit- Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of William Butler setting forth that he was in possession of two thousand two hundred Acres of Land but was desirous of an additional Tract which if granted he promised to cultivate having ninety Per sons in Family And Praying for a Tract of Pine Land and some River Swamp in all five Hundred Acres above Fort Argyle adjoining Mr AVilloughby West's Land on a small Creek. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. APRIL, 1757- 5" f petition of -i Read a Petition of Matthias Slyterman Praying for a IsSytermln I Lot Number 132 in Hardwicke on great Ogechee. I for a Lot in f Hardwicke I I read J Rejected. Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of Joseph Henshaw setting forth that j josepT ° 1 he was desirous of a Tract of Land, and if granted he "j for 600 | promised to cultivate it having ten Negroes And Praying 1-MarshreadJ for six hundred Acres of Marsh Land upon the Point fronting the East of the Town of Hardwicke. and r Petition of 1 Also a Petition of the said Joseph Henshaw Praying I Henshaw I for a Lot in Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number 86. 1 for a Lot in f ° ° Hardwicke I I. read J both Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed untill the Petitioner with his Postponed 'till Family Georgia . Family reside in the Province And that the Lands be re and the Lands re served for . 18 Months served for Eighteen Months. Read a Petition of Thomas Burrington setting forth [Thosi0Bu°rf- ] ^at ^e was desirous of a Tract of Land and if granted I Io7Acref°r I he promised to cultivate it having a Wife two Children tread Qne ]\Tegro anc\ two indented Servants And Praying for four Hundred Acres of Land between the Rivers of Oge chee and Conochee on the cross Swamp near to Lands of and Daniel Nunes. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 512 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL {Petition of Jacob Tal- f are for a Lot in Hardwicke read and Rejected Petition of JonathanBryan for a Lot in Hard wicke read and Granted Petition of Wm. Gibbons for 90 Acres of Land read and Granted Read a Petition of Jacob Talfare Praying for a Lot Number One hundred thirty three in Hardwicke on great Ogechee. Ordered— That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esqr Praying for a Lot Number five in Hardwicke on great Ogechee. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his- Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of William Gibbons setting forth that he was in Possession of one thousand one hundred and forty five Acres of Land and was desirous of an addi tional Tract which if granted he promised to cultivate having a Wife two Children and twenty two Negroes And Praying for ninety Acres of Land bounding West on the Petitioner's Land, East on Joseph Stanley and South on James Baillou. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Abigail Minis Widow setting forth gin Mmhffor'" that She was desirous of a Tract of Land, and, if granted, La°ndrr . . ,...,. ,-. Acres of i ous of an Additional Tract, which if granted he Prom- l Land read J > b . ised to Cultivate, And Praying for One hundred Acres of and Land joining John Meyers Land at Ebenezer. f Rejected ] ORDERED j the Land 1 . l not being f not being Vacant [Vacant J ° That the Petition be rejected, the Land. f Petition of i John Todd 1 Junr for 200 Acres i of Land [ Read and Read a Petition of John Todd Junr setting forth that he was in Possession of One hundred Acres of Land and was desirous of an Additional Tract which if granted he- Promised to Cultivate having a Wife and three Children And Praying for two hundred Acres of Land lying on the North Side of little Sappalo River where formerly one- Robert Johnson lived. Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within. Seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his- Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit- Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of Read a Pethi°n of John Fitzgerald Praying for a Lot. ' gS&fr "a [ Number 108 iii the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- iT.nfj« r i chee. j Lot in Hardwicke i L read J and Granted Resolvkd-is granted That the Prayer of the said Petition. APRIL, 1757- 523 Read a Petition of Nathaniel Clark setting forth that [NlthaA?* ] he did some time ago Petition for two hundred Acres of 1 200 Acres \ Land, but on Survey found it not Vacant ; Therefore 1 read j praying for two hundred Acres Situate to the South of Lands laid out to Captain James Mackay, and to the North of Lands laid out for Mr Otterbridge on South Newport. and- Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit- Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Edward Sumervilee Praying for Edta?d0f ] Lot Number 123 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Sumerville 1 /~. . for a Lot in f UgeCrlee. Hardwickeread J and Postponed Ordered — : That the further consideration of the said Petition be Postponed. Read a Petition of Minis Minis Praying for a Lot ISintaMtato] Number 123 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- 1 for a Lot in i _ I Hardwicke j Chee Read and Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted granted Read a Petition of Cornelius McCarty Praying for a Cornelius I Lot Number 121 in the Town of Hardwicke on great McCarty ! . ° for a Lot in ( Ogeechee. Hardwicke .read J and Resolved— That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted , 1 granted 524 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL , Petit;on of -, Read a Petition of Mordecai Shef tall Praying for Lot I shrf^ffor ' Number 1 76 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- 1a Lot in ("chee. Hardwicke [read and Granted. Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Michael Stutz Praying for a Lot Michael I Number 148 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- I Stutz for a 1 ° & ' Lot in 1 chee. Hardwicke [read and Granted Resolved— That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Clayton setting forth that he [john'ciay- ] was desirous of improving a Tract of Land and if grant- I Acrefof00 1 ed Promised so to do, having a Wife and two Children [Land read and prayjng for Qne hundred Acres of Land on Tuckesy Kings joining to Lands of Jeremiah Swan and Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed. said Petition be Postponed. Read a Petition of Philip Box Praying for a Lot Num- 1 Philip box 1 ber 72 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee -I for a Lot in 1- / S> to I Hardwicke I [ read J an chee. j for a Lot in I Hardwicke [read and Rejected OrdEREd- That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of Charles Dubois Praying- for a Lot fPetitionof 1 ,, , . ~ r T |chariesDu-| Number 222 in the iown of Hardwicke on great Oee- J bois for a l o a j Lot in f chee. I Hardwicke I I read J and Rejected. Ordered — That the said Petition be Rejected. 526 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ] Read a Petition of John Primut Praying for a Lot I- Number 307 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee. That the said Petition be Rejected. f Petition of I John Pri- ) mut for a 1 Lot in 1 Hardwicke J. read j Rented. Ordered— Read a Petition of James Muter Praying for a Lot Tjlme's110 1 Number 111 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- J Muter for a l . "> Lotin r chee. I Hardwizke j I read and Granted Resolved-Granted That the Prayer of the said Petition is f Petition of 1 Andrew I Maxton for ¦ a Lot in Hardwickeread and Granted Read a Petition of Andrew Maxton Praying for Lot Number 13— in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge chee. Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted Read a Petition of Harriot Crooke Widow Praying for a Lot Number 137 in the Town of Hardwicke on Petition of 1 Harriot Sf r great Ogechee. I Hardwicke I t read J Resolved — and Granted That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted. f Petition of I James I Graham for a Lot in Hardwicke I. read and Granted Read a Petition of James Graham Praying for a Lot Number 53 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge chee. Resolved- granted. That the Prayer of the said Petition is Read a Petition of Thomas Burrington Esqr Praying fPetitionof ) r t i t»t , ^ fa ¦*"' M J b I Thomas | tor a J_ot Number 184 in the Town of Hardwicke on t Hardwicke Read and Granted I Burrington , I for a Lot in great Og-echee. Resolved- Granted That the Prayer of the said Petition is APRIL, 1757. 527 Petition of GilbertBurrinsrtonan Infant Son of Thomas Burringtonfor a Lot in Hardwicke lead and Kejeciea. Read a Petition of Gilbert Burrington an Infant Son of the above named Thomas Burrington Praying for a Lot Number 205 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee. Ordered — That the said Petition be Rejected. Read a Petition of Nicholas West Praying for a Lot Number 127 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge chee. Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed. Petition of James Boddie for i a Lot in Hardwicke ! reade J and Granted Read a Petition of James Boddie Praying for a Lot Number 114 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge chee. Resolved — That on Condition only that the said Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date, And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office within Six Months from the Date thereof. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Nicholas Laurence Praying for a [Nicholas0 Lot Number no in the Town of Hardwicke on great Lawrence > _- . for a Lot in Ogechee [Hardwicke J ° Read and Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed. Read a Petition of Peter Blyth Praying for a Lot [leterBiyth] Number 147 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- < for a Lot in r , Hardwicke \ Ctiee 1 read J and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the said Pe titioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within 528 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his- Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Peter Morel Praying for a Lot f Peter Morei ] Number 129 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- foraLotln > t Hardwicke Cnee. [ read J and Granted Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lott within. Seven Months from this date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rentsr Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Young Praying for a Lot johnionof | Number 71 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- Young for I -i a Lot in f chee. Hardwicke I read J and Granted Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date, And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Jeremiah Slyterman Praying for a. jlremiah Lot Number i;2 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Slyterman r „ , for a Lot in Ogechee. I Hardwch J ° Read and Rejected ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected. APRIL, 1757- 529 f Petition of Matthias 1 Koug-le for a Lot in Hardwicke [read and Granted Read a Petition of Matthias Kougle Praying for a Lot Number 128 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- ¦ chee Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. I Petition of John Men- zieforaLotin. Hard- chee. wicke read J Read a Petition of John Menzies Praying for a Lot Number 126 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge- and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months from this Date And that he doth Also Regis ter the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof, that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Further time allowed Mr. John Jagger for Settling his Land. It appearing to this Board that Mr John Jagger who had a Tract of one thousand Acres of Land granted him the third Day of April 1755 on Condition of his entring into Bond in the Penalty of One hundred Pounds Ster ling to Settle the same within the Time therein Pre scribed had been prevented fulfilling the said Condition by Unavoidable Accidents Ordered — That the Time for Settling the same be six Months proionge(j for Six Months from this Date. 34 e r— vol 7 53° Sixty Six Acres of Land, an Island of Marsh, and a Parcel of Land in Hardwicke , 260 Feet I from East to West, I and 300 I Feet from | North to I South granted his I Honour the [Governour. J f His Honour the Govern our Sign ed the fol lowingGrants for . Lands GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL His Honour the Governour moved that Sixty Six Acres of Land bounding the Township Line of Hard wicke on great Ogechee to the East, Lands of Hugh Mackay South, and Lands of Joseph Barker West; to gether with a Small Island of Marsh fronting the said Land containing about Seven or Eight Acres ; And Also that a Parcel of Land in the Town of Hardwicke includ ing the Lots Numbers 139, 140, 141, bounded West by a Street, North by the Bay of the Town, East and South by the Fortifications Lands, extending from East to West two hundred and Sixty Feet, and from North to South three Hundred Feet ; might be granted unto him. Resolved — That the Sixty Acres of Land and Is land of Marsh And Also the Land in the Town of Hard wicke as above described and set forth be granted to his Honour. His Honour Signed Grants for Lands to the following PersonsGeorge Cuthbert 100 Acres in the District of Savannah Daniel Dunnom 550 Acres in the District of Newport White Outerbridge a Town Lot Number 20 in Hard wicke Joseph Minis a Town Lot Number 99 in Hardwicke White Outerbridge 550 Acres in the District of Newport John Deveaux 950 Acres in the District of Ogechee. John Pettycrew 200 Acres in the District of Augusta Michael Stutz 100 Acres in the District of Ogechee Solomon Shad chee — 250 Acres in the District of 0< APRIL, 1757- S31 Henry Snider 150 Acres in the District of Ogechee Joseph Butler 500 Acres in the District of Ogechee. Joseph Butler 140, Acres in the District of Ogechee Joseph Butler Jun : Town Lot Number 115 In Hardwicke James McKay Esqr 550 : Acres in the District of Newport James McKay Esqr 200 : Acres in the District of Ogechee Joseph Massey . . 500 : Acres in the District of Newport Nathan Levi a Town Lot Number 18 In Hardwicke Donald M°Donald 200: Acres at the Head of the S° Branch of S° Newport Phillippa Fenny 500 : Acres in the District of Newport Grey Elliott A Town Lot Number 157 In Hardwicke Thomas Carter 100 : Acres in the District of Newport Christian Rabenhurst Clerk Ludwig Meyer John Fieri and Theobald Kieffer . :ioo: Acres in the District of Ebenezer In Trust &c Joseph Butler 1500 : Acres in the District of Ogechee Joseph Butler :300 : Acres in the District of Ogechee Joseph Butler 1300 : Acres in the District of Ogechee Joseph Butler : a Town Lot Number 96 In Hardwicke Joseph Butler Junr 500 : Acres in the District of Ogechee Shem Butler :5oo : Acres in the District of Ogechee Mark Carr . . . 1500 : Acres in the District of Midway Mark Carr . ; . :200 : Acres an Island at Midway 532 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Thomas Carr 1500 : Acres in the District of Midway Ann Graham Widow 600 Acres in the District of Sa vannah Ann Graham 50, Acres being a Town Lot in Savannah N° 5 In Wilmington Tything wth Garden Lot N° 63 and Farm Lot N° 1 Ann Graham a Town Lot Number 44 In Hardwicke John Deveaux 500 : Acres in the District of Ogechee John M°Intosh M 350 Acres in the District of Sappalo Ann Hopkins Widow 500 Acres in the District of Halli fax George Peters . . 50 Acres being a Town Lot in Sa vannah N° 3 in Belitha Tything with Garden Lot N° 16 and Farm Lot N° 4 John McBean 100 Acres in the District of Darian Henry Yonge Esq 300 Acres in the District of Midway William Burton 50 Acres being a Town Lot In Savannah N° 5 in the first Tything Anson Ward with Garden Lot 164 and Farm Lot N° 1 James Gallache 95 Acres being a Town Lot in Savannah N° 10 in the fourth Tything" Anson Ward with Garden Lot N° 161 and two Farm Lots N° 2 & 3 John Cornberger 100: Acres and a Town Lot In Eben ezer Hannah Elizabeth and Mary Frederica Gronou a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 5 and Six Garden Lots each con taining two Acres and known by N° 1 : 2 in the third Row & N° 1, 2, 3, 4 in the fourth Row in near old Ebenezer Creek APRIL, 1757- 533 Daniel Burgslainer a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 3 and a Garden Lot in the Second Row and 50 Acres of Land in the Mile District of Ebenezer. George Heckall A Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 4 And 50 Acres Veite Landfelder a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 9 & a Gar den Lot 2 Acres and 50 Acres of Land in the Town District John George Snyder a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 4 And 50 Acres in Ebenezer District Veite Leckner a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 10 And 150 Acres in the Mile District John Michael Herse 50 Acres in the Mile District of Eb enezer Christian Stainer a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 6 Garden Lot 2 Acres and 100 Acres in Mile District Christian Leimberger a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 6 And 100 Acres in the Mile District Michael Snyder 50 Acres in the Mile District of Eben ezer Frederica Bruckner a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 2 Gar den Lot 2 Acres and 50 Acres in the Town District Thomas Geswandell a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 3 a Gar den Lot 2 Acres And 50 Acres in the Mile District John Michael Weber 50 Acres in the District of Aber corn and Geshen Christian Birk a Garden Lot 2 Acres in the Town Dis trict of Ebenezer and 50 Acres in the same District / / 534 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Simon Renter a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 7 a Garden Lot 2 Acres and 50 Acres in the Mile District George S'wiger a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 9 Garden Lot 2 Acres and 50 Acres in the Mile District Daniel Shubdrein Junr a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 6 Gar den Lot 2 Acres and 100 Acres in Bethany District Christopher Cramer a Town Lot in Ebenezer N° 6 Gar den Lot 2 Acres and 100 Acres in the Town District Charles Zigmund Ott a Garden Lott 2 Acres and 50 Acres in the Mile District of Ebenezer. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on. Wednesday the Sixth Day of April 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 f Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' „, „ ble James Habersham, Francis Harris, ^ ^ r, I he Hon - Jonathan Bryan, Jam8 Eda Powell l ' ' '• William Knox, The Min utes read and ap proved Claims of Lands be tween the Inhabitants of Midwayand Mr. JamesMaxwelllitigated The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and approved Whereas it appears by a Minute of the first Day of March last that the Clerk was Ordered to Write to the Reva Mr Osgood at Midway (on Behalf of the Inhabi tants there) and to Mr James Maxwell of the same Place to appear at this Board on the first Tuesday of April In stant to determine the Right to an Island, said to contain APRIL, 1757- 535 twenty two Acres Petitioned for as Vacant Land by the said Inhabitants of Midway for a Public Landing and Claimed by the said Mr Maxwell as part of a Tract of Land formerly allotted his Son James Maxwell a Minor : Accordingly on this. Day the Parties appeared, and being Severally heard, the Right to the Land in dispute ap peared to be in Favour of Mr Maxwell ; but to Promote Harmony and for the Public Utility of the Inhabitants of Midway, the said Mr Maxwell for his Son in the Pres ence of his Honour the Governor in Council did Volun tarily resign his Right and Title to one half Part or full Moiety of the said Island for the Use and Benefit of the said Inhabitants of Midway and their Successors as a Public Landing Place for ever, withal engaging that his Said Son should Ratify the same when at Age, And re quested his Honour would Order the said Inhabitants a Grant for such Moiety of the said Island on their apply ing for the same. Then the Board examined the Claim of Alexander f Bafflfe^s61 ] Baillie to one hundred Acres of Marsh Land on Midway lammed and [ adjoining Probart Howasth and Baillies Island which tallowed- J Cjaim was allowed_ 536 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah the twelfth Day of April 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro' j James Habersham j llu M " > Francis Harris [ Esq™ William Knox I ("TheMin- "1 J utes read 1 and ap- [ proved James De veaux and Edmund Tannatt Esqrs. Sworn Jus tices of the . genl Court f Mr. Thomas [Bruce J sworn ] Searcherin thi3 [ Province The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and j Approved James Deveaux and Edmund Tannatt Esqrs having been appointed Justices of the general Court attended and Severally took the Oath of Office. Mr Thomas Bruce having Produced a Deputation for Searcher of the Ports in Georgia, He accordingly took all the State Oaths appointed by Law declared and Sub scribed the Test and Also took the Oath of Office. Petition of James An derson and Andrew Nowland for Reward for taking . Dundass Read the Petition of James Anderson and Andrew Newland setting forth that David Dundass who was Committed to Savannah Goal for Felony broke the said Goal and escaped and that his Excellency Governor Rey nolds Published a Reward for taking the said Felon. That the Petitioners sometime in April 1756 took the said Dundass at least 120 Miles from Savannah and brought him down thither, whereby the Petitioners looked on themselves not only intituled to the reward but Also to be paid for the trouble & Expence they were at in bringing down the Felon, And Praying that the said reward might be Ordered, and such Reasonable allowance for their ex pences and trouble, as their Honours should think fit APRIL, 1757- 537 ' Consideration thereof Postponeduntill the late Senior Justice can be spoke .with Petition of the Inhabi tants of Brier Creek and great Ogecheecomplain ing of Dis turbances from the Indians .read and Ordered — That the Consideration of the Petition be Postponed 'till the Board can be informed by the late Senior Justice (Mr Jones) of the Particulars of the Serv ice Set forth Read also a Petition of the Inhabitants of Great Oge chee and Briar Creek setting forth That the Petitioners laboured under extreem Hardships by the Indians de stroying their Grain and Stock, and Stealing their Horses -and whatever else they had a Mind for, and telling the White People that many Families of Indians were coming down to Settle a Town and plant this Spring on the North Side of Ogechee River within Sixteen Miles of the Peti tioners Settlement which the Petitioners imagined would be very Prejudicial and oblige them after a tiresome ex pensive Journey to Remove out of the Province, That the part where the Petitioners were Settled would be very valuable could it be cultivated quietly, and would be soon Peopled : But the Petitioners misfortunes had Occasioned many Families on their Way thither to stop short, and some others to Remove from thence, whereby they were reduced to 25 or 30 Families, and no ways able to stand in their defence but obliged to let the Indians do as they thought fit, And Praying that their Miserable case might be taken into Consideration and such Method speedily fallen upon for their Relief as should be thought most convenient. ' Petition of the Inhabi tants of Brier Creek complain- - ing of white People's SellingRum to the Indians .read Read also a Petition of the Inhabitants of Briar Creek setting forth that the Petitioners Laboured under many Inconveniences on Account of some Persons dealing with . and Selling Rum to the Indians in those Settlements That in the beginning of February 1757 Mr John Fitch came thither with Goods to trade with the Indians and some of them got Rum from him which made them almost Drunk and a Parcel of them went the same day to the House of John Cochlin and there got more Rum until! 538 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL some of them were quite Drunk and became very trouble some to the Neighbours, taking away what they Pleased out of the Houses, frightning the Women and Children, Snapping their Guns and Outrageously threatening. That Andrew Nowland, Michael Stuart and one Kerry were also Supposed to carry on a Clandestine Trade with the Indians at Ogechee in Defiance of the Laws; The In dians themselves telling several People that they had and Goods from Those Men, That by such Practices the In dians were in the Settlements killing of Cattle and Steal ing of Horses to the great Detriment of the Settlers which must compel them to remove to some other Province un less a Speedy Stop was put to such Practices, All which the Petitioners humbly Submitted to his Honours Con sideration Praying Redress — ¦ Ordered — That the further Consideration of the \l [Instant— j t^^ ^^ ItotheT/th I said Petition be Postponed untill Thursday the 14th of this GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday ye fourteenth Day of April 1757 Present His Plonour Henry Ellis Esquire Sir Patrick Houstoun "^ James Habersham It?™ Francis Harris ( bs(l ^ William Knox J The Honble (Minutes 1 The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were Read and i App^ed j approved. APRIL, 1757- 539 His Honour the further Consideration of the aforementioned . Petitions And in formed the Board that he had ap pointed some Chie- asaw In dians to meet him in the Council . Chamber The Indians attend ac cordinglywith Bynon their Inter preter, tell the Govt. they came to see him & asked for some Pow- L der & Ball f Bynon not Permitted by his Hon our to in terpret, the Messengersent for the usual inter preter. His Honour acquainted The Board that the Reason of his calling them together was to take into further Consid eration the Petition of the Inhabitants of Bryar Creek and Ogechee laid before this Board at the last Meeting ; which his Honour Noticed were corroberated by three Affidavits which he laid before them. Also that some Chicasaw Indians were in Town and desired to have a Friendly Talk, and that to Add to the Solemnity, he had appointed to meet them in the Council Chamber. Accordingly the Indians attended, five Men in Number with Lewis Bynon their Interpreter, when his Honour ac quainted Bynon that he was charged with Mai-Practices in Regard to those Indians therefore could not Admit him for Interpreter and ordered the Messenger to go for the Usual Interpreter, And then Addressing himself to an Indian called Dick, who his Honour was informed could talk English, told him that he was very glad to see them, That the Chicasaws had always been Steady Friends to the English, but he had been told some White Men had Perswaded them to come down, and he took it very ill that any White Man should interfere between him and his Friends the Chicasaws. — To which the said Indian an swered that no Person had perswaded them down, That they came Purposely to see the Governour, and to ask for a little Powder and Ball, and the Head Man called the Doctor, also said that they were very Poor, had come a great way, and wanted Blankets to Sleep on. His Honour Promises to buy them a few Pres ents and that when the Pres ents came from Eng land they should re- . ceive more His Honour told them that we were also poor, but that he would buy them a little Powder and Ball, — That he soon expected to have some Presents ¦ from the great King, and when they arrived, he would acquaint them and the rest of our Friend Indians of it, that they might re ceive them. 54o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL The Mes senger re turns; the Interpreternot to be found; then BynonSworn [ His Honour ! Asked the 1 Indians [ Questions The Messenger being returned, acquainted his Honour, that the Interpreter was not to be found, Whereupon the said Lewis Bynon was ordered to be sworn as Such. His' Honour then asked whether the Indians could give him any account of the French Indians? — They An swered No. He then Asked whether there was not to be soon a Meeting of Creek, Cherokee and Chicasaw Indians at the Chicasaw Town, he having heard such a Report? — The Indians answered that if they came, they came, for they knew nothing of it. His Honour tells the Indiansthat he had received complaints of their killing the White-Men's Horses and Cattle The Indians answer that their Young Men sometimesmisbe haved wch they would endeavour to prevent The Governour then told them, that he had received complaints of the Indians killing and Stealing the White Peoples Cattle and Horses about Brier Creek and Oge chee, and of their frightning and threatning the Inhab itants of those Settlements, and that while the White People behaved well to them, he expected the Indians should do the same. And if the White People misbe haved his Honour desired he might be acquainted with it, and he would take Care they should be Punished. Their Answer was, that their Young People sometimes were Mad with Liquor and Misbehaved, which they would en deavour to Prevent for the Future. The Gov ernour ap points the Indians to come to his House to Morrow at four o' clock in the afternoon Petitions of the Inhabi tants of Brier Creek and Oge chee fur ther Con sidered ; the Persons ap pearing on behalf of the Peti tioners call- , The Governour told them to come to his House at four of the Clock to Morrow Afternoon and he would give them the few Presents he could Procure for them. Then, after the usual Compliments at parting, they withdrew appearing well Satisfied. The Board then Proceeded to take into further Consid eration the Petitions of the Inhabitants of Brier Creek and Ogechee, and James Huston and David Emanuel on the Behalf of the Petitioners, and Mr John Fitch and the APRIL, 1757- 54i ed in, as also Messrs. Fitch & Bynon two of the Per sons com- . plained of f Bynon's I AnswerExcusing L himself said Lewis Bynon two of the Persons complained of, at tending, were Severally called in. Then his Honour informed the said Lewis Bynon that, he was charged on Oath with having been an Instrument in raising the Disturbances mentioned in the said Peti tions by carrying Rum amongst the Indians, and also by taking an Hatchet from them. To which the said Bynon replied that he had not Sold | them nor any other Indians any Rum or other Goods for J two Years past, except the Hatchet above mentioned ; That it was true he took the Hatchet from one of them, not having been paid for it. His Honour ' also ac quaintedMr. Fitch of the Chargeagainsthim Fitch pleads a Permit ; from the late Gov ernour . Reynolds ' His Hon our's Reply thereon and Reprimand to them .both Then His Honour told Mr Fitch that the same Com plaint was made of him. — ¦ He replied that he formerly dealt with the Chicasaws Indians who had contracted Debts with him, and that to enable him to collect in these Debts the late Governor gave him a Permit to trade with these Indians in any part of the Province : that he had Sold them a little Rum in the Woods, which was also Practised by the Traders at Augusta, and he thought that in Vertue of his Permit he had a better Right than They. His Honour then told them that Selling Rum any where to the Indians, but more especially in the Woods, had been found of the most pernicious Consequences and contrary to the Licences of the Traders as was also the Suffering of them to run in Debt. That as to general Licences to Trade with Indians he could not suffer any such and cautioned Mr Fitch against making any further use there of, sharply reprehending him for his past Conduct, and gave both him and the said Lewis Bynon to understand, that if he heard any more Complaints of the like Nature against them He would give immediate Orders for their being Prosecuted with the utmost Rigour upon the Act made for maintaining Peace with the Indians, wherein 542 His Honour expressedhis Concern to the Peti tioners for their hav ing been so injured, as suring them it should be his study to Prevent such indi rect Prac tices in fu ture, and to render the Peace of their Set tlement Secure f The Peti- J tioners re- 1 turn [ Thanks. GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted heavy Penalties to be recover'd against Such Aggres- aresors. Then his Honour directed his discourse to the Peti tioners Present expressed his Concern for their having been so disturbed an Injured and acquainted them that he should soon fall on a Measure to put the Trade with those Indians on a Footing whereby those Indirect Practices should be Prevented in Future, And the Peace of their Settlements rendered more Secure. Whereupon the said James Hutson and David Emanuel on behalf of the Peti tioners returned his Honour their Thanks ; and all Parties were Ordered to withdraw. Read a Petition of the said James Hutson setting forth that he had a Wife four Children and one Indented Serv ant, that he had been settled near two Years in this Prov ince on Lands lying to the South Side of Brier Creek of which the Petitioner had Cultivated about fifteen Acres, That he Petitioned on the 5th Day of March 1756 did pe tition for Four hundred Acres of Land at the aforesaid Place, which Petition was postponed And Praying that the said four hundred Acres of Land Situate on Walnut Branch on the said South Side of Brier Creek might be granted unto him. RESOLVED — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince, within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of the said David Emanuel settins I Petition of David foTlST1 [ forth that he had set clown on Lands on the South Side of LaCnT°f J Brier Creek nigh two years and had Cultivated Several APRIL, 1757. 543 read and Granted Acres but had had no Opportunity hitherto of Petitioning for the same, And Praying that two hundred Acres on the South Side of Brier Creek joining the said James Hut- sons Land might be granted unto him. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the 20" of April 1757. Day Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire ' James Habersham Jonathan Bryan James Edwa Powell William Knox The Honb Esq11 f Minutes "} A read & >- (.approved j approved. The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were Read and His Honour Postpones his Jour ney to the Southwd. Parts of this Prov ince on Accot. of some Creek Indians be ing come down His Hon ours In structions to the Board in Case of EmergentBusiness in his absence . Ordered to I be entered j His Honour informed the Board that he Purposed set ting out to Morrow on a Visit to the Southern Parts* of the Province, but there being some Indians come to Town he should defer his Journey for a Day longer in Order to have a Conference with them, — In case of any emergent Business requiring the meeting of the Board in his Ab sence, he had drawn up some written Instructions for their Guidance, Of which he then Produced a Copy and the same were Ordered to be entered. 544 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "By the Honorable Henry Ellis Esq1" "Lieutenant Governor and Commander "in and over the Province of Georgia." "WhEREas I find it Necessary to Visit'the Southern "Parts of this Province for Purposes of a Public Nature, "and being unwilling that any Inconvenience should arise "from my absence, I have thought proper to Leave the "following Instruction for the Senior Councellor in Town, "when any Emergency shall happen, wherein the Delib erations or Resolutions of the Council may be requisite." "You are hereby authorized to Assemble the Council "and resolve upon and Execute such Measures as the "Exigence may require, but no Resolution shall be Valid "without the Concurrence of three of the Council at "least, and the Resolutions so taken shall be considered "as temporary ones and are to operate only during my "absence. — ¦ If the Emergency is Such that any military "Movements are Necessary, prior to such movements, a "Council of War shall be called composed of the Members "of the Council, the Field Officers of the Militia and the "Captains of the Rangers, where the Subject is to be de- "bated anew, and the Opinion of the Majority is to deter- "mine the Point in Question as to the Particular Manner "in which the Troops or Militia may be employed. And "whatever Circumstance occasion this Convention or any "other material matter that Occurs on Account thereof is "immediately to be transmitted to me by the most Speedy "Conveyance." "I have Ordered any Letters directed to me on his "Majesty's Service to be opened and if they should be "found to contain any matter of Consequence the same "I have Ordered to be laid before the Council and I desire "that a Copy thereof may likewise be conveyed to me if "the Council shall think it of a Sufficient Importance." APRIL, 1757. 545 "And I hereby direct that all such Business as usually "comes before me in Council, if it is not of such a Nature "as requires immediate deliberation and Decision may be "Postponed untill my return" "Given under my Hand this twentieth Day of "April 1757 at Savannah" "Henry Eeus' "To Sir Patrick Houstoun "or the Eldest Councellor "as before mentioned" 'Messenger to acquaint the Indians that his Honr. will see them to Morrow Morning in the Council . Chamber His Honour Proposesthat the Public Ac counts be examd. by some of the (. Council Ordered — That the Messenger of this Board do in form the Indians that his Honour has appointed to Mor row Morning Eleven O'Clock for a Conference with them in the Council Chamber Then his Honour Proposed that some of the Gentle men of the Council should be appointed to inspect and examine the Public Accounts in Order for their being ready to be laid before him in Council on his return from the Southern parts of the Province. and And the same being considered. JamesHaber sham, James Edwd Pow ell, and WilliamKnox Esqrs. ap pointed and James Habersham, James Edward Powell and William Knox Esqrs were accordingly appointed and agreed to meet at the Council Chamber for that Purpose on Mon day the 25th Day of this Instant April at Ten O'Clock in the Forenoon. Ordered — That the Several Public Accounts be re- fered to those Gentlemen. 85 c r— vol 7 546 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber on Thursday the 21st Day of April 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham The Honble \ Francis Harris \ Esqr' Jonathan Bryan William Knox (TheMm- ] The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and J utes read I 1 and ap- [ approved L proved J His Honour the Gover nor meets 24 Indians has a Talk with them and gives them a few Presents The Indians mentioned in a Minute of the Preceeding Day in Number twenty four (Men Women and Children) attended. His Honour told them he was glad to see them and asked whether they had any Particular Talk to de liver him. — ¦ The Indians said they had no Particular Talk having been from the Nation a long while That they were lower Creeks and belonged to the Cussetaw Town. That they heard of the Governours Arrival and came to see him — His Honour told them he was Sorry he had no Presents to give them, that as they had come to see him he would buy them a little Powder and Ball — that the late Governor had given away all the Presents but that he hoped soon to have more from the King his Master, and then they should have a Share of them, withal desiring that the Chain of Friendship might be continued bright and the Path strait between them and us. Then his Hon our mentioned to them the great Injuries the French had done and were daily doing us, And told the Indians if they would go out to War against the French he would give them a reward for every Scalp they brought to the Value of Eight Pound of Leather, and to the Value of Sixteen Pound of Leather for every Prisoner they should That the English were take alive and bring to him. MAY, 1757. 547 Warriors but did not delight in Blood, and had rather Pay for Prisoners then Scalps — His Honour also Asked the Indians about the Conference said to be intended be tween the Creeks Chicasaws Cherokees &ca at the Chica saw Town but they answered that they knew nothing of it — Then he ordered them to come to his House at four O'Clock in the Afternoon to receive the few Presents he could Procure them, And Also Ordered that the Commis sary should Provide them with some Provisions and Liquor. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the second Day of May 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire { Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro* James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan \ Esqri James Edwa Powell William Knox The Honble His Honour acquaints the Board with a Talk he had with Ed mund Gray (in his Journey to the South ward) re spectingthe Span iards and the Indian Trade The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and approved His Honour acquainted the Board that in his Journey to the Southern parts of this Province he had met with one Edmund Gray with whom he had a Conference and found that he and many other Families were Settled to the Southward of the River Alatamaha; That the said Gray told him that he was concerned with one Alexander in Trading with the Creek Indians who frequented those parts, which Trade had not been inconsiderable — That 548 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL the Governour of Augustin some time since had sent a Message to them to remove off those Lands under Pre tence of their being the Property of the King of Spain, which the Indians having been made acquainted with, they gave the said Governour to understand that they would not Suffer the English to be disturbed: Where upon the said Governour (by one Fish a Merchant in Au gustin) invited the said Alexander to Settle an Indian Trading House on the North side of the River S' John's under the Spanish Protection, and that he should be well Supplied with Goods for that Purpose, The said Grey remarked that a Trading House being Settled there under the Protection of the Spanish Government would seem like a Tacit acknowledgement of their Right to the Lands and therefore requested his Honour to give them a Li cence to trade there His Plonour hereupon observed to the Board that he had very Seriously considered the aforesaid Request and was apprehensive that the Trade being Settled so near the Spaniards would give them the most favourable Op portunity of Practicing with the Indians and weakning our Influence with them; And (as there was no prevent ing their trading he conceived it a much more eligible Measure could they be induced to Settle on the River S4 Mary opposite Fort William on Cumberland Island Which he had intimated to them and they seemed willing to Acquiesce in, and the said Alexander was now here waiting his Determination. The Council taking the same into Consideration Unan- ciufapp'r'o-' imously approved the Measure and of his Honours giv- the'iaeas- r ing the said Alexander a Licence to trade with the Indians ure Pro posed J on the said River S' Mary MAY, 1757. 549 His Honour Communicates to the Board an Ap plication made to him by one Wil liam Moore for a Commis sion to head about 40 Gun- Men who were willing to go and as sist the Chic asaws In dians in their War against the French His Honour also acquainted the Board that one Wil liam Moore had set forth to him that there were about forty Gun Men in his Neighbourhood near Mount Pleas ant who were willing under his Command (could he ob tain a Commission for that Purpose) to go to the Assist ance of our Friends the Chicasaws Indians in their War against the French — • That they desired no Pay more than the Booty they, might chance to take — His Honour said that he had heard his Excellency Mr Lyttleton Governour of South Carolina had given Commissions of the like Na ture, and Supposed that the same being done in this Prov ince might have a good Tendency, and desired the Opin ion of the Council therein — ¦ Adding that he purposed Previous to the doing it to write to Mr Lyttleton on the Subject The Councils Approbation. And the same being taken into Consideration the Council were of Opinion that to Strengthen the Hands of our few Steady Friends the. Chicasaws now at War with the French was of the highest Importance, especially as they are informed that the French had Influenced some of the Choctaws and Cherokees to enter into a Combina tion to extirpate Them : Approving also of his Honour's consulting with the Governour of South Carolina that such Measures might be mutually concerted as best Tend ed to the Security of the whole 55o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 3d Day of May 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan y Esqri James Edwa Powell William Knox The HonbIe , . , The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were Read and ( Minutes | ° lK I Approved Read a Petition of Edward McGuire setting forth that r Petition of ] Two hundred and fifty Acres of Land had been granted EdwdMc- . , y . , . _ r Guire for V unto him, the greatest part of which as well m Respect ot j t-ou Acres 01 [Land J Quality as Quantity had been since Run out for Thomas Carter, That the Petitioner had a Wife and two Negroes in the Province, And Praying for Leave to resign the Re maining Part of the said Tract And to have granted him two hundred and Fifty Acres of Land on the North Side of Midway joining Lands of Richard Hazzard on the East, which if granted he promised to Cultivate. Read and Granted. Resolved — That, on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land, Within Seven Months from this Date, and that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. MAY, 1757. 551 and Granted. Read a Petition of Philip Box (Postponed at a Board of 5th April last for further Consideration) Setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee, And Praying for Lot Num ber 72 in the said Town. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take Out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date Thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted* Read a Petition of John Baker setting forth that he johrf Baker I was an Inhabitant of this Province and desirous of Ob- for 100 Acres of Land read J and | taining a Grant of Lands therein And Praying for One hundred Acres of Land at North Newport lying between Lands of William Low and James Pritchard being the remaining part of a Tract heretofore granted Edward McGuire which if granted he Promised to Cultivate. Granted. RESOEVEd — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. ' Petition of 1 George Motts for 50 Acres of .Land read and Read a Petition of George Motts setting forth that he had been Settled in this Province Four Years having a Wife and one Child and no Grant of Lands therein, and Praying for fifty Acres of Land at Hampsted joining Lands of Michael Burghalter which if granted he Prom ised to Cultivate. 552 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Ordered — That the Consideration of the said Peti- Postponed tjon ke Postponed 'till the Board be informed by the Sur veyers Gen1 whether the Land Prayed for be Vacant Read a Petition of William Graves setting forth that r Petition of i he was in Possession of One thousand three hundred ] Graves for \ Acres of Land in this Province, and having a Family con- 200 Acres of ° J [ Land J sisting of 3 Wife a Child and Twenty Eight Negroes, was desirous of Obtaining a further grant of Lands And Read Praying for two hundred Acres at Newport lying North of Lands granted Benjamin Andrews. and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- . Granted — tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of William Stedman setting forth that wuimSted- 1 he had been Settled in this Province for three Years and Ac"es of i was desirous to Obtain a Grant for Land to Cultivate And l Land read J Praying for two Lots on Skidoway Island known by Number 13 & 14 joining to Lands of William Becket and containing One hundred Acres which if Granted he Prom ised to improve and Granted Resolved— That, on Condition only, that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince, within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then, the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. MAY, 1757. 553 [Petition of Benjamin Shef tall for 350 Acres of I Land read and Read a Petition of Benjamin Sheftall setting forth that he had been an Inhabitant of this Province upwards of Twenty Years having a Wife two Children and two Ne groes was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation and Prayingfor three Hundred and fifty Acres of Land lying between Lands granted David Douglass and other Lands granted John Todd between the Rivers New Port and Sappela which if granted he Promised to. Cultivate. 200 Acres granted. and Postponed. Petition of John Far mer for a Lot in Hardwicke Read and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hundred Acres of Land is granted. Read a Petition of George Knapp, setting forth that he had been an Inhabitant of this Province four Years and Upwards, having a Wife and two Children, and was de- sirious of Obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation not being Possessed of any in the Province, And Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land at Hamsted near to, or adjoining Lands of Michael Burghalter, which, if granted, he Promised to Cultivate And improve the same Ordered — That the Consideration of the Petition be postponed 'till the Board be informed by the Surveyors Gen1 whether the Land Prayed for be Vacant. Read a Petition of John Farmer Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number 207. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from the Date hereof And That he doth Also 554 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months of the Date thereof, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. and Read a Petition of John Barnes setting forth that he was Settled in this Province, and was Desirous of obtain ing a Grant of Lands, And Praying for One hundred Acres of Land between great Ogechee and Midway Riv ers joining the South Corner of the late Governour Rey nolds Lands and bounded East by the said Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted. tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months of this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. {Petition of John Pri- mut for 300 Acres of Land read Read a Petition of John Primut setting forth that he was an Inhabitant of the said Province, having a Wife and three Children and was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Land for Cultivation, And Praying for three hundred Acres of Land butting and bounding upon the North Side of great Ogechee River joining the Upper Side Line of Land Granted Mr Rutherford which if granted he Prom ised to Cultivate f 150 Acres I Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner cloth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he cloth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, Then part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely One hundred and Fifty Acres of Land is granted him. MAY, 1757. 555 and Granted Read a Petition of Robert Bolton setting forth that he had been a Settler in this Province Eleven Years having a Family consisting of a Wife five Children and One Ne groe, and was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Lands being in Possession of only One hundred and Fifty Acres of Land and that intirely unfit for Cultivation, One hun dred Acres of which he was desirous to resign And Pray ing for four hundred and fifty Acres of Land on great Ogechee joining Thomas Butler's Son's Land on the North- West Side which if granted he Promised to im prove. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grantdn the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Samuel Piles setting forth that he (slSuei10* 1 was settled in this Province having a Wife two Children 1 Acresf of300 [ and one Negroe and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands And Praying for three hundred Acres of Land at a Place called Cedar Point on the South Side of Sap- pala River near or adjoining to Lands granted William Read and Clark Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hundred. Acres of Land is granted; The Petitioner having first Sworn to the Number of his Family 55^ GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read and Granted Read and Granted,the Peti tioner hav ing first Sworn to the Num ber of his Family Read a Petition of Michael Germain Praying for a Lot Number 177 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge chee. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Nathaniel Miller setting forth that he was set down on Land in the Province for three Years Past, and had under Cultivation thirty Acres, but by rea son of the Distance from Savannah had not had an Op portunity tb Petition for a Grant thereof — • That he had four Negroes on the said Land and was desirous of Ob taining a Grant And Praying for three hundred Acres of Land about Eight Miles above the Fork of Brier Creek being the Place he was Settled on, having vacant Land on all Sides, which if granted he engaged to improve. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted ; The Pe titioner having first Sworn to the Number of his family. Read a Petition of Francis Blake setting forth that he Frans°n ° had been a Settler in this Province two Years, having' a Blake for r kooAcresof Family consisting of a Wife, a Child and four Negroes, l Land read J and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands therein, And Praying for two hundred Acres of Land upon New- and Port River, on the South Side of an Island called Ber muda. MAY, 1757. 557 Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said- Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of WilliamSarcer for an Island contg 50 Acres of .Land Read and Granted Read a Petition of William Sarcer setting forth that he was Settled on a Small Island called Burnt-Pot and ¦ had made some Improvements thereon, And Praying for a Grant for the same containing about fifty Acres. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months of the date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of GasperBetz for two Hun dred Acres of Land read also Read a Petition of Gasper Betz setting forth that he had been an Inhabitant of this Province some Years last past having a Wife and one Child, and was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Lands, And Praying for two Hun dred Acres of Land on little Tybee Island joining Lands granted Nathaniel Holland which if granted he Promised to Cultivate. Also Read a Petition of Michael Betz Praying for One [Mlchleiof ] hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the same Island ad- I llrel of100 [ joining Lands petitioned by Gasper Betz I Land read J both Postponed Ordered — That the Consideration of both the said Petitions be Postponed untill Mr Patrick Mackay has run out the Land granted him on the said Island. 558 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of John Fox Praying for a Lot Num ber 8 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee. Ordered — Rejected. That the Prayer of the said Petition be and ' Grantedthe Petitioner having first Sworn to the Num ber of his . Family Read a Petition of Samuel Jordan Setting forth that he was an Inhabitant of this Province having a Son and three Negroes and was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Lands, And Praying for One hundred Acres of Land at a Place called Rooty Branch adjoining Lands granted John McCullon. Resolved- That on Condition only that the Peti- f Petition of James i Wemyssfor I a Lot in I Hardwicke Read and Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within ¦ Seven Months of this Date, and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince, within Six Months of the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted ; The Petitioner having first Sworn to the Number of his Family -Read a Petition of James Wemyss Praying for Lot Number 307 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge chee. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months of this Date, And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not 'be Defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Robert Carlile and John Hopkins setting forth that the said Carlisle on the 5th Day of April . last Obtained a Grant for One hundred Acres of Land within three or four Miles of Mount Pleasant which ( Petition of Robert Car lisle and John Hop kins con- cerng. 100 Acres of lLand read / Lands he afterwards found were Settled by the said Hop MAY, 1757. 559 and i Petition of David Hies- ler for 200 Acres of Land read and Postponed Granted kins who had made some Improvements thereon which at the Time of Petitioning the said Carlile knew nothing of And Praying that the said One hundred Acres of Land might be granted to the said John Hopkins and that the said Carlile might be Permitted to Apply for the like Quantity elsewhere, And the said John Hopkins also Pray ing for a Grant of the aforesaid One hundred Acres so resigned in his favour which he Promised to Cultivate and reside with his Family in the Province three Years. Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months of this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of David Hiesler setting forth that he was an Inhabitant of this Province and had already fifty Acres of Land therein but was desirous of a further Grant having a Wife and four Children, And Praying for four Lots in Highgate known by Number i, 2 : 3. and 12 con taining together two hundred Acres. Ordered — That the Consideration of. the said Peti tion be Postponed 'till the Board be informed by the Sur veyers Gen1 whether the Lands Prayed for be Vacant. Read a Petition of David Fox Praying for Lot 295 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months of this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted 56o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ' Petition of ClemantMartin and Edmd Tan natt Esqr. on behalf of John Hamm for a New Warrant .read and Read a Petition of Clement Martin and Edmund Tan natt Esqrs Attornies for Mr John Hamm late of this Prov ince Setting forth that five hundred Acres of Land Situ- ¦ ated South West of Lands Possessed by John Ross and North West of Lands Possessed by the Germans on Black-Creek was granted to the said John Hamm on the sixth Day of August 1754. And a Warrant for running out the same was delivered to the former Surveyor Thomas Ellis deceased and by him lost or mislaid so that the lands were not Surveyed. And on behalf of the said John Hamm Praying that a new Warrant might be made out for that Purpose. Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition be granted and that the Surveyors gen1 be ordered to give a New Warrant and direct the Survey as Prayed for. Read a Petition of Mordecai Sheftall setting forth that MOTderai"1 1 ^e was m Possession of two fifty Acre Lots in Vernon Shef tal to have two 50 I Acre Lots included in I one Grant I read Granted and Granted burgh adjoining each other the one by Purchase and the other by Grant of the late Governour in Council and Praying that both the Lots might be included in One Grant to be taken out for the same Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition be granted and that the Secretary be Ordered to include the said Lots in One Grant as Prayed for Read a Petition of George Tew Praying for Lot Num ber 170 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this Date, and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. MAY, 1757. 56i Read a Petition of John Graves setting forth that he petition of | was jn possession 0f Five hundred Acres of Land, but SoaAcras°of [ having fifteen Persons in Family he hoped to be favoured with an Additional Tract which if granted he Promised to Cultivate And Praying for three hundred Acres of Land on Midway lying North East of Lands granted William and Low. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner. doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, the Peti tioner having first Sworn to the Number of his Family and Read a Petition of John Prethere setting forth that on the 5th Day of August 1755 he had granted him 300 Acres of Land at a Place called Long Bluff on Savannah River and obtained a Warrant for running Out the same, but by unavoidable Accidents was Prevented doing it while the Warrant was in force, That on Application to the Gov ernor in Council on the seventh Day of December 1756 the Petitioner had his Warrant renewed for three Months which time was expired without his having been able to get the said Land Surveyed occasioned by the high Freshes of the River that overflowed the said Land And Praying for a renewal of his Warrant for the further term of three Months that a Survey thereof might be made Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition be Granted granted and that the Surveyors Gen1 be Ordered to give a new Precept and direct the Survey as Prayed for. 36 c r— vol 7) 562 and Granted f Petition of j John Gold- } wire for a 1 Lot in I Hardwicke [read and Granted {Petition of Hugh Ross for a Lot in Hardwickeread and Granted GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of Henry Bourquin setting forth that he was Possessed of One thousand Acres of Land in this Province and having a Family consisting of a Wife five Children and twenty eight Negroes was desirous of ob taining an Additional Grant And Praying for Five hun dred Acres of Land Situated on the South Side of Sap- pala River adjoining Lands once granted Robert Johnson Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he Doth Also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Goldwire Praying for Lot Number 274 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Oge chee Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Hugh Ross Praying for Lot Num ber 156 in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted MAY, 1757. 563 ' Petition of John Gra ham to re new his Warrant .read and Read a Petition of John Graham setting forth that on the Seventh Day of May 1756 five hundred Acres of Land adjoining the Westermost Line of William Butler Junr called Boggy Branch was granted the Petitioner, and that the Warrant for running out the same had miscarried in sending to the Deputy Surveyor And Praying a renewal of his said Warrant for the term of six Months that a Survey of the said Land might be made. Granted Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition be granted, and that the Surveyors General be Ordered to give a New Precept and direct the Survey as prayed for. Five hun dred Acres of Land and Bear Island con tainingtwentyAcresgranted his Honour the . Governour. His Honour the Governour moved that part of an Island about half a Mile below the Town of Hardwicke bounded North on great Ogechee River, West on Samuel New containing with the Marsh adjoining to the East and West about Five hundred Acres And Also that a Small Island containing about twenty Acres bounded by a Branch of Ogechee River leading to S' Catharine's known by the Name of Bear Island, might be granted unto him. Resolved — That the said Lands as above described and set forth be granted to his Honour. Then the Board Proceeded to examine the Claim of Henry Bourquin to certain Lands, which was allowed, and Grants ordered to be made out 564 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the 1 Ith Day of May 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis* Esquire ' James Habersham ^ Jonathan Bryan ! - r James Edwd Powell f bsq ' v. William Knox J The Honble { fTheMin- 1 The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were read and J utes read I I and ap- f approved. I. proved J His Honour acquainted the Board that he Purposed His Honour ac- soon to remove into the House he had taken of Mr Clifton quamts the wants toinciose kut f°und h would be necessary Previously to extend the terof LQAcre Pales of the Lot about a Quarter of an Acre in Order to about°Mr. cia- furnish some Conveniences he required : That such an wch. he had extension might seem to be an Encroachment (the House he desired to bordering on what is called the Common of Savannah, ) pay an Annual ° ment°wIedse" ^s Honour ordered that an entry might be made of .his requiring to do it only under an Annual acknowledge ment, and that he would pay five Shillings yearly for such Permission. To which the House agreed. Then the Board Proceeded to examine the Claims of |£Sdand] sundry Persons to Lands, which were allowed and dis- 1 deraedtsto°r" [ tinctly entered in a Book of Claims and Grants, for the I pass J ^ , , -^ same were Ordered to Pass. His Honour observing that there were a Number of {evre?yyweek] Persons who had put in their Claims to Lands by Grants NTeTamfn- from the late Trustees or Allotments from the late Presi- luurchum. j dent and Assistants which yet lay unexamined: He ac quainted the Board that he should set apart Friday in every Week for that Business untill the whole of the MAY, 1757. 565 Advertise ment order ed to be Published for Claim ants to at tend at that Time Claims were gone through, And Accordingly the Clerk was Ordered to Publish an Advertisement requiring all ' Persons concerned to give Attendance at that Time either by themselves or their Attornies GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the 13th Day of May 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire " James Habersham "| Jonathan Bryan I James Edwa Powell f William Knox J The HonWe Esqr! The Clerk acquainted his Honour that he had Pub- \ ment Pub- [ lished an Advertisement agreable to the Minute of the ( lished ) Preceeding Board. Then the Board proceeded to examine the Claims of claims Exam- sundry Persons to Lands, which Claims were allowed and ined Distinctly entered in a Book of Claims, and Grants for the same were Ordered to pass 566 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the 18th of May 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire (James Habersham | James Edwa Powell J- Esq" William Knox j fTheMm- ) The Minutes of the two preceeding Boards were read [ utes read I r a I and ap- f and approved I proved J rl His Honour acquainted the Board that an Indian His Honour] named Ellic (who had lived amongst us some Years) was meets some ^ & y come to Town with his Brother and some other Indians Creek In dians in the CouncilChamberand has a Talk with them from the Creek Nation, and desired to have a Talk with him, and that he had appointed to meet them here : Ac cordingly the said Ellic, his Brother and the rest of the In dians attended; (twelve Men and Women) His Honour received them in a most friendly manner, told them that he hoped they had brought a good Talk and should be glad to hear it. — Ellic answered that as for himself he had been brought up amongst the White People from his Youth, but that his Brother (named Will) with an other Friend or two were come down from the Creek Na tion, and at his Plantation, were enquiring about the Governour of Georgia, and that he had brought them down with him to see his Honour whose goodness he hoped for to them That his Brother had brought a Talk which he had heard in the Creek Nation. — ¦ "That the "Cherokees were going to join the French and wanted "the Creeks to do so likewise — That since the English "had built a Fort in the Cherokee Country they were "Jealous of our wanting to take away their Lands" His Honour asked Ellic whether his Brother was Author ised by the Headmen of the Nation to deliver this Talk MAY, 1757. 567 or whether he mentioned it only as a thing he had, heard there? — Ellic Replied, his Brother was not Deputed to give any Talk. — His Honour then observed to the In dians that there was no foundation for what had been mentioned — ¦ That as to the Fort the English had built in the Cherokee Country, the same had been 'done at the particular Request of the Cherokees themselves for the Security of their Women and Children (in the Absence of the Men) and that the Cherokees many Years before the Fort was built had Solicited the English to build one. — • That it was true their was some little misunder standing last Year between the English and Cherokees, who had been treating with the French; but that the Head Men had since been down in Charles Town, and he had seen them there and heard the Talk they had with Governour Lyttleton, and that the Chain of Friendship was then made bright between them and us, and that the Cherokees were so well satisfied that they had since sent a hundred of their Warriors to assist us against the French. — His Honour then told them that the Creeks were always esteemed the Friends of Georgia and he hoped, let what bad Talks so ever be given out, that they would join no party to our Prejudice. — Ellic answered, for his Brother, that it was the Disposition of the Creeks themselves to join with none but the English, whom they had always stood by. — His Honour then largely expa tiated on the Cruelties of the French in all their proceed ings — pointed out their late inhuman Attempt against the Chicasaws, by barbarously endeavouring to insti gate the Choctaw's and Cherokees to extirpate them — which he Observed must proceed solely from their Thirst after the Lands of the Indians. — That the great King his Master, from whom he lately came expected that the Creeks would join the English and assist to drive the French farther back, who had already got a Rang of Forts, and were daily making Encroachments and Steal ing their Lands; and so soon as they should become 568 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL strong enough, they would treat the Creeks as they had done Chicasaws. — That they had already began to make Chains for our hands — That they were creeping upon them like old Age, which they could not see, and that they should exert themselves against them while they were Young and Strong. — That what Lands we wanted we bought of the Indians and honestly paid them for; But the Policy of the French was to become Masters of their Lands after barbarously murdering the Indian In habitants; and their present Designs, were either en tirely to cut them off, or reduce them and their Wives and Children to a State of Slavery. — That the English were People fond of Trade, and sent their Ships with Cloathing and Merchandize into all Parts of the World, - — That wherever they went their Study was to make Mankind free and happy, and when they Talked their Tongue and Heart were fast together — That the great King also showed the Love he bore to the Indians by sending them Presents, frequent and Friendly Talks, — that his Honour expected Presents every Day from his Majesty and Supposed the same were now on the great Water, and as soon as they arrived he should let his Friends the Creeks know of it and should give them a Part of them — That the French also he knew, gave Presents to the Indians ; but those Presents like the Rum the Indians Drink, however sweet now, would make them terribly sick in the End — That when the French held out one Hand to them in Token of Friendship, could they look into the other, they would see a Knife ready to cut their Throats — That, the French delighted in Bloodshed, and being Slaves themselves, were fond of enslaving oth ers, notorious Enemies to Truth, and the Disturbers of the World. His Plonour then concluded that those Indians who would go out to War against them should receive for every Scalp they brought in a Reward to the Value of MAY, 1757. 569 Eight Pound of Leather, .and for every Prisoner to the Value of Sixteen Pound of Leather which last he had much rather Pay, Altho' the English were known to be Warriors it was likewise known they never took Pleasure in Spilling human Blood. f Ellic prom ises that his Brother on his Return to the Na tion should deliver his HonoursTalk on their Be- . loved Day Ellic answered that what his Honour had spoke was very true and just — that he came down to hear a good Talk, not for Presents and was not disappointed — That his Brother would set off for the Nation again in a few Days, and that there was a beloved Day approaching and his Brother would then declare this Talk before all the People that no one should say he did not hear it. ' Ellic ap plies for the Grant of a Piece of Land, but not able Sufficientlyto describe lit Then the said Ellic applied for a Grant of a Piece of Land or Small Island whereon he was settled, but he not being able to describe it Satisfactorily to the Board, the Consideration of it was postponed and Ellic told, if the Lands vacant, or if the Proprietor of it could be induced to accept of other Lands in Lieu thereof, that he should have a Grant for it. f Ellic and 1 J his Brother I ...... 1 dine with [ With him { his Honour J His Honour then invited Ellic and his Brother to dine 57° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the 20th Day of May 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro4 James Habersham The HonWe -J Jonathan Bryan James Edwa Powell William Knox ? Esqr' Claims Ex amined The Board proceeded to examine the Claims of sundry Persons to Lands ; the Claims allowed, and distinctly en tered in a Book of Claims, and Grants for the same were Ordered to pass. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the 27th Day of May 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro* James Habersham The Honble -I Francis Harris ]¦ Esqr' James Edwa Powell William Knox j Minutes ¦ read and ' approved 1 The Minutes of the two Preceeding Boards were Read j and approved MAY, 1757. 57i His Honour lays before the Board a List of Plans in the Surveyors General Of fice for whichgrants long Since ought to have been taken out by the Respective . Claimants fThe Board approveshis Honors Proposal — Surveyors ¦ Genl. Or dered to Publishsuch an Advertise- .ment His Honour acquainted the Board that he had received from the Surveyers General a list of the Several Plans of Land now laying in their Office, which, on Perusal, he found amounted to twenty thousand Acres, and which • long since should have been taken out and Grants passed for the same; That the Surveyors-general had also in formed him that Several Persons who had received their Plans Out of the Office a considerable Time, had hitherto neglected taking out Grants : His Honour hereupon ob served that such Neglect in the Several Persons applying for the said Lands was a bad Precedent, and might have a Tendency to retard the Improvement of the Province, and injure the Rights of the Crown, which was his Duty to prevent; That many of the Plans he perceived, had lain in the Office two Years and upwards, an Indulgence the Claimants had no Right to expect as appears from the Time limited for taking out Grants by his Majesty's Instructions : Nevertheless to remedy the Evil and at the same Time to remove all Ground for future Com plaint his Honour proposed that an Advertisement should be published by the Surveyors general incerting the names of the Several Persons for whom such Plans had been prepared, and were yet remaining in their Office, informing them, and all Persons who were already pos sessed of their Plans, that six Months further Time was given them to take out their Grants, and in case of their Non-Compliance, that his Honour could not, afterwards, Sign grants to them for such Lands, but would be in duced to regrant the same as vacant Lands to any other Persons who should Petition for them and be approved of. Which being taken into Consideration the Board thought it expedient that the Surveyors general be Or dered to Publish such an Advertisement. 572 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Complaint of Mr. James Maxwell that 50 Acres of Land former ly John Kee- lers and which said Maxwell had purchased,had been ta ken from him by being run into a Tract of 500 Acres granted Nathl. Way The Board Unanimously of Opinion that Mr. Max well had Right to the sd. 50 Acres notwith standing Ways Grant Mr James Maxwell representing to the Board that he had some Time since purchased of one Keeler fifty Acres of Land at Midway which had formerly been allotted and set out to him by Warrant from the late President and Assistants, Which said Land by some Indirect Practice had since been included in a Tract of Five hundred Acres granted Nathaniel Way. The Board took the same under Consideration and were Unanimously of Opinion that Mr Maxwell had an equitable Right to the said Fifty Acres notwithstanding the Grant to the said Nathaniel Way. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the 2a Day of June 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire James Habersham Francis Harris James Edwa Powell William Knox The HonbIe Esqri His Honour meetssome Creek Indians in Sundry Creek Indians, in their hunting, having heard of his Honours late Arrival in this Province, came to Town, and by his appointment this Day attended him cha£bScil \ 'iere (upwards of twenty Men Women and Children) Ta?khwith I His Honour received them kindly, told them that he soon J expected Presents from the great King to be distributed amongst all our friendly Indians, and the Creeks should not want their Share of them — That soon after he re ceived the Presents he intended to send a beloved Man to their Nation to invite all the Head Men to a grand Talk JUNE, 1757- 573- he had for them — His Honour then set forth in the Strongest Terms to those Indians as he had done to the others he lately Talked with, the pernicious Designs of the French, and how much it in a Particular manner be hoved the Creeks not only to be on their guard, but vigour- ously to oppose their Attempts, which were calculated in the End to deprive them and their Posterity of their Lands and their Freedom, and cause them to be no more a People — He then inquired of them at what Time the Indians usually returned from their Hunting? and was answered that they were now every Day coming Back, and would all be in their Towns very shortly — His Hon our then Ordered them a Glass of Wine, and, complying with the Request they made of having some Powder and Ball and a few other trifling Presents given them, They withdrew very well Satisfied GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the third Day of June 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire James Habersham Francis Harris James Edwd Powell William Knox The Honourable Esqr' The Board proceeded to examine the Claims of Sundry- ciajms Ex- Persons to Lands ; the Claims allowed, are distinctly en- amined J tered in a Book of Claims, and Grants for the same were Ordered to pass. 574 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 7th Day of June 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro* James Habersham Francis Harris James Mackay > Esq™ James Edwa Powell j . William Knox J The Honble ,! Petition of I William I Clifton ¦{ Esqr. for a I Lot in I Hardwicke I Read and Granted Read a Petition of William Clifton Esqr Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee N° 106. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months of this Date And that he Doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj esty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of White Outerbridge Praying for a fwhlteOut-] ^ot *n t^ie Town °t Augusta known by Number 35 in the | lLoidn?for [ fourth Row joining the Fort Common I Hardwicke [ Read J and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months from this date, And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted. JUNE, 1757- 575 Petition of ') HenryYongeEsqr. for an Island of Marsh 40 Acres & 60 Acres on the Oppo site Main for his Son Henry Read J and Read a Petition of Henry Yonge Esqr setting forth that he was in Possession of thirteen hundred Acres of Land in the said Province and was desirous to Obtain a further Grant having a Family consisting of a Wife, Six Children and Nineteen Negroes, And Praying for an Island of Marsh below the Town of Savannah containing about Forty Acres, and Sixty Acres on the Main in the River Swamp opposite the said Island including Eight vacant Garden Lots In Trust for Henry his Son, which if granted he Promised to Cultivate and improve Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Island within Seven Months from this Date- And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of JamesThompsonfor a Lot in Hardwicke read and Postponed. Read a Petition of James Thompson Practitioner in Physic Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number 74. OrdEREd — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed. Read a Petition of Isaac Lines Praying for a Lot in fF^acLinra| the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number 168. for a Lot in f Hardwickeread J and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted. tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months from this date And that he doth Also Regis ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 576 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of William Dunham Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee N° 8. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Petition of ] WilliamDunhamfor a Lot in Hardwickeread and Granted. — tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months from this date And that he doth Also Regis ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of James Mackay Esqr Praying for a james Mc- Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Num- KayEsqr. I ° ° for a Lot in f bei" ^8. Hardwicke *-* . read and Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted. — tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months from this date, And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from this date that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of William Bailew setting forth that {wiiiiim0f } he had a Family consisting of a Wife and two Negroes 1 2501 Acresof | And Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land on Bermuda Island joining South on Lands lately granted and Francis Blake, which if granted the Petitioner Promised to improve. Rejected. ORDERED- That the said Petition be rejected. I Petition of ' AdrianLoyer for a Lot in Hardwickeread and Granted. Read a Petition of Adrian Loyer Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number 243 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months from this date, And that he doth Also Regis- JUNE, 1757. 577 ter the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Maj esty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of John Gas per Betz for 250 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of John Gasper Betz setting forth that he had been an Inhabitant of this Province thirteen Years ' having a Family consisting of a Wife and a Child and was desirous of obtaining Lands for Cultivation And Praying for two hundred and Fifty Acres of Land on Wilmington Island joining North East on Lands of Wil liam Dews and Thomas Vincent. Granted. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- ' tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date, and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hun dred .Veres is granted Petition of Susannah Oneal for a Lot in Hardwickeread and Rejected — Read a Petition of Susannah Oneal Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number 133- Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of Charles West Setting forth that he rpetitionof] had been favoured with Such Lands as amounted to his Family Rights, but being much in want of some Pine [ Land for the Conveniency of Timber He Prayed that he J might have granted to him as a Purchase (agreable to his Majesty's Instructions) three hundred Acres of Pine Land joining East on a Tract of three hundred Acres granted him in South Newport. 37 c r— vol 7 West for 300 Acres of Pine Land by Purchaseread and 578 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Granted Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. titionof 'I hn Lettt- ire for f I Acres of Read a Petition of John Lettimore setting forth that he was Settled in the said Province having a Family con sisting of a Wife and an Apprentice And Praying for two Petition c Johnl morel200 Acres c_ l Land read j hundred Acres of Land on the North side of South New and Port between Lands of Alexander Ross and Daniel M°- Kay which if Granted he promised to improve. 100 Acres Granted Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land with- Seven Months from this Date And that he doth in Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be deprived of his Quit Rents, Then part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely One hundred Acres is granted f Petition of I John 1 Michael ) Betz for 150 Acres I Land read and 100 Acres Granted. off 1 I Read a Petition of John Michael Betz setting forth that he had been thirteen Years an Inhabitant of this Province and had never obtained a Grant of Lands And Praying for One hundred and Fifty Acres of Land on Wilmington Island joining Lands Petitioned for by Gas per Betz and Lands of Captain John Barnard, on all other Sides, which if granted he Promised to improve. Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within RelZe T ¦!? *" Date' And that ^ doth Also Registei the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province withm Six Months from L Date the eo th JUNE, 1757- 579 his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents Then part of the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, namely One Hundred Acres Read a Petition of Frederic Closman setting forth that F?ederic° he was Indented to Mr Isaac Barksdale of Augusta for Closmanf or f -„ . . . 150 Acres of Eight Years and was since become a Settler in the Place l Land read J ° having a Wife and no Lands except a Town Lot yet granted him And Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres of Land at a Place called the Covert within two and Miles of Augusta, which if granted he promised to Culti vate Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted— tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date, And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 1st Petition ' of William Butler for 100 Acres of Land read Read a Petition of William Butler setting forth that he was in Possession of two Thousand two hundred Acres of Land, but was desirous of an Additional Tract, having a Family consisting of ninety Persons And Praying for One hundred Acres of Land (for a Reservoir of Water) joining North Westerly on a Tract of the Petitioner's and called Cain Acres on the South Side of Great Ogechee Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted. titioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And That he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 58o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted. ' Petition of John Davis ¦ for 100 Acres of . Marsh read . and Granted- f 2d. Pet of J Jno. Davis 1 for 200 f Acrs read and Granted. Read also a Petition of the said William Butler setting forth as in the former Petition And Praying for One hun dred Acres of Land (for a Reservoir of Water) joining South Westerly on a Tract of the Petitioner's called Sterling's Hill on the South Side of great Ogechee. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Davis setting forth that he was Possessed of one Thousand four hundred and fifty Acres of Land and having a Family Consisting of a Wife five Children and thirty three Negroes was desirous of an Additional Tract And Praying for One hundred Acres of Marsh Land on the North Side of Midway bounding on the South End of Land Settled by the Petitioner Resolved — _ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his .Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read also a Petition of the said John Davis setting forth as in the foregoing Petition And Praying for two hundred Acres of Pine Land on the North Side of Mid way bounding North on Mr James Maxwell's Land Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg- JUNE, 1757- 58i and ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of George Motts (postponed the third Day of May) setting forth that he had been a Settler in the Province four Years having a Wife and a Child And Praying for Fifty Acres of Land at Hampsted joining Lands of Michael Burghalter,* which if granted he prom ised to Cultivate. Resolved — That on Condition only that the ¦ Peti- Granted. tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of George Knapp (postponed the third Geo^e" °f { Day of May last) setting forth that he had been an In- i5?Ac?es°of J habitant of the said Province upwards of four Years hav ing a Wife and two Children And Praying for one hun dred and fifty Acres of Land at Hampsted joining George and Motts Land Granted Petition of MatthewMauve for a Lot in Hardwicke read Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit- Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Matthew Mauve Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number .152. 582 GOV KU NOR AND COUNCIL and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's. Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Alexander Michie setting forth that he was desirous 'to become a Settler in this Province and obtain a Tract of Land for Cultivation, And Praying for five hundred Acres of Land at the Head of South New port at a Place there "called Stralachlan Swamp OrdEREd — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed. Read a Petition of Mary Magdalena Shortner setting ff.etitiS?of 1 forth that She has been an Inhabitant of the said Prov- Mary Mag- I Ihortner - 'nce upwards of twenty Years without any Lands, and Acres°of was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for the better Support of herself and Family And Praying for One hundred Acres of Land lying at Conochee Fording Place and Postponed. 50 Acres > Granted ' f Petition of I Michael ¦ Germain ¦ for 400 Acres of Land read Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that she doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, namely fifty Acres Read a Petition of Michael Germain setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province and had a Wife . three Children and one Slave And Praying for four hun dred Acres of Land on the North Side of great Ogechee River joining Lands petitioned for by Frederic Fritlen JUNE, 1757- 583 and 200 Acres I granted, f Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hundred Acres is granted. and Read a Petition of David Hiesler (postponed the third Day of May last) setting forth that he was in Possession of Fifty Acres of Land and had a Wife and four Chil dren, And Praying for four Lots at Highgate known by Number 1. 2, 3 and 12 containing together two hundred Acres, which if granted he promised to improve Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted (Saving Nev ertheless the Right of former Claimants as the Lots have been many Years set out although Uncultivated) but it is not known to whom Read a Petition of James Love Praying for a Lot in [jamesLo've| the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number 217 -j for a Lot in [ Hardwicke [read and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 584 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of Abraham Danford setting forth that (Abraham1 ] he had been Nine Years in this Province and was desir- 1 5oaAcresfo°f [ ous of obtaining a Grant for Lands for Cultivation And Praying for Fifty Acres of Land at Midway joining Lands o* Peter Whitter and George Cubbedge I Land read J and Granted the Peti tioner be ing first Sworn to improve I the same and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- | tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land, within y Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also J Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof, That his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, The Petitioner being first Sworn to improve the same. Read a Petition of Captain Kenneth Baillie setting forth that he had been many Years a Settler in this Prov ince, and was in Possession of Six hundred Acres of Land and was desirous of obtaining an Additional Grant having five Children one White Servant and twenty one Slaves, And Praying for Six hundred Acres of Land at a Place called Cat-Head near Old Darian Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of Stephen Clark setting forth that he r Petition of } was become a Settler in this Province and had a Wife two \ cK lor [ Children and one Negroe therein, And Praying for three lLandCreld j hundred Acres of Land at the Head of the middle Branch of North Newport lying South of Lands Granted Philip- and pa Fenny which if granted he Promised to Cultivate. 150 Acres Granted the Peti tioner be ing first j Sworn to his Family and to im- I prove the I sd Land Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- , tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within I Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also ' Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months of the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then JUNE, 1757- 585 part of the prayer of the said Petition namely One hun dred and fifty Acres granted the Petitioner, having been first Sworn to the Number of his Family and to improve the said Land. f Petition of 1 William i Deveaux for a Lot in I Hardwicke . read and Granted Read a Petition of William Deveaux Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Num ber 130. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this Date, and that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted 1 Petition of Joseph Mc- Guire for 200 Acres of Land read and '( Granted be ing first I Sworn to - his Family and to im prove the . said Land Read a Petition of Joseph McGuire setting forth that he had been in this Province Eighteen Months having a Wife and one Child And Praying for two hundred Acres of Land lying between Lands of George Noble and Wil liam Low on the North Side of North Newport which if granted he engaged to improve. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land, Within Seven Months of this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner being first Sworn to the Number of his Family and to improve the Land ' ' Petition of AnthonyRivers for a Lot in .- Hardwicke d read and Rejected Read a Petition of Anthony Rivers Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number 1 76 OrdEREd- That the said Petition be rejected. 586 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL I Petition of David Fox for 200 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of David Fox Junr setting forth that ] he was already in Possession of Four hundred Acres of [ Land and was desirous of an Additional Grant having a Wife three Children and Six Negroes And Praying for two hundred Acres of Land between Land of Henry Myers and John Goldwire on great Ogechee Rejected OrdErEd — That the said Petition be rejected. and Read a Petition of Levi Sheftall setting forth that he was born in the Province and being Arrived at the State of Manhood was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Praying for One hundred Acres of Land adjoining Lands lately granted Benjamin Sheftal between Newport and Sappala, which if granted he prom ised to improve Granted. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the sd Petition is granted f Petition of John De- j veaux for a ] Lot in Hardwicke 1 read and Granted. Read a Petition of John Deveaux Junr Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Num ber 131. RESOLVED — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date, and that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. JUNE, 1757- 587 and Read a Petition of Frederic Tritlen setting forth that he was in Possession of Fifty Acres of Land by Grant from the late Trustees, on which he had made Consider able improvements and was desirous of an Additional grant having a Wife and three Children And Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the North Side of great Ogechee River joining Lands lately granted John Primut which if granted he Promised to improve Granted ; Petitioner being first - Sworn to the Num ber of his • Family &ca Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months of this Date, And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner being first Sworn to the Number of his Family and to Im prove the said Land. Read a Petition of Thomas Smith setting forth that he f Thomas ° I had been an Inhabitant in the Province near twenty Years 100 Acres of | and never yet had any Lands therein And Praying for One hundred Acres of Land in the Fork of Conochee ad- and joining Lands lately granted Daniel Nunes. Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected.- Petition of Peter Mackay for a Lot in Hardwicke read and Granted Read a Petition of Peter Mackay Praying for a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee Number 242. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take- out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date, And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 588 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of William Gerard De Braham Esqr waitam °f ] setting forth that he being Settled at Ebenezer was desir- Brahm for ous of improving Lands in & near that Place And Pray- Landby ing to become a Purchaser (agreable to his Majesty's In- Purcliase read J structions) of One hundred Acres of Land Part thereof laying on the Island opposite Ebenezer and . the other Part consisting of Sundry Vacant Lots in the Town of Ebenezer and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted : ti0ner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted in the follow ing Manner Viz* a Small Island lying North West of Ebenezer and as much Land in the Swamp joining the Garden Lots to the East of the Town of Ebenezer, and on the Island mentioned in the Petition as together make one hundred Acres. f His Honour theGovera- I our Signed I the follow ing Grants { for Lands His Honour Signed Grants for Lands to the following Persons. Kenneth Baillie 500 Acres in the District of Midway Kenneth Baillie. 500 Acres in the same District Christian Rabenhurst Cierk three Town Lots in Ebenezer N° 6, 7, 8 Morgan Sabb . . 50b Acres in the District of great Oge chee John Todd Junr. 100 Acres in the District of New Port John Reuter . . 50 Acres and Town Lot in Ebenezer John Martin Bolzius Clerk 100 Acres and two Town Lots j in Ebenezer N° 1 : 7 JUNE, 1757- 589 Charles West a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke N° 7. Balthaser Backer 100 Acres in the District of Ebenezer John Davis .... 500 Acres in the District of Midway John Davis Junr 500 Acres on Skidoway Island Elizabeth Hunold 50 Acres in the District of Ebenezer John George Henry 50 Acres in the District of Goshen Michael Switzer 50 Acres being a Town Lot in Savan nah N° 8 in Second Tything Reynolds Ward wth Gar den and Farm Lots. Michael Switzer 50 Acres being a Town Lot in Savan nah N° 10 Second Tything Anson Ward with Garden and Farm Lot. Frederick Fradling 150 Acres in the District of Goshen William Elliott 500 Acres in the District of Newport Joshua Atkinson 200 Acres in the District of Augusta John Perkins a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke N° 103 Charles West 300 Acres in the District of Newport John Davis Senr a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke N* 100. William Davis 200 Acres in the District of Newport John Davis 450 Acres in the District of Newport William Alexander 150 Acres in the District of Augusta Aaron Moore 1 50 Acres in the District of Hallifax James Harley 100 Acres in the District of Midway John Adams Trittlen 100 Acres in the District of Goshen 59o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Sir Patrick Houston iooo Acres in the District of Da- rian William Moore 250 Acres in the District of Ebenezer James MeCrary 150 Acres in the District of Augusta John Emanuel 100 Acres in the District of Augusta Ezekiel Backler 200 Acres in the District of Ebenezer John McCollum 200 Acres in the District of Hallifax Mr John Jagger being arrived in this Province with a (Mr. Jag- 1 J J °° ° for lettilri ' \arge quantity of Negroes in Order to Settle, the Bond 1 dered torit>e f which he had given for Settling the Land granted him [given up was orc[ereci to be delivered up. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday ye 10th Day of June 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire James Habersham "| Francis Harris The Honble James Edwa Powell ^ William Knox V Esqri Minutesread. Claims examined The Minutes of the Preceeding Board were Read and approved Then the Board Proceeded to examine the Claims of Sundry Persons to Lands; the Claims allowed are dis tinctly entered in a Book of Claims, & Grants for the same were Ordered to pass. JUNE, 1757- 59i Adrian 1 Adrian Loyer Gun Smith was appointed by His Hon- pofntelto I our to have the Care of and keep in Order the Public " Skth?Pub- \ Arms for the Service of this Province at the Stated Salary £°2i ™g a I of twenty one Pounds Sterling

proved of. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber At Savannah on Wednesday the 29th Day of June 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire James Habersham Jonathan Bryan The Honble ¦{ James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox Esq" His Honour acquainted the Board that the Reason of His Honour ")..,,. , , , rt advises wth his calling them together was to consider and Commission the Board as Peraratobe , a Proper Person to go to the Creek Nations and invite Cr^kNa- the Head Men to a Conference with his Honour in Sa- thTi^umf6 vannah on their Return from Charles Town. to Savannah , Mr Bryan Proposed who accepts thereof And the same being taken into Consideration Mr Bryan „as proposed and approved of as a Proper Person for such an Embassy; Who being Present accepted thereof. was JULY, 1757. 599 Mr Kieffer declines act ing as a J us- tice of the Peace Christian Thilo Esqr. to be Nomi nated in the new Commis. sion in Place of Mr Kieffer. His Honour also acquainted the Board that Mr Kieffer of Ebenezer had mentioned to him his desire to decline acting as a Justice of the Peace for that District And that Doctor Christian Thilo of the same Place had been rec ommended to him as a Proper Person to Supply such Vacancy. Ordered — That Christian Thilo Esqr be nominated a Justice of the Peace for the Town and District of Ebe- ' nezer in the new Commission of the Peace in the Room of Mr Kieffer. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the Second Day of July 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esquire ( James Habersham j Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Edwd Powell William Clifton William Knox TheHonble I Esq" His Honour advises wth the Board as to the Agents carrying some Pres ents with him to the Indian Nation The same thought nec essary but the Assort ment and Quantity Re ferred to his Honour His Honour desired the Opinion of the Board whether it might not be necessary that the Agent intended for the Creek Nations should take some of the Indian Presents> with him. And the same being considered it was thought expedi ent that there should be some Presents carried up that were most Portable and of the best sort as an Earnest or Compliment to some of the Chief Indians, but the Partic ular assortment and Quantity the Board desired his Hon our would take upon him to regulate and Settle. 6oo GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber At Savannah on Monday the 4th Day of July 1757- Present The HonbIe His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 ( Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro* 1 j Francis Harris k t? r J James Edwd Powell f ^sq ' t William Clifton J His Honour 1 advises wth the Board as to Utility of Lodging: some of the Public Arms and Ammunitions with the Of- ! fleer's of Mi litia in the Country in Case of Alarm or Sudden At tack J The Board j much ap proves thereof His Honour acquainted the Board that he had been applied to by one of the Captains of the Militia in the Country for a few Stands of his Majesty's Arms and some Ammunition to be Lodged with him in Order to be in Readiness to be delivered to such as might be trusted with them in case of Alarm or Sudden Attack And Ad vised with the Board whether it would not be of general use and for the Public Safety that certain Quantities of such Ammunition and a Proportion of Arms be Lodged with the Several Officers of the Militia in this Time of Public Danger : Which Measure being considered was much approved of by the Board as conducive to the more immediate Defence and Safety of the Province. y . His Honour proposes the admitting Affidavits of Poor People llYinff at a «s»at dig" ~tance from ¦'-Savannah in j- '.Support of their Peti tions for Lands to save ithem the Ex- pence of a Personal At tendance Taken into Considera- I tion and Post- ! poned j His Honour also acquainted the Board that Sundry la bouring People residing at a great distance from Savan nah complained of the large expence and Trouble that attended their Personal application for Lands And Pro posed the admitting Affidavits made by them of three Justices of the Peace of their Situation and the Number of their Respective Families in Support of Petitions to be preferred on their Behalf And the same being taken into Consideration and debated, The further consideration thereof was postponed the Board not being able to come to any Resolution therein JULY, 1757. 601 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber At Savannah on Tuesday the 5th Day of July 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro' James Habersham, Francis Harris, The Honble -j Jonathan Bryan, James Edwa Powell, }Esqr: James McKay, William Clifton William Knox The Minutes from the 24th of June inclusive read and approved. Read a Petition of Captain Kenneth Baillie setting forth that he had been many Years a Settler in this Province and had granted him Six hundred Acres of Land therein, and having a Family consisting of Five Children one White Servant and twenty one Slaves was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Additional to those he was then improving And Praying for two hundred Acres of Pine Land joining the Tract on which he was Settled, East on Nathaniel Way and South West on Robert Can on the South Branch of Midway. RESOivVBD — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petitionof ] Read a Petition of Theobald Kieffer settiner forth that Theobald "' Keiffer for he had Purchased of Joseph Leitner of Ebenezer a Tract Sundry i j l Sduded'ta i °t Land said to contain forty Eight Acres with a Town oneGrant j Lot and Garden Lot thereto which Land adjoined the Petition of Kenneth Baillie for 200 Acres of Land read and Granted. 602 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Settlement of the Petitioner. That he had not taken out a Grant for the Lands on which he was Settled nor were the Warrants for Running the same returned to the Of fice — That he was dissatisfied in Regard to the Measure ment of the Tract he had purchased which he believed to be less than Forty Acres And Praying for a Resurvey of the said purchased Lot And that as the Lands for which the Warrant of Survey were not returned adjoined the Purchase he had made and in the whole would not he believed be two hundred and fifty Acres that he might be permitted to have the whole included in One Grant and And the Prayer of the said Petition being taken into Consideration it appeared to the Board that the Petitioner had heretofore petitioned for & obtained two several Tracts of Land the one containing Eighty and the other one hundred and twenty Acres, for the Survey of which, Warrants had been issued and were not yet returned and that the said Eighty Acre Tract did adjoin the Petition ers purchased Land, But that the one hundred and twenty Acre Tract was lying on and part of an Island. Ordered — therefore that the Surveyors General ta Part Granted cause a resurvey to be made as prayed for of the said Pe titioner's Purchased Land and certify the same together with the Eighty Acre Tract adjoining in one Plat, And Resolved that both these Tracts be included in One Grant,. And that the Petitioner doth take out a Separate Grant for the Tract One hundred and twenty Acres aforemen tioned lying on an Island. Read a Petition of Laughlan McGillvray setting forth Petitionof i that he had been many Years an Inhabitant and Trader Laughlanfo?(3ooVAcres r *n t'1's Prov'nce ar>d had above twenty Negroes therein. °f Lre«i j an of the Peace for the Town and District of Augusta afores4 who shall cause the same to be committed to writ ing after the Form herein before set down, (Regard be ing had to the Circumstances of each Persons Case) And that the Affidavit so taken and committed to Writing be certified by the said Justices together with their Opinion as to the ability and Character of the Petitioner. And Also that the said Justice do cause a Copy or Copies of the Form of the said Oath to be affixed in the most Pub lic Place or Places in and about Augusta for the more general Information of Persons necessitated to apply in that manner Ordered — ¦ That the Clerk of this Board do trans mit a Copy hereof to the Justices at Augusta, and withal acquaint them that the above Resolution is intended to be in force only during Pleasure. His Honour observed that Complaints had been made lately by various Settlers in this Province of disturbances occasioned in their Respective Settlements by Persons dealing with some Chicasaw Indians who lived there a bout and that an Hearing thereon being duely had before this Board on the 14th Day of April last the same was found to be true. Therefore his Honour now proposed (for the Quiet of those Settlements, and more regular Clerk to send ] a Copy to the I Justices at Augusta J His Honour 1 informs the Board that he had licenced I Messrs. Bar nard and Douglass to 'i trade wth the f Chicasaw In dians in & about Augusta Approved by the Board . JULY, 1757. 613 conducting a Trade with those Indians) that a Licence should be given to Messrs Barnard and David Douglass of Augusta to deal with them and Supply them with goods, at the place where the Indians lived, and no where else which his Honour apprehended would be putting the - Trade, as he had Promised on a much better footing than heretofore; — and might also in Case of War or alarm be greatly Serviceable to the Province in general by the influence the Persons intended to Trade with them might have with those Indians to engage them to Act Offen sively against his Majesty's Enemies. And the same being considered the Board joined with «iePBoIrd— his Honour in Sentiment, hopefull that the Measure would be Productive of the Salatry and Advantageous Ends thereby intended. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the 30*" July 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 Sir Patrick Houston Baro* James Habersham ") James Edwa Powell > Esq™ William Clifton j The Honble This Day his Honour the Governour had a Conference His Honour has with an Indian of Note from the Oakf uskee Town in the a Conference indikn cafild Upper Creek Nation; his Name Tustanack-Hachoi, alias theMadWar- the Mad Warriour ; Mr Lacklan McGilvray attending as Interpreter. — The Indian told his Honour that he had long entertained thoughts of coming down from the Na- 614 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL tion to Visit the white People, but whenever he proposed it, the Indians always endeavoured to divert him from it, and that he now came against the Will of the Heads of his Town — That when he set out he had not determined whether to Visit the Governour of Carolina or Georgia; but he took the Opportunity from Augusta of coming hither with a Friend. — The Governour said that he was extremely glad to see him, and desired to hear it, if he had any to deliver ; that he had the King's Instructions to cultivate upon every Occasion the Friendship that had long uninterruptedly subsisted with our good Friends and Allies the Creeks The Indian answered that there had been a Variety of Scenes in the Nation during Mr Peppers Agency (who had been sent up by the Province .of South Carolina) to which perhaps his Honour might be a Stranger, that the same had been in the whole disagreeable, and particularly the Agents pretended (in Confederacy with two Indians who assumed more Influence than they had a Right to) to regulate the Trade between the Indians and white People had given Disgust to the Chiefs among the Indians and greatly disquieted the Traders. His Honour replied that he himself disapproved of some of Mr Peppers Transactions in the Nation which he had been informed and was of Opinion that he might possibly have exceeded his Instructions. — That the Regulations he took upon him to Propose in the Trade his Honour noticed was entirely out of Character, for that the Trade with the Creeks properly centered in Geor gia where only such Affairs should be debated and Ad justed — That the Creeks might always rely upon the Strictest Justice and every Act of kindness and Friend ship from hence that they could desire ; but that at Pres ent his Honour saw no Reason for altering things that seemed to be attended with no Hardship or Inconven- JULY, 1757. 615 ience: That whenever the Creeks should intitle them selves to further Indulgences by any Signal Service or beneficial attempt on their Part for the Advantage of the English, his Honour would then Settle every Thing to their Satisfaction in a National Way at a Congress of the Chiefs of each People or of Proper Deputies from them at their Unanimous Request and the same should be so accommodated that each Individual might reap the Ben efit The Indian answered that he approved and acknowl edged the Justness of his Honours Intention His Honour then told the Indians that he regarded the Creeks exceedingly and was desirous to Establish a strict and lasting Friendship with them — ¦ That if any White People injured them they should always find him ready to give them Satisfaction and should expect the like Return on their Part in Case of the white People receiving any Injury from them: And desired that the Indians would never offer to take private Satisfaction for Injuries re ceived until they had first applied to him for that Purpose and been denied, and that he would observe the same Conduct. — - He also mentioned that the great Squire who came first to Georgia (meaning Mr Oglethorpe) had in England spoke of the Creeks as a Wise and Honest Peo ple that he hoped they would not forfeit the one Charac ter by doing any thing unjust, or the other by entring into any foolish Schemes with the French who were a treacherous Nation, and had fallen upon and Killed our People in Time of full Peace when we expected no Mis chief from them. — • That the French had already got a Fort on the Creek Indians Grounds close in their Settle ments — ¦ The Indians must not think That Fort was con structed for their Protection altho' the French tell them so. — What Protection have they ever offered them? or what Protection can the Indians expect from thirty or 616 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL forty Men (the whole Strength of the Garrison) who if the Indians opposed them could not Support or protect themselves ? The French carry on no Trade with the In dians by means of that Fort, not being able to Provide Goods except the few they buy from our Traders for their own Consumption. — Do the Indians think that the French King would be such a Fool as to maintain a Fort there for nothing ? No — - It is for the Purpose of keep ing footing in their Country, to Strengthen themselves by degrees, and by cutting off or inslaving the Indian Inhab itants, in the End to possess themselves of their valuable Lands. — If the Indians have any better or other Thoughts of the French they will awake from their Dream of Delusion when, perhaps it may be too late. His Honour further observed that the French were be come so Perfidious that even their Friends the Spaniards upon this Occasion were ashamed of their Behaviour and refused to join with them against Us, the only Time that the French had ever been at War with the English and the Spaniards at Peace with them — That the English were a People well known to the Indians for their Brave ry by many signal Exploits in this Part of the World in the late and former Wars, as might be seen by the Bones of their Enemies scattered over the Appalachian Fields ; in the Defeat of the large Army of Spaniards on their invading this Province in the Year 1742 and in many other Instances. And that the English would Ere now have destroyed the French Fort but for giving the In dians Disturbance by carrying War into their Towns — ¦ That the English had now got great Armaments both by Sea and Land, and his Honour doubted not, but that altho' the French were at first Successful by attacking us unprepared the English would at Length oblige him to sue for Peace. The Indian then answered that as for his Part he had JULY, 1757. 617 always laid it down as a Rule never to receive any Gifts from the French altho' he knew that they sometimes made large Presents to other Indians ; for that he looked upon them as a designing troublesome People who gave noth ing but with a View of Advantage : and added that he entirely approved of every thing that had been said to him, and would faithfully relate it to the Heads, of the Nation at his Return. His Honour then told him he would depend upon his Words, and would be glad to see him at the general Meeting that was soon to take Place as he talked well and seemed to have a good Heart to the English; that a Messenger was then going to their Nation to invite the Chiefs of all the Towns of Upper and lower Creeks to Savannah where he intended to have a strong Talk with them, sent by the great King himself to his Children and then divide his Majesty's Presents among them in the manner he was directed. The Indian expressing doubts of his being able to Re turn again, and insinuating a Desire of having his Share of the Presents now, it was resolved to comply therewith, and he was accordingly directed to meet the Governour for that Purpose at his House in the Afternoon. 6i8 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the Second Day of August 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr ' ( James Habersham . Francis Harris James Edwd Powell William Clifton The Honble Esqri Minutes read | The Minutes of the Preceeding Boards from the 5th of proved — j July were read and approved Petition of Thorns Bas- sett for 250 Acres of Land read and Granted Read a Petition of Thomas Bassett setting forth that he was in Possession of Five hundred Acres of Land granted him by the late President and Assistants and hav ing upwards of Twenty Negroes was desirous of a fur ther Grant of Lands And Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land lying between Land Granted Benja min Williamson and the Lands whereon the Petitioner is settled at a Place called Coats Neck within Ten Miles of Augusta. Resolved — That, on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, the Petitioner having been Sworn to improve the said Land. Read a Petition of James Annas setting forth that he Petition of i had been an Inhabitant of the Province Sixteen Years for 200 Acres \ and had not obtained any Grant of Lands therein having- of Land J ° read J a Family Consisting of a Wife and a Son and was desir- AUGUST, 1757. 619 and Granted ous of obtaining Lands for Cultivation And Praying for two hundred Acres at the Head of Sapala between Lands of Cap' John Mackintosh and Hugh Morrison which if granted he promised to improve the same. Resolved — That, on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take a Grant for the sand Land within Seven Months from this date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof, That his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of John Caine for 500 Acres read and 200 Acres Granted Read a Petition of John Caine setting forth that he had 1 been in the Province three Years having a Family con- j sisting of a Wife and seven Children and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Pray ing for five hundred Acres of Land about a Mile South- Westward of Joseph Bacon's Land on a middle Branch of North Newport which if granted he promised to im prove the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hun dred Acres is granted the Petitioner having been first Sworn to the Number of his Family and to improve the said Land. Read a Petition of Donald Kennedy setting forth that DonaidVen- I he had already been favoured with such Lands as he 40 Acres | could hope for in Respect of his Family but there being a read Small Piece of Vacant Land supposed to contain between 620 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and thirty and forty Acres adjoining the Petitioners Land, surrounded by Lands already granted and extremely com modious for his further Improvement And Praying for the aforesaid vacant Piece of Land joining the Petition er's Land as above set forth on the South Branch of South Newport which if granted he promised to Cultivate and improve the same. Rejected ORDERED- That, the said Petition be Rejected Petition of Donald Mcin tosh for 100 Acres read and Read a Petition of Donald Mackintosh setting | forth that he was in Possession of two hundred Acres of J Land and had made Improvements thereon, and having a Family consisting of a Wife and three Children was de sirous of obtaining an Additional Grant of Land And Praying for One hundred Acres on the South Branch of South-Newport adjoining the Petitioner's Lands which if granted he Promised to Cultivate Rejected — OrdEREd — ¦ That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of James Maxwell setting forth that Petitionof soon after his Arrival in the Province he did Petition for James Maxwell to have his anc\ obtained Several Tracts of Land for himself and Plats of Land derTo'his'ob-^ Family, the Expences of Surveying whereof, which was taming Grants considerable the Petitioner Paid Thomas Ellis the then Acting Surveyor who died without giving in or making any Plan of the said Surveys by which default the Peti tioner had been Obliged, at a renewed Expence, to have the Lands resurveyed and Plats thereof made out, And and Praying Leave to lay such Plats before the Board for their Inspection and approval that he might be enabled to obtain and take out Grants for the same Postponed Ordered — That the Consideration of the said Peti tion be Postponed SEPTEMBER, 1757. 621 Read a Petition of Frederica Brookner an Orphan set- F?eda°Brookner thig f orth that some Time since she did claim one hundred S herh£I5id0 e Acres of Land and some Town Lots in Ebenezer and the ed in one Grant same being examined by the Board was allowed and passed, but through the imperfect Surveys of a former Surveyor no more than Fifty Acres could be ascertained and a Grant for that Quantity was accordingly made out. Since which, on a Resurvey the Petitioners Right to the other fifty Acres had been manifested And Praying there fore that the Board would Permit a new Plan of the whole Land to be annexed to the Grant so made out, and the Grant to be altered by the Several Officers from fifty to One hundred Acres, that the Petitioner might be saved the Expence of a new Grant for the omitted fifty Acres : Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted granted and that the Several Officers be Ordered accord ingly thereto. and GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber on Tuesday the sixth Day of September 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Francis Harris The Honble -j James Edi William Clifton ^ William Knox Read a Petition of Joseph Massey setting forth that he ^hMMsey0" na(^ ^ad dotted him five hundred Acres of Land by the read°0Acre3 Late President and Assistants adjoining John Mitchels Land between the Heads of Newport and Midway Rivers,. and 623 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL having a Family consisting of a -Wife two Children and Seven Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Additional to those already granted him And Pray ing for One hundred Acres adjoining Southerdly on the Tract heretofore granted him Rejected — Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of James Germany setting forth that j!? Ge'rmany | on the Seventh Day of December 1756 he had granted fnghivwarrt. j* him five hundred Acres of Land about twelve Miles above ?eadurvey J Mount Pleasant and had obtained a Warrant for running out the same which by reason of his being obliged to go into the Indian Nation was expired And Praying the Sec retary might be directed to Prolong the Warrant of Sur vey for three Months and Granted Resolved — The Prayer of the said Petition is grant ed and that the Secretary be Ordered according thereto. Read a Petition of John Hopkins setting forth that he john'Hopkins was Settled upon and in the improvement of One hun- read50Acres dred Acres of Land lately granted him and having a Wife was desirous of obtaining an Additional Grant of Lands And Praying for fifty Acres adjoining the Tract whereon he is Settled near a Place called Tuckasee Kings on Sa vannah River and Postponed Ordered — That the Consideration of the said Pe tition be Postponed Read a Petition of William Dunham setting forth that Petition of i he was possessed of Seven hundred and fifty Acres of William Dun- i r , . , J ham for2oo r L,and having a Family consisting of Eighteen Persons and was desirous of obtaining an Additional Grant of Lands And Praying for two hundred Acres of Land ad joining Easterly on a Six hundred Acre Tract granted SEPTEMBER, 1757. 623 William Graves on the South Side of North Newport which if granted he Promised to improve the same Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Thomas setting forth that he joh^Thomasj was Settled on and in the Improvement of two hundred read00 Acres j Acres of Land lately granted him having a Family con sisting of a Wife ten Children and seven Negroes and was desirous of obtaining an Additional Grant of Lands And Praying for One hundred Acres adjoining Lands and granted Athanasius Thomas and John McCullom at Rooty Branch about six Miles below Mount Pleasant Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Robert Sutherland setting forth that he was Settled" on, and in the improvement of, One hun dred and fifty Acres of Land lately granted him having a Wife and three Children and was desirous of obtaining an Additional Grant And Praying for fifty Acres of Land ad joining the Tract he is now Settled on at the Mouth of Rooty Branch within Six Miles of Mount Pleasant Rejected — Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected — 634 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and 150 Acres granted Read a Petition of William Johnson setting forth that he was become a Settler in this Province having a Wife and two Children and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Praying for two hundred Acres of Land at a Place called Tuckasee Kings on Sa vannah River adjoining Lands this Day Petitioned for by John Hopkins, which if granted he Promised to Culti vate the same. Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely One hun dred and fifty Acres of Land is granted, the Petitioner having first Sworn to the Number of his Family and to improve the said Land Read a Petition of David Lewis setting forth that he Petitionof i had been an Inhabitant of the Province for Seven Years for |loo Araes r last past having a Wife and a Child and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Praying for two hundred Acres at a Place called Butlers Creek adjoining Thomas Red's South Line which if granted he promised to Cultivate the same Resolved — • That, on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office Of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents That Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely One hun dred Acres is granted the Petitioner having been first Sworn to the Number of his Family and to improve the said Land read and 100 Acres granted SEPTEMBER, 1757. 625 His Honour the Governour represented to the Board proposes0"' ] the distressed starving Condition of the Arcadians in and totep?ovfdfed r about Savannah so afflicted by Sickness that there were Acadilnsc J not more than five Persons able to Work for the Main tenance and Support of One hundred And withal men tioned the Necessity he thought there was of something being Provided for their immediate Relief. Which being taken into Consideration the Board were of Opinion that of Rice or- 1 they should be Supplied with five Barrels of Rice in their dered f or f J . ^ r i present distress them His Honour advises with the Board as to the recall ing the Men he had Placed at the Several Inlets for Lookout & re placing them at a more im portant Season Approved His Honour also observed to the Board that he (hav ing been applied to by the late Assembly) had Placed People at the several Inlets of this Province to keep a look out and by timely advice Prevent any sudden Surprize from the Enemies Vessels ; for which service, to be con tinued three Months the Assembly had also furnished Money : that two Months of the Time were near elapsed, and, the Hurricane Months approaching, his Honour ap prehended the Danger from those Quarters was ceased for a Time ; and therefore Proposed that the Persons so employed should for the present be recalled and the Money remaining in Hand appropriated to the same Serv ice at a more important Season : Which Measure the Board unanimously approved 40 e r — vol 7 626 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 13th Day of September 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr (Francis Harris James Edwd Powell William Clifton Esqr His Honour acquainted the Board of 50 Indians being arrived from the Southerd headed by an I Indian called | the Cow- keeper J His Honour communi cates the Contents of a Letter re- ceiv'd from Ed Gray con cerning some Disputes be tween the In dians and Spaniards His Honour's] proposed. 1 Conductthereon J His Honour acquainted the Board that his desire of meeting them at this Time was on Account of a Party of about fifty Creek Indians just arrived from the South ward headed by an Indian called the Cowkeeper a Person of Consequence who had hitherto Prevented the Span iards from Cultivating their Lands or extending their Settlements from Pensacola or S' Augustine; and that he chose to be in Council upon the Occasion that the meet ing might appear more Solemn ; not that he knew of any Particular Point to be discussed, the Head Men having brought with him, he believed, no National Commission or Instructions. His Honour at the same Time com municated to the Board the contents of a Letter received by the Head Indian from Edmund Gray residing at Cum berland Island relating to some difference between those Indians and the Spaniards on which Letter his Honour largely commented, and concluded that he judged it im prudent and impolitic at this Juncture to interfere in any Quarrels or dispute between the Indians and Spaniards, and intended carefully to avoid any Step that might em broil him with either The Cowkeeper and the rest of the Indians being intro- conferenee i duced the Governour received them in a kind manner, between ms Governo? and [ anc^ a^ ter enquiring of the Head Man in Respect of his the Indians J Health, asked him whether he was come down in a Pub lic Character or only on a friendly visit? — The Indian SEPTEMBER, 1757. 627 answered that he came only to see him and his Induce ment thereto was the great Talk he had heard of the Gov ernour of Georgia's Civility to his Country Men. — That he had not been in the Nation these four Years, nor had he received any Instructions from thence whereon to Talk.— His Honour acquainted him that he was extremely pleased with his visit as thereby he Paid him a Compli ment in Preference to the former Governour, and gave him an Opportunity of seeing one who from the first Set tlement of Georgia had Proved himself a firm and Steady Friend to the English. — His Honour told him that he heard the Spaniards were going to Settle the Appalachian Fields. — - The Indian said that he was present a few Months ago when a Spanish Captain of Horse declared the same and that thereupon he himself sett off for S' Augustine and inquired of the Governour in Regard of the Truth of it, who denied it and protested that the Span iards had no such Intentions ; that he (the Indian) was so enraged at the Report, when by the Governour he found it to be false, that he had a great Mind to kill some of the Spaniards, or the Captain of Horse himself who had thus imposed on him. — The Governour then observed that he enquired of this Matter only out of Curiosity, and through a desire of putting them on their Guard against the Designs of their Enemies; not from any intent his Honour had of interfering in the Quarrels that might happen between them and the Spaniards who at present were our good Friends and Allies — however he was pleased to find the Spaniards had no such Designs ; hav ing the French already on one Side and should the Span iards encroach on the other not only the English but the Indians also would soon be reduced to narrow Bounds His Honour told the Indian he also heard that the Spaniards were going to drive away the English that 628 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL were Settled on Cumberland Island and that although he should not interfere in the Quarrels between the Span iards and Indians yet if the Spaniards wanted to Quarrel with the English we should apply to our Indian Friends for Assistance. — The Indian Answered that he knew nothing of the Spaniards attempting so to do; but that some Indians had an Intention to drive the English from their Settlements above the flowing of the Tide : And that some Time since two or three Indians came down intend ing to kill some of the English, but he met with them and told them he was sure the Heads of the Nation gave no such Talk, and reasoning with them upon the Subject at length sent them away quiet and Satisfied. The Governour expressing his Satisfaction for this good Service then asked him whether he ever went to the French Fort at the Albania's ? The Indian answered No. — That his employment had been making War on the Florida Indians. — - and lately in negotiating a Peace be tween the Creeks and Cherokees His Honour said that the Creeks by Agreement with the Squire (Mr Ogle thorpe) were the professed Friends of the English and were to continue so while the Sun Shone and the Water's flowed, and that he being a great Warrior, had now a Special opportunity of manifesting his Friendship to the English by making War on the French, who had fallen upon us in Time of Profound Peace and had not only killed many of the English but several of our Indian Friends — The Indian replied as before, that he had hith erto made War to the Southward; and added further that he was a Stranger to the State of Affairs in the In dian Nation having been so long absent, but when he came there he should be always ready to make one with the rest for the Service of the English The Governour told the Indian he likewise understood that the Shawanesse Indians were got among the Creeks SEPTEMBER, 1757. 629 in their Nation endeavouring to Poison their Minds and Alienate their Affections from the English ; and his Hon our hoped that he and the rest of the Head Men and War riors of the Creeks would join together to drive them away and thereby prevent the Evils that might spring from the Practices of such : as those Indians were known to be the Professed Enemies of the English and all our Indian Allies. His Honour again exhorted the Indians strictly to con tinue and if possibly to improve their Friendship and Al liance with the English, that we might live together like Brethren Children of the great King; which alone could render them rich and Strong and keep their Pretended Friends the French from becoming their open Enemies; And that without this Connection and Correspondence the Creeks would inevitably fall a Prey to the French or the Choctaws, and be reduced to the wretched Alternative of becoming Slaves, or being no more a People — His Honour more over promised them that he would be ever ready to redress any Injuries the Indians might receive from the English, and expected that they would Act with the same Justice in Respect to their People, and always apply to him in such Cases for Satisfaction without of fering to take it themselves. The Indian Replied he was fearfull, from the various Stories he understood had been propogated, and carried backwards and forwards that his Honour would have delivered an Angry Talk, but was extremely pleased to hear what he did. — On which the Governour observed that it was true he had heard some Complaints of the In dians about the Settlements, but he was desirous at this Time to bury them under Ground, having nothing to charge him with, and was therefore unwilling such mat ters should interrupt the Pleasure arising from this In terview. 630 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL His Honour then concluded that although this Colony was Poor at Present yet he would manifest his Affection and Friendship towards them by a Distribution of a Share of such Presents as the great King had furnished him with to the End that the Chain of Friendship might be continued bright and the Path Strait between Us : And desired that they would attend him at his House in the Evening for that Purpose The Indian then Addressed himself to his Honour af- sheechdcio'n-3 1 ter the following Manner : "I rejoice that God has Spared coSSfence J "mY Eife to see this Day, and I hope whatever dark "Clouds have hitherto threatened Us that they are now "likely to be dispersed and * * a Strict harmony "henceforth established between our People and Yours "for ever, And as a token of my Sincerity and in Con- "firmation of our former Friendship I now on my own "behalf present you with these Deer Skins." — Then re peating his last Words, he delivered his Honour a few more Skins as a Testimony of his Peoples Love — And departed with the usual Ceremonies. SEPTEMBER, 1757. 631 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the thirtieth Day of September 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 James Habersham James Edwa Powell William Clifton TheHonWe • 1^ William Knox Esqri A Letter from the Justices at Ebenezer that the Fort there Con structed took in Sundry Town Lots and applying for other Lots to be set out to the sevl Grantees in Lieu thereof Unanimouslycomplied with His Honour the Governour produced to the Board a Letter from the Justices at Ebenezer giving an Account of the Progress made in the building a Fort for that Dis trict, and Also setting forth that the said Fort was so constructed as to take in and render useless on account of the Defence that they might be obliged to make there from, sundry Lots of the said Town of Ebenezer; To remedy which the Justices humbly proposed to his Hon our that the several Grantees so Injured should have other Lots set out to them for the Vacant Lots of the said Town, in Lieu of such Lots so taken in or rendered use less. Which proposal his Honour recommended to the Consideration of the Board, Who having duely consid ered thereof were unanimously of Opinion that the same was reasonable and ought to be complied with The Claim of Leonard Bodelle to a Town Lot in Sa- The ciaim of i vannah and to fifty Acres of Land in Newington was ex- eonto a Lot amined And it appearing to the Board that the said Town inSavanh . . and 50 Acres l L,ot was originally Holmes s and was conveyed to the at Newington 1 ^Tonedfor sai^ Bodelle by the Widow of the said Holmes (whose Sufficient Estate in the Premisses did not appear) And further Con sideration. that the fifty Acres at Newington was granted on Condi tion of the said Bodelles cultivating the same and residing thereon three Years which were Circumstances no way manifest, The Affair was postponed to a future Con- 632 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL sideration that the Claimant might have Opportunity to clear up those Obstacles to Satisfaction His Honour the Governour moved that two Lots -in s£v°annahin 1 Deckers Ward in the Town of Savannah (heretofore re- GOTemour6 J served for Public uses) described in the Plan of the said Town by Letters I and L with the Vacant ground between the said Lots (which vacant ground was originally part of a Street called S' Julian) the whole containing one hundred and ninety by one hundred and Eighty Feet might be granted unto him. Resolved — That the said two Lots as before de scribed and vacant ground between them be granted to his Honour. His Honour Signed Grants for Lands to the following ¦Grants Signed persons Viz* To Thomas Smith 150 Acres in the District of Newport --Thomas Red a Town Lot in Augusta James Brooks 50 Acres being a Town Lot in Savannah Number 4 in the second Tything Reynolds Ward with Garden and Farm Lots Edward McGuire 250 Acres in the District of Midway James Wetson 200 Acres in the District of Ebenezer John Spencer a Town Lot in Hardwicke N° 9 Matthias Zetler a Town Lot & 100 Acres at Ebenezer John Menzies a Town Lot in Hardwicke N° 126 John Smith a Town Lot, Garden Lot & 50 Acres in Eb enezer John Prethero 300 Acres in the District of Hallifax SEPTEMBER, 1757- 633 David Montaigut 500 Acres in the District of Savannah To crants signed Donald Mackintosh 200 Acres in the District of Newport Elisha Butler Esqr 500 Acres in the District of Newport Simon Retter 1 50 Acres in the District of Ebenezer Robert Williams Junr 50 Acres being a Town Lot in Sa vannah N° 2 in the third Tything Reynolds Ward wth Garden & Farm Lots Ludwig Ernst a Town Lot, Garden Lot & 50 Acres in Ebenezer Gotleb Stayley 150 Acres in the District of Goshen Thomas Way 200 Acres in the District of Newport Michael Bearman 100 Acres in the same District Elizabeth Hunold 50 Acres in the District of Ebenezer Peter Stensdorff Town Lot, Garden Lot & 50 Acres in Ebenezer William Clement 300 Acres in the District of Augusta John Baker 100 Acres in the District of Newport James Read 500 Acres in the District of Ogechee Matthias West 100 Acres in the District of Goshen John Todd Senr 100 Acres in the District of South New port David Cunningham 50 Acres being a Town Lot in Sa vannah Number 7 in the Second Tything Reynolds Ward with Garden and Farm Lots. 634 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL David Mountaigut 50 Acres being a Town Lot in Savan- To nah Number 5 in the first Tything Reynolds Ward Grants signed with Garden and Farm Lots William Graves 200 Acres in the District of Newport Jacob Keibler 50 Acres in the District of Goshen Nathan Taylor 500 Acres in the District of Midway Valentine Deppe a Town Lot and 50 Acres in Ebenezer Peada Clara Stroub a Town Lot and 50 Acres in Eben ezer John Pletter a Garden Lot and 50 Acres in Ebenezer Hugh Kennedy 150 Acres in the District of Ebenezer Gabriel Maurer a Town Lot and 50 Acres in Ebenezer Donald Kennedy 150 Acres in the district of Sapalo David Ashperger a Town Lot & 50 Acres in Ebenezer Jacob Ports 50 Acres jn the District of Goshen Henry Curtis 200 Acres on Warsaw Island Jacob Gasper Walthour 145 Acres in the District of Oge chee - Thomas Red 500 Acres in the District of Augusta William Dunham 500 Acres in the District of Newport Middleton Evans 500 Acres in the District of Midway John Farley 250 Acres in the District of Ogechee Daniel Nunez Rivers 300 Acres in the District of Oge chee SEPTEMBER, 1757- 635 Michael Bearman 50 Acres in the District of Goshen To Grants signed Abraham Sarzedas a Town Lot in Hardwicke N° 87 James and William Dunham 500 Acres in the District of Midway Rupreik Eshberger a Town Lot, Garden Lot & 50 Acres in Ebenezer Christopher Peters 250 Acres in the District of Savannah Nicholas Cronenberger a Town Lot & 200 Acres in Eb enezer Robert Baillie 500 Acres in the District of Newport Conrade Hover 179 Acres in the District of Ogechee Edward Way 450 Acres in the District of Newport David Montaigut a Town Lot in Hardwicke N° 46 Elisha Butler 200 Acres in the District of Ogechee John Sheraus 100 Acres in the District of Goshen William Kennedy 50 Acres in the District of Ebenezer George Dresler 50 Acres being a Town Lot in Savannah Number ten in Vernon Tything Heathcoate Ward wtb Garden & Farm Lots John Fitch 300 Acres in the District of Augusta John Hangleter 100 Acres in the District of Ebenezer Benjamin Andrew 200 Acres in the District of Newport Audley Maxwell 150 Acres in the District of Midway John Jacob Metzger two Town Lots and 50 Acres at Eb enezer 636 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL George Fowl 100 Acres in the District of Ebenezer To Grants signed Ann Parker Widow 500 Acres in the District of Ogechee In Trust for the Heirs of Henry Parker Esq1 deceased. Ann Parker 500 Acres in the District of Savannah Henry William Parker 500 Acres in the District of Oge chee Henry William Parker 500 Acres in Ogechee District In Trust for Joseph Parker. Joseph Athler 117 Acres on , the Branches of Augistine Creek Henry Bourquin 500 Acres in the District of Ogechee Henry Bourquin 500 Acres in the District of Savannah Henry Bourquin 500 Acres in the District of Ogechee Henry Bourquin 500 Acres in the District of Ogechee Joseph Sommers 270 Acres in the District of Ogechee Joseph Summers 300 Acres, in the District of Ogechee John Maurer a Town Lot Garden Lot & 50 Acres in Eb enezer Thomas Burrington 400 Acres between Ogechee and Conochee Rivrs Thomas Burrington 400 Acres in the District of Ogechee Thomas Burrington a Town Lot in Hardwicke Number 184 Edmund Tannatt a Town Lot in Hardwicke Number 43 Edmund Tannatt 50 Acres being a Town Lot in Savan nah N° 1 in the fourth Tything Reynolds Ward wth Garden & Farm Lots. OCTOBER, 1757. 637 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday in the Forenoon the 4th Day of October 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Francis Harris The Honble -j Jonathan Bryan } Esqre William Clifton William Knox Minutes read ) The Minutes of the Preceeding Boards from the 2a of prove!— I August were read and approved. Read a Petition of David Tebear setting forth that he vWTebearf??" was Settled in this Province and had had granted him 200 Acres read Qne hm^j-g^ Acres of Land which he caused to be Sur veyed, but the same was afterwards found to be Glebe Land belonging to Vernonburg Township whereupon it was taken from him, That the Petitioner had a Wife three Children & a Negroe and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Land for Cultivation, And Praying for two hundred Acres lying between the Heads of Newport and Midway Rivers, South of Robert Smallwoods Land, West-South West of Joseph Massey and North of Joseph Way which if granted he Promised to improve the same. and Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 638 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of BalthasarReiser for 150 Acres of Land &ca read and Read a Petition of Balthasar Reiser setting forth that he was a Settler at Ebenezer and possessed of Fifty Acres of Land by Grant from the late Trustees and had pur- j chased other fifty Acres adjoining and had also two Town Lots in Ebenezer that the Petitioner having a Wife and three Children was desirous to obtain a further Grant of Land for Cultivation And Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres adjoining his said Lands at a Place called Bethany which if granted he promised to improve And Also Praying that the Lands already possessed by him might be Surveyed with the Lands their Honours should be Pleased to grant on his said Petition and the whole together with the said two Town Lots included in One Grant Postponed Ordered— That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed. Petition of ¦John Rents for 50 Acres read and Read a Petition of John Rents setting forth that he was' in Possession of Fifty Acres of Land granted him by the late Trustees and laying at Ebenezer bounding Lands of George Glanor at the Lagoon of the long Bridge And was desirous of obtaining an Additional. Grant of Land, Therefore Praying for fifty Acres adjoining the fifty Acres aforementioned and in Consideration of a great Part of it being Pine Land that both the said Tracts might be included in one Grant Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, And that the Secretary be accordingly ordered to include both the Tracts in one Grant as prayed for. OCTOBER, 1757. 639 Petition of Thorns. Bruce for 200 Acres of Land read — and Read a Petition of Thomas Bruce setting forth that he had lately granted him two hundred Acres of Land on great Ogechee which was rendered useless by a Fort be ing intended to be built on Part of it And was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation in Lieu thereof Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres on the North Side of Midway between Lands of William Mar tin, John Cubbedge and Coffy and Bennet wch if granted the Petitioner promised to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that Also he doth Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of Moses Nunes for 300 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Moses Nunes setting forth that he had been many Years a Settler in this Province and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation, Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres between great Ogechee and Midway adjoining Lands of Valentine Bos- tick and Lands called Sterlings Postponed Ordered — That, the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed Petition of WilliamKnox Esqr for Lot in Savannah read and Granted Read a Petition of William Knox Esqr setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Savannah And Praying for a Lot in the said Town known by Letter C in Johnson Square RESOLVED — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that, he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov- 640 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of John Fitch for 300 Acres of Land read and ince within Six Months from the Date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Fitch setting forth that he was Possessed of Seven hundred Acres of Land, had a Wife and thirty one Negroes and was desirous of obtaining an Additional Grant of Land Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres of Land upon Gum Swamp near new Sa vannah adjoining Butlers Creek, which if granted he Promised to improve the same. Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed sa^ perjtion be Postponed, the Petitioner not appearing to give Proof of the Number of his Family and Postponed Petition of John Graham for 750 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Robert Godfrey settting forth that he had Lands and Planted for two Years last Past at Newport in this Province, had a Wife two Children and a Negro And was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation, Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres of Land at a Place called Crab Tree Swamp which if granted he promised to improve the same Ordered — • That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed, untill the Petitioner who is a Stranger shall produce some Voucher of his Character and of his Ability to improve Lands Read a Petition of John Graham setting forth that he had had heretofore granted him five hundred Acres of Land on Great Ogechee which was inconvenient -for his Improvement that the Petitioner had a Wife and twelve Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation in Lieu thereof Therefore Praying for Seven hundred & fifty Acres on the North Side of the North Branch of Newport adjoining Lands granted Rob ert Baillie OCTOBER, 1757. 641 Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Five hundred Acres heretofore granted the Petitioner be considered as Vacant Land. Petition of John Graham for a Lot in Savannah read and Granted Read a Petition of the said John Graham setting forth that he was desirous of Improving a Lot in the Town of Savannah And Praying for a Lot in the said Town known by Letter A in Johnson's Square which if granted the Pe titioner engaged to build thereon in a Short Time Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. One hundred & twenty- feet on the Bay of Sa- vannh.granted the Governour His Honour the Governour moved that he might have granted unto him one hundred and twenty feet Front on the Bay of Savannah extending from low Water Mark to the Lot Number five being the North West Corner of Digby Tything; and from the said Corner one hundred and twenty feet Westerly in a direct Line with the Bay Lots ; and from thence on a parellel Line with the West ern Bounds of the Town lots to low Water Mark Resolved — That the Quantity of Feet on the Bay of Savannah as above described be granted his Honour 41 e r— vol 7j 642 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 4th Day of October 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Jonathan Bryan James Edwd Powell William Clifton The Honble Esq" PostponedPetition of Thorns Bruce for 500 Acs Land again read and Claims Examined The Petition of Thomas Bruce Praying for five hun dred Acres of Land at Newport presented to the Board on Tuesday the fourth Day of April last and Postponed for further Consideration was this Day at the request of the Petitioner reconsidered. Rejected ORDEREI That the said Petition be rejected Then the Board Proceeded to examine the claims of Sundry Persons to Lands ; the Claims allowed are dis tinctly entered in a Book of Claims, and Grants for the same were Ordered to Pass. His Honour the Governor Signed the two following Grants signed Grants f or Lands Viz' To John Jagger 400 Acres on Sapalo River John Jagger a Town Lot in Hardwicke Number 2. OCTOBER, 1757. 643 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 25th Day of October 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Francis Harris The Honble \ Jonathan Bryan \ Esq" James Edwd Powell William Clifton His Honour acquaints the Board wth the Success of the Agent he had em ployed to in vite the Creek In dians to an Interviewwith him at Savannah Certain Intel-) ligenceof a Party of them wth the Agent being already ar rived at the Altamaha His Honour acquainted the Board that in Consequence of a former Resolution to invite the Chiefs of the upper and lower Creek Nation to an interview at Savannah to receive his Majesty's Presents and endeavour to remove the ill impressions they are said to entertain of the Eng lish he had employed Mr Joseph Wright to execute the Service a Person confessedly well Qualified both as to his knowledge of the Indian Language and the Presenl Disposition of those Savages. Of whose Arrival in the Nation he had lately received some vague Accounts, and had also an Intimation of the many obstructions he had to combat in the Execution of his Commission; owing to the Treatm' the Indians met with when they came last to Augusta, joined to the constant Suggestions and En deavours of the French who failed not to improve every Incident that occurred to our Prejudice : The Shawanese, and some of the Cherokees were no less active against Us, the former being enraged at the Death of some of their Tribe lately cut off by a Party of English from Fort Loudon. But that notwithstanding all these and many other Difficulties and Impedements the agent had to contend with he at length accomplished his Business, and it was with Singular Satisfaction his Honour ac quainted the Board that he had now received certain In telligence that a Party of these People with the Agent 644 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL were already arrived at the Fork of the Alatamaha from whence they were hourly expected at Fort Argyle on the great Ogechee River; and that he had dispatched Cap tain Milledge of the Rangers thither to receive accommo date, and, with his Troop to conduct them through the Settlements His Honour acquaintedthe Board wth the Re ception he in tended to give them by OrderingColo. Jone's Regiment of Foot Militia under Arms, Cannon to be mounted on Sundry Bat- terys &ca. His Honour likewise observed to the Board that he thought it highly Necessary upon this Occasion to receive them in the best manner possible, for which Purpose he had Ordered Col° Jones to have the first Regiment of foot Militia under Arms Sixteen Cannon to be mounted on different Bastions, a Flag to be displayed upon each, and a Battery of seven Guns to be raised before his own Door to salute them as they entered the Town ; and that other Dispositions had been made equally demonstrative of respectfull Regard.— All which the Board heard with Pleasure "and Approbation. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah 29th October 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham «, . , Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan [> Esq" James Edwa Powell William Clifton The Arrival of the In dians escort ed by Capt. Milledge wth his Troop of This Day the Indians escorted by Captain Milledge with his Troop of Rangers approached the Town. — They ¦ were met in an Open Savannah about a Mile Distant by Captn Bryan with the Principal Inhabitants of the Towa OCTOBER, 1757. 645 Rangers, and a Particular Account of their Reception His Honour the Gover nors Address to them - on Horseback who welcomed them in his Honour the Governour's Name and regaled them in a Tent pitched for that Purpose — This being ended the Cavalcade re sumed their March — Captain Bryan at the Head of the Gentlemen led the Way, the Indians followed according to their Rank, and the Rangers brought up the Rear. — They advanced in this Order 'till they were in sight of the Town where they halted, and were Saluted with three Cannon from the Kings, three from Prince's, five from Hallifax's, and five from Loudon's Bastion. They then moved on to the Gate when Captain Bryan and the Horse that were with him filing to the right and left formed two Lines through which the Indians marched — They were next received by Col0 Jones at the Head of his Regiment of Foot Militia who conducted them with great regularity towards the Council Chamber— As they passed the Gov ernors House they were Saluted with Seven Cannon from his Battery, which was Succeeded by the Cannon at the Water Side and from Vessels in the River — A little short of the Council Chamber the Foot Militia divided in good Order to the Right and Left, the Indians marched through and were again received by a Company of the Virginia Regiment of Blues drawn up in a Line in Front who first Saluting them with a Volley, by a Particular Evolution formed two Lines extending to the Council House where the Indians were conducted and introduced to his Honour the Governor who holding out his Hands addressed them in the following Manner — "My Friends and Brother's "behold my Hands and Arms, our Common Enemies the "French have told you they are Red to the Elbows, view "them, do they Speak Truth? let your own Eyes Wit- "ness, You see they are White, and could you see my "Heart you would find it as pure, but very warm and "true to you my Friends — The French tell you whoever "shakes my Hand will immediately be struck with dis- "ease and die, if You believe this lying foolish Talk don't "touch me, if you do not I am ready to embrace you" — 646 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL His Honour the Gover nors further Speeth Whereupon they all approach'd his Honour and shook hands declaring the French lied and had often deceived them in this Manner. These Ceremonies being over and the Indians Seated his Honour addressed himself to them again — ¦ "My "Friends, I hope you left all our Brothers well in the Na- "tion, that you are in Health yourselves, and met with no "Misfortunes in the way to us, I am not ignorant of the "many Hardships you Suffered in your Journey through "want of Provisions, and I am very much concerned that "it was not in my Power to have Provided better for "You — You were told by bad People in the Nation that "we had extended ourselves over all your Hunting "Grounds, You are now Witnesses of the Falsity of such "Assertions — We do not covet the back Lands for any "other Purpose but to accommodate you when you are in "Necessity and far from home — Tis those that lye near "the Water Side that we Value where our Ships can come "with Goods and carry away the Skins you Sell Us and "the Things we raise out of the Ground — However for "your Sakes I should have been glad there had been some "Settlements on the Road to have furnished You with "Corn and Rice when you went to Sleep to Silence Hun- "ger — But I hope you have met with none of these Diffi- "culties since you came among your Friends as I gave "Orders to supply you with every thing the Plantations "afforded and now that you are with my self I will take "particular Care you shall not want what will be proper "for You; And that you may enjoy each others Com- "pany under one Roof and receive no Injury from the "Weather, I have built a large House to Shelter You for "I would rather loose my Eyes than any Mischief should "befall you among Us — I am very well acquainted with "all the lying and bad Talks that have been communicated "to you by the French and their Indian Emissaries who "are incessantly endeavouring to Plunge you into the OCTOBER, 1757. 647 "greatest Miseries and Misfortunes from which nothing "can Secure You but a Steady and close Union with your "Friends the English of whose Constancy and Truth you "have had too long Experience to doubt.— I conclude "that you are much wearied and fatigued with so long a "Journey, I will not therefore detain you longer from "Repose but as soon as you are refreshed I shall again "meet you and deliver you a Talk from the great King "George who still remembers and loves you — You will "then find how much you have been imposed on by our "Common Enemies, and be convinced that we have noth- "ing to ask that will give you any Uneasiness; Nothing "but what is for our Mutual Benefit : And in the mean "Time I Recommend to you to get your Guns and Saddles "repaired which I have Ordered our Workmen to do if "you desire it ; and I cannot but repeat the Satisfaction I "feel in seeing so many of my Friends in one House with "me." To which the Wolf King Mico of the Upper Creeks A^w"rUn's as Speaker for the whole made Answer — • "We have "heard many good Talks of You in our own Country "which were not Lyes, and I think myself extremely hap- "py and thank God that this Day affords Us an Oppor tunity of seeing you Face to Face — I and my Country "Men have been accustomed to visit the Governor's of the "English Provinces but never had more Satisfaction than "'we feel on this Occasion. — Tis true we experienced "great hardships in our Journey from the back Lands "being Uncultivated but as soon as we reached the "Houses of our Friends we received Plenty of every "Thing, and the kindest Treatment Possible. — • The "length of our Journey has greatly fatigued Us, We "therefore approve of taking the Refreshments and the "other Steps You recommend to Us; after which we "shall be ready to hear the great King's Talk. 648 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL This Speech was followed by a short one from Togulki Mico of the lower Creeks. "Tis not many Months (said he) since I was in "Charles Town where I met with many Marks of Esteem "and Respect from the Governour and his beloved Men. " — I am now received with even stronger Tokens of Love "which as they are Proofs of a Sincere Friendship can- "not but Rejoice my Heart" His Honour then invited the Head Men to dine with him at his own House where they were entertained in the kindest and most Friendly manner to their entire Satis faction. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the first Day of November 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan y Esq" James Edwa Powell William Clifton The Honble Read a Petition of Daniel Dunham setting forth that Dani Dunham on the Second Day of November 1756 a Lot in the Town for renewing r t -r 1 • i 1 • rw\ his warrt read of Hardwicke was granted him but that the Term of the Warrant for running out the same was expired without his having made the Survey, And Praying that the Sur veyors general might be enabled and Ordered to issue a NOVEMBER, 1757. 649 Granted Petition of Thomas Gilli- land for 200 Acres of Land read and Granted Petition of Charles Weatherford for 150 Acrs of Land read and Granted new Precept on the aforesaid Warrant for setting out the said Lot. Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyors General be Ordered to give a New Precept and direct the Survey as prayed for Read a Petition of Thomas Gilliland setting forth that ' he was become a Settler in this Province having a Family . consisting of a Wife and three Children and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Pray ing for Two hundred Acres of Land Situate on Savan nah River at the Mouth of little Cyoka Creek on the lower side thereof about fifteen Miles below Augusta, which if granted the Petitioner Promised to Cultivate and im prove the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Maiesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Charles Weatherfoot setting forth that he was a Settler in this Province having a Family consisting of a Wife and Child therein and was desirous of obtaining a grant of Lands for Cultivation And Pray ing for One hundred and fifty Acres of Land Situate on the North Side of fishing Creek at the mouth of the said Creek about fifty Miles above Augusta which if granted the Petitioner promised to Cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months of this Date And that he doth Also Reg- 650 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of 1 Owen Day for I 500 Acres of | Land read J and Granted Petition of Lewis John son for Lot in Savannahread ... and Rejected Petition of Johnathan Bryan Esqr. for 1000 Acres of Land read . ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his. Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Owen Day setting forth that he was a Settler in this Province having a Family consisting of a Wife and three Children and four Negroes therein and was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultiva tion And Praying for five hundred Acres of Land on Sa vannah River joining Thomas Basset's Land South, and the Head Lines of Brown's, Campbell's and Red's Lands on the North and Joseph Oak's Land on the West about two Miles below Augusta Fort which if granted the Peti tioner engaged to Cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within. Seven Months of this Date and that he doth Also Regis ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Lewis Johnson setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Savan nah And Praying for half the Public Lot in the said Town known by letter H facing Drayton Street which if grant ed he Promised to build upon and improve the same. Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected; the Court House that stands on the other Part of the same Lot requiring Additional Buildings. Read a Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esqr setting forth that he was possessed of One Thousand three hundred ' Acres of Land in this Province having a Family consist ing of upwards of Ninety Persons and was desirous of NOVEMBER, 1757. 65' and Granted Petition of Alexr Wylly for 400 Acres of Land read Granted Mr Bryans 1000 Acres to be first run PostponedPetition of Balthasar Rieser for 150 Acres of Land &ca again read — obtaining an Additional Grant of Land And Praying for One thousand Acres lying to the Westward and bound ing a Tract lately granted Edmund Tannatt on the Swamp leading from the Head of Augustine's Creek which if granted he Promised to improve. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Sev en Months from this Date And that he doth Also Regis ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Alexander Wylly setting forth that he was in Possession of Five hundred Acres of Land having a Family consisting of a Wife a Child and four teen Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Additional And Praying for four hundred Acres at a Place called Augustine's Swamp on Savannah River adjoining Lands there lately granted Mr Edmund Tan natt which if granted he engaged to Cultivate and im prove the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Tract above granted Mr Jonathan Bryan to be first run out Read a Petition of Balthasar Rieser (postponed the 4th October last) setting forth that he was a Settler in Ebe nezer and Possessed of fifty Acres of Land by Grant from the late Trustees; and That he purchased other fifty Acres adjoining, And that he was Also Possessed of two 652 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Town Lots in Ebenezer. That he had a Family consist ing of a Wife and three Children and was desirous of a further Grant of Land for Cultivation, Therefore Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres adjoining his own Lands at a Place called Bethany And further Praying that the Lands he was then Possessed of might be sur veyed with the Lands their Honours should be Pleased to Grant on his said Petition and the whole together with the two Town Lots included in one Grant. 100 Acres granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely one hun dred Acres is granted but not to be included in the same Grant with his other Lands — Petition of Saml Chew for 200 Acres read and Read a Petition of Samuel Chew setting forth that he was a Settler in the Province having a Family consist ing of two Negroes and was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Praying for two hun dred Acres situate on Savannah River at a Place called Soap Creek about forty Miles above Augusta which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. NOVEMBER, 1757. 653 Read a Petition of John Gordon setting forth that he john'todon had been a Settler in the Province three Years last past i£ndretdres° and had no Lands therein and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres on the South Side of Briar Creek at a Spring about three Miles above Mr Raes Cowpen ad joining Patrick Hamilton's Improvement and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months of the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Lachlan McGillivray setting forth Eachian Mc- ^iat ^e was Possessed of Eight hundred Acres of Land Acr^rrad1 10° having a Family consisting of upwards of twenty Ne groes and was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Lands Additional Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres at new Savannah on Butler's Creek adjoining Lands be- and longing to the - Petitioner and John Spencer which if granted he Promised to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Sir Patrick Houston Baro4 setting Petitionof 1 forth that he was desirous of cultivating and improving Houston \ other Lands than what he was then Possessed of And Barot. read J Praying for One hundred Acres at a Place called Keelers ^54 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted Petition of James Gra ham for 500 Acres of Land read and Bluff upon Newport River about four Miles to the North ward of Alexander McDonald's Plantation which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of James Graham setting forth that he was an Inhabitant of this Province and had no Lands granted him except a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultiva tion Therefore Praying for five hundred Acres of Land being the first Neck of Land on North Newport River above the Island called Bermuda adjoining South West on Land lately granted Edward McGuire which if granted he Promised to improve and cultivate the same Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of John Pettygrew setting forth that John'plitticrew ^e was possessed of three hundred Acres of Land (one ofrL^reS hundred Acres whereof he Purchased) having a Family consisting of a Wife and fourteen Negroes now in the Province and was desirous of Obtaining a Grant of Lands Additional Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres being Pine barren consisting of two fifty Acre Lots in and Augusta Township Number 17 & 18 at the Back of James Grays and James Parris's Lots and adjoining Edward Barnards five hundred Acres. Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within NOVEMBER, 1757. 655 Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Milledge setting forth that he KrmldOge°forOi60 was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land by Grant cresrea fr0m the late President and Assistants having a Family consisting of a Wife three Children and five Negroes and was prepared immediately to purchase three more Slaves, and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Addi tional to and adjoining his aforesaid Tract on great Oge chee. Therefore Praying for One hundred and Sixty Acres lying to the West of the Petitioners said Land, North East of John McKay's Land and South West of Peter Nephew's Land which if granted he engaged to improve the- same and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of John Mil ledge for 90 Acres of Land read and Granted Read a Second Petition of the said John Milledge set ting forth as in the foregoing Petition And Praying for two vacant Farm Lots lying in the first Tything of An son Ward containing together ninety Acres and Adjoin ing a small Tract of Land heretofore granted the Peti tioners Wife which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 656 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Spencer setting forth that he Ipenc™ for°3oo was possessed of Eight hundred and fifty Acres of Land Acres read (three hundred Acres whereof he Purchased) having a' Family consisting of a Son and fifteen Negroes now in the Province and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Additional Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres at the Fork of Boggy Gut and Rocky Creek near the Road from Augusta to Savannah about four Miles South of Brier Creek which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of William Gradell setting forth that Petitionof ) he was an Old Settler in- the Province and had no Grant deii for 150 " \ of Lands therein, that he had a Negro Boy and had Set- Acres read J tied and improved Land which he had not an Opportunity of sooner Petitioning for Therefore Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres at a Place called the long Reach on Savannah River where he is now Settled; one hun- and dred Acres about two Miles above it : both Tracts being under improvement and which if granted he engaged to continue in the Cultivation of. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Grantedthe l tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within whole to be I run in one r Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Resr- ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Tract NOVEMBER, 1757. 657 the Prayer of the said Petition is granted as follows, namely, the One hundred and fifty Acres to be run in One Tract on the Spot where the one hundred Acres is said to lay GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the third Day of November 1757 Present His Honour. Henry Ellis Esq1 Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan [ Esqr! James Edwd Powell L William Clifton The Hon"16 ¦ This Day the Heads of twenty one different Towns of HisHonour i th Upper and lower Creek Nation Viz* again meet ri the Indians I and has a ; Cowetas Wyokees Pucknatillihasse formal Con ference wth Cussetas Ufalas Okonees them J Mucklasses Little Tellasee. . Tuskegee Hellabees Tatmuchasse . . . Uchees Swaggalas Hatsechubbas . . . Cheehaws Great Tellasee . . . Fujhatchee Oakfuschees Conhatchee Ottoses Tuckabachees and upwards of one hundred of their Countrey Men hav ing been conducted to the Council Chamber according to appointment the former Civilities and Formalities were repeated; and being seated in Order and the Council Chamber thronged with the principal Inhabitants who at- 42 c r— vol 7 658 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL tended with Anxiety to learn the Events of this Congress upon which the Tranquility of the Province so much de pended. His Honour opened the Conference in the following Manner "Observe, my Friends how serene and Cloud less this Day appears ! I cannot but consider it as a good "Omen of the Success of this Interview, and I hope that "you are all come with Hearts resembling it, unclouded "with Jealousies, and with Dispositions suitable to the "good Work of brightning the Chain and making the "Path Strait for ever between Us — I desire to know "whether you my Friends are Authorised to transact and "Speak for your whole Nation ? To which they answered with one Voice "We are the Mouth of the Nation. — His Honour then with great Solemnity produced a Paper he had wrote for the Purpose intituled "A Letter from the great King George to his beloved Children of the Creek Nations" of which this is a Copy. "The Great King George whose Days have been long pioduc?s°andj "and happy who still Shines like the Sun to delight and hltMaj^styr I "comfort the World, and whose Goodness flows upon his "Children as the great Rivers run into the Sea ; sends his "Love to all the Mico's Headmen and Warriors his Chil- "dren in the upper and lower Creek Nation, To Whom "Be It Known that the French King in a Time of full "Peace Ordered his People to murder and Scalp some of "my Children and Friends the red Men bordering upon "my Countries to the North — We long bore those Inju ries with Patience, but the Cries and Intreaties of my "People prevailed on Us to grant them that Help their "Distresses required — Whereupon these bloody French "Men fell upon my Children the White People with the "same Barbarity and Fury; and then by Lies and other "bad Practices, corrupted the Hearts and caused to for- "sake Us some of my Children among the Red People — Letter NOVEMBER, 1757. 659 "inhabiting the Borders of the great Lakes, who had long "been in our Love, and received repeated Marks of our "Kindness. — Having now acquainted you my most be- "loved Children with the Reason of the Present War "between my People and the French must warn you to "guard against the treacherous Designs of those bloody "Men, and their Indian Friends, and strongly recommend "to you to continue your Obedience and Affection to me "the great King your Father and Friend ; and to Assist "in all Things my beloved Men and all my Children "whether White or Red Men who live in or near your "Countrey : and desire that you will always consider my "Friends as your Friends, and my Foes as yours ; which "will make you Strong in my Affection and Favour — I "have now sent my very beloved Mico to Georgia to give "you good Talks and some Presents as a Token of my "constant Regard for, and Remembrance of You. "That the great Spirit who made Heaven and Earth "and all the Children of Men upon the Earth ; who sees "and hears every Thing they do and say ; who loves good "Men and hates the bad; may keep the Hearts of my "People strait, preserve their Health, and direct them to "those Things which are best for them, is the Earnest "Wish of the great King George who puts his Hand and "Seal to this Paper at his great Castle at London" "King George" This being fully explained Paragraph by Paragraph His Honour ] was closely attended to and relished extremely by the resumes his I J J J themurset° J Indians who at every Period declared their Approbation aloud! His Honour then resumed his Speech to them thus — "My Friends you have now Heard with your own "Ears the Words of the great King George you find how "dearly he loves you and that he entertains no Suspi cions of your Obedience and Friendship — He has not 66o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "forgot the many Proofs you gave of your Affection "Courage and Loyalty in our last War with the French "and Spaniards — -He now sends you a fresh Token of his "paternal Regard which shall be faithfully delivered — "He hopes that you will shew yourselves deserving of it "and Promises that whilst you do he will never forsake "you — He desires that you may live and continue to be "a free and happy People — He warns you against the "Snares of your Secret Enemies and as the most effectual "Way to secure your Present Felicity and defeat their "treacherous and malicious Designs, he earnestly exhorts "you to hold your Brothers the White People faster by "the Hand. — He has sent me over the great Water with "his Talk, a Journey longer and more dangerous than "you have Performed, He has commanded me to take "Care of his Children the red People but especially of you "the -best beloved, I am now ready to Obey his Com- "mands ; Is there any thing I can do for you ? let me "know it and it shall be done, Keep nothing in your "Hearts to make you uneasy for I am willing to redress "every Grievance Let us improve this opportunity of "cementing our Love by new and Stronger Ties than has "hitherto united Us, That our Children may have Reason "to remember this Day with thankfulness when our "Bones are cold. — We your Brothers Ask for nothing "but what is for our common Benefit, being all Children "of the great King 'tis fit we should Love and help' one "another — This is all we desire and all you can do in "Return for the good Things you daily receive from us — "You see your selves covered with our Gifts, your Wives,, "your Children, your Houses, all wear Marks of our un ceasing Benevolence — You cannot but have heard how "wretched you were before we became your Friends — "The Skins of Fowles and wild Beasts were then your "best Raiment — ¦ Do not again reduce Your selves to "these sad Circumstances when you can with so much "ease avoid them. — You ought not to be Jealous of Us,. NOVEMBER, 1757. 661 "We share what we have with You We take nothing "from you that you can enjoy; we leave you the Woods "and all the wild Fowls and Beasts for your Subsistence ; "We draw our Food from the Earth, we teach you to do "the same, which encreases your Plenty; and as our "People are always ready to relieve you in your dis- "tresses what better Friends can you hope for? Can the "French do more for you ? No, you do not yet know the "French, when they are Stronger you will know them "and feel them too, if you forsake Us." His Plonour then pausing to hear what the Indians had to say Stumpee the Guardian of the late Emperor's Son whom they appointed their Speaker delivered him self to the following Effect. — ¦ "We have heard the great "Kings Words with great Satisfaction — We have heard "yours also they are strong and good — there is nothing "we desire more than to employ this opportunity towards "confirming and renewing our antient Friendship with "our Brothers the English and as you have desired Us to "acquaint you with all our Grievances We will now open "our Hearts and entirely unburthen our Minds — All you "have told Us is true and good we will remember it— "Our Fathers were poor but you have made Us Rich — "This we often tell our People, we desire them to hold "you fast by the Hands as the Surest Means to continue "secure in their Present Happiness — When the great "Squire came first here we made a Treaty of Friendship "with him and his People to whom we gave Sundry "Lands on the Sea Side that they might live upon them "reserving to our selves three Islands called Sappalo, S4 "Catherine's and Ossabaw; these we left in the Hands of "an Old Woman (meaning Mrs Bosomworth) to keep for "Us which She Pretending to have bought and that they "belonged to her, occasioned great Animosities and Dis turbances between Us and the White People We now "declare that we did not Sell them to her and we desire 66a GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "that your Honour will take them under your Care In "Trust to put an End to future disputes concerning them " — I might take this opportunity of Mentioning many "Things that have caused Uneasiness among Us such as "the Changes that have been attempted in the Trade — "but I am not willing to touch upon these Points for Fear "of raising new Difficulties — Things have hitherto gone "well, Alterations are apt to produce Misunderstandings, "if matters cannot be intirely settled to the Satisfaction "of every Body 'tis better they should continue as they "are, which is the Opinion of our Nation— You have de clared to us that it is your earnest desire to live in the "Strictest Union with Us, we cannot but approve these "good Dispositions : We know that Treaties have been "made for this Purpose by our Fathers and agreed to by "many of our Old Men Yet living : We are Sensible that "these Treaties are binding not only upon those . who "Signed them but upon our whole People and their Pos- "terity : yet it would be well that they were renewed and "confirmed in our Days, that the Young Men may be Wit nesses to them and transmit a Knowledge of them to "their Children; This is our Desire and we doubt not "you will comply with it — I will say nothing as to the "Lands above the flowing of the Tides, We observed a "few Settlers there but nothing like the Number that was "Reported to Us — We are content that every one should "continue unmolested where they are Settled except one "Man that we met driving Cattle towards Conoochee "whom we desire may be recalled from thence as he has "been uncivil to Us in our Journey — We have long "wished that a Smith might be Settled among Us to "mend our Guns, the French do this for their Friends "which is a great advantage to them and Mortification to "Us ; we hope you will think of this — As to other mat ters we are content that nothing shall be said of them, "and that whatever is past shall be buried in eternal Ob- NOVEMBER, 1757. 663 "livion, that no Rust may sully the Chain of Friendship "between Us any more" — To this Speech His Honour replied "The Confidence you repose in me in regard to the "disputed Lands gives me great Pleasure — You shall "have no Reason to repent what you have done — Indeed "I now know of nothing than can Interrupt our Friend ship; for although there are some little matters yet un settled they are not of such Consequence as to endanger "our Union — What you have said about the Trade I "have attended to and very much approve, 'Tho I must "observe to you that as Carolina is chiefly concerned in "it the Governour there is best qualified to regulate that "Matter — I saw him not many Months ago when it was "expected you would have visited him first, We then "talked about this Affair and I consented that whatever "agreement he made with you I would abide by — I tell "you this that you may know where to apply in the fu- "ture for after having given my Word I cannot recall it "or do anything myself — We are as one people and "whatever he shall do will be the same as if we both did "it — The Smith you mention would certainly be a Con- "venience to you and I wish it was in my Power to pro- "vide you One, which it is not ; yet I would not have you "despair of obtaining all your Wishes for there will soon "be in Carolina a beloved Man from; the great King who "has the Special Charge of your Affairs, and who I am "convinced will neglect nothing to gratify You — When "he arrives you will hear from him and I shall take Care "to let him know your Minds — In Regard to the, Man "you saw at Coonochee I will write to him I have already "enquired into that Matter and find that he was drunk "when he met you, and was only driving some Cattle that "Way to eat up the Grass which would otherwise perish "in the Winter — And now as. I know all your Desires I "will endeavour to give you Content — The Treaty that "you wish to have Executed is ready for that Purpose" 664 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL His Honour desires the Opinion of the Gentle men of the Council in Respect of the Conf er- wice The Council': unanimousApproval His Honour then Addressing himself to the Gentlemen of the Council desired that they would give him their freest Thoughts on every Part of the Present Transac tion, that it might not hereafter be- insinuated that any inconsiderate, hasty or improper Step had been taken by him, or any Material one omitted through his Neglect of taking Advice — The Council Unanimously approved the Whole of his Honour's Conduct and confessed that more i had been effected than there was Reason to expect, and ) that at this Juncture it would be dangerous to attempt any thing more A new Treaty Produced and Signed by the Indians The Wolf King's Ad dress to the rest of the Indians on he Treaty being Signed The Treaty being then Produced in Writing, each Arti cle was fully and distinctly interpreted and explained to the Indians by the Linguist, and was heartily and unani mously approved of, and immediately agreed to by all the Head Men who put their Hands and Seals to it be fore a numerous Audience — This being compleated the Wolf King desired he might be heard and directing him self to his Country Men spoke with great Vehemence in the following Terms, "All of you have this Day freely "confirmed your Antient Treaties with the English by a "new one, in which some fresh Articles are inserted; I "know that it has been customary for you to deny in your "own Towns the Contracts you have made in those of the "White People ; but remember how chearfully and readi- "ly you all joined in this Act, which of you then will dare "to deny it in our public Square hereafter? If there is "one of you that can be so base, I am the Man that will "call him a Lyar and the rest of you shall confirm it" Whereupon the Council rose and the Head Men by his Honours Invitation attended him to his House to Dinner NOVEMBER, 1757- 665 COPY OF THE TREATY copy of the GEORGIA Present Treaty His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Lieutenant Governour and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Province of Georgia and Vice Admiral of the same. The Honble Sir Patrick Houston Baro* James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox Esq" On the one Part ; and on the other, the Head Men and Warriors of the following Towns in the upper and lower Creek Nations Viz the Cowetas Wyokees Pucknatilihasse Cussetas Uf alas Okonees Mucklasses Little Tellasee . .Tuskegee Hellabees Tatmuchassee . . Uchees Swaggalas Hatsechubbas . . . Chehaws Great Tellasee . . . .Tushatchee Oakfuschees Conhatchee Ottoses Tuckabachees Who reflecting Seriously upon the Miseries of War and Discord, and the Blessings and Advantages of Peace and good Correspondence and being desirous to avoid the one, and preserve the other, the Governor who represents the great King and the aforesaid Mico's who are the Heads of upper and lower Creek Nations mutually agree to the following Articles. Ist That all the former Treaties agreed upon and con cluded between the great Squire or any other of the King's Officers, Governours, Councillors or beloved Men GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and the Head Men of the Creek Nations are hereby rati fied and confirmed according to their true Intent and Meaning and shall be the Foundation of this Treaty 2dly That by this Treaty all former Grievances and Dis satisfaction of every kind shall be forgiven and forgot as thoroughly as if they never had happened and Peace and good Friendship is hereby renewed and established be tween the People of the great King George called White Men and his beloved Children of both the Creek Nations called the red Men 3aiy And that the Friendship and Alliance now firmly established by this Treaty may never be endangered or interrupted, It is reciprocally agreed that the irregulari ties and Misdemeanours committed by the Straglers or Vagrants of either Nation shall not hereafter be consid ered as the Act of the Nation to which they belong nor cause any Misunderstanding between the two People nor by any Means involve them in a War on that Account, but that all Difficulties and Disputes of what Nature so ever which may hereafter arise between the English and the Creek Indians shall be amicably determined and adjusted at a Congress to be forthwith held for that Purpose where shall be Present the beloved Mico of the great King George who shall then govern this Province or any other of the King's beloved Men on the one Part, and on the other the Mico's Head Men and Warriors of the Creek Nations who shall be authorised to transact the same 4thly And Whereas it has been asserted that the Head Men and States of the Creek Nations had Alienated and Sold the Lands and Islands called Ossabaw, S' Catherines and Sappalo and the Lands from the Town 'of Savannah to Pipemaker's Creek to Coosaponakesee alias Mary Bosomworth, This is therefore to declare that we the Headmen and States never did Sell or Alienate the same NOVEMBER, 1757. 667 to her or to any private Person whomsoever and that we now deliver the said Lands and Islands In Trust to his Honour the Present Governor Representative of the great King Lastly it is heartily and willingly agreed to by both Parties that the Friends of the one shall be eternally con sidered as the Friends of the other, and the Enemies of either as the Enemies of both : And that the Present Treaty of Peace and Alliance shall remain firm and in violable as long as the Sun shall shine and the Rivers run into the Sea Done in the Council Chamber at Savannah 3a November 1757 — Henry Ellis. Patrick Hous ton James Haber sham &ca Witnesses Tuskege Mico Yaholaremathla Enthlamis Mico TustanakehulthaboyYaw Willee alias Hoo- poy Asseniahulba cho iha Okelisa Tustanagee the Muckalassee Warrior f The Wolf King's Mark Mico Coweta a great King Hulthepoe Mico IswanagemalthlaThe long Lieutenant Tustenechoboy The long second Man of the Wyokees Tustanakee Chiskoliga EfatustanakeeTustenegemalthla Lieutenant of the Fu- ,. shachees 668 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the Seventh Day of November 1757 — Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Jonathan Bryan William Clifton William Knox The Honble ¦ Esqri This Day his Honour the Governour had a Conference a conference] with another Party of Indians just come in from the with another 1 ^. Party of r Uchee and Tuckabatchee Towns, the Wolf and Coweta Indians J Mico's likewise attending — His Honour recapitulated to them the Substance of the grand Conference held on the third Instant together with the Kings Talk of which he told them they would hear again in their Squares as the Wolf and Coweta Mico's would have each of them a Copy — His Honour then Produced to them the Treaty that their Indian Friends entered into, had it explained to them Paragraph by Paragraph, told them that the same had been drawn up entirely at their Request to establish our antient Friendships; and at the same Time pointed out to them how extremely advantageous and beneficial such a Treaty now was for our mutual Security : All which the Indians gave the utmost attention to, And the Talk being ended desired that they might also put their Hands to the Treaty which they accordingly did NOVEMBER, 1757. 669 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the Seven teenth Day of November 1757 — Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr TV,* Wnnw blames Habersham Jonathan Bryan} p ine non }Wmiam Clifton, William Knox, |Usq Read a Petition of John Burnett setting forth that he johnarrnfettl ^^ ^een Settled in this Province these four Years with- ofrLan(frCe^l j out having obtained a Grant of Lands therein ; that he had a Wife and was desirous of obtaining Lands for Cul tivation Therefore Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres on the South Side of North Newport bounding on and the said River between Lands granted Richard Burtley and Thomas White which if granted he engaged to Culti vate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then. the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 670 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Six teenth Day of November 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr James -Habersham James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox Some old Timber bor rowed to make Plat forms for mountg the Cannon to re ceive the Indns either to be return ed or Pur chased Thought best' to Purchase it His Honour acquainted the Board that in the Prepara tions made for the Indians Reception he had borrowed a Quantity of Old Timber of the Widow Papot to make Platforms for mounting the Cannon with a Promise that the same should be again carried back to the Place it was taken from; that he now found the Cartage would cost twenty five Shillings and he believed the whole might be Purchased of her for forty Shillings : And advised with the Board whether it was not more eligible to purchase it and let it stand where it is fixed rather than be at the Expence of carting it back — The Board immediately ap proved the Purchasing it as the Timber might be of Serv ice on other Public Occasions Sundry Accounts respecting the Expence incurred by the coming down of the Indians were laid before the Board by the Commissary for Examination. NOVEMBER, 1757. 671 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the Eighteenth Day of November 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 James Habersham Jonathan Bryan The Honble \ James Edwa Powell [ Esq11 William Clifton William Knox The Board taking into Consideration the Importance aUowance°nal of Mr Joseph Wright's Service in the Execution of the made Mr Jo seph Wright for his Service in bringing down the In dians Commission he was intrusted with for Inviting down the Indians of the Creek Nations, and the great Fatigue Losses and Expences he Suffered in the Course thereof thought that the Recompense of thirty Pounds Sterling, as promised him far inferior to the Task he had gone through and the Success that had attended it, Therefore came to a Resolution that the said Wright should have an Additional Sum of thirty Pounds given him for such his Services. The Accounts'! The Several Accounts respecting the Expences of the theYndians Indians are referred for examination to the Gentlemen of Expences to I . . „ ¦ r 1 -r-t Ar\ be Examined i the Council to sit in Committee for that .Purpose on 1 ues- by the Coun- j daynJxT3" J daY next the 22& Instant 672 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the twenty sec ond Day of Novemr 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Jonathan Bryan The Honble \ James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox Esqr! The Indians 1 Accounts Ex- I amined & Passed J Assembly Or dered to be Prorogued by Proclamation to Uth Jany next The Commissary of the Province laid before the Board all the Accounts of Expences contracted for the Indians lately here, which were examined and after several De- s d ductions were passed amounting to £i8o: 16. o^4 Ster ling exclusive of what was allowed the Agent for his Service in going to the Creek Nation and attending here as Interpreter Ordered — That the Secretary do make out a Proc lamation for Proroguing the general Assembly to Wednesday the Eleventh Day of January next. NOVEMBER, 1757. 67S GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the sixth Day of December 1757. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Mackay James Ed Powell Willm Clifton & Willm Knox The HonbIe - Esq" Petition of Lachlan Mc- Gillvray for 400 Acres read and Granted Petition of George Gal phin for 200 Acres read Read a Petition of Laughlan MacGillvray setting forth that he was an Inhabitant and Planter in the Province and was possessed of Eleven hundred Acres of Land therein having a family consisting of upwards of forty Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Addi tional And Praying for four hundred Acres on Savannah River at a Place called the Indian Old Fields near Lands granted Mr George Galphin which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months of this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months of the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be Defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted ; The Petitioner having been Previously Sworn to the Number of his. Family before his Honour the Governour Read a Petition of George Galphin setting forth that \ he was a Settler in the Province and at Present Possessed of only four hundred Acres of Land therein upwards of One hundred Acres thereof he had cleared and Planted- 43 0 r— vol 7 674 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and That he had a Family consisting of forty Slaves and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Land Additional And Praying for two hundred Acres adjoining the lower Line of his aforesaid Tract on Savannah River which if grant ed he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty Read a Petition of Bryan Kelly setting forth that the iry'anKeiiyfor Petitioner had four Slaves now in the Province and was S00 Acres read desirous of obtaining a Grant of Land for Settling a Stock of Cattle and otherwise improving the same And Praying for One hundred Acres on Rocky Creek the South Side of Brier Creek and two hundred Acres on the same Creek to be run in two different Tracts which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same. Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected Petition of William Handley for a Lot in Sa vannah read and Granted Read a Petition of William Handley setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Sa vannah And Praying for a Lot in the said Town known by Letter Q in Heathcote Ward which if granted he en gaged forthwith to build upon and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months of this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. DECEMBER, 1757. 675 Petition of John Tannar for 200 Acres read and Read a Petition of John Tanner setting forth that he had lived in the Province above twenty Years and had set down on a Piece of Land and Planted Eight Acres but had had no Opportunity till now of petitioning for it That the Petitioner had no Land in the Province and had a Family consisting of a Wife and Child And Praying for two hundred Acres about Eight Miles above the Mouth of Briar Creek (where he now Settled) which if granted he Promised to continue to cultivate and improve the same 100 Acres granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Petition of Joseph Gib bons for 50 Acres read and Read a Petition of Joseph Gibbons setting forth that 1 he was Possessed of two thousand two hundred Acres of | Land having a Family consisting of a Wife four Chil dren and forty Six Negroes and was desirous of obtain ing a Grant of Land Additional And Praying for Fifty Acres of Land in Newington Village known by Number Six adjoining the Lands the Petitioner was Settled on and improving and running near his Door, which if granted he engaged to improve the. same Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected. Petition of James Me Read a Petition of James Mackay Esqr setting forth 1 that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of f Lotto's^" I Savannah And Praying for Lot Number six in the first vanh. read J Tything Reynolds Ward with Garden and farm Lots thereunto belonging (Saving the Right of future Claim ants under the Original Grantee) wch Lot if so granted and . . . the Petitioner engaged to improve Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed gaid petition be Postponed 676 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of John Ludwig Meyer to have Lands included in one Grant read and Rejected. Read a Petition of John Ludwig Meyer setting forth that he had had lately granted him a Tract of One hun dred Acres of Land which was Surveyed but the Grant not taken out That the Petitioner had Also a Town Lot and Garden Lot of two Acres in Ebenezer for which he had not taken out his Grant, Therefore Praying that he might be permitted to have the Town Lot and Garden Lot and the One hundred Acres in One Grant. Ordered — • That the Petition be rejected it not being a proper Consideration of this Board. Read a Petition of James De Veaux setting forth that jlmesDe- \ In January 1756 he obtained from the Governor and XH\feTd100J Council a Grant for Two Thousand Acres of Land on the Island of great Warsaw — That on a Survey thereof it contained but one thousand Acres And that the Petitioner had taken up no Land for the Remainder one thousand Acres, Therefore Praying for a Grant of two Village and Lots on the Island Skidoway containing fifty Acres each lying between Lands of the Petitioner and Henry Yonge Esqr and William Johnson which if granted the Petition er Promised to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition Only that the Peti- GrantedSav-i tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within mg the Right ciato^nTs [ Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also Reg- ' ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Saving Never theless the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantees the Lands having been formerly allotted and set out AngusChL-k 1 Read a Petition of Angus Clark setting forth that he ofrLand\nres \ 'iacl granted him about seven Years since five hundred Acres of Land on the North Side of Sapalo River be- Lieu &cc. read DECEMBER, 1757. 677 and tween Lands granted to George and John McIntosh which is incommodious for a Stock And that the Petitioner had not taken out a Grant for the said Land Therefore Pray ing to be Permitted to resign the aforesaid five hundred Acres And that in Lieu thereof a like Quantity of Five hundred Acres might be granted him at a Place called Buffalo Swamp on a Branch of the Altamaha which if granted the Petitioner engaged to improve the same. Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of LaughlanMcGillvray for 600 Acres read ¦ and Read a Petition of Laughlan McGillvray setting forth that he was an Old Setler in the Province and was Pos sessed of twelve, hundred Acres of Land therein having a Family consisting of upwards of Forty Slaves as had been Proved upon Oath and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Additional Therefore Praying for five hundred Acres near Augusta between Lands of Daniel Pepper and Nathaniel Bassett originally granted Row land Pritchard deceased Saving Nevertheless the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantee Which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate the same — Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the Heirs of the Deceased being Supposed to be in one of the Northern Colonies Read a Petition of Richard Dowdee setting forth that petition of 1 he was Settled in the Province and possessed of no Lands Richard Dow- I Acresof50 \ therein having a Family consisting of a Wife and two Land read - J children and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands 678 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and 200 Acres granted and Granted - for Cultivation And Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land at Newport adjoining the South West Line of Lands granted William Davis which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hun dred Acres is granted Read a Petition of Richard Scruggs setting forth that he was lately come into this Province and was desirous to become a Settler therein having a Family consisting of a Wife five Children and Eight Negroes now in the Province and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres at the Foot of the great and little Walnut Branch upon Briar Creek which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the sa Petition is granted the Petitioner having been previously Sworn before his Honour the Governour to the Number of his Family and as to his Intent of improving the Land — Petition of 1 Pea-d a Petition of Lewis Johnson setting forth that he roiTfo/a Lot [ was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Savan- in Savannah read nah and Praying for Lot Number five in Hucks Tything DECEMBER, 1757. 679 and formerly allotted James Turner which Lot if granted the Petitioner Purposed forthwith to build upon and improve the same. and Granted Petition of Jacob Ander son for 50 Acres read and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Sav ing Nevertheless the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantee of the Premises — Read a Petition of George Rieser setting forth that he was a Settler at a Place called Black Creek in this Province and possessed of fifty Acres of Land granted him by the late President and Assistants having a Family consisting of a Wife and three Children and was desir ous of obtaining an Additional Grant and Praying for fifty Acres adjoining the fifty Acres heretofore granted him and that the whole might be included in One Grant Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Jacob Anderson setting forth that the Petitioner was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Praying for four Hammocks or Small Islands lying opposite Daniel Demetries Planta tion and divided by a Cut-off from an Island called Bar ber's Island containing together about fifty Acres which if granted the Petitioner engaged to Cultivate and im prove the same. 68o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted if the Petitioner immediately Settles the same but not otherwise Read a Petition of Alexis Demay setting forth that he AiSdsDemayj was 3 Settler in this Province having a Wife and Six Ne- for^iwAcresj groes anc\ was desirous of obtaining a GranCof Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for five hundred Acres being a Neck of Land upon the first point above the last Bluff of Bermuda Island on the South Side of North Newport River bounding North on Richard Hazzards Land which if granted the Petitioner engaged to culti vate & improve the same and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- 'Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner having first been Sworn to the Number of his Family and as to his Intent of Improving the Land. Tetition of William Gib bons for 180 Acres of Land read Read a Petition of William Gibbons setting forth that he was in Possession of twelve hundred and thirty five Acres of Land and was desirous of obtaining a further grant having a Family consisting of a Wife two Children and twenty three Negroes Therefore Praying for One hundred and Eighty Acres being four Farm Lots Forty five Acres each known by Number one heretofore Andrew Duche's ; Number two William Calvarts ; Number three and DECEMBER, 1757. 681 Elisha Fosters, Number four Jenkin's Junr Reserving Nevertheless the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantees, which Lots if so granted the Peti tioner engaged to Cultivate and improve the same Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of John Jones setting forth that he had john^on^s I keen *n *he Province these four Years having a Family for 300 Acres of Land read and J consisting of a Wife and four Children and was desir ous of obtaining a Grant of Land for Cultivation There fore Praying for three hundred and fifty Acres on the West Point of an' Island called Heron's Island bounding on South Newport River which if granted the Petitioner engaged to improve the same. Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of Abigail Minis Widow setting forth AbflTMmis] that She was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of LotduTsivan- [ Savannah for the Benefit and better Support of her large nah read J parniiy most of whom were Daughters, That adjoining the Petitioners Dwelling was a Lot originally granted to one Turner that the same has many years been deserted and the Family gone from this Province and the Fences thereof had continually been Supported by the Petitioner at her own Expence Therefore Praying for a Grant of the said Lot Saving the Right of Future Claimants under the Original Grantee which if so granted the Petitioner en gaged to improve the same. and Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected It be ing the same Lot Petitioned for by and at this Board granted to Lewis Johnson 683 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Read a Petition of Margaret Papot setting forth that She was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Sa vannah for the Use and Benefit of Elizabeth Papot her Daughter an Infant. That adjoining a Lot, the Property of one of the Petitioners Sons was a Lot Originally granted one Peter Marrold who had left the Province Eighteen Years and had not since been heard of which Lot was very Commodious for the Petitioners Improve ment, Therefore Praying for a Grant of the said Lot unto Elizabeth the Daughter of the Petitioner Saving the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantee which Lot if so granted the Petitioner on behalf of her said Daughter engaged immediately to build upon and improve the same. Rejected OrdErEd — That the said Petition be rejected. Petition of MichaelDouthatt for 100 Acres of Land read — and Read a Petition of Michael Douthatt setting forth that he was an Inhabitant of this Province and had served his Majesty as a Soldier and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres of Land on Newport joining South West on Lands heretofore granted Robert Johnson Ship wright which if granted the Petitioner engaged to culti vate and improve the same. Rejected OrdErEd — That the said Petition be rejected. Petition of James Wood land for 200 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of James Woodland setting forth that he was an Inhabitant of this Province and about three Years since settled and improved some Land between Da- rian and Sapalo having a Family consisting of a Wife and four Children Which Lands during his Absence from the Colony were granted first to one John Sartin and after wards to Samuel Piles who had made a Resignation of his Right thereto in favour of the Petitioner Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres of Land where he had ermanAcres DECEMBER, 1757. 683 before Settled between Darian and Sapalo as beforemen- tioned which if granted the Petitioner engaged to con tinue to cultivate and improve the same. Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed said Petition be Postponed the Lands being at Present in the Possession of John Sartin who has a Year from this Day given him to bring his Family into the Prov ince — • Read a Petition of Jacob Loockerman setting forth that jacob°Look- 1 ^e kad Settled and improved a Tract of three hundred & read50 J Fifty Acres of Land at a Place called Killkenny having a Family consisting of a Wife a Son and five Negroes, That the Tract was originally to have been five hundred Acres but the remaining Part was given to Nathaniel Yates which very much hurts the Tract and which the said Yates is willing to exchange with the Petitioner for a like quantity could he obtain it, Therefore Praying for a Tract of One hundred and fifty Acres on the South Side of Midway at the Head of Evans's Creek adjoining Richard Hazzards Land that the Petitioner might be enabled to exchange with the said Yates. Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the Rejected Land Petitioned for being Part of the Lands Petitioned for by & granted to Alexis Demay Read a Petition of James Anderson setting forth that j^^An- 1 ^e was a Settler in this Province and had no Lands Acresnrfead2-I granted him therein having a Family consisting of a Wife Six Children and three Slaves and was desirous of obtain ing a Grant of Lands for Cultivation, Therefore Praying and for two hundred Acres of Land on the Waters of Briar Creek wch if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same. and 684 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed said petition be postponed untill the Petitioner appears the Land not being Sufficiently described. — Read a Petition of Philip Gibbs setting forth that he pwitP°Gibbs 1 was Settled upon a Fifty Acre Tract of Land in Aber- for ^et"68 J corn granted him by the late President and Assistants and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Addi tional Therefore Praying for Fifty Acres adjoining his own Tract formerly granted to Thomas Antrobus Saving Nevertheless the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantees which if so granted the Petitioner en gaged to cultivate and improve the same and Ordered — That the Petition be rejected the Orig- Rejected inal Claimant having left Attornies to Act for him in this Province. Read a Petition of Matthew Roche setting forth that Matth°ew°f ] ^e had heen an Inhabitant in' Savannah about five Years Lottasavan-f having 3 large Family and at a great Expence in House nah read J Rent for want of a Lot tQ huM up0Ilj Therefore Pray ing for a Lot in the said Town known by Number nine in Sloper Tything Percival Ward lately resigned by James De Veaux In Trust for the Petitioner's two Sons William and Henry for whom he had hitherto obtained no Land. and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months from this Date and that he doth Also Regis ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted DECEMBER, 1757- 685 His Honour the Governour signed the following To Grants Grants Signed Thomas White ioo Acres at Newport Matthew Roche 200 Acres Argyle Island Martin Lackner 100 Acres &ca Ebenezer Jacob Cusmal 200 Acres in Savannah District Jonathan Bryan Town Lot &ca in Savannah 50 Acres Jacob Kiebler 100 Acres at Abercorn William Norton 200 Acres Newport John Stailey 50 Acres at Goshen Theobald Kieffer 130 Acres at Ebenezer Philip Box a Lot in Hardwicke Philip Box a Lot &ca in Savannah 50 Acres Angus Mackay 150 Acres at Newport John Barnes 100 Acres great Ogechee — ¦ Jasper Rahn 100 Acres at Augusta Adrian Loyer a Lot in Hardwicke James Baillou a Lot &ca in Savannah 50 Acres Joseph Subdrien 100 Acres at Ebenezer Conrade Rahn 50 Acres Ebenezer Paul Finch 50 Acres Ebenezer John Martin Paulitsch 50 Acres Ebenezer John Paul Miller 50 Acres &ca Ebenezer 686 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Sarah Boddie a Lot in Hardwicke To Grants signed Sarah Boddie 500 Acres great Ogechee John Gugel 50 Acres Ebenezer. James Miller Lot &ca in Savannah 50 Acres John Osgood 100 Acres Midway Joseph Winn 200 Acres Newport Matthew Mauve a Lot in Hardwicke Hugh Ross 100 Acres in Abercorn Hugh Ross 100 Acres Abercorn Hugh Ross a Lott &ca Savannah 50 Acres Maria Catharina Cranwetter 50 Acres &ca Ebenezer Thomas Vincent a Lot in Hardwicke Thomas Vincent 350 Acres on Wilmington Island Peter Torquintz 100 Acres Hallifax William Gibbons 90 Acres Savannah District Thomas Vincent a Lot in Savannah Isaac Tripp 100 Acres at Newport William and Susannah Richardson a Lot &ca in Savan nah 50 Acres Mungo Graham a Lot in Hardwicke John Stailey Junr 50 Acres in Goshen Isaac Baillou a Lot &ca Savannah 50 Acres Martin Lackner Junr 100 Acres &ca Ebenezer DECEMBER, 1757. 687 George Philip Bertz 50 Acres in Abercorn William Spencer a Lot in Hardwicke William Spencer 500 Acres little Ogechee Nicholas Shubdrien 50 Acres Ebenezer James Pritchard 150 Acres Newport Edward Goodale 300 Acres little Ogechee Alexander Rose 250 Acres Newport Samuel Hastings 750 Acres Newport Robert Stewart 300 Acres Darian Paynter Dickinson 250 Acres Midway Abigail Minis 500 Acres Sapala Stephen Dickinson 200 Acres Darian Lewis Mattier 200 Acres great Ogechee Joseph Butler 460 Acres Newport James Rutherford 250 Acres Ogechee Matthew Roche 400 Acres Newport Jacob Loockerman 350 Acres Midway 688 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the seventh Day of December 1757 — Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris The Honble 1 James Mackay James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox > Esqr' Litigated Claim be tween John Fitch and William Ir win as to 50 Acres in Au gusta pos sessed by Hugh Oakley deed heard & determined in favor of Fitch This Day was heard before his Honour in Council the litigated Claim between John Fitch and William Irvin in Respect of a fifty Acre Lot in Augusta formerly Pur chased by Hugh Oakley deceased of Overstreet; Fitch • claiming the same as a Gift to his Wife by the said Oak ley on his Death Bed, but could Produce no Evidence thereof, and Irwin claimed it as being in Possession thereof in the life Time and at the Death of Oakley and had made Improvements thereon, and moreover that Oak ley never had Improved the same and dying without Heirs, Irwin Supposed it vacant Land and claimed the same in Right of Possession. The Board took the af fair in all its Parts into Consideration and observed that Oakley's Right to the said Land was not by allotment but by Purchase, and it appearing to them that Fitch had for some Years before Oakleys Death maintained, Supported and Nursed him in his (Fitch's) own House and also Buried him at his own Expence; and that Irwin's Pos session of the said Land was at first with the Consent of Fitch ; without entring into the Particular Circumstances of Oakleys having given it Mrs Fitch on his Death Bed, The Board were of opinion that Mr Fitch had an equi table Right to the said Land and Ordered that a Grant DECEMBER, 1757. 689 should Pass to him for the same, But that Nevertheless Irwin should be in quiet Possession thereof untill he had gathered in the Crop he then had on the Ground GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday the Eight Day of December 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 James Habersham Francis Harris The Honble \ James Edwa Powell \ Esq11 William Clifton William Knox Litigated Claim as to the Right of taking out a Grant for a Lot in Savan nah formerly allotted'Edwd Jenkins be tween the Heir at Law of sd Jenkins and the Mort gagee of the Premisses heard and de termined in favr of the Heir at Law This Day was heard before his Honour in Council the litigated Claim as to the Right of taking out a Grant for a Lot in the Town of Savannah formerly allotted Ed ward Jenkins heretofore of this Province deceased known by Number 2 Carpenter Tything Decker Ward; The Dispute arose between Thomas Greene, in Right of his Wife, only Daughter and Heir at Law of the said Jen kins, and the Mortgagee under a Mortgage made of the sa Lot (amongst other Lands) by the said Jenkins in his life-time; After having heard the Arguments on both Sides and the Council being withdrawn, The Board took the same into Consideration and were of Opinion that as the Equity of Redemption of the Premisses was undoubt edly in the Heir at Law, Green ought to be admitted to take out a Proper Grant for the same as it could no Way Prejudice the Person or Persons claiming under the Mortgage the Lands being at all Times, notwithstanding the Grant, lyable to what was really and bona Fide due 44 c r— vol 7 690 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL thereon: And they were the more confirmed in their Opinion as it did not appear to them that the Mortgagee had foreclosed the said Equity of Redemption which Act only the Board apprehended, could give him a Right to require such Grant in Preference to the Heir at Law Therefore Ordered — that a Grant of the said Lot do Pass to the said Thomas Greene and his Wife &ca GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber on Thursday the fifteenth Day of De cember 1757 — ¦ Minutes read and Ap proved Petition of William Gil bert for 250 Acres of Land read .m d Granted Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr f James Habersham The Honble \ William Clifton [ William Knox Esqri The Minutes of the Board from the 4th October last to this DaY were Read and approved Read a Petition of William Gilbert setting forth that he was lately Settled in this Province having a Family consisting of a Wife four Children and five Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultiva tion Therefore Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres of Land on Wilmington Island between Lands of Captain John Barnard and Lands of Michael and Gasper Betz which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner cloth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg- DECEMBER, 1757. 691 ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents. Then the Prayer of the sa Petition is granted the Petitioner be ing first Sworn to the Number of his Family A New Com- ' mission of the Peace or dered to be made Ordered — That a new Commission of the Peace be made out and that those Gentlemen who were named in the last Commission and refused to Act be, on their Per sisting in such Refusal, left out thereof And Also that Christian Thilo Esqr be named for the District of Eben ezer in the Room of Theobald Kieffer Esqr who had re signed and that John Francis Williams, John Clark, John Vann and Pugh Esqr be added to the Justices for the District of Hallifax and Augusta. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the twenty first Day of December 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 James Habersham James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox The HonbIe Esqri His Honour the Governor laid before the Board two Letters he had received from Colonel Boquet from Charles Town, South Carolina dated the 9th and io"1 of His Honour communicated two Let- tfirs from Coio. Boquet i this Instant December, wherein he acquainted his Honour aa to another f . 1 1 ^ 1 t* 1 1 • that unless this Province could bupply Bedding and Uten- Company of Soldiers be ing sent hither sils for other Troops requested to be stationed here in the Room of the Virginia Company recalled, He (Colonel 693 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Boquet) thought it most advisable not to send another Company, as he had not yet received the Earl of Loudon's Orders to defray such Expences on the Government's Account although he had not wrote to his Lordship on that Subject. — His Honour hereupon observed to the Board that he was of Opinion and the Colonel must also have known as much from his the Governours Letters that the other Exigencies of the Province would not ad mit of our being at so extraordinary an Expence there fore he looked on the Purport of Colonel Bouquet's Let ters on the Subject to amount to little less than a Denial — In which Opinion the Board unanimously concurred — - As to a Barrel or two of Gun Powder in one of the de™order"d°fOT Colonel's Letters requested to be Supplied from hence cKi Boquets for the use of Fort Augusta which the Colonel Promised requestf , to replace The Board were of Opinion that should be sent thither And the same was Ordered accordingly GEORGIA At a Council held at the Governor's House on Thursday the twenty Second Day of December 1757 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 { James Habersham "1 The Hon- \ {™.f ha» f Jan I Esq» William Clifton j l {. William Knox J Mr Bryan Reported to the Board that he and Mr Har- doneVatrTy- I ris had been down at Tybee and taken a Survey of the bee Surveyed | -i t r i i 1 ii-itt and Reported J Work there clone to the light House as agreed for with JANUARY, 1758. 693 McCarty and Wemyss And that the same was done in a good & Workmanlike Manner according to agreement— Ordered — That the Clerk of this Board do make oXdr'8 } out an Order to his Majesty's Treasurer for Payment of Payment 3 ^ Carpenter>s__ Eeportof ] Mr BlTan als° Reported that the Roof and some other work wantld 1 Parts of the said Light House wanted an immediate Re pair to be done 1 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the third Day of January 1758. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr ( Sir Patrick Houston Baro' Yl h we J James Habersham , ^ „ ) Jonathan Bryan ' ^ L James Edwa Powell Read a Petition of John Winn setting forth that he John winn I was ^n Possession of One thousand Acres of Land hav- real50 Acres J mS a Family consisting of a Wife five Children and nine teen Negroes and was desirous of Obtaining an Addi tional Grant of Land And Praying for three hundred and fifty Acres of Pine Land between Newport and Midway bounding Northerly on Lands of Edward Sumner and and Benjamin Baker Westerly on Lands of the Reverend Mr Osgood and South West on the Petitioner's Land which if granted he engaged to improve. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 694 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of John Clark for 200 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of John Clark setting forth that he was Settled in this Province having a Wife four Children and Seven Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for two hun dred Acres upon the North Side of Briar Creek about Six Miles from Savannah River bounded on all Sides by Va cant Land which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cul tivate and improve the same Granted Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof That his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner having been first Sworn to the Number of his Family and to improve the said Land. Petition of Francis Ar thur for 600 Acres read and Read a Petition of Francis Arthur setting forth that he was in Possession of three hundred and fifty Acres of Land having a Wife three Children and thirteen Slaves and was desirous of obtaining an Additional Grant of Lands Therefore Praying for Six hundred Acres of Land at South Newport lying Easterly of Lands granted Ste phen Clark which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Reg- JANUARY, 1758. 695 ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Frederic Fam setting forth that he FredSfcFaml was an Inhabitant of this Province having a Wife and a r^d00AcresJ Child & was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres at little Ogechee bounded Easterly by William Bradley's Land Westerly by lands of Edmund Tannatt and South- and erjy by the Marshes of Ogechee which if granted the Pe titioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same 120 Acres granted Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely one hun dred and twenty Acres is granted Petition of Ja cob Colson for 100 Acres ot Land read and Granted Read a Petition of Jacob Colson setting forth that he had been an Inhabitant of the Province more than a Year past and had obtained no Grant of Lands therein and was desirous thereof Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres upon Rocky Creek the South Side of Briar Creek about five Miles South of Lands granted Joshua Atkin son which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his 696 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Joseph Gibbons setting forth that seethGibi»n!r 'ie was Possessed 0l tw0 thousand one hundred Acres of ofLandreTf Eand having a Wife four Children and forty six Negroes and and was desirous of an Additional Tract of Lands There fore Praying for One thousand Acres of Pine Land lying between Lands of William Francis Edward Barnard Am brose Barr Francis Triboudet and bounding south and West on the Petitioner's Lands which if granted he Prom ised to improve 550 Acres granted and Granted- Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely five hun dred and fifty Acres is granted Read a Petition of Donald Monroe setting forth that he had been in the Province upwards of twelve Years and had obtained a Grant of no Lands therein And was de sirous thereof Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres at South Newport adjoining Lands granted Donald Ken edy and Stuart which if granted the Petitioner en gaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months of this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted JANUARY, 1758. 697 Petitien of Michael Eiet- ter for 50 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Michael Reitter setting forth that he was a Settler in the Province but had as yet obtained no Lands therein and was desirous of having a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for Fifty Acres on Skidoway Island adjoining a Tract of Land there granted to Michael Illy which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner cloth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition for James Love for a Lot in Savannahread and Read a Petition of James Love setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Savan nah And Praying for a Lot in the said Town known by N° Seven in Laroche Tything formerly allotted Henry Garrett Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted sav-i tioner doth take out 'a Grant for the said Lot within Sev- ing the Right I c"imte lea J en Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Saving Neverthe less the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantee of the Premisses. Petition of John Rae for 50 Acres of Land read Read a Petition of John Rae setting forth that he had had for Sixteen Years last Past a Cowpen Settled at Briar Creek, The Stock whereon being so encreased the Pasturage was become insufficient to Support it There fore Praying for fifty Acres in the Fork between Briar 698 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Creek and Boggy Gut for the Purpose of removing part of his said Stock of Cattle thereon. Granted Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince Within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of JonathanBryan for 300 Acres read and Read a Petition of Jonathan Bryan setting forth that he had some Time since granted him three hundred Acres of Marsh to the East and adjoining to Salter's Island for which he had not yet taken out a Warrant of Survey Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres more of the same Marsh to adjoin the former three hundred and that he might obtain one Warrant for Surveying both Tracts Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of AlexanderWylly for BOO Acres of Land read — . and Read a Petition of Alexander Wylly setting forth that he did some Time since Petition for and had granted him four hundred and Fifty Acres of Land adjoining Lands of Edmund Tannatt on Augustine's Creek which Land, so granted the Petitioner begged leave to resigne, And Praying to have granted him in Lieu thereof five hundred Acres joining the Westermost Line of William Butler Junr called Boggy Branch on great Ogechee which said. Lands were lately resigned by John Graham JANUARY, 1758. 699 Granted Resolved — . That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely four hun dred Acres is granted. and Read a Petition of Laughlan McGillvray setting forth that the Petitioner and Daniel Clark ("since deceased) did Petition for and had granted them on the 19th Day of February last fifty Acres of Land lying Six Miles below Messrs Raes and Barkdales Cowpen on Briar Creek but the Warrant for running out the same was expired as to it's Term without the Survey having been made There fore Praying that the Surveyors general might be enabled and Ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the said Land might be Surveyed. Granted Resolved — ¦ That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyors general be Ordered to issue a new Precept for the Term of Six Months and di rect the Survey as Prayed for. Petition of Lovelass Sav age to renew his Warrant read — - and Granted Read a Petition of Lovelass Savage setting forth that he had granted him on the Seventh Day of December 1756 two hundred Acres of Land at the Head of Mill Creek about Six Miles from Augusta That the Petition er's calling him from the Province the Warrant for run ning out the same was expired as to the Time in which the Survey ought to have been made Therefore Praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and Ordered to issue a new Precept for the Survey of the said Land Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, and that the Surveyers general be ordered u> 700 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL issue a new Precept for the further Term of six Months and direct the Survey as Prayed for — Petition of Matthias Kougle to re new his Warrt read and Read a Petition of Matthias Kougle setting forth that on the fifth Day of April 1757 he had granted him a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on the great Ogechee, and that the Warrant granted for running out the same was expired as to the Time in which the Survey ought to have made Therefore Praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and Ordered to Issue a new Precept for the Survey of said Lot Granted Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyers general be Ordered to Issue a new Precept for the further Term of three Months and direct the Survey as Prayed for. Petition of Patrick Mc Kay to renew his Warrant read and Read a Petition of Patrick Mackay setting forth that on the Second Day of February 1757 two thousand six hundred Acres of Land on great and little Tybee Islands had been granted him Reserving the Claims of Persons who had had Lands formerly laid out for them on the said Islands And Also what Land might be Vacant con tiguous to the light House not exceeding One hundred Acres But that the Warrant for Running out the said Land was expired as to the Time in which the Survey ought to have made through the want of Deputy Sur veyers in Savannah District Therefore Praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept for the Survey of the said Lands so granted Granted Sav ing the Right of future Claimants had been many Years Settled in the Province and had James Gray >- J for 100 Acres.) jia(j no Lands granted him therein except one Acre be ing a Town Lot in Augusta and was possessed of only fifty Acres besides which he Purchased and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres being two fifty Acre Lots in Augusta Township joining Mess" McCartan and Campbell's and John Pettigrew's fifty Acres Lots which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same read and Granted Petition of Ezekiel Har lan for 100 Acrs read Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months of the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Ezekiel Harlan setting forth that he was Settled in the Province and desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation being possessed of no Lands therein And Praying for one hundred Acres on and Granted FEBRUARY, 1758. 723 Broad River joining Lands Petitioned for by John Vann at Pistol Creek about Sixty Miles above Augusta which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from this date that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Isaac Wood setting forth that he Ts^ScWood for was Settled in the Province and desirous to obtain Lands 100 Acres r therein for Cultivation And Praying for One hundred Acres about forty five Miles above Augusta adjoining Aaron Burreston's Improvements which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Benjamin Horn setting forth that Ben1?HOTn ) he was Settled in the Province and had no Lands therein jor 100 Acres J having a Family consisting of a Wife two Children and two Negroes and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres (to wit) a fifty Acre Lot in the Township of Augusta known by Number forty Nine and fifty Acres at the an(j Back thereof not yet run out which if granted he en gaged to cultivate and improve the same Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- 724 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL titioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Williams setting forth that he johnwri-* 1 'iac' been for some Years a Settler in the Province and Ac?sSRerad00- J had not had any Lands granted him therein having Eight Negroes now in the Province for whom no Lands to the best of his knowledge had been obtained And Praying for five hundred Acres on South New Port bounded South on John Todd Senr and Junr and on all other Sides by Vacant Land being the same Lands resigned by Mr Douglass which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty' may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Martin Weatherford setting forth that he was Settled in the Province and desirous of ob taining Lands therein Therefore Praying for One hun dred Acres on Savannah River joining Bryan Wards Im provement about fifty five Miles above Augusta which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Petition of MartinWeatherford for 100 Acr Read Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office- of this Prov- FEBRUARY, 1758. 725 ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of Willm. Raines for 150 Acr Read and Read a Petition of William Raines setting forth that he was Settled in the Province and possessed of no Lands therein having a Family consisting of a Wife and Seven Children and two Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres the South Side of Briar Creek on Atkinson's Branch about a Mile above Atkin son's Plantation which if granted he engaged to culti vate and improve the same Granted Petition of John Ken nedy for 100 Acres Read and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Kennedy setting forth that he was an Old Settler in the Province and Possessed of two hundred Acres of Land therein having a Family consist ing of a Child and four Negroes and was desirous of ob taining an Additional Grant Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres on Savannah River on the upper Side of Stony Bluff near Hallifax adjoining Lands granted Dar by Kennedy which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his 726 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Michael Switzer for 260 Acres Read and Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Dugald Campbell setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in Augusta And Praying for Lot Number thirty four in the said Town adjoining a Lot there granted White Outerbridge Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date, and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince with Six Months from the date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Michael Switzer setting forth that he was an Old Inhabitant in the Province having a Wife and two Children and no Lands granted him and was de sirous of obtaining Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for two hundred & fifty Acres at the Mouth of Abercorn Creek on the Savannah Side thereof commonly called long Reach which if granted he engaged to culti- vate and improve the same. Granted Petition of Stephen Mil len for 160 Acres Read Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said. Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Stephen Millen setting forth that he was an Inhabitant of the Province having a Wife and had no Lands therein and was desirous to obtain Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres at Ebenezer Creek about Eight Miles West from FEBRUARY, 1758. 727 and Granted Petition of John Stuart for 250 Acres read and Granted Petition of William Rus sell for a Lot in Savannah Read old Ebenezer which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Stuart setting forth that he was an old Inhabitant of the Province having a Family consisting of a Wife and two Children, had no Lands therein, and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres on the Island opposite Abercorn and facing a Creek there called the Mill Creek which if granted he engaged to cul tivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents. Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of William Russell setting forth that he was possessed of a Tract of Land about three Miles from the Town of Savannah consisting of Sundry farm Lots of forty five Acres each the chief of which he Pur chased at different Times. — That adjoining the said Land lay a farm Lot formerly granted to one Cooper who was dead or left the Province many Years, the Want of which Lot rendered the Petitioner's Settle ment very incommodious. 728 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and That he had employed an Agent in England to find out if Possible, the Heirs of the said Cooper in Order to make a Purchase of the Land but without Success. There fore Praying a Grant of the aforesaid Lot Saving the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantee which Lot if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Saving Neverthe less the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantee — ¦ TheSecre- 1 teryto enter Ordered — That the Secretary do enter all the Acts an tne A-colq \ to^a^BoSc \ °^ Assembly in a fair Book to be kept for that Purpose — to be kept for | that Purpose GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday the 10th Febru ary 1758. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro4 James Habersham Francis Harris The Honble -I Jonathan Bryan \ Esqr' James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox Read a Petition of Patrick Mackay Esqr setting forth rfckMcKa^for that he had granted him two thousand Six hundred Acres L^d^Read* °f Land on great and little Tybee having a Family con- and FEBRUARY, 1758. 729 sisting of a Wife and fifty three Negroes, that on a Sur vey made by the Petitioner he could not be furnished with more thereon (deducting former Claims) than four hun dred and Six Acres Therefore Praying for Permission to run out the Residue of the Land being two thousand One hundred ninety four Acres granted him upon Hay Island and if the Quantity should not be thereon then on the Island opposite to Abercorn or Purisburgh or on the Branches of Conoochee River 1114 Acres granted .Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely one thou sand one hundred and fourteen Acres is granted him on Hay Island Read a Petition of Thomas Rasberry setting forth Thomas rL- 1 that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of i-STnSavan- [ Savannah And Praying for Lot Number ten in Jekyl -nah read J Tything. Darby Ward f ormerly granted the " Widow and Cooper which Lot if granted he engaged to improve Granted Sav ing &ca Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be- defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Saving Never- the less the Right of future Claimants under the Origi nal Grantees, of in and to the Premisses — 73° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Sarah Boddie for 300 Acres Read and Granted Read a Petition of Sarah Boddie setting forth that She was possessed of five hundred Acres of Land at great Ogechee and a Town Lot in Hardwicke by Grant having a Family consisting of four Children and Eight Negroes and was desirous of obtaining an Additional Tract Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres at great Oge chee aforesaid lying between Lands of Sterling, Samuel New, William Butler Junr and Valentine Bostick one hundred Acres whereof was formerly surveyed for- William Bonar and the other two hundred Acres was Pine Land And further Praying that she might be Per mitted to take up such Part of the said Land. (not intit uled to by her Family) upon Purchase or otherwise give Security to Possess herself of a Sufficient Number of Ne groes within four Months. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date, And that She doth Also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from theMate thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, as fol lows, namely two hundred Acres in Vertue of the Peti tioner's Family Rights and One hundred Acres by Pur chase agreeable to his Majesty's Instructions Read a Petition of Joseph Wood setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in Hardwicke on the great Ogechee And Praying for Lot Number fifty six in the said Town Resolved — - That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. FEBRUARY, 1758. 73i Petition of John Giona- voli for a Lot in Savannah read and Postponed Read a Petition of John Gionavoli setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Savan nah And Praying for Lot Number four in the second Tything Anson Ward formerly granted Spanin- burgh Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed. Read a Petition of Cornelius McCarty setting forth nlifu^McCarty that in his late agreement for the Repair of Tybee Light S i^tra wol-k House he had omitted to make any Charge for the Work Lightdkouse6 there done as mentioned in the Bill to the said Petition annexed and that without such Extra Work the Building would not have been Water Tight And Praying relief in the Premisses— Accordingly the Board took under their Consideration undlrCoiIisM- the said Bill consisting of the following Articles Viz' era tion s Ten thousand Shingles at 20/

vi1Acts*ass-Passe(i and hx Force in this Province— ed & in force in the Province GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 28th March 1758 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq' f Sir Patrick Houston Baro' "j The HonbIe -! James Habersham I Esq™ [ William Knox j His Honour the Governour Signed the following Grants Viz* Philip Delegal Junr 500 Acres Philip Delegal Junr 300 Acres Philip Delegal Junr 150 Acres Philip Delegal Junr 100 Acres Grants Signed To 746 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL John Rae Esqr 300 Acres Grants Signed To John Rae Esqr 100 Acres John Rae Esqr 50 Acres John Peter Briton a Lot in Savannah &ca 50 Acres — James Burnsides 400 Acres Donald Clarke 500 Acres William Ewen 200 Acres Thomas Collins 100 Acres William Payne 500 Acres Christian Dasher 100 Acres George Philip Bortz 50 Acres Isaac Girardeau 500 Acres Joshua Sanders 100 Acres William Kilgore 200 Acres John Feaster 100 Acres Charles Watson a Lot in Savannah &ca 45 Acres William Russell a Farm Lot 45 Acres Saving the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantee William Ewen a Lot in Savannah Joseph Wood a Lot in Hardwicke N° 56 Jonathan Bryan Esq1 600 Acres Jonathan Bryan Esqf 140 Acres Moses Dyas 100 Acres William Booth 300 Acres MARCH, 1758. 747 Benjamin Hoare 15° Acres Grants Signed to Ralph Kilgore 100 Acres John Cain 200 Acres Peter Elliott 100 Acres Abraham Danford 50 Acres- Benedict Bourquin a Lot in Hardwicke Patrick Mackay a Lot in Hardwicke David Huguenin a Lot in Hardwicke Robert Humphry 300 Acres Alexander Shaw 500 Acres James Burnsides Ordered — That the Treasurer do give timely No- Treasureror- tice to the Several Collectors of the Tax in this Prov- dered to give to^hJ several ince that they have their Accounts ready by the Day ap- tt"T^rtohfave pointed by the Act of Assembly in that Behalf made and reldybyCthe passed least they incur the Penalty inflicted in Default by Act of thereof by the said Act : In which case they may depend Assembly J J J r such Penalty will be levied on such Defaulters without Respect of Persons 748 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 4th April I7S8 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Mackay William Clifton William Knox The Honble < Esqri Petition of Mary Magda- lena Shortner for prolongg her Warrant read and Read a Petition of Mary Magdalena Shortner setting forth that she had had granted her fifty Acres of Land at Coonochee Fording Place the Warrant for Survey ing whereof was expired as to> the Time limited for mak ing the Survey And Praying that the Surveyors general might be enabled to issue a new Precept on the said War rant for the Purpose af4 Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is rante granted and that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the said Warrant for Surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months Petition of AlexanderMackintoshfor 300 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Alexander Mackintosh setting forth that he was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation being possessed of none in the Province and having four Negroes therein Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres on a Branch of the Buffalo Swamp about a Mile to the North West of Lands granted Angus Clark which if granted he engaged to improve the same Ordered — That the further Consideration of the postponed said petition be Postponed APRIL, 1758. 749 Petition of Thomas Fra- sier, George Derick, Davd Kieffer, & Da vid Fisher in behalf of them selves & others for a Tract or Portion of Land in Ver nonburgh read and Read a Petition of Thomas Frazier, George Derick David Kieffer and David Fisher in Behalf of themselves and other the inhabitants of Acton and Vernonburgh in the said Province setting forth that during the Admin istration of the late Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia a certain Tract or Portion of Land on Ver non River together with a Lot of two Acres was laid out and appropriated for the Use of a Minister of the Gospel. And that the Petitioners were desirous to the Utmost of their Power to Provide for the Support of a Minister amongst them Therefore Praying that the Land appro priated for the Purposes aforementioned might be sur veyed and ascertained And that a Grant might be ordered to pass for the same Granted Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyers general do cause the Land so appropriated to be Surveyed and Ascertained And that a Grant for the same do pass to John Joakin Zubley, Michael Burghalter, Simon Gering, George Uland, George Forig, John Matthias and Thomas Fra zier In Trust for the Use and Purpose aforesaid Petition of John Stevens for 233 Acres ' of Land read . and Granted Read a Petition of John Stevens setting forth that he was possessed of one thousand Seven hundred Acres of Land having a Family consisting of a Wife four Chil dren and thirty five Negroes And was desirous of ob taining a Grant of Land Additional Therefore Praying for a Tract of two hundred and thirty three Acres on the Middle Branch of north Newport lying South and East on the Petitioner's Land and all other Sides on vacant Land which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the. said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov- 750 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of the said John Stevens setting forth john'stevens ' as 'm the former Petition And Praying for a Tract of ofrLlndCreldl Sixty Seven Acres on the North Branch of North New port lying North East on Lands of William Baker South West on Lands of Sarah Mitchell and North West on Lands of Joseph Gibbons which if granted he engaged to improve the same. Granted Petition of Paul Dubois for a Lot in Savannah Read Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Paul Dubois setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Savan nah And Praying for a Lot in the said Town Number seven in Eyles Tything Heathcote Ward formerly al lotted James Collier Collins which if granted he engaged to build upon and improve the same Rejected Petition of Middleton ; Evans for 50 Acres of Land read Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Middleton Evans setting forth that he had granted him some Time ago three hundred and fifty Acres of Land on Ossabaw Island which he did not run out by Reason of Mr Bosomworth's claiming the same And was desirous of obtaining a further Grant of Land for Cultivation being possessed of only five hun dred Acres And had a Family consisting of a Wife three Children and Eleven Negroes Therefore Praying for fifty APRIL, 1758. 75i and Acres on Skidoway Island called a Village Lot formerly Settled by one Hasleford and bounded Southerly by Land of Francis Robe, which if granted he engaged to improve the same Rejected OrdErEd — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of the said Middleton Evans setting Middleton1 said forth as in the former Petition And Praying for three rilmmocks^ Hammocks or Small Islands lying South of Warsaw WarsawRiver Read and Granted River opposite and below an Island there called Cabbage Island containing together not more than one hundred Acres which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also Reg ister the sa'id Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months of the date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of David Jervey setting forth that he petition of ] was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultiva- David Jervey I for2oo -A-cres j tion having a Negro and a Son and being possessed of no Lands in the Province Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres on a Branch of North Midway Swamp to the Westward of Lands granted David Stevens which if granted he engaged to improve the same and 150 Acres Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely one hun dred and fifty Acres is granted the Petitioner being first 752 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Sworn to the Number of his Family and to his Intent of improving the Land Read a Petition of the said David Jervey setting forth DlvidJeriey^ that one George Bunkle was formerly possessed of a to&vamahj Town Lot in Savannah with a five Acre and a fortyfive Acre Lot thereunto belonging And that the said Bunkle had many Years left the Province and died unmarried and had no Relations therein except the Petitioner who was his Cousin, but that the said Bunkle might have nearer Relations in Scotland Therefore Praying for a Grant of the said Lot and Lands of the said George Bunkle (Sav ing nevertheless in Case of nearer Relations or other- Ti tle) the Right of future Claimants under the original Grantee Which if so granted he engaged to improve the same Read and Rejected OrdErEd — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Veit Leitner setting forth that he veittLecknerl was Possessed of One hundred and fifty Acres of Land o?rLand'cres j having a Family consisting of a Wife and four Children and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Addi tional Therefore Praying for a Tract of two hundred Acres bounding South West on the upper Ebenezer Gar den Lots formerly the Claim of one George Ner who died without Heirs, Which if granted the Petitioner en gaged to cultivate and improve the same Read and Ordered — ¦ That the further Consideration of the postponed said Petition be Postponed Petition of John Snook for a Lot in Savannah Read Read a Petition of John Snook setting forth that he ] was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Savan- j nah And Praying for Lot Number in Eyles Tything Pleathcote Ward formerly allotted James White who went to England and left the same in the Petitioners Posses sion who kept up the Fences and paid all Duties in Re- APRIL, 1758. 753 spect thereof, Nevertheless only desiring the same might Ano be granted to him Saving the Right of future Claimants under the Original Grantee. Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of William Patterson setting forth wmiimplt- 1 that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Leotins™a | Savannah And Praying for Lot Number four in the vannah J thJrd Tything. Anson Ward formerly allotted one Kead Bland which if granted he engaged to improve the same And Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of David Tubear setting forth that in Petitionof 1 October 1757 he had granted him two Hundred Acres for Prolong- [ of Land between the Heads of Nevvnp-ort and Midway inghis Warrt. J Rivers the Precept for running whereof was put into a. deputy Surveyers Hands who left the Province without making a return thereof Therefore Praying that the Sur veyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept that the Survey of -the said Land might be certified. Read and Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted granted And that the Surveyers general do issue a New Precept Accordingly to continue in force for the Term of three Months Read a Petition of Martin Dasher setting forth that he MtrtinVih-] was an °^ Settler in the Province and possessed of one Acres4of° [ hundred Acres of Land therein having a Family consist- Land jng. Q£ a YVife six Children and a Negro and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Land Additional Therefore Pray ing for four hundred Acres at a Place called Turkey Branch about Seven -Miles from old Ebenezer which if And granted he engaged to Cultivate and improve the same 48 c r— vol 7 Read 754 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Granted Petition of John Kitt for a Lot in Sa vannah Read and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the Petitioner having first Sworn to the Number of his Family and to his Intent of improving the said Land Read a Petition of John Kitt setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Savannah And Praying for a Lot Number nine in the third Tyth ing Anson Ward the original Proprietor unknown Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of the said John Kitt setting forth that ] he had a Wife three Children and four Negroes and was in r».itt ior 1 ° Acresof j desirous of obtaining a Grant of Land for Cultivation And Praying for five hundred Acres at Hallifax adjoin ing Lands of John Kennedy on the Branch of a Creek called sweet Water Creek which if granted he engaged to improve the same Petition of John Kitt for 600Land Read and 350 Acres granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely three hun dred & fifty Acres is. granted. Read a Petition of Stephen Millen setting forth that ItepheSMii- } he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Sa- innsavrannah J vannah And Praying for Lot Number Eight in Eyles APRIL, 1758. 755 and Tything Heathcote Ward formerly allotted Jacob Charles Charles Which if granted he engaged to build upon and improve the same Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of Peter Grenier setting forth that he feter Grenier] was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Savan- | nah And Praying for Lot Number four in Eyles Tything Heathcote Ward formerly allotted Robert Parker Which if granted he engaged to build upon and improve the for a Lot in .Savannah read J and same Rejected ORDERED- That the said Petition be rejected Petition of AlexanderMichie on be half of John Cooper & other the Creditors of William Gradell deceased for a new Warrt for 150 Acres of Land granted the sd Gradell in his life Time read and Read a Petition of Alexander Michie Attorney for John Cooper Creditor Administrator of the Goods and Chattells of William Gradell deceased setting forth that the deceased William Gradell had in his Life Time grant ed his one hundred and fifty Acres of Land at a Place called long Bluff on Savannah River but the Warrant for running out the same was not executed in his Life Time and that the said William Gradell died considerably in Debt Therefore Praying on Behalf of the said John Coop er and other the Creditors of the said Deceased that the Surveyer's general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant in order that the Lands might be Surveyed for the Benefit of the Creditors of the said Estate Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Matthias Ash setting forth that he Petition of ) had been eight Years in the Province and had no Lands Matthias Ash I ° afLandnad J therein and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Praying for One hundred Acres of Land at a Place called Turkey Branch on old Ebenezer 756 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted Petition of Jacob Maurir for 200 Acres of Land read and Granted Petition of Mordecai Shef tal for a Lot in Savan nah read and Rejected Creek about Seven Miles from old Ebenezer Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Jacob Maurir setting forth that he had been in the Province Eight Years and was possessed of only fifty Acres and had lately married a Widow pos sessed also of fifty Acres having a Family consisting of three Children by his former Wife and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands additional Therefore Pray ing for two hundred Acres lying three Miles from Eben ezer near the Bridge between the Mill and Ebenezer ad joining North and South on the fifty Acres of Land granted Michael Walleser the Petitioner's Wife's former Husband which if granted he engaged to cultivate & im prove the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Mordecai Sheftal setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Sa vannah And Praying for Lot Number Nine in the second Tything Reynolds Ward formerly granted George Bun kle Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected APRIL, 1758. 757 Petition of ) Gaul Rietter for 250 Acres of Land read and 100 Acres granted Petition of 1 Lachlan Mc Intosh for a Lot in Hard wicke read and Granted Read a Petition of Caul Rietter setting forth that he was a Settler in the Province and possessed of only fifty Acres Land having a Family consisting of a Wife and two young Children exclusive of three other Children grown up and was desirous of an Additional Tract There fore Praying for two hundred And fifty Acres upon Skidoway Island adjoining Lands there granted John Davis Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely one hun dred Acres is granted. Read a Petition of Laughlan Mackintosh setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Hardwicke on great Ogechee River And Praying for Lot Number Nineteen in Hardwicke aforesaid Resolved — • That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of William Johnson setting forth that Petition of 1 he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Sa- johnsorifora!> vannah And Praying for Lot Number Nine in the fourth Lot in Savan- [ w . lythmg Anson Ward formerly allotted, but the original Proprietor unknown which Lot if granted he engaged to improve nah read and Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected 758 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of RaymondDemerie com plaining of one William Dunham hav ing run Land within the Lines of his Land read and Read a Petition of Raymond Demerie Esqr setting forth that in the Year 1755 he had granted him one thou sand Acres of Land on the North Side of South New port River adjoining Lands granted Clement Martin, and the Warrant for running out the same was lodged in the Hands of Nicholas West who compleated the Sur vey except one Line which he was prevented doing by bad Weather for which the Petitioner paid him and has also paid the Tax for the said Land, That the Petitioner being called on Duty during his absence one William Dunham obtained Land in the same Place and did run the said within the Lines of the Petitioner's Land where by he was deprived if not knowingly defrauded of his Right in the same Tract of Land Therefore Praying that an Inquiry might be made in the Premisses And that John Mackintosh on Behalf of the Petitioner and the said William Dunham might be called upon for that Pur pose And that the Petitioner might have such further Re lief as might appear meet and equitable Resolved- That the Prayer of the said Petition is Sive^toteke granted and that the Merits of the Petition be taken into thlpetition°un- Consideration by this Board on the first Wednesday in tion on theefirat June next And the said John Mackintosh and William Wednesday in ¦» T • • /- Praying for a Lot in the South Woods adjoining a Lot J formerly granted John Fletcher which if granted he en gaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Grantedl Read a Petition of Thomas Clancy setting forth that he Petitionof i had been many. Years in the Province having a Family ciancyfor4oo> coiisistins: of 3 Wife and five Children and was desirous Acres of o Land read ) Gf obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for four hundred Acres at Midway adjoining JUNE, 1758. 77 l Lands granted Richard Hazzard being Part of the Lands and lately granted Alexis De May and by him resigned which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- ranted tioner (joth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Clayton setting forth that he johifciaytonl had been in the Province upwards of a Year and had had read°0AcresJ no Lands granted him therein, and having a Wife and two Children was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for a Tract of one hundred Acres at a Place called Tuckasee King's Creek and where the Petitioner was Settled adjoining Lands grant ed Jeremiah Swan which if granted he engaged to culti vate and improve the same. Resolved — • That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of , John Quar terman Junr for 300 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of John Quarterman Junr setting forth that he was a Settler in the Province and had had three hundred Acres of Land granted him therein having a Wife two Children and Seven Negroes and was desirous of obtaining an Additional Grant Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres at Midway near the Lands there granted John Graves Which Lands if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same 772 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Granted Petition of James An derson for 200 Acres of Land read and Granted Petition of James An drew for 350 Acres of Land read and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for. the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read the Petition of James Anderson (postponed the 6th Decern"" 1757 setting forth that he was a Settler in the Province and had no Lands granted him therein having a Wife six Children and three Slaves and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Pray ing for two hundred Acres on the Waters of Briar Creek about two Miles below the Plantation of Joshua Atkin son which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his A'lajesty may not be defrauded of his Quit-Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted — Read a Petition of James Andrew setting forth that he was lately settled in this Province having a Wife and six Negroes therein and was desirous of obtaining Land for Cultivation having had none granted him in the Province Therefore Praying for three hundred and fifty Acres on a Branch of Newport lying West of Lands granted Stephen Clark and about a Mile distant therefrom which if grant ed he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg- JUNE, 1758. 773 ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of the said James Andrew setting forth jlmes aS- 1 as in the foregoing Petition And Praying for One hun dred Acres (chiefly Pine Land) at Newport adjoining Lands there granted Benjamin Andrew. drew for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Lydia Saunders Widow setting LydS0sa°un- 1 forth that she was lately settled in this Province having Acr3es of550 | ten Negroes therein and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation being possessed of none in the Province. Therefore Praying for five hundred and fifty Acres on a Branch of Newport to the West of Lands granted Stephen Clarke and about a Mile and half dis tant therefrom which if granted she engaged to cultivate and improve the same — Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that She doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 774 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of James Andrew on Behalf and as jarne'lndrew Guardian of Ann Andrew Spinster his Neice setting forth aV Andrew that the said Ann Andrew was in the Province and had Acresof Land Eight Negroes therein her own Property and was desir ous to obtain Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for four hundred and fifty Acres on a Branch of Newport and to the West of Lands granted Stephen Clarke and about two Miles distant therefrom Granted Petition of ThomasSachwighefer for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted Petition of MiddletonEvans for 100 Acres of Land read Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth Also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Thomas Sachwighefer setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province and had only fifty Acres of Land therein and was desirous of ob taining a Grant of Lands additional Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres about two Miles from Abercorn lying between Lands of Christian Riedlesperger and Lands of Ulric Fetzer which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition is granted namely fifty Acres Read a Petition of Middleton Evans setting forth that he was Settled in the Province and possessed of Five hundred and thirty Acres of Land therein having a Fam- JUNE, 1758. 775 and Granted Petition of George Hague for 150 Acres of Land read and Granted ily consisting of a Wife three Children and twelve Slaves and was desirous of obtaining a further Grant of Land Therefore Praying for an Island lying between the new narrows of Skidoway and the Isle of Hope containing about one hundred Acres — which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of George Hague setting forth that he ] had been three Years in the Province and had obtained \ no Lands therein having a Wife and was desirous of a J Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres at Abercorn beginning at the Public Landing Place and joining the Lands formerly granted Peter Beler deceased which if granted he en gaged to cultivate and improve Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth 'take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely one hun dred Acres is granted Read a Petition of Balthasar Rieser setting forth that Iaithasa?f | he was an Old Settler in the Province and had had no Acresof"-300 ( more Lands than fifty Acres granted him having a Fam- Land read .jy consisting. Qf a Wife and four Children and was de- 776 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted sirous to obtain a Grant of Lands additional Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres about four Miles from old Ebenezer Cowpen adjoining Lands granted Martin Dasher which if granted he engaged to cultivate and im prove the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, namely two hundred Acres Read a Petition of Peter Hammer setting forth that he was Settled at Ebenezer and had fifty Acres of Land therein which he Purchased and also fifty Acres adjoin ing that had been granted him and having a Wife and four Children was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands additional Therefore Praying for fifty Acres adjoining the aforesaid Lands all upon old Ebenezer Creek and that the three fifty Acre Tracts might be in one Grant the Petitioner being a Poor Man Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyers general be ordered to include all the Lands mentioned in the said Petition in one Grant as prayed for Petition of i Read a Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esqr setting forth B™tlhfOT 100 y that he did lately obtain a Warrant for running out one Lanfread J thousand Acres of Land upon Broughton Island which Petition of Peter Ham mer for 50 Acres of Land and to have two other fifty Acre Tracts included in one Grant read and Granted JUNE, 1758. 777 and Granted contained only nine hundred Acres And was desirous to obtain a Warrant for running out the remaining one hundred Acres elsewhere Therefore Praying for one hun dred Acres on the North side of the Alatamaha near Darian including a small Hammock on the same River called Doboy Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, the Prayer of the said Petition is granted John Yonge read Read a Petition of Henry Yonge setting forth that he Her!ry°Yonge had been favoured with Grants for fourteen hundred for 500 Acres of ,.,,.... Land on Pur- Acres of Land the full of his Majestys Bounty for the chase in two 250 Acre Tracts Present Number of his Family; but the said Lands being In Trust for J ' o andSwmi?mnry insufficient for the Purpose and Desire the Petitioner had to make a Separate Provision for a Large Family con sisting of five Sons and a Daughter Therefore Praying to be permitted to purchase five hundred Acres of Marsh on the Point of Augustine Creek bounding Northerly on Savannah River and Westerly on the said Creek includ ing two small Islands of high Land about thirty Acres to be granted in two Tracts of two hundred and fifty Acres each to the Petitioner in Trust for his Sons Henry Yonge and William John Yonge Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out Grants for the said two Tracts of Land Within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grants in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date there of that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and 778 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Dugald Campbell for 200 Acrs of Land read and Read a Petition of Dugald Campbell setting forth that he was possessed of only two Lots containing one Acre each in this Province having a Wife and one Negro and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Culti vation Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres near Augusta joining Lands heretofore granted Joseph Oakes and Owen Day which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Granted Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Priscilla Jones an Infant by William Petition of . . .,__,..., prisciiia Jones EWen her Guardian setting: forth that the said Priscilla by William ° GuardSrffor was born in the Province and possessed of in her own Landcreso£ Right three Negroes and had also a Sum of Money out at Interest sufficient to purchase four Slaves and which by the Time She arrives at the Age of Eighteen Years will by being laid out in Slaves intitule her to Petition for at least five hundred Acres of Land Therefore Pray ing for two hundred Acres of Land on great Ogechee to the West of Lands granted Daniel Nunes and that three hundred Acres adjoining the same might be reserved untill a Purchase could be made of Slaves in order to intitule her thereto Rejected. OrdErEd — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of Laughlan MTntosh setting forth ElchianMcin- that he had a Warrant for running out five hundred Acres'™ uL Acres of Land on an Island opposite Darian but on a Acres read View thereof could not find Land commodious for a Set- JUNE, 1758. 779 and tlement and was desirous to obtain a like quantity of Land in Lieu thereof in a more convenient Place, There fore Praying for five hundred Acres (in Lieu as afore said) between MTCay's Bluff and Aberdeen Bluff upon the Altamaha which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Rejected Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Petition of Alexis De- may for 500 Acres of Land in Lieu of a Like Quantityread and Read a Petition of Alexis Demay setting forth that he had lately granted him five hundred Acres of Land on y Bermuda Island but on surveying thereof there was not sufficient vacant Land to be found and what vacant Land was thereon was very unfit for Improvement — Therefore Praying for five hundred Acres (in Lieu thereof) upon North Newport bounding Westerly upon Lands lately granted Francis Arthur Postponed Ordered — That the said Petition be postponed Read a Petition of John Brady setting forth that he johifrTr^fy ^ had heen long settled in this Province and had had one ofLandEeldJ hundred Acres of Land granted him by the late President and Assistants and having a Wife & Child was desirous of obtaining an Additional Grant Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres adjoining the Lands heretofore grant- and ed him on Savannah River about two Miles from Lands granted Samuel Hudson which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same postponed. OrdEREd — That the said Petition be postponed cierk ordered OrdErEd — That the Clerk of this Board do give to give Public Notice for an Public Notice for all Persons having Demands on the Persons having ° tne^ubiic™ Public to bring in their respective Accounts by the twen- SHkth tieth of this Month this Month 780 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber in Savannah on Wednesday the 21st June 1758. Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham The HonWe -! Jonathan Bryan ¦¦ Esqn James Edwa Powell Wm Knox His Honour the Governour acquainted the Board that ms Honour as the Small Pox was now in Augusta and other less re- proposes that a Party of mote Parts of the Province, he thought it of Consequence Ib'enezerto that all possible Care should be taken to Prevent the Inf ec- spreldingrf tion spreading To which End he Proposed that a Party of ithbe1™galinFox' the Rangers should be stationed at Ebenezer with Orders to stop all Persons coming either by Land or Water from the infected Parts of the Province unless they Produced a Bill of Health from under the Hands of the Justices there being : Which Proposal was approved by the Board The Boards ap- a Service highly necessary and they requested that his """ '""'-'" Honour would be Pleased to order a Party of Rangers accordingly JULY, 1758. 781 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday the 3d July 1758 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Edwa Powell 1 William Clifton [ Esqra William Knox I The Honourable ¦ His Honours further Pro posal to Pre vent the Spreading of the Small Pox J His Honour Proposed to the Board, as a further Pre ventative to the Spreading of the Small Pox, that no , Leather or other Peltry brought from the infected Parts of the Province should be Permitted to be Landed; Nor any Person or Persons suffered to receive the same into any Stores or Houses in this or any other Town or Towns in the Province during the Continuance of the Malady : And that a Proclamation should issue for that Purpose, Which being considered, the Board approved of, and the provesThereof Secretary was Ordered to Prepare such a Proclamation His Honour also acquainted the Board that a Negro His Honour Fellow had been lately taken up, who on his Examination proposes to the J A taranmghofT was found to have deserted from S' Augustine, but ap- Malter'who peared to be the Property of one Fish an English Mer- updandefou1iden chant there ; for which Reason his Honour Proposed re- ertyeof one™0" turning him to his Master, as such an Act might be of Augustine — Service to the Province in Securing an Advocate in Cases of a Similar Nature. The Board agreed in Sentiment with his Honour who accordingly ordered the Negroe to be returned. 782 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 4th JulY 1758 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esq1 Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham ^ Francis Harris I The Honble \ Jonathan Bryan James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox Esqn Read a Petition of John Martin setting forth that he Petitionof had been three Years in the Province and had not ob- John Martin , forioo Acres of tamed any Grant of Land therein and was desirous of Land read J cultivating Lands Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres at Midway adjoining the North Side of Lands pur chased by John Cubbege of John Edwards, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Granted Petition of John Ingle for 100 Acres of Land read Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth Also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Igle setting forth that he had been Sixteen Years in the Province and was possessed of no Lands therein and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres in Ebenezer Township joining the upper Line of Lands pos sessed by George Swerger; Which if granted he en gaged to cultivate and improve the same Granted. JULY, 1758. 783 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date ; And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents,- Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of William Baker Junr setting forth ] that he was lately come into the Province in order to Set- aReJse?ve of" [ tie and will have Nine Slaves with him in the Fall of the Landread0 J Year; That he had brought with him a Wife and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for a Reserve to be made for him (un till his Slaves arrive in the Fall) of Six hundred Acres and at Newport adjoining Lands of William Dunham, Ed ward Way and John Steward; Which he engaged to •qualify himself for and improve the same Petition of William Ba- Postponed Ordered — ¦ That the further Consideration of the sa Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of John Milledge setting forth that in petitionof November 1757 he had granted him one hundred and to Prolong ws sixty Acres of Land on great Ogechee joining Lands Warrant read J ,..,..,,, , there formerly granted him which he had not been able to survey within the Time Limited by the Warrant. Therefore Praying that the Surveyer's general might be enabled and Ordered 'to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land so granted him might be surveyed and set out Resolved— That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted granted And that the Surveyer's general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue of Force for the Term of three Months and 7«4 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Francis Par ris for a New Warrant read and Granted Read a Petition of Francis Parris setting forth that during the Administration of the late Trustees for Es tablishing the Colony of Georgia he had granted him one hundred Acres of Land at little Ogechee joining Lands then of Newdigate Stephens deceased and since of Ed mund Tannatt a Survey whereof was regularly made by Thomas Ellis Surveyer deceased but by design or neglect no Return of such Survey had been made Therefore Praying that the Truth of the Premisses appearing, the Secretary might be ordered to make out a Warrant for the Resurvey thereof thereby to enable the Petitioner to obtain his Majesty's Warrant for the same Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, And that the Secretary do issue a new Warrant for surveying the said Land agreeable to the Prayer of the said Petition and Granted Read a Petition of Thomas Schwighofer setting forth that he had lately granted him fifty Acres of Land in Ebenezer Township between Christian Riddlesperger and Ulric Fetzer which on View was inconvenient and insuf ficient for his Purpose That he had no Lands granted him in the Province having been many Years in it and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultiva tion Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres in Ebene zer Township joining the upper Line of Lands granted Lucas Gerger and that he might be permitted to resign the aforesaid fifty Acres Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date ; And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. JULY, 1758. 785 Read a Petition of Samuel Jeans setting forth that he Iamuein jLis was lately settled in the Province having a Wife and Landre^d630* Nine Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Land for Cultivation being possessed of none therein Therefore Praying for six hundred Acres on North New port about a Mile North West of Lands laid out for John a"d Stevens, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- 500 Acres tioner d0th take out a Grant for the said Land within Granted g^^ Months f rom thjs Date . And that he doth alsQ reg. ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely Five hun dred Acres is granted. Read a Petition of Edward McGuire setting forth that petitionof ) [n May 1757 he had granted him two hundred & fifty Edward Mc- I J ' D/ ° J n"w warrant [ Acres of Land on the north Side of Midway joining read J T^nds 0f Richard Hazzard on the East which by a mis take in the Surveyer had been so run out as to interfere with Lands granted Edmund Tannatt And that the War rant for running out the same being expired in its Term the Mistake cannot be rectified. Therefore Praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the said Mistake might be rectified by a Resurvey Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted granted And that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue of force for the Term of three Months and Petition of Read a Petition of William Quarterman setting forth Ou"aJterman I that he was lately come into the Province and had ob- if-L^tieai j tained no Lands therein having a Family consisting of a 50 c r— vol 7 786 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Wife & four Negroes and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for two hun dred Acres on Newport to the South and adjoining Lands of John Graves which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed read and Read a Petition of William Gibbons setting forth that wiramffib- be had had granted him one thousand two hundred and Acre fol Land thirty five Acres of Land having a Wife two Children" and twenty nine Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a further Grant Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres of Marsh lying at the North End of an Island late ly Purchased by the Petitioner called Baillou's Island in Augustine Creek which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date ; And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of George Threadcraft setting forth GeoVgTThread- that he was lately settled in ihe Province and had no craft for 200 T , . . , AoresofLand L,ands therein having two Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation, Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres upon Turkey Camp Swamp between Darian and Sapala River near or and adjoining Lands of William Mackintosh, Which if grant ed he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within JULY, 1758. 787 Seven Months from this Date ; And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Isaac Hoskins setting forth that he FsaScHoskrnsl was Settled in the Province a Year Past having a Wife of'Land^read I and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cul tivation Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres upon Midway within two Miles of Lands granted John Elliott which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Christopher Rinck setting forth that petition ofl he had been many Years Settled in the Province and had Rinck for 350 had no Lands granted him therein having a Wife a Child Acres of Land & . ° read and three Negroes Therefore Praying for three hundred and fifty Acres of Pine Land adjoining Lands heretofore granted John Rinck his Father at Acton Village, Which if granted the Petitioner engaged to improve the same and 300 Acres Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within granted geven j^Q^hs fr0m this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely three hun dred Acres is granted. 788 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of David Fox Senr setting forth that vWFoxfor 1000 he was lately Settled in this Province and had no Lands read33" an therein having a Family consisting of a Wife four Chil dren and Sixteen Negroes and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One thousand Acres of Land, that is to say, five hundred Acres on the North side of great Ogechee River about a and Mile from Lands granted John Primut and five hundred Acres upon the South Branch of little Ogechee adjoining Lands of Philip Delagal Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- whSeto beein tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within uttie ogeechee Seven Months f rom this Date ; And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Prayer of the Petition is granted as follows, One thou sand Acres the whole to be run on the South Branch of little Ogeechee Read a Petition of Mark Carr setting forth that he was MaA ck^ for P°ssessed of two Lots in the Town of Frederica and the Landed to re- out Lands thereto containing one hundred Acres, And sign iso Acres that the gurvey Qf those Lancis bdrig lost he desired to resign the said one hundred Acres and obtain a like Quantity elsewhere. That the Petitioner had a Family of twenty five Negroes and only five hundred Acres granted him, And was desirous of obtaining a further Grant for Cultivation Therefore Praying for three hun- and dred Acres on the South West Point of S' Simon's Island commonly known by the name of the Fish Hawk Nest Ponds which if granted he engaged to cultivate & im prove the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within JULY, 1758. 789 Seven Months from this Date ; And tliat he cloth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Thomas Keesee setting forth that Thomas Keesee he had been Settled in the Province about a Year having Land read™ a Son and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation, Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres on Savannah River above Briar Creek near to Lands there laid out for John Gasper Horshman being and Land whereon he had been Settled Six Months, Which if granted he engaged to continue in the Cultivation of the same Ordered — ¦ That the further Consideration of the Postponed sa[r\ Petition be Postponed Petition of William Norton Read a Petition of William Norton setting forth that he had a large Family and was desirous of providing vSinah°readSa" something towards their Support by building in the Town of Savannah Therefore Praying for a Grant of a Lot in the said Town known by Number Nine in Vernon Tyth ing Heathcote Ward for the use of his Son Jonathan Wat- and son Norton which if granted the Petitioner engaged to improve the same Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of Ulric Fetzer setting forth that he petition of ui- was settled in Ebenezer and was possessed of fifty Acres nc Fetzer for r J Landread0f °^ Land therein having a Family consisting of a Wife and two Children and was desirous of obtaining an addi tional Grant Therefore Praying for one hundred & fifty Acres at Ebenezer Creek adjoining Lands there granted 79° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL John Rents and Udric Niedlinger, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed .,_..., , . . said Petition be postponed the Petitioner not attending. ms Honour Grants signed by his Honour the Governour Signed Grants Nicholas Laurance 300 Acres S' John's Parish Nicholas Laurance 200 Acres S' Philip's Parish Nicholas Laurence 50 Acres S' John's Parish Penelope Fitzwalter Lot N° 10 in Savannah with Garden and Farm Lots 50 Acres Thomas Baillie 100 Acres on great Tybee Island Mary Farley 200 Acres on great Tybee Island John Mullryne 500 Acres S4 John's Parish John Fitch 50 Acres in Augusta District James McKay Esqr Town Lot N° 59 in Hardwicke James Mackay Esqr a Town Lot N° 38 in Hardwicke Thomas Young a Town Lot N" 10 in Savannah with Garden and Farm Lot 50 Acres Alexander Rose 100 Acres in S4 Philips Parish Alexander McDonald 150 Acres S' Andrew's Parish His "Honour Henry Ellis Esqr 1700 Acres S* Simon's Island S' James Parish Patrick Mackay 360 Acres on Tybee Island Lachlan McGillivray 400 Acres S' Pauls Parish Lachlan McGillivray 300 Acres same Parish JULY, 1758. 791 Lachlan McGillivray 100 Acres same Parish Grants Signed Jonathan Bryan Esqr 900 Acres on River Alatamaha. Elisha Butler 300 Acres S* Philips Parish Elisha Butler 200 Acres same Parish Hugh Morrison 250 Acres S* Andrew's Parish Samuel Gandy 200 Acres S' George's Parish Robert Bolton 450 Acres S' Philip's Parish Robert Bolton a Lot N° 81 in Hardwicke William Knox Esqr a Public Lot in Savannah Letter E William Knox Esqr two Town Lots N° 244, 245 Hard wicke David Jervey a Town Lot N° 88 in Hardwicke Matthias Kougle a Town Lot N° 128 in Hardwicke White Outerbridge Lot in Augusta N° 35 John Hamm a Moiety of a Lot in Savannah Letter P. James Love a Lot in Savannah N° 7 Laroche Tything Joseph Stanley a Lot in Savannah with Garden and Town Lots 50 Acres Lachlan Mackintosh 500 Acres on the River Alatamaha James Germany 500 Acres Hallifax District Francis Wylly 200 Acres Augusta District 792 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Thursday 13th July 1758 Present Flis Honour Henry Ellis Esqr ' James Habersham James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox The Honb,e S Esqr! Public Ac- Sundry Public, Accounts were laid before the Board ined and order- and being examined were severally ordered, to be certified ed to be Certi- , . ^ - . , m fiedtothe to his Majesty s Treasurer for Payment Treasurer for J Payment GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Fryday the 21st Day of July 1758 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' Jonathan Bryan The Honble James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox Esqri Public Ac counts in the Commissary'sHand ex amined His Honour . recommends to the Board the necessity there was of having a Public Filature and Store houses built Sundry Public Accounts in the Commissary's Hand were laid before the Board and examined — The public Filature and Warehouse having been de stroyed by an Accident of Fire his Honour recommended to the Board the Necessity there was of immediately hav ing other Buildings erected for that Purpose, Which be ing taken under Consideration and the Demensions of AUGUST, 1758. 793 Public Fila ture &ca the Building fixed on and settled an Advertisement was ordered to be published in the following Words Viz' "Whereas a Public Filature in Savannah one Story tr BuMiSTa* "high, the side Walls ten Feet, the length Sixty Feet, and "Breadth twenty Feet, with fourteen Windows and two "Doors, And also a Warehouse on the same Lot, two "Story high, each Story ten Feet, the Length forty eight "Feet, and Breadth twenty two Feet in the clear, with "thirty two Windows and two Doors ; are intended to be "built forthwith : Any Person or Persons willing to un dertake the Work are desired to deliver in their Pro- "posals to his Honour the Governour in Council on "Wednesday the second Day of August next together "with a compleat Bill of Scantling necessary for the Occa sion. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the first August 1758 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris The Honble -j Jonathan Bryan James Edwa Powell William Clifton William- Knox Esqr! Read a Petition of William Sisson setting forth that petitionof wii- he was lately come into the Province had three Slaves liam Sisson for 250 Acres of therein and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Land read Cultivation Therefore Praying for two hundred & fifty 794 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Acres on Savannah River called Wood's old Field oppo- and site a Place called Point Comfort, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same That the said Petition be rejected, being Rejected the ORDERED part ofeEfnds Part of Lands possessed by Alexander Wood deceased possessed by - _ r AiexrWood tor twenty Years past Petition of Wil liam Johnson for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted Petition of James Parker for a Lot in Hardwickeread and Granted Read a Petition of William Johnson setting forth that he had been upwards of four Years in the Province and was desirous of obtaining a Grant of Land for Cultiva tion being possessed of no Land therein Therefore Pray ing for one hundred Acres at Midway about a Mile from the Town called Sunbury bounded East by Francis Ar thur's Land, West by Vacant Land, South by Edmund Tannatts Land, and North by Middleton Evan's Land. Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date ; And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of James Parker setting forth that he was desirous of improving a Lot in the Town of Hard wicke on the great Ogechee River And Praying for Lot Number Sixty four in the said Town Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this Date ; And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof. The Prayer of the said Petition is granted AUGUST, 1758. 795 Petition of Willm. Sisson for 200 Acres of Land read and Granted Read a Petition of William Sisson before mentioned setting forth as in his foregoing Petition And Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres on an Island in Savan nah River opposite a Place called Tuckasee Kings and fifty Acres of Pine Land on the Main opposite the said Island for the Conveniency of Building. Which if grant ed he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of John Helvin- stine to pro long his War rant read and Read a Petition of John Helvinstine setting forth that in January 1757 he had granted him by the late Governor two hundred Acres of Land on Whit-Marsh Island ad joining Thomas Palmer's Land, Which Land had been accordingly Surveyed but no Return thereof made into the Surveyer General's Office, Therefore Praying that the Surveyer's general might be enabled and Ordered to issue a new Precept on the Warrant granted him for run ning the said Land giving further Time for a Resurvey thereof to be made. Granted Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, And that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant in order that the said Land may be Surveyed and a Plat thereof returned to continue in Force for the Term of three Months. Read a Petition of Christopher Cremer setting forth Christopher {that in February 1757 he had granted him by the late Prolongs | Governour One hundred Acres of Land upon an Island arrantrea 0pp0Site Ebenezer bounding West on Savannah and 796 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted North on John Flerl's Land, the Warrant for running whereof was expired in its Term, without the Petitioner's being able to get the Survey made, Therefore Praying that the Surveyer's general might be enabled to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant giving further Time for the Land so granted to be surveyed. Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, And that the Surveyer's general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months; Re serving nevertheless on surveying the same, a Road of twenty four Feet wide at the usual Path, for Passengers between this and the neighbouring Province Read a Petition of James Neilson setting forth that he Petition of ~i was lately settled in this Province and was desirous to James Neil- I,. ^. T ^ . ~ son for 100 i- obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Pray- Acrs of Land I J read j Jng for one hundred Acres on Savannah River at Cutt's Camp about half a Mile below Point Comfort, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also Reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of John Gasper Wertsh to prolong his Warrant read ) Read a Petition of John Gasper Wertsh setting forth that in April 1757 he had granted him fifty Acres of Land on an Island opposite Ebenezer joining Lands of Chris tian Thilo which Land by the neglect of the Deputy Sur veyer (who has since left the Province) had not been ascertained to the Petitioner, And that the Warrant for running the same was expired in it's Term Therefore AUGUST, 1758. 797 and Granted - Petition of Samuel Pel- ton for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted Praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant giving further Time for the Survey to be made Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is ~~ granted And that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months. Read a Petition of Samuel Pelton setting forth that he ] was possessed of one hundred Acres of Land at Abercorn 1 by Grant from the late Governour; that he was Pos sessed of two Negroes in the Province and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract. Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres on the Island opposite Abercorn ad joining Lands there granted John Stewart, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Rents setting forth that in Petitionof ] February I7S7 he had granted him by the late Governor John Rents I J I 01 o j Wa™int?ehidj One hundred Acres of Land on an Island opposite Eben ezer joining Lands granted Martin Lackner, the War rant for running whereof was expired in its Term with out his having been able to get the Survey made There fore Praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant giving further Time for surveying the said Land and Granted Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, And that the Surveyers general do issue a new 798 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months Read a Petition of Philip Gibbs setting forth that the PhiHp°Gibbes| Petitioner had been brought up in the Province and was ofLandrell J desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres on the Island opposite Abercorn aforesaid on the outside thereof next and the Cut off to Purisburgh, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same. Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents; Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely fifty Acres is granted. Read a Petition of Nicholas Cronenberger setting forth Petition-of i that in February 1757 he had granted him by the late p1poionr#ehis0 [ Governour fifty Acres of Land on an Island opposite warrant resad J Ebenezer joining the North side of John Flerl's Land the Warrant for running out whereof was expired in its Term without a Survey having been made Therefore Praying that -the Surveyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant giv ing further Time for surveying the said Land. and Granted Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for Surveying the said Land to continue in Force for three Months Read a Petition of Samuel Lewis setting forth that he samueiLewis I was lately come into the Province having a Wife and Six for 450 Acres f of Land read J Children therein and was desirous to obtain a Grant of and AUGUST, 1758. 799 Lands for Cultivation being possessed of none in the Province Therefore Praying for four hundred and fifty Acres at New Port lying North of Lands granted Cap' James Mackay on a Branch of the North Swamp of South Newport Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted. titioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Fieri setting forth that he petitionof "1 had granted him by the late, Governour in February 1757 prokWhis f One hundred Acres of Land on an Island opposite Eben- Warrant read J ezer bounding West on Savannah River the Warrant for running out the same was expired in its Term without the Survey having been made Therefore Praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land giving further Time for the Survey to be made Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted granted and that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months His Honour the Governour moved that an Island called Anisiand called long Island near Frederica containing about fifty Acres Long Island & . ° J containing 0f Planting Land might be granted James Mackay Esq1' jlme^McKay hi Lieu of Fifty Acres at great Ogechee belonging to the ?oSAcies:La1tu of said James Mackay and laying contiguous to Lands there ioSinrtotd granted the Governour Which said fifty Acres the said gwenupby James Mackay had resigned and absolutely given up To him to his J Honour the hold to his Honour the Governour his Heirs and Assigns Governour " for ever and 800 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — That for the Consideration aforesaid and on Condition that the said James Mackay doth take out a Grant for the said Island within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the said Island called Long Island is granted to the said James Mackay Whereas Patrick Mackay Esqr had a Warrant for dlreltormake Surveying two thousand six "hundred Acres of Land on ?antatoepaSfck Tybee Islands which Survey had been executed so far f orC26oo Acres forth as the vacant Lands on the said Islands would ad- bee islands, the mit but the original Warrant is lost or mislaid Therefore Original War- rant being lost Dn the Application of the Surveyers general the Secretary is Ordered to make out a new Warrant for surveying the said Land to bear date the third Day of January 1758 (being the Date of the last Precept granted on the Orig inal Warrant) in order to authenticate and justify the Return to be made of the Survey by the Surveyers gen eral — AUGUST, 1758. 801 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the Second Day of August 1758 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris The Honb,e \ Jonathan Bryan James Edwa Powell William Clifton William Knox Esq" Read a Petition of William Barnet setting forth that Petition of wa- he was lately come into the Province and was desirous ham Barnet for J Landcrreead0f to °htain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres as follows (namely) fifty Acres at a Place opposite Point Comfort being an old Field possessed by Alexr Wood deceased and fifty Acres on an Island in the River Savannah contiguous to the said Old Field, Which if granted he engaged to cul tivate and improve the same Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti- and 50 Acres tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition, namely fifty Acres on the said Island is granted. Read a Petition of William Francis setting forth that wiiiism Fran- he had been upwards of twenty Years in the Province rfLand read es and had had granted him no more than five hundred Acres of Land being possessed of twenty Slaves and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract Therefore Pray- 51 c r— vol 7 802 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ing for two hundred Acres at great Ogechee at a Place called Francis's upper Cow-pen about five Miles N. E. and from that Part of the River Swamp that lies six Miles above the old fording Place of the River Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Grantea tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted This Day the Carpenters attended with and delivered penteSattend their several Proposals for building a new Filature and If Adnveer«seen-ce Warehouse And the Board took the same into Consider- hver innpropo- ation and were of Opinion that the Preference be given IViiature and to Messrs Goldwire and Tondee They engaging (under Penalty) to execute and finish the said Work in the Month of January 1759 being properly and duely sup plied with Materials For which said Work when finished the Board agreed they should be paid One hundred and Messrs. Gold- ) fourteen Pounds Sterling agreeable to the Calculation wire & Ton- I dees Propo- f they had made and presented. sals preferred J Ware houses and AUGUST, 1758. 803 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the ninth Day of August 1758 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqf f Sir Patrick Houston Baro* „, „ ble J James Edward Powell ) Ihe Hon S William Clifton > Esq™ 1^ William Knox ) The Accounts of Money paid for Cocoons raised in the Money paid for Province this Year were laid before the Board, and hav- Cocoons raised in the Province jng been examined and Audited his Honour the Govern- this Year ex- ° ftoilJnfr OTdlrs our ordered Bills of Exchange to be drawn for One thou- chan^efor" sand and fifty Pounds Sterling for that Service, And SCTviclTAteo* Also Bills for the further Sum of ninety nine Pounds ten mnl Pounds Shillings and Seven Pence Sterling on Account of Con- ten Shills & 7d on Accot of Contingences tingences Mr William Clifton one of the Board set forth to his ciifton one'of Honour the Governour in Council that he had had grant- makes Appiica- ed him by the late Governour five hundred Acres of Land tion to be Per- TGrtnthe6 hid at Newport in this Province which he had Surveyed and sMAcresVr taken out his Majesty's Grant for the same; But that outnanoth°ertake as his Circumstances were at Present somewhat inthralled fameVremises and he might have Occasion either to make Sale of the in Trait r said Land, or give it in Security for the Satisfaction of his Creditors, He therefore made Application that he might be Permitted to resign the Grant so obtained and to take out another Grant of the same Premisses to some and Person in Trust in Order to discharge the Land of Dower "Which being taken into Consideration 804 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved that the Secretary- do make out a new Grant agreeable to Mr Clifton's Application& the former be cancelled RESOLVED — That the same be granted, And that the Secretary do make out a new Grant of the said Land agreeable to Mr Clifton's Application, And that the Reg ister do enter such new Grant and that the former Grant made of the same Premisses be cancelled: Nevertheless the Quit Rents to become due in Respect of the said Land are to be accounted from the Date of the first Grant Petition of John Rents for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 5th Day of September 1758 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr {Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Edwa Powell , William Knox J 1 [ Esq" Read a Petition if John Rents setting forth that he had granted him by the late Trustees a Town Lot Garden Lot and one hundred Acres of Land in Ebenezer And was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and a Child Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres joining the Land formerly granted him (being Pine Land) in Lieu of one hundred Acres lately granted him on the Island Opposite Ebenezer which he resigned Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted SEPTEMBER, 1758. 805 Read a Petition of Jacob Bell setting forth that he was jacob0Beiffor| settled- in the Province having a Wife four Children and [ a Slave and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation And Praying for four hundred Acres upon Savannah River about ten Miles above Briar Creek ad joining Lands lately granted Thomas Kesee which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same four hundd Acres of Land read and Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed until Proof of his Family is made Read a Petition of Alexander M°Donald setting forth petition of 1 that he had been many Years in the Province and had Alexander I McDonaidfor \ had two hundred Acres of Land granted him therein hav- 50 Acres of ; ° Land read J [ug a Family consisting of a Wife a Child and a Negro and is desirous to obtain an additional Tract Therefore Praying for fifty Acres adjoining the Lands already granted him on a Creek upon the North Side of Sapala River Which if granted he engaged to improve the same and Granted and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the sa Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Fitzgerald setting forth that he had been Long in the Province having a Wife and two Children and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Praying for two hundred Acres on the north Side of South Newport joining Lands of Daniel McDaniel North and East and Land of Heart East Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Rejected ORDERED- That the said Petition be rejected 8o6 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of John Scull setting forth that he had John scuii 1 been five Years in the Province and was desirous to ob- f or 100 Acres of Land read J tain a Grant of Land for Cultivation being possessed of none therein And Praying for one hundred Acres on old Ebenezer Creek about Eight Miles from Ebenezer Town and and on the West side of the said Creek which if granted he engaged to improve the same Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of John Price for 100 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of John Price setting forth that he had been in the Province nineteen Years and was desir ous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres about a Mile to the East ward of Frederica adjoining Lands of Doctor Hawkins, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same OrderEd- Rejected the ingnvacant e~ Land not being vacant That the said Petition be rejected the Petition of John Price for a Lot in Fredericaread and Read a Petition of the said John Price setting forth as in the foregoing Petition and that he was desirous to improve a Lot in the Town of Frederica And Praying for Lot Number in new Street adjoining a Lot lately granted John Galpin Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed gaid Petition be Postponed untill a Certificate appears of the Lot being vacant and SEPTEMBER, 1758. 807- Read a Petition of John Paul Miller setting forth that jotaPauiMii- he was an old Settler in the Province and had had fifty Acraof Land Acres of Land granted him having a Family consisting of a Wife and Child and was desirous to obtain an addi tional Tract Therefore Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres lying at Mill Creek in Ebenezer adjoining the fifty Acres the Petitioner had Purchased of Adam Straule and that the two hundred Acres might be included in one_ Grant. , „ £ Resolved — That on Condition only that the Petf- Granted. tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition in Respect of the one hun dred and fifty Acres is granted; but the two Tracts not to be included in one Grant Read a Petition of Thomas Peacock setting forth that ThomasPea- he had been some Time settled in the Province and had Acref ofLand had three hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him having a Family consisting of Eight Negroes And that the Petitioners Land was so situated that he had not Sufficient high Land to Supply him with Timber for his Use Therefore Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres and 0£ pjne Eand about a Mile and a half from the Lands already granted him and whereon he is Settled at North Newport Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted 8o8 Petition of Alexander Cameron for 100 Acres . Land read and GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of Alexander Cameron setting forth 1(,r 1 that he WaS Iately come int0 the Province and was de- of j sirous of obtaining a Grant of Lands for Cultivation And Praying for One hundred Acres on the South Side of South Newport bounding on Lands of Sir Patrick Hous ton on one Side and Lands of Stephen Dickinson on the other Side; Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Granted Petition of Peter Manley for a Lot in Frederica read and Postponed. Petition of William Knox Esqr. for 200 Feet Square on Yamacraw Bluff read and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents The Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Peter Manley setting forth that he was desirous to improve a Lot in the Town of Frederica And Praying for a Lot Number in New Street in Frederica adjoining a Lot Petitioned for by John Price. Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed untill a Certificate appears of the Lot being Vacant Read a Petition of William Knox Esqr setting forth that he was desirous to improve a Peice of Land contigu- j. ous to the Town of Savannah And Praying for two hun dred Feet Square on Yamacraw Bluff commonly called Watson's, free-town down to low Water Mark Which if granted he engaged to improve Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Sev en Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj- SEPTEMBER, 1758. 809 esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esqr setting forth 4te1^n Land read and Granted [ Lands therein and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres on Cat-head Creek near Darian adjoin ing the South East Line of Lands granted Sir Patrick Houston which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that OCTOBER, 1758. 819 Petition of George McKay for 150 Acres of Land read and his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of George Mackay setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province and had had one hundred Acres of Land granted him in Abercorn and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and two Children Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres on the Island Opposite Abercorn adjoining on one Side Lands granted Samuel Pelton and on the other side Lands granted Isaac Gibbs which if granted he engaged to improve the same — Granted Petition of Abraham Williams for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Abraham Williams setting forth that he was lately settled in this Province from Philadel phia and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for the Purpose of building a Mill Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres on Coonochee River at a Place called half-moon Bluff about three Miles above the Ford for the Purpose aforesaid Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the said Tract to extend across the Creek to the opposite Bluff 830 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Read a Petition of James Mackay setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province having a Family consisting of a Wife and five Children and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for four hundred Acres at Withirington's Bluff upon Savannah River near Lands granted William New berry; Which if granted he engaged to improve the same. SOO Acres Granted. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely three hundred Acres is granted Read a Petition of David Unseld setting forth that he Petitionof i was an Old Settler in the Province and had had fifty David Unseld I J ofrLandCSj Acres granted him by the late Trustees and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and a Ne groe, Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres of Land at a Place called Turkey Branch about ten Miles from old Ebenezer, Which if granted he engaged to improve and Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- Grantedonhis tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Acres hereto- Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also fore granted him — register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted on his resigning his Right to the fifty Acres granted him by the late Trustees OCTOBER, 1758. 821 Read a Petition of John Sallis setting forth that he was John Sams 1 lately come into the Province from North Carolina hav- ofLand read J ing a Wife and five Children and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for four hundred Acres on Savannah River about a Mile and a half above Lands Possessed by Mr Rae in Augusta Township, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same. having already begun a Settlement thereon Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted if the Land shall appear to be vacant Land Petition of William Mac kayfo'r200 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of William Mackay setting forth that 1 he had been many Years in the Province and no Lands | granted him therein, And was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation having a Wife and a, Child Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres on Cat-head Creek near Darian joining Lands granted Sir Patrick Houston, which if granted he engaged to improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted 823 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petitionof Wil liam Champ for 300 Acres read and Read a Petition of William Champ setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province from Virginia and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation having a Wife and three children Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres in the Fork of Briar Creek within Seven Miles of Lands granted Nathaniel Miller which if granted he engaged to improve the same Wm. Green to be first run Resolved — That on Condition only that the -Peti- Sa?t^rtnted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, the Tract this Day granted William Green to be first run and Champ's Land to adjoin thereon Read a Petition of James Annas setting forth that in jaSes Annas! Augst 1757 he had granted him two hundred Acres of wlrrTntreadJ Land at the Head of Sapala between Lands of George Mackintosh and Hugh Morrison the Warrant granted for running of which was expired in its Term and no Survey yet made Therefore Praying that the Surveyer's general might be enabled & ordered to issue a new Pre cept on the said Warrant that the Land might be Sur veyed and Granted. Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyer's general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months Read a Petition of Richard Hubbard setting forth that RkhardHub-] ^e was latety settled in the Province and was desirous Acrefof100 I t0 obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Land read J prayjng f or one hundred Acres on an Island called King's OCTOBER, 1758. 823 and Creek Island in Savannah River (opposite Hallifax) where he had began an Improvement Postponed. Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed. and Read a Petition of George Knapp setting forth that in he had granted him one hundred and fifty Acres of Land at Hampsted the Warrant for running whereof was expired in its Term and no Survey made Therefore Praying that the Surveyer's general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land might be Surveyed Granted Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, And that the Surveyer's general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the sd Land to continue in force for the Term of .three Months Petitionof Wil liam Francis for Permission to take out a Grant of a Piece of Land at Yamacraw Bluff devised to him by Joseph Watson deced read and Read a Petition of William Francis setting forth that Joseph Watson deceased by his last Will & Testament and Writing and Codical thereunto annexed dated the Sixteenth Day of January last did give and devise unto the Petitioner a Peice of Land at Yamacraw called El liott Square where the said Deceased lived adjoining the Wharff and Street called Watson's Wharff Elliott Street together with two other Lots of one hundred feet Square each on the Front of the River upwards, and the Land from those Lots to low Water Mark Therefore Praying that he might be Permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the Lands so as aforesaid devised him and hold and enjoy the same according to the Testator's Intent in his said Will expressed Postponed Ordered — That the said Petition be Postponed for further Consideration 824 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL, Read a Petition of John Ludwig Meyer setting forth joSTLudwig I that he had granted him one hundred Acres of Land on Meyer for f , t 1 i t-m prolonging the Island opposite Ebenezer the Warrant for surveying whereof was expired in it's Term and no Survey made Therefore Praying that the Surveyer's general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the War rant for running the said Land that a Survey thereof might be made read^and Granted Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, And that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the said Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months Petition of John Preth- ero to pro long his Warrant read and Read a Petition of John Prethero setting forth that on | the seventh Day of February last he had granted him one [ hundred Acres of Land on Savannah River adjoining Lands thentofore granted him, the Warrant for running of which was expired in its Term and the Land not sur veyed Therefore Praying that the Surveyer's general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that a Survey thereof might be made Granted Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyer's general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for running the said Land to con tinue in Force for the Term of three Months His'Honour the Governour pro poses to the Board that the Party of Ran gers Stationed at Ebenezer should be re called to Savannah The Board ap proves thereof His Honour the Governour proposed to the Board that the Party of Rangers he had Stationed at Ebenezer in June last to Prevent the further spreading of the small Pox by Persons and Boats passing from Augusta and the adjacent Parts infected with the Malady, should be re called to Savannah as the Distemper appeared to be to tally subdued and there was a necessity for a Guard here the Prison being full of Felons, Which Measure the Board approved of as a more necessary Service OCTOBER, 1758. 825 Whereas John De Honeur on the Eighteenth Day of johnSDeHon-°f May 1756 did Petition for and obtain a Warrant for run- and humbiyrre- ning out 500 Acres of Land at the Mortar Swamp And Bond by them did on the same Day with two Surities of sufficient Abili- entered into . , • 1 t-» 1 rt r wththesdDe- ties enter into Bond to his Majesty in the Penal Sum ot Honneur for J J ol Lanll^ght* one hundred Pounds Sterling each for securing the said to be permftted Eand with a competent Number of Hands in one Year ^iutekReasnujana"- from the Date of the said Bond Which Term being long Land°to h?sS since expired and the Condition of the Bond no Way complied with by the said John De Honneur his Sureties in the said Bond appeared at this Board and humbly re quested that the Board so as afa by them entered into with the said John De Honneur might be cancelled, and that they might be Permitted as his Sureties (and to exculpate themselves) to make an absolute Resignation to his Majesty of all Property or Claim in or to the Land or any and part thereof as fully to all Intents and Purposes as if such Land had never been granted to the said John De Honneur Which humble Request being taken under Considera tion and duely weighed. Resolved that the Bond be cancelled And that his Majesty's Grant to the said DeHon- jieur be also Cancelled Resolved — That the said Bond be cancelled and that the Resignation made of the said Land by the said De Honneur's Sureties be accepted and the same from henceforth considered as vacant Land; And that his Majesty's Grant of the Premisses made out under the Provincial Seal be also Cancelled 826 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the iott October 1758 Present His Honour Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro* James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan y Esq" James Edwa Powell L William Knox The HonbIe Thomas Bur- ring-ton Esqr Sworn in At torney gen eral during Mr. Clifton's Absence William Clifton Esq1" his Majesty's Attorney general having Leave of Absence from the Province for some .Time; Thomas Burrington Esq1" this Day before his Honour the Governor in Council took all the State Oaths appointed by L^w and declared and Subscribed the Test and also took an Oath of Fidelity and Secrecy as Attor ney general during said Clifton's Absence His Majesty's Commission to Edmund Atkin Esqr appoint ing his Agent to the Indian Nations Read His Honour ac quaints the Board that he had appointed Mr Atkin an Escort of twelve Ran gers as far as Fort Moore, and proposes that some In dian Presents at Augusta un distributedshould be put nto the Agents Hand. His Honour the Governour produced to the Board (where the same was read) his Majesty's Commission to Edmund Atkin Esqr appointing him Agent to the Indian Nations, and withal mentioned that Mr Atkin complained much of having been neglected in Carolina and by the Commander in chief at the Northward. That as he (Mr Atkin) was come hither in his Way to visit the Creek In dian Nations His Honour was desirous this Province might manifest all due Respect to his Majesty's Com mission ; in Order whereto his Honour had appointed Mr Atkin an Escort of twelve Rangers as far as Fort Moore opposite Augusta : And Proposed to the Board that some Indian Presents now at Augusta Undistributed should be put into his the Agent's Hand to dispose of, for the Pur pose of strengthening his Interest and Influence with those Indians and furthering his Majesty's Service. His NOVEMBER, 1758. 837 His Honour also proposes that Mr Atkin should be Sworn a Jus tice of the Peace for this Province The Board ap proves thereof Mr Atkin Sworn in a Justice of the Peace in and for this Province Honour also Proposed that Mr Atkin should be Sworn a Justice of the Peace in and for this Province and his Name inserted in the Commission of the Peace. All which the Board unanimously approv'd Accordingly the same Day Mr Atkin took all the State Oaths appointed by Law and declared and Subscribed the Test, And also took the Oaths of a Justice of the Peace in and for the Province of Georgia GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 7th Novem ber 1758 Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan James Edwd Powell William Knox The Honb,e - Esq" Read a Petition of Edmund Tannatt setting forth that mtmd°Tanfn!rtt ^e was possessed of one thousand nine hundred and forty Land r^dr—f three Acres of Land having a Family consisting of a Wife two Children and thirty five Negroes and an In dented Servant and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres of Pine barren bounded Easterly by William Bradley's Land Southardly by Land of Francis Parris Westerly by the Petitioner's Land and Northerly by vacant Land. and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant of the said Land within 828 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Gabel setting forth that he had john'Gabei 1 been many Years in the Province and Eight Years Set- o^Land^Sj tied in Abercorn upon one hundred Acres of Land here tofore granted him and was desirous to obtain an addi tional Tract having a Wife and three Children There fore Praying for One hundred Acres at Abercorn afore said joining the Land he lives on and Land granted George Hague, Which if granted he engaged to culti vate & improve the same and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Goldwire setting forth that he Petitionof i had had granted him three hundred Acres of Land and John Gold- m wire for ioo f was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife Acres of ° Land read ] four Children and two Negroes And Praying for one hundred Acres at a Place called Mount Pleasant on the River Savannah where he then lived and had made con- and siderable Improvements which if granted he engaged to continue in the Cultivation of Resolved- That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted sav-i tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within ing the Right 1 clafmts &ca J Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov- NOVEMBER, 1758. 829 ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Reserving Nevertheless for his Majesty's use one hundred Acres round and adjoining the Place where the Garrison was formerly kept Petition of Lewis John son for 300 Acres Pine Land on Pur chase read Granted and Granted Read a Petition of Lewis Johnson setting forth that adjoining the Back of his Plantation on Savannah River was a Quantity of Pine barren Land very commodious for the Purpose of cutting Lumber And Praying that he might be Permitted to Purchase three hundred Acres of the said Pine Barren adjoining the Back Line of Mr Rob ert Williams Tract and the Tract whereon the Petitioner is Settled Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of James McKay Esqr setting forth that he had had two thousand Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract hav ing a Wife four Children and Forty Negroes. Therefore Praying for three hundred and fifty Acres at the Head of Hampton Marsh on S* Simons Island near Lands granted his Excellency the Governour Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that 83o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of Sebastian Hossinloerfcr 150 Acrs of Land read and Read a Petition of Sebastian Hossinloer setting forth that he had been in the Countrey seven Years and had had no Land therein, And was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation having a Wife and a Child There fore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres at Eben ezer joining Lands of John Ludwig Meyer, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of William Vanderherst setting forth that he was desirous of becoming a Settler in this Prov ince and was Possessed of a Grant formerly made by the Lords Proprietors of South Carolina to of four hundred sixty Eight Acres of Land at Thunderbolt in this Province Therefore Praying for a Grant of the said four hundred sixty Eight Acres of Land on which he engaged to settle with a competent Number of hands in Six Months from the Date of his Petition and improve the same Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected the Lands being within the Township Lands of Savannah and granted by the late Trustees to sundry Persons Read a Petition of John Staley setting forth that he John staley I had been Eight Years settled on Fifty Acres of Land at for 200 Acres f of Land read j Goshen granted him by the late President and Assistants Petition of 1 William Van- I derhorst for [ 468 Acres of Land read J and Rejected the Lands being within the TownshipLands of Sa vannah, & granted by the late Trustees to Sundry Persons - NOVEMBER, 1758. 831 and Granted Petition'ofWilliam!;Knox Esqr for an Island called Hogg Island read and Granted Petition of Lewis John son to pro long his Warrt. read J . and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and two Children Therefore Praying for two hun dred Acres on an Island six Miles above Abercorn between Savannah River and a Creek called Bear Creek which if granted the Petitioner engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of William Knox Esqr setting forth that he had at a Considerable Expence improved his Town Lot in Savannah to which Lot there was no out Lands belonging whereon he might cut fire Wood There fore Praying for a small Island in Savannah River sup posed to contain about fifty Acres lying on the North side of Hutchinson's Island and commonly called Hog Island Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Lewis Johnson setting forth that in ] March last he had granted him one hundred feet under > the Bluff or Bank of Savannah for the Purpose of build ing a Wharff the Warrant for surveying whereof was ex- pired in its Term and no Survey made Therefore Pray ing that the Surveyer's general might be enabled and or dered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant giving further Time for the Surveying thereof 832 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Granted Petition of Frederic Sta ley for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted. Petition of John Conyers for 100 Acres of Land read and Postponed Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyer's general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months Read a Petition of Frederic Staley setting forth that he had been brought up in the Province and had no Lands therein, and was desirous to obtain Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres on an Island six Miles above Abercorn between Savannah River and a Creek called Bear Creek adjoining Lands Petitioned for by his Brother John Staley which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Conyers setting forth that he had been in the Province above two Years and was desir ous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation having had none granted him Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres at Briar Creek about four Miles above Land Peti tioned for by Gilshot Thomas, which if granted he en gaged to improve the same Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed the Petitioner not attending — Read a Petition of Gotlieb Staley setting forth that he had been brought up in the Province and had had fifty Acres of Land granted him therein by the late President & Assistants and was desirous of an Additional Tract having a Negroe Therefore Praying for One hundred NOVEMBER, 1758. 833 and Granted Petition of Hugh Ross for 400 Acres of Land read and 200 Acres Granted Acres on an Island six Miles above Abercorn between Savannah River and a Creek called Bear Creek adjoining Lands Petitioned for by John Staley his Brother which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Hugh Ross setting forth that he was an old Settler in the Province and had had one hun dred Acres of Land granted him therein and was desir ous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife six Chil dren and one Negro Therefore Praying for four hundred Acres on the Island opposite Abercorn adjoining Lands lately granted John Stewart which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the s4 Petition namely two hundred Acres is granted Read a Petition of John McNish setting forth that he jlhn'ivicNish 1 was l^ely settled in the Province and was desirous to ofrLandAr^f J obtain a Grant of Land therein for Cultivation, There fore Praying for One hundred Acres on Savannah River adjoining Lands Petitioned for by John Branson and about three Miles below Lands granted Nathaniel which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same 68 c r— vol 7 and -3.34 Granted Petition of •John Bran son for 400 Acres of Land read and Postponed Petition of John Mill- edge to renew his Warrant read and "Granted Petition of William Johnson to resign 100 Acres of Land and ob tain a like quantity in Lieu read GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Branson setting forth that he | was lately come into the Province from South Carolina | And was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultiva tion having a Wife and five Children Therefore Praying for four hundred Acres in Hallifax on Savannah River about three Miles below Lands granted Nathaniel Miller which if granted he engaged to cultivate the same Ordered — . That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed the Petitioner not attending Read a Petition of John Milledge setting forth that in I Novembr 1757 he had granted him one hundred and [ sixty Acres of Land on great Ogechee the Warrant for running out of which was expired in its Term and the Survey not made Therefore Praying that the Surveyer's general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Pre cept on the said Warrant that the Survey of the Land might be made and a Plat thereof returned Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And the Surveyers general do issue a new Pre cept on the Warrant for Surveying the said Land to con tinue in Force for the Term of three Months Read a Petition of William Johnson setting forth that he had lately granted him one hundred Acres of Land at the Head of a Tract granted Francis Arthur at Midway but on going to Survey the same the said Arthur told the Petitioner that he (Arthur) had not got his Compliment NOVEMBER, 1758. 835 and Granted of Land, And the Petitioner feared that by running his Land there he might meet with Difficulty if not with the loss of it hereafter Therefore Praying that he might re sign the said One hundred Acres and obtain a Grant in Lieu thereof of one hundred Acres on Demetries Point South of Mr Hazards Land being Part of the Land before Petitioned for by Alexis DeMay Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majestey may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of John Clark for 200 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of John Clark setting forth that he had had two hundred Acres of Land granted him in the Prov ince and was desirous to obtain a further Grant having a Wife four Children and seven Negroes Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres on Briar Creek above Land grant ed William Green which if granted he engaged to culti vate & improve the same Granted Petition of David Tubear for 150 Acres of Land read Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of David Tubear setting forth that he had had granted him two hundred Acres of Land at Mid way and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract hav ing a Family consisting of a Wife three Children and two Negroes Therefore Praying for One hundred and fifty 836 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Acres joining the Land before granted him at Midway aforesaid Rejected. Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Christian Zipprer setting forth that 1 he had been seven Years in the Province and had not ob- AeresTf [ tained any Grant of Lands therein and was desirous to "; " "' obtain Lands for Cultivation, having a Wife and a Child Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres between Go shen & Black Creek near and to the Westward of Lands granted Christian Dasher, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Petition of Christian Zipprer for 200 ' Land and Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and Granted Read a Petition of John George Zitrauer setting forth that he was brought up in the Province and lived in Ebe nezer and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cul tivation Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres at Ebenezer aforesaid adjoining Lands of Matthias Seck- inger which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. NOVEMBER, 1758. 837 Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esqr. for a Lot in Savannah read and Postponed Petition of John Barna- by for 250 Acres of Land read and Granted. Petition of John Clayton for renewg his Warrant read and Read a Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esqr setting forth that he was desirous to improve a Lot in the Town of Sa- ¦ vannah And Praying for Lot Number two in the fourth Tything Reynolds Ward formerly allotted one Christie, Saving nevertheless the Right of future Claimants under the original Grantee Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed untill the Expiration of the Term limitted by Act of Assembly and given to absentee Claimants of Land in this Province to come in & Claim the same Read a Petition of John Barnaby setting forth that he had been nine Months in the Province and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land to make a Settlement for him self and Family having a Wife and two Children There fore Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres on Bermu da Island at a Place called Abraham's Point which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — - That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Clayton setting forth that in June last he had granted him one hundred Acres of Land at a Place called Tuckasee Kings Creek adjoining Lands granted Jeremiah Swan the Warrant for surveying whereof was expired in its Term and the Land not sur veyed Therefore Praying that the Surveyer's general might be enabled and ordered to issue a New Precept on the said Warrant that the Survey might be made and a Plan of the Land returned 838 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Granted and 200 Acres Granted and Granted. Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months Read a Petition of George Sheraus setting forth that he was settled at black Creek and had had fifty Acres there granted him and was desirous to obtain an addition al Tract having a Wife and three Children Therefore Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres at Black Creek aforesaid contiguous to his Settlement and adjoining Lands of Michael Boreman which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hun dred Acres is granted Read a Petition of Robert Burton setting forth that he . was lately settled in the Province from South Carolina & was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres at Newport lying between Lands granted Mr Quarterman and Ste phen Williams which if granted he engaged to cultivate the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- ¦ tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted NOVEMBER, 1758. 839 Read a Petition of William Gerard De Brahm setting forth that he was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land ad ditional to what had been granted him having a Wife two Children and four Negroes and had agreed with a Merchant to Purchase four Negroes more which he every Day expected. Therefore Praying for five hundred Acres on an Island North East of Ebenezer opposite to his and Dwelling which if granted he engaged to cultivate the same Petition of William Ge rard De- Brahm for 500 Acres of Land read Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed Read a Petition of Isaac Lines setting forth that he had Fsla^Lines ' hve hundred Acres of Land granted him at Midway and ofrLandArerad J was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife four Children and nine Negroes Therefore Praying three hundred Acres on the Main opposite Doboy Island ad joining Lands granted John Perkins which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Granted Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Grant setting forth that he had john'Gra'Jft ' been Sixteen Years in the Province and had had fifty ofrLanAera! J Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an Additional Grant having a Wife and three Children Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres at the Head and of Cat-head Creek near Sapala and that he might be Permitted to resign the fifty Acres formerly granted him. 840 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL 200 Acres Granted Petition of -John Peter Port for 100 Acres of Land and Postponed Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hun dred Acres is granted. Read a Petition of John Peter Port setting forth that he was settled in the Province and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres being two fifty Acre Lots at High- gate originally allotted one Fage and De Ferron both long out of the Province Ordered — That the further Consideration of the sa - Petition be Postponed untill the expiration of the Term limited by Act of Assembly and given to absentee Claim ants of Lands in this Province to come in and claim the same His Excellency the Governor signed the following Grants Signed GrantsJohn Paul Miller 150 Acres Sl Matthew's Parish Michael Ritter 50 Acres in Christ Church Parish Stephen Miller 150 Acres S' Matthew's Parish Alexander McDonald 50 Acres S* Matthewes Parish John Prethero 100 Acres S' Matthewes Parish John Cornberger 50 Acres in the same Parish Jonas Mick 100 Acres at Goshen William McGregory 100 Acres in Ogechee District NOVEMBER, 1758. 841 Minis Minis a Lot in Savannah &ca 50 Acres William Francis Esqr 200 Acres in Christ Church Parish William Francis Esqr 133 Acres in the same Parish William Francis Esq1" 559 Acres in the same Parish William Francis Esqr 500 Acres in the same Parish William Francis Esqr a Lot in Savannah &ca 50 Acres William Francis Esqr 589 in Christ Church Parish Thomas Wilson 240 Acres in the same Parish Joseph Barker 50 Acres in Sl Philips Parish John Mearn 100 Acres in the same Parish Sebastian Fitzer 50 Acres in S* Matthew's Parish Ann Green the Wife of Thomas Green a Lot in Savan nah &ca 50 Acres 842 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday 17th November 1758 Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Francis Harris The Hon"16 \ Jonathan Bryan y Escf James Edwd Powell William Knox His Excellency represented to the Board the extroardi- SprSent" toCy nary Danger the Light House on Tybee Island was yet Daenge?rthe e in falling notwithstanding the late Work done there ; And Tybee island acquainted the Gentlemen that he was going down him- was yet in fall ing down self to see what could be done to prevent so great a Loss to the Public. His Excellency mentioned to the Board the State of the mentioXnseto the Troop of Rangers lately raised for the Defence of this of°thetTroopaof Province ; That he had already drawn for seven hundred Pounds in Support of that Service; which Bills were not known to have been paid and should the same be returned under Protest would with the attendant Charges be so Purposes send- mucn money out of his own Private Fortune and an Ex- lfe^to 'tiS Bai1" pense too heavy on him Therefore Proposed sending Lieu- waitonGrai tenant Baillie of the Rangers to the Northward to wait wth Letterse0n on General Abercrombie the Present Commander in chief there with Letters on that Head, Which Measure the Highly ap- Boarddbythe Board highly approved PuShanAd- Ordered— That the Treasurer do Publish an Adver- anVi^on" °rtisement for all persons who have any Demands on the having De- mandsonthe Public before the 20th September last to brine: in their Public before y 1 to 29th sepr last Accounts by the ^oth of this Instant November to bring in their J ^ Accots. by 30th this Inst. NOVEMBER, 1758. 843 GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday 20th November 1758 Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris James Edwa Powell William Knox The Honble ? Esq" His Excellen cy acquaints the Board that he had been to View the Condition of Tybee Light House and gives his Opinionthereupon His Excellency the Governor acquainted the Board that he had been to view the Condition of Tybee Light House, and was of Opinion that the Danger of its Falling was so great that to take it entirely down and rebuild it was the only Means of Security he could propose ; which work he had been informed might be done for one hun dred and fifty Pounds Sterling. — ¦ He had heard indeed that a Gentleman of the Common House of Assembly should say that he would engage to secure it without tak ing down for fifty Pounds — His Excellency expressed how glad he should be to Preserve so valuable a Building and that by Means the least expensive and therefore Pro posed to the Board the sending for that Gentleman and two others of the Commons House and hear the Method that might be Planned for its Security, and at the same Time recommend by their Means, the Importance of Pre serving so Useful a Building to the Public as a matter worthy the Consideration of the Legislature, Which Pro posal was unanimously approved Accordingly the Gentlemen were invited up and the Method Proposed for securing the light House talked over but no Resolution come to thereon, his Excellency not being convinced that the Plan might so effectually 844 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL answer the Purpose as taking the Building down and new raising it. On His Excellency's taking Leave of the Gentlemen he earnestly recommended to them the further Consideration of the Subject, together with Ways and Means in As sembly. Cornelius McCarty Carpenter was likewise talked with and desired to Consult his Brethren thereon and deliver in Proposals. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday 21st November 1758 Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Francis Harris The Honble •! Jonathan Bryan \ Esq™ James Edwd Powell William Knox His Excellency communicatesto the Board a Letter from his Majesty's Secretary of State wth Re spect to the Settlementcalled New Hanover His Excellency the Governor communicated to the Board a Letter dated the 1 Ith June last from his Majesty's Secretary of State signifying his Majesty's Commands that the Settlement called New Hanover, extra of this Province should be broke up and the Inhabitants ordered to remove ; His Excellency further acquainted the Board that Governour Lyttleton of South Carolina had wrote to him Signifying that he also had received his Majesty's Commands to the same Effect to Act in Concert with his Excellency NOVEMBER, 1758. 845 His Excellency hereupon observed that his Majesty would not Suffer any Persons to set down on Lands in the manner those People had done upon Principles of Indepency, for that his Majesty's American Subjects must Submit to the Laws of his Provinces : And requested the opinion of the Board as to the most Prudent and easy Method of Putting those Orders into Execution, Gov ernor Lyttleton having communicated a Procedure that his Excellency thought not so eligible in the present Case The same being taken under serious Consideration the Council were of Opinion that the Method Proposed by Governour Lyttleton would carry with it too much Pa rade whereby-the Governour of S' Augustine might be in duced to believe such Removal owing to a Consciousness in the English that those Lands were the Property of the Crown of Spain or that some Representation, heretofore made on that Subject by the Spanish Governour, might in its Consequence have actuated such Proceeding; all Foundation for which Belief the Board thought in this particular Instance should be strictly guarded against : Therefore Proposed as a more Prudent Step, that those Settlers should have Notification of his Majesty's Pleas ure Concerning them in a less public Manner and a Pro vision of Lands made for them on Cumberland Island or elsewhere until his Majesty's Pleasure should be further known therein His Excellency likewise communicated a Letter from commun?eiet«iy General Abercrombie respecting the Troop of Rangers Letter fromda raised in this Province, and acquainted the Board that he S£ erre- had Scarce hopes of the Bills he had already drawn for Trlop'rf* the Support of that Troop being Paid, That to save the Captain from Embarresment, he Purposed notwithstand ing again to draw for the Amount of the last Pay-Bill; but that he should order those Bills to be on the Paymas ter general and that he would at the same Time write to Eangers 846 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL his Majesty's Secretary's of State and War on the Sub ject, transmitting therewith General Abercrombie's Let ter, and would use every other Means tending to continue those Troops, and strengthen and Support the Province. Which Measure the Board intirely approved, and ex pressed their Thanks to his Excellency for his Regard to the Province His Excellency this Day made an Agreement with Bratrjeed^r Nicholas Cronenberger for the building a new Scout Feet Long and Boat for forty five Pounds Sterling- the Length of the 17 Feet Wide , , . ^. . ,...-.. ^ . , said Boat to be thirty Eight or thirty Nine Feet and the Breadth thereof Seventeen Feet; the Work to be com pleated in Six Months from this Day and the said Cro nenberger to give Bond for that Purpose GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday 5th December 1758 Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan y Esqri James Edwa Powell William Knox The Honb]e Read a Petition of John Rentz setting forth that his Petitionof Warrant for surveying fifty Acres of Land adjoining p^otong Ms fifty Acres formerly allotted him by the late President read and Assistants (of which there was no Plat in being) was by Mistake surveyed notwithstanding the Time Limited DECEMBER, 1758. 847 and Granted Petition of John Davis for 50 Acres of Land read and Granted and Granted in the Warrant for making the Survey was expired Therefore Praying that the aforesaid Warrant might be prolonged and that his former fifty Acres and a Town Lot in Ebenezer might be also included in the same Piatt Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyer's general do issue a new Precept on the said Warrant for surveying fifty Acres of Land, and that the Petitioner's former fifty Acres and his Town Lot in Ebenezer be also included in the same Plat. Read a Petition of John Davis setting forth that he had a Family consisting of a Wife three Children and one Negro and had had one hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract Therefore Praying for fifty Acres on Savannah River near a Place called the Spaniards Cabbin adjoining West on the Tract already granted him, which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Christopher Cramer setting forth that he had a Family consisting of a Wife a Child and a Negroe and had had only fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to improve an Additional" Tract Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres of Land join ing Land of Frederica Brookner at Ebenezer. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 848 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of Owen Carter for 200 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Owen Carter setting forth that he had a Wife and a Child and was desirous to obtain Lands for Cultivation having had none yet granted him There fore Praying for Two hundred Acres adjoining Lands of William Moore near Mount Pleasant which if granted he engaged to improve 100 Acres Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely one hun dred and fifty Acres is granted. Read a Petition of George Winkler setting forth that Georgenwfnk- ^e ^ac^ been 'n t'ie Province Seven Years and had had no Ac/e^of Land Land Granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for read and 100 Acres Granted Cultivation having a Wife Therefore Praying for one hundred & fifty Acres River Swamp below Abercorn joining Land of Jacob Kiebler. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the sd Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majes ty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the sa Petition namely one hundred Acres is granted DECEMBER, 1758. 849 and Granted Read a Petition of Elijah Brazeale setting forth that he Elijah Brf- ] was desirous to improve Lands in the Province being Acrlso0/100 | lately come in to settle Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres at a Place called the great Corn House adjoining Lands granted James Germany which if granted he en gaged to improve the same Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that His Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of William McKenzie setting forth 1 that he Purposed to become an Inhabitant of this Prov- r ince having a Wife two Children and twenty Slaves ' Therefore Praying for five hundred Acres of Land on the North Side of Great Ogechee beginning at or near a Place called the Springs and from thence down the River Petition of William Mc Kenzie for 500 Acrs. of Land read and Ordered — That the further Consideration of the postponed saj^ petition be Postponed' untill the Petitioners Family arrives in the Province. Petition of John Smith for 100 Acres being an Island called PattersonsIsland read and Rejected Read a Petition of John Smith setting forth that he had been three Years in the Province; was possessed of no Lands therein and desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for an Island com monly called Patterson's Island containing not more than one hundred Acres and lying about two Miles North West of Doboy Island Which if granted he engaged to settle and improve the same Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected it be ing supposed that the said Island has been formerly run out 54 e r— vol 7 85o Governor and council Read a Petition of Benjamin Andrew setting forth that petitionof jj ^ad jia(j prranted him seven hundred Acres of Land Benjamin An- o AcerIofrLand and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a read Wife three Children and twelve Slaves Therefore Pray ing for two hundred Acres at Newport adjoining Lands granted Ann Andrew, which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Ordered — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of James Dunham setting forth that he jamei°Dunnam was lately settled in the Province and in March or April of^oo^crelof next shall bring in Slaves to intitule him to two hundred Land rea ^ ^^ Acres of Land Therefore Praying that a Reserve might be made until the Time mentioned of two hundred and fifty Acres at Newport (mostly Pine barren) one and hundred Acres lying to the South and one hundred and fifty Acres to the North of Lands granted Andrew Way Resolved — • That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted granted And that 3 Reserve of the said two hundred and - fifty Acres be made for the Use of the Petitioner during the Term of six Months. Read a Petition of David John setting forth that he Petition of Da- had been four Months in the Province, and had no Lands wo Acres of therein, and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres in the Fork of Briar Creek about a Mile from Land of Wil liam Champ which if granted he engaged to improve the same. Land read and Resolved — • That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his December, 1758. 851 Petition of Thomas Dar nel for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted Petition of John Sneider for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted Petition of Andrew Snei der for 150 Acres of Land read Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Thomas Darnel setting forth that he had been some Years in the Province was possessed of no Lands therein and desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres at the upper end of the Island over against Abercorn op posite the Mouth of a Creek called the Lagoon Creek Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Sneider setting forth that he had been nineteen Years in the Province, had had only fifty Acres of Land therein, and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres near Mill Creek adjoining the fifty Acres already granted him which if granted he en gaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, the Prayer of the sa Petition is granted Read a Petition of Andrew Sneider setting forth that he had been nine Years in the Province, was possessed of one hundred Acres of Land therein, and desirous- to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and two Chil- 852 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL dren And Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres- at Black Creek adjoining Lands granted John Hamm Which if granted he engaged to improve the same and Granted Resolved — • That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John George Sneider setting forth George 1 that he had been nineteen Years in the Province, had had of i only fifty Acres of Land granted him, and was desirous to obtain an additional Grant having a Wife Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres at Ebenezer joining and Lands of Christian Rabenhurst, Which if granted he en gaged to cultivate and improve the same Petition of JohnSneider for [- 100 Acres Land read Granted. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John M'Clenachan setting forth that john'Mcciena- he was lately come into the Province and desirous to ob- Acres of Land tain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres at Hallifax adjoining Lands of John Tanner & George McCulloch Which if granted he and engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg- DECEMBER, 1758. 853 ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Charles Sigmund Ott setting forth chariefsdl- ^at ^e had been twenty three Years in the Province and iso'Acres'of r had only fifty Acres of Land therein, and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and three Chil dren Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres upon Mill Creek Ebenezer adjoining the fifty Acres al ready granted him, Which if granted he engaged to cul tivate and improve the same Land read ¦ and Granted RESOLVED — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Lariscy setting forth that he Fohii'ifariscyl had been in the Province three Months and was desirous ofrLandArradJ to obtain 3 Grant of Land for Cultivation being possessed of none in the Province, Therefore Praying for One hun dred Acres on the South Side of the lower Ford of Briar Creek, which if granted he engaged to cultivate and im prove the same and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tfoner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 854 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of George Miller setting forth that he GeorgenMiiierl had been three Years in the Province and Possessed of no ofrLandArCeradj Lands therein, and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands for Cultivation having a Wife and a Child, There fore Praying for two hundred Acres on Savannah River near a Place called Long Bluff below and adjoining one hundred Acres this Day granted John Prethero which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Acres of Land read Read a Petition of John Prethero setting forth that he Petition of ) had had four hundred Acres of Land granted him on Sa- JohnPreth- & en.w in'; y yannah River a great Part of which was Pine barren ' That he was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract for the Conveniency of Planting Indico having a Family con sisting of a Wife Eight Children and one Negroe There fore Praying for one hundred Acres at a Place called Long Bluff below and adjoining Lands heretofore grant ed him, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Granted. Resolved — That on Condition -only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted, DECEMBER, 1758. 855 and Read a Petition of Michael Weaver setting forth that he had been nine Years in the Province had had fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres at the Back of Abercorn joining Lands of Paulus Packer which if granted he engaged to improve the same Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John Fitch setting forth that he had 1 had granted him Seven hundred and fifty Acres of Land ofrLandAreraIJ and was desirous of an additional Tract having a Wife and forty three Slaves Therefore Traying for one hun dred Acres on Spirit Creek near adjoining three hundred and Acres there last granted him Petition of John Fitch Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Lands within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted ; the said one hun dred Acres to adjoin the three hundred Acres mentioned in the said Petition Petition of James Wood land for 200 Acres of Land read Read a Petition of James Woodland (postponed on the 6tb December 1757 on Account that the Lands Petitioned for were then in the Possession of John Sartin who had a Year given him to bring his Family into the Province 856 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted in order to intitule him to the Land) setting forth that he was an Inhabitant of the Province and about three Years agon settled and improved some Land between Darian and Sapala having a Family consisting of a Wife and four Children Which Lands during his Absence from the Colony were granted first to one John Sartin and afterwards to Samuel Piles who had made a Resignation of his Right in Favour of the Petitioner Therefore Pray ing for a Tract of two hundred Acres where he had here tofore settled commonly called the old Cedar Point be tween Darian and Sapala before mentioned. Resolved — • That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Sartin the Per son in possession of the Lands Petitioned for appearing and acknowledging that he had not complied with the Order of the Board made 6th December 1757 Petition of Matthias Brantner for 150 Acres of Land read and Granted Read a Petition of Matthias Brantner setting forth that he had been twenty four Years in the Province and had had only fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous of an Additional Tract having a Wife and two Children Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres upon Mill Creek Ebenezer adjoining the fifty Acres formerly granted him, Which if granted him he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his DECEMBER, 1758. 857 Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of Joseph Sub- drian for 100 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Joseph Subdrien setting forth that ] he had had one hundred Acres of Land granted him, and I was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and two Children Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres joining Lands of Thomas Geshwandle on Mill Creek Ebenezer, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Granted RESOLVED — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of ChristianLiemberger for 100 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Christian Liemberger setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province, had had one hundred Acres of Land granted him, and was desir ous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and two Children Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres upon Mill Creek Ebenezer adjoining the Lands heretofore granted him Which if granted he engaged to Cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months" from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted 858 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Simeon Riet ter for 100 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Simeon Rietter setting forth that he had had two hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and three Children Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres adjoining fifty Acres heretofore granted him at Mill Creek Ebenezer, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Michael Rietter setting forth that Michie" Riet 1 he had been Many Years in the Province, had had only ter for 100 Acres of Land read and f fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to ob- ' tain an additional Tract having a Wife and four Children Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres on Mill Creek Ebenezer joining Lands of Rupert Eishberger and John Mawur Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and im prove the same Granted Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted; the Lands at this Board Petitioned for by and granted to Matthias Brantner, Joseph Subdrien Christian Liember and Sim eon Rieter to be first run DECEMBER, 1758. 859 Petition of John Henry Greves for Permission to resign 500 Acres of Land and ob tain a like Quantity in Lieu read and Read a Petition of John Henry Greves setting forth that he had had five hundred Acres of Land granted him at Hallifax which he had continued to cultivate six Years but the same was so extremely barren that it must be his Ruin longer to lay out his Labour on it as it was a contin ued Expence without any Return Therefore Praying for Permission to resign the said five hundred Acres, and that he might have granted him five hundred Acres upon Sa vannah River at a Place called Buck-Creek at Sellers Spring about a Mile above Land granted John Davis, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of Joseph Bur ton for 400 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Joseph Burton setting forth that he ] had been a Year in the Province and possessed of no | Lands therein and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation having a Wife three Children and two Negroes Therefore Praying for four hundred Acres at a Lagoon from Savannah River on the North Side of a Place called the Spaniards Cabbin, and about a Mile and a half from Land granted John Davis Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then 86o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Part of the Prayer of the said Petition, namely three hun dred Acres is granted; the Lands at this Board granted John Henry Greves to be first run out GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Friday 22a Decr 1758 Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Jonathan Bryan The HonbIe -j James Edwa Powell \ Esq" James Mackay William Knox Petition of John Gray Esqr. for 500 Acres of Land read and Granted Read a Petition of John Gray Esqr setting forth that ) he had had five hundred Acres of Land granted him by j" the late President and Assistants and was desirous to ob tain an additional Tract having forty Slaves in the Prov ince Therefore Praying for five hundred Acres of Land at Sapala joining Lands of Robert Homer, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of the said John Gray setting forth as in the foregoing Petition And Praying for five hun- Petition of John Gray Esqr for 500 , Lana3r°ead J ^red Acres of Pine Land at a Place called Broran Creek and joining Lands of George MacDonald on Sapala DECEMBER, 1758. 861 Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of John Gray Esqr. for 500 Acres of Land read and Granted Read a Petition of the said John Gray setting forth as in the first Petition And Praying for five hundred Acres of Pine Barren at Sapala formerly allotted Angus Clark and by him resigned. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant within the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of 'his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of John Gray Esqr for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted Read a Petition of the said John Gray setting forth as in the first Petition And Praying for One hundred Acres (being about an Acre and a half of Wood Land and the Residue Marsh) an Hammock near Lands granted Hugh Clark Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he cloth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 862 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of John Gray Esqr. for 300 Acres of Land by Pur chase Granted. Petition of KennethBaillie for 500 Acres of Land read J Read a Petition of the said John Gray Praying to be admitted to purchase, agreeable to his Majesty's Instruc tions three hundred Acres of Land near the Lands for merly allotted him Which if so granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from this Date, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Kenneth Baillie setting forth that he was settled on five hundred Acres of Land the Prop erty of Colonel Probart Howarth, which Land had al ways been considered as a Part of the Petitioner's Family Right, That the Number of the Petitioners Family intit uled him to Petition for an Additional Tract of five hun dred Acres Therefore Praying for five hundred Acres in the Mortar Swamp bounded on the North East by Lands of William Gibbons, heretofore granted John De- Honneur and resigned that the Petitioner might be en abled to exchange with the said Colonel Howarth for the Lands the Petitioner lived on Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is grant'd petitionof i Read a Petition of Bartholomew Zouberbuhler setting fHSuE forth that he had had Eight hundred Acres of Land ofLand^dJ granted him & was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract and Granted JANUARY, 1759. 863 and Granted. having twenty four Negroes Therefore Praying for five hundred Acres on an Island in Savannah River adjoining the North End of Lands granted Nicholas Cfonenberger Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday 2d Jany 1759 Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr James Habersham Francis Harris The Honb,e •! Jonathan Bryan James Edwa Powell William Knox Esqr Petition of Thomas Bruce to pro long his War rant read and Granted Read a Petition of Thomas Bruce setting forth that in February last he had granted him two hundred Acres of ' Land on Whitmarsh Island near lands formerly granted John Penrose, the Warrant for surveying thereof was expired at its Term and the Land not run out Therefore praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Lands so granted might be surveyed and a Plat there of returned Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and that- the Surveyer's general do issue a new 864 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Precept on the Warrant for running the said Land to continue in force for the Term of three Months. and Granted Petition of Clement Mar tin Esqr for 600 Acres by Purchase read. and' Read a Petition of Richard Milledge setting forth that he had from his Infancy been in the Province and had had no more than ninety Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain a further Grant having a Wife three Children & a Negro Therefore Praying for five hun dred Acres of Pine Land at Tuckasee Kings bounding on Land there granted one Jeremiah Swan to be granted in manner following (namely) two hundred and fifty Acres in Right of his Family and the other two hundred and fifty Acres on Purchase Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Clement Martin Esqr setting forth that he had already had Lands granted him but was de sirous to obtain an additional Tract Therefore Praying to be admitted a Purchaser (agreeable to his Majesty's Instructions) of six hundred Acres of River Swamp on an Island about four Miles above Abercorn near Lands granted Hugh Ross and Frederic Helvinstine— Granted Resolved — ¦ That on Condition only that the Peti- Fanpdfy^ght tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within on purchase163 Seven Months from this Date, And that he cloth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted in manner fol- JANUARY, 1759. 865 Petition of George Zeig- ler for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted lowing (Viz') four hundred Acres on the Petitioner's Family Right and the other two hundred Acres on Pur chase Read a Petition of George Zeigler setting forth that he had been' many Years in the Province and had had only fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to ob tain an additional Tract having a Wife Therefore Pray ing for One hundred Acres at Ebenezer adjoining Lands of Jacob Maurir Which if granted he engaged to culti vate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Joseph Gibbons setting forth that Feephti0Gibbons0" he did lately Petition for two hundred feet of Land at Iqulreunder Yamacraw Bluff for the Purpose of building a Lumber vannSlrad a~ Yard which Petition was rejected the Land Petitioned for being in Dispute, That the Petitioner was engaged in Sawing Large Quantities of Lumber and much in want and of a Peice of Ground whereon to make a Lumber Yard in Savannah Therefore Praying for two hundred Feet for the Purpose aforesaid under the Bluff or Bank at Sa vannah fronting a Street there called Abercorn Street, 100 Feet Which if granted he engaged immediately to build upon and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his 65 e r— vol.7 866 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition, namely, one hun dred Feet is granted, to be run out between the said Street called Abercorn Street, and the Street next to it West Petition of Christian Ra benhurst.John Fieri & Ludwig Meyer to pur chase five hundredAcres of Pine Land read and Read a Petition of Christian Rabenhurst, John Fieri and Ludwig Meyer setting forth that the Petitioner's had had granted them one hundred twenty five Acres of Pine Land for the Use of the Public Mills at Ebenezer most Part whereof being on a low Island was rendered useless for the Purposes intended Therefore praying to be admitted to Purchase for the Use aforesaid five hun dred Acres of Pine Land at Ebenezer adjoining Land of the Petitioner Christian Rabenhurst Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner's doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Petition of Christian Ra benhurst, John Fieri and Ludwig Meyer to pur- chase 300 Acres of Land readand Granted Read a Petition of the said Christian Rabenhurst, John j Fieri, and Ludwig Meyer, setting forth as in the fore- I going Petition and praying to be admitted to purchase for the Use aforesaid three hundred Acres of Pine Land at Ebenezer adjoining Land of George Hyde Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. JANUARY, 1759. 867 Petition of Daniel Dun ham for 250 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Daniel Dunham setting forth that he had five hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife three Children and ten Slaves Therefore Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres at South Newport to the South Westward of Lands Granted Captain James Mac kay Which if granted he engaged to cultivate & improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- STg^ SLr ^oner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Prtvhfcetot! Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg- .p'earfthatThe ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov- impVoved the ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, The Prayer of the said Petition is granted ; but no Grant un der Seal of the Province to issue untill it appears that the Petitioner has improved the Land. Read a Petition of James Donnom setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province having Eight Ne groes therein and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation, Therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres at Newport adjoining South East on Lands granted Alexander Rosse Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petitionof 1 Read a Petition of William Knox Esqr setting forth KnoLaEsqr. 1 that he had had lately granted him five hundred Acres of ofrLandArC<£d J Land at South Newport but the Quantity could not there and Granted 868 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted Petition of Matthias West 350 Acres of Land read and 250 Acres Granted Petition of AlexanderWylly for 100 Feet under SavannahBluff read be found and therefore no Part of it was surveyed There fore Praying for five hundred Acres on great Ogechee called Dear Forest Which if granted he engaged to cul tivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Matthias West setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province And had had no more than fifty Acres of Land granted him, and was de sirous to obtain an further Grant having a Wife and four Children Therefore Praying for three hundred and fifty Acres at a Place called Turkey Branch about Seven Miles from Old Ebenezer, Which if granted he engaged to cul tivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hun dred and fifty Acres is granted Read a Petition of Alexander Wylly setting forth that he was engaged with Doctor Lewis Johnson in building a Wharff and Warehouses under the Bluff of Savannah for the Conveniency of Storing and Shipping Goods, for which the hundred Feet lately granted the said Lewis Johnson is insufficient Therefore Praying for one hun- JANUARY, 1759. 869 and Granted Petition of Joseph Gib bons for 1000 Acres of Pine Land read and dred Feet for the Purpose aforesaid adjoining the said Lewis Johnson Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Joseph Gibbons setting forth that he had a Family consisting of a Wife five Children and fifty three Negroes and had had two thousand one hun dred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to improve an additional Tract Therefore Praying for one thousand Acres of Pine Land adjoining South on his own Land, Westerly on Joseph Gibbons Junr Northerly on Lands lately granted Lewis Johnson and Easterly on William Francis Land Resolved — That on Condition only the Petitioner Granted Pro-i doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven the Land one > Months from this Date, And that he doth also register Purchase and . • , rt t\ r-\rr t-» not otherwise J the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted provided the Pe titioner take the said Land on Purchase and not otherwise Read a Petition of Ezekial Backler setting forth that Petition of ] he had been three Years in the Province and had had two BackieeforBo !¦ hundred Acres granted him between Tuckasee Kines and Acres of . I ° ° Land read j Mount Pleasant and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and four-Children Therefore Pray ing for fifty Acres adjoining the aforesaid two hundred Acres, And also one hundred Acres of Pine Land upon Tuckasee Kings aforesaid for a Cowpen 87o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Granted Resolved— That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg.- ister the sa Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of James Parris setting forth that Rich- james Parris ard Bennison deceased the Petitioner's Brother in Law LOarnd0rAadresof had in his Eife time a Warrant for laying out four hun dred Acres of Land at Spirit Creek in this Province That after the said Warrant was issued your Petitioner did agree with the said Bennison for an Exchange of Lands and did really and Bona Fide give him a Tract of Land belonging to the Petitioner in Carolina in Lieu of the aforesaid four hundred Acres, but the said Bennison died before proper Deeds could be executed, That the Peti tioners Family consisted of a Wife four Children and and Nine Negroes and he had had only five hundred Acres of Land granted him Therefore Praying for a Confirma tion of the aforesaid Land to him in Respect of the ex change above set forth or for a Grant of three hundred Acres thereof on Account of the Number of his Family, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then three hundred Acres is granted him in Right of his Family JANUARY, 1759. 871 Read a Petition of Francis Parris setting forth that f^S Parris he had had two hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted Land read"53 ° him & was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and three Negroes, Therefore Praying for a small Island on great Ogechee supposed to contain near one hundred Acres joining Lands granted the Petitioner and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of ¦ Thomas Mock for 100 Acres of Land read and Granted Read a Petition of Thomas Mock setting forth that he had been seven Years in the Province and had had no Land granted him, And was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for one hun dred Acres at a Place called Blue Bluff on Savannah Riv er adjoining Lands petitioned for by Bartholomew Mock his Brother, Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Bartholomew Mock setting forth petitionof ] that he had been seven Years in the Province had had no Mockfor'^oo' [ Lands granted him and was desirous to obtain a Grant A cres of I Land read j of Land f or Cultivation having a Wife and a Child There fore Praying for two hundred Acres at Blue Bluff on Sa vannah River joining Lands granted Daniel Subdrien, 873 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Which if granted he engaged to cultivate & improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the sa Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Conrade Echard setting forth that Conrade0f 1 he had been three Years in the Province, had had no !5ohAcre.?of I Lands therein and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation having a Wife and two Children, Therefore Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres at a and Place called Blue Bluff on Savannah River adjoining Lands granted George Miller Which if granted he en- 200 Acres gaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister, the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hun dred Acres is granted Read a Petition of John Wilson setting forth that he Petitionof i was a Settler in the Province and had had no Lands John Wilson i . for 200 Acres f granted him and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Lands of Land read J for Cultivation having a Wife and five Children There fore Praying for two hundred Acres being an Island on and Thunderbolt River bounded by Barnard's Creek East ward and Jenkins's Creek Westward and by an Island JANUARY, 1759. 873 Rejected. Petition of WilliamEwen for a Farm Lot Read and Postponed Petition of Charles Story for 200 Acres of Land read and Postponed Petition of John Larescy for 100 Acres of Land read called Whitmarsh or Baillou's Island Northward Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same ORDERED — That the said Petition be rejected the Land petitioned for having been formerly allotted one Lacy Read a Petition of William Ewen setting forth that he was possessed of a Farm Lot about a Mile from Savan nah which he obtained by Purchase That adjoining it was a Farm Lot formerly granted one Ambrose Morrison long since dead the Want of which Lot rendered the Pe titioner's Settlement very incommodious his own Land being mostly Pine barren, That the Petitioner had en deavoured to find the Heirs of the said Morrison in order to purchase the same but without Success, Therefore Praying for a Grant of the said Lot Saving nevertheless the Right of future Claimants under the original Grantee, Which Lot if so granted he engaged to cultivate and im prove the same Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed Read a Petition of Charles Story setting forth that he was lately come into the Province and desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation having a Wife three Children and Six Negroes Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres on the North side of great Ogechee River joining Lands granted Henry Myers Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed Read a Petition of John Larescy setting forth that he had had granted him one hundred Acres of Land at Briar Creek and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract and «74 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL having a Wife and an Orphan Child Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres on Savannah River opposite a Place there called Matthews's Bluff Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Edward Somerville setting forth Petition of Ed- that he was desirous to become a Settler in this Province viiie for 200 and to cultivate Lands therein Therefore Praying for Acres of Land read — two hundred Acres of Land (to be granted him on Pur chase) being Part of an Island called Whitmarsh Island bounded by Thunderbolt River — Barnards Creek, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same and Ordered — That the further Consideration' of the Postponed said Petition be Postponed the Lands prayed for having been formerly allotted one Lacy Read a Petition of Peter Zeprer setting forth that he petition of ) had been seven Years in the Province and had had no Peter Zeprer I , , for 150 Acres f Land granted him and was desirous to obtain a Tract of Land read J ° having a Wife Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres near Lands granted George Winkler below Abercorn Which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same and Ordered — That the Petition be rejected, it appear- Rejected. jng. that the Petitioner has no Intention to settle the Land prayed for His Excellency the Governour moved that he might 200 Acres of have two hundred Acres of Land granted him, being a Land being a -^ Neck of Land in Neck 0f Land in the Township of Savannah at Thunder- the Township . r Granted his bolt bounded Easterly by Warsaw River, Westerly by the £overno1urythe one hundred Acre Lots of Thunderbolt, Southerly by a large Marsh and Northerly by the Farm Lots of the JANUARY, 1759. 875 fourth Tything Reynolds Ward including a small Pine Island in the Marsh Southward of the said Thunderbolt PointResolved — That two hundred Acres of Land as above described be granted his Excellency the Governor. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Monday 22a January 1759 Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan y Esqri James Edwa Powell William Knox The Honble < His Excellency the Governour acquainted the Board that the Governor of South Carolina had, in the Provin cial Scout-Boat sent up a Gentleman as a Commissioner, with one to be appointed from hence (and to act in Con cert with him) to go to the Settlement called new Han over and command the Removal of all the Families there pursuant to the Kings Instructions in that Behalf — His Excellency at the same Time produced a blank Commis sion and Instructions that he had caused to be drawn in Order to be filled up to any Gentleman approved of for carrying his Majesty's commands into Execution And de sired the opinion of the Board in Respect thereof, and also as to a proper Person to be appointed Commissioner for that Purpose and what allowance might be necessary to defray the Expence of the Service 876 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Which several Matters being maturely considered the Board were of Opinion that his Majesty's Orders should be strictly observed and carried into Execution as the Settlement without doubt had been illegally made, and proposed James Edward Powell Esqr as a proper Person to see his Majesty's Orders complied with. Who being Present and addressed by his Excellency, accepted of the said Commission And the Board were unanimously of Opinion that the Salary of a Guinea a Day should be al lotted the said James Edward Powell to defray his Ex- pence in the Service. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday 6th February 1759 Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houston Baro1 James Habersham The Honble -I Francis Harris \ Esq11 Jonathan Bryan William Knox Read a Petition of Charles West setting forth that he charfra west 1 ^ad keen favoured with fourteen hundred and fifty Acres ofrLanAreadj of Land in the Province in Right of his Family and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife four Children and thirty Slaves, Therefore Praying for four hundred Acres adjoining the Land heretofore grant ed him on the Nine Swamp at North Newport being in- tirely for the Conveniency of cutting Lumber for Planta tion Use and making a Reservoir of Water for the same and FEBRUARY, 1759. 877 Granted Petition of RobertSmallwoodfor 200 Acres of Land read and Granted Petition of Mungo Gra ham for 500 Acres of Land on Pur chase read and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth -also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Robert Smallwood setting forth that he had had granted him one hundred and fifty Acres of Land and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and four Negroes Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres at Midway about a Mile North of Lands granted John Stevens Which if granted he en gaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Mungo Graham setting forth that he was desirous to cultivate and improve Lands in the ¦ Province and had had no Lands granted him therein Therefore Praying to be permitted to purchase (agreeable to his Majesty's Instructions) five hundred Acres about four Miles above Abercorn adjoining Lands Petitioned for by Charles Pryce Esqr Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected Petition of Joseph Pru- niere for a New War rant Read a Petition of Joseph Pruniere setting forth that some Time since he had granted him one hundred Feet tinder the Bluff or Bank of Savannah for the Conven- iency of building a Wharff and Storehouses the Warrant 878 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL for setting out which was expired in its Term and the Survey not made Therefore Praying that the Surveyers read general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Pre cept on the said Warrant giving further Time for that Purpose Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is Granted granted And that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the said Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in Force for the Term of three Months. Read a Petition of Hugh Ross setting forth that he HughRoss I was settled on the South Side of Newport and had had ofrLandCreIdj two hundred & fifty Acres there granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Family consisting of a Wife and Seven Children Therefore pray ing for a small Tract containing not more than Sixty Acres lying at South Newport aforesaid between Lands of Donald Kennedy and Daniel Munroe and near to the Land granted the Petitioner, "Which if granted he en gaged to cultivate and improve the same and Granted Petition of Donald Mcin tosh for 100 Acres of Land read Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Donald Mackintosh setting forth that he was an Old Settler in the Province and had had two hundred Acres granted him at South Newport and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and three Children Therefore Praying for One hundred Acres adjoining the North Line of the Petitioner's Land at South Newport afa Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same FEBRUARY, 1759. Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of John Gould- Ing for 300 Acres of Land to be reserved for him read and Read a Petition of John Goulding setting forth that he intended to remove into this Province in a short Time in . order to settle and improve Land, that he had viewed a Peice of Land at Midway very commodious for his Pur pose that his Family consisted of a Wife four Children and Sixteen Slaves Therefore praying that three hundred Acres of Land at Midway aforesaid about two Miles from Sunbury and adjoining Lands granted Middleton Evans might be reserved for him for three Months in which Time he hoped to have his Family in the Province ince Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed gaid Petition be pOStponed Petition of George Senior for 400 Acres of Land read and 300 Acre Granted Read a Petition of George Senior setting forth that he was an old Inhabitant in the Province had had no Land granted him therein and was desirous to obtain Lands for Cultivation having a Wife and five Children There fore Praying for four hundred Acres on the Second Swamp about six Miles above Darian Town, Which if granted he engaged to settle & improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov - ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then 88o GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Michael Joyce for 200 Acres of Land read and Granted - Petition of BenjaminBaker for [200 Acres of Land read Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely three hun dred Acres is granted Read a Petition of Michael Joyce setting forth that he I was just come into the Province to settle having a Wife r and seven Children and was desirous to obtain Lands for Cultivation Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres at a Place called the three Runs on little Bacon Branch about four Miles from Mount Pleasant which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Benjamin Baker setting forth that he was a Settler in the Province and had had five hun dred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife Eight Children and one Negroe Therefore praying for two hundred Acres of Pine barren at Midway West of Land formerly granted one Frisby (that is to say) one hundred Acres in Right of his Family and the other one hundred Acres by Purchase Rejected ORDEREl That the said Petition be rejected Petition of MichaelSwitzer to prolong his Warrant Read a Petition of Michael Switzer setting forth that on the seventh Day of February 1758 he had granted him two hundred and fifty Acres of Land at the Mouth of Abercorn Creek on the Savannah side thereof commonly called Long Reach ; the Warrant for running out where of was expired in its Term and the Survey not made read and Granted FEBRUARY, 1759. 88t Therefore Praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant giving further Time for that Purpose Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in force for three Months. Read a Petition of William Dabney Cawthorn setting petitionof wu- forth that the Petitioner had been three Years in the ham Dabney of^L^reld Province, had had no Lands granted him therein, and was desirous to obtain Lands for Cultivation having a Wife and three Children Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres upon Savannah River above a Place there called McBeans Swamp near to Lands granted James McHenry which if granted the Petitioner engaged to Cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- two hundred tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Acres Granted Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hun dred Acres is granted. Petition of John Dinkins for 200 Acres of Land read. Read a Petition of John Dinkins setting forth that he had been five Years in the Province, had obtained no Lands therein and was desirous of a Grant of Lands for Cultivation having a Wife and a Child Therefore praying for two hundred Acres upon Tuckasee Kings near Mount "nd Pleasant at a Place called Muster Field Branch which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 56 e r— vol 7 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted If the same shall not interfere with Lands heretofore granted John Ragland by the late President and Assistants. Petition of Daniel Sub- drien for 100 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of Daniel Subdrien setting forth that he had had fifty Acres of Land granted him in the Prov ince and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract hav ing a Wife and two Children Therefore Praying for one hundred Acres at Blue Bluff on Savannah River adjoin ing the fifty Acres formerly granted him. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of John McKay setting forth that he John'McKay i, had been many Years in the Province and had had only Land read J fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to ob tain an Additional Tract Therefore Praying for one hun dred Acres lying between the fifty Acres formerly granted him and Lands granted John Jagger on Sapala River, Which if granted he engaged to settle and improve the same 50AcresGranted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof, that his FEBRUARY, 1759. 883 Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely fifty Acres is granted Read a Petition of Stephen Clark setting forth that he Stephen0* | ^ad ^ad one hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted AcresLlnl0 | ^m and was clesirous to obtain an additional Tract hav- read J jng a wife three Children and two Slaves Therefore Praying for two hundred and fifty Acres between South Newport and Sapala at a Place called Stralaghlan Swamp above the Public Road which if granted he engaged to improve the same and Rejected — OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected Read a Petition of Donald McDonald setting forth that 1 he had been many Years in the Province, had had two [ hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous 1 to 'obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and four Children Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres at South Newport adjoining the North Line of the Lands whereon he was settled which if granted he en gaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition, namely, one hun dred Acres is granted Read a Petition of Grey Elliott setting forth that he Grey*Eiiiottforwas possessed of two hundred Acres of Land situate at ^"^4- the Head of Midway River formerly granted Maurice chase read j)uuea the whole of which being Swamp the Petitioner Petition of Donald Mc Donald for 150 Acres of Land read and 100 Acres Granted 884 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and prayed for Leave to purchase three hundred Acres of Pine Land adjoining thereunto for the Use of necessary Timber for the said Tract. Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the sa Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majes ty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Petition of James Pres- cott for a Re serve of 500 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of James Prescott setting forth that he was desirous to become a Settler in this Province having a Family consisting of a Wife a Child and twelve Slaves and was Sollicitous to obtain a Reserve of Lands for a limited Time untill he could remove his Family from South Carolina Therefore Praying for a Reserve of five hundred Acres on the great Ogechee about two Miles from Lands granted Jonathan Bryan and William Knox Esqrs which when obtained the Petitioner engaged to set tle and improve the same Postponed OrderEe That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed untill the Petitioner can settle with his Family Petition of Andrew Way for 450 Acres of Land 150 for his Fam ily Right & 300 on Pur chase read and Read a Petition of Andrew Way setting forth that he had had granted him five hundred Acres of Land & was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife three Children and Seven Slaves, Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres of Pine barren on Midway neck about two Miles from Sunbury in Vertue of his Family and three hundred Acres of like Pine barren, on Purchase between the Nine Swamp and North Newport adjoining Lands belonging to the Petitioner FEBRUARY, 1759. 885 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely one hun dred and fifty Acres adjoining his own Land is granted - Read a Petition of John Michler setting forth that he john'Michierl was an old Settler in the Province and possessed of only of Land read J fifty Acres of Land therein, and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and four Children Therefore Praying for three hundred Acres at Ebenezer adjoining the Glebe and Lands belonging to Conrade Eccard and the Petitioner's own Land, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition namely two hun dred Acres is granted and Read a Petition of John Mitchell setting forth that he was a settler in the Province, and had had five hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and ten Slaves There fore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres mostly Pine barren on a Branch of Midway joining Lands of John Stevens Easterly, and Lands of Audley Maxwell West erly. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Petition of John Mitchell for 150 Acres of Land read. and 886 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Petition of Sir Patrick Houston for prolonging- his Warrant read and Granted Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Sir Patrick Houston Bar' setting forth that in November 1757 he had granted him one hundred Acres of Land at a Place called Keeler's Bluff; the Warrant for running which said Land was expired in it's Term and no Survey thereof made, Therefore Praying that the Surveyers general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant grant ing further Time for surveying the said Land Resolved — That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted And that the Surveyers general do issue a new Precept on the Warrant for surveying the said Land to continue in force for the Term of three Months Petition of John Stacy for 100 Acres of Land read and Read a Petition of John Stacy setting forth that he had been a Year in the Province and was desirous to ob tain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore Praying fpr one hundred Acres (to wit) fifty Acres on Tuckasee Kings Bluff and fifty Acres on an Island lying over against it Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed sa[r\ Petition be postponed untill the Surveyer general can attend that the Board be satisfied that the said Land is vacant. Read a Petition of Charles Pryce setting forth that he charie°p4ce was possessed of Seventeen Negroes for whom no more ofrLand read than three hundred Acres of Land had been obtained and that not improvable— That the Petitioner had also a Wife and a Son Therefore Praying for five hundred FEBRUARY, 1759. 887 and 200 Acres in Right of his Family & 500 Acres on Pur chase Granted Petition of Samuel Lewis for 450 Acres of Land & to resign a like Quantity in Lieu read and Granted Acres of Land on an Island about four Miles above Aber corn adjoining Lands lately petitioned for by Clement Martin Esqr and to continue up Bear Creek on the Mill Island, And also two hundred Acres adjoining Lands of Nicholas Cronenberger and to continue down Savannah River, Which if granted he engaged to improve Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted in Manner following (viz1) two hundred Acres in Right of his Fam ily And five hundred Acres on Purchase And the whole to be run in one Tract Read a Petition of Samuel Lewis setting forth that he did some Time since petition for and had granted him in Right of his Family four hundred and fifty Acres on the north Branch of South Newport but the Lands were not to be found so that the Petitioner had had no Lands in the - Province having a Wife and Six Children Therefore Praying for four hundred and fifty Acres on the north side of the Alatamaha near where Captain John Mackin tosh formerly kept Store Which if granted the Petitioner engaged to cultivate and improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted in Lieu of four hundred and fifty Acres on the North Branch of South Newport GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of Esther Minis Spinster setting forth Esthe^Minis I that her Uncle Simeon Minis was possessed of a Lot in l" Ga?denn j the Town of Savannah Number two in Vernon Tything Heathcote Ward with Garden and Farm Lot thereto which Premisses before he left the Province he verbally gave to his Nephew Joseph Minis and the Petitioner to be divided between them, That the said Joseph Minis was dead and the Petitioners Uncle had been many Years ab- and sent from this Province ; Therefore Praying for a Grant of the said Lot to the Petitioner in Fee; or saving the Right of the said Simeon Minis and those who might claim under him Ordered — That the further Consideration of the Postponed g^ Petition be postponed until the Expiration of the Time limited by Act of Assembly and given to absentee Claimants of Lands in this Province to come in and claim the same Read a Petition of Martin Dasher setting forth that in SKitm' Dasher April 1 758, he had granted him two hundred Acres of LOari00rAadresof Land at Turkey Branch about Seven Miles from old Eb enezer but the Place not answering expectation no Survey thereof was made Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres at a Place called Blue Bluff on Savannah River be tween Lands of Valentine Tapp and Ludwig Emtz, Which if granted he engaged to improve and cultivate the same and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted FEBRUARY, 1759. 889 Widow for 160 Acres Land read Read a Petition of Jean Graham Widow setting forth j|an Graham | that the Petitioner with two Children, both Boys, one of of°r | the Age of Seventeen Years, and the other about the Age of Eleven, had had the Misfortune to be driven by the Enemy from her late Settlement in the Province of Pensylvania and was desirous of finding an Asylum and Protection in this Province and of obtaining a Grant of Lands therein for Cultivation and Support Therefore Praying for one hundred and fifty Acres at South New port adjoining Land there granted William Mackenzie, Which if granted she engaged to cultivate and improve the same and 100 Acres Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that she doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition, namely, one hun dred Acres is granted Read a Petition of John Holmes of South Carolina jon^°Ho0imes Planter setting forth that he purposed in a short Time to Land°re1ldresof come and settle in this Province and to bring with him at least ten Slaves in order to cultivate and improve Lands, Therefore Praying for four hundred Acres upon Cat-head Creek Alatamaha surrounded Partly by the said Creek and other Part by the forty five Acre Lots of Darian, Which Land if granted he engaged to set down on and improve the same and Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed 'till the Petitioner attends Petitionof 1 Read a Petition of Stephen Cater setting forth that he te?fOTniooo" [ was desirous to settle in this Province and of obtaining Land8reld J a Tract of Land for Cultivation having had none granted 8go GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted Petition of Clement Mar tin Esqr for 200 Acres of Land on Pur chase— read and Granted him and having twenty Slaves Therefore Praying for a Tract of Land at Midway being mostly Marsh and con taining not more than one thousand Acres lying North and North Westerly of Lands lately belonging to Thomas Affleck and Lands of Captain Kenneth Baillie on the River Midway, Which if granted he engaged to improve the same Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted Read a Petition of Clement Martin Esq1 setting forth that he had been lately favoured with a Tract of Land * near Abercorn opposite to which there was a Piece of Land or Island called Mill Island which would be very commodious for the Purpose of erecting a Mill Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres on the said Island for the Purpose aforesaid to be granted him (on Purchase) ad joining Lands of Frederic Helvinstine and Christian Ra benhurstResolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this Date, And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Register's Office of this Prov ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents, Then the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. PetitionWilliam son for 250 Acres of Land read Read a Petition of William Coulson setting forth that coui- 1 he was lately settled in the Province from Carolina hav- J ?ng five Negroes therein but had had no opportunity to prove his Family Right Therefore Praying for two hun- and Postponed FEBRUARY, 1759. 891 dred and fifty Acres at Hallifax on Savannah River ad joining Lands granted John Branson Or otherwise that the said Land might be reserved for three Months in Or der for his appearing to prove his Family Right on Oath Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed untill the Petitioner appears in Person. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Wednesday the 14th Feb ruary 1759. Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esq1 Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' James Habersham Francis Harris Jonathan Bryan V Esq™ James Edwa Powell William Knox TheHonbIa • Read a Petition of James Ogleby of the said Province oetebynf°r 200' Planter setting forth that he had a Wife and three Chil- Acresread dren therein and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti vation being possessed of none in the Province Therefore praying for two hundred Acres on Boggy Gut a Branch of Briar Creek on the Path leading from Savannah to and Augusta which if granted he engaged to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov- 892 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Murray setting forth that he Murray for 100' was settled in the Province had no Lands therein and .Acres re^d ^~^— - was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for one hundred Acres on Savannah River at the Beaver Dam Branch about ten Miles below William Newberry's in Hallifax District which if grant ed he engaged to cultivate and improve the same. and Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed. and Read a Petition of Thomas Hickambottom setting Petitionof t. forth that he was settled in the Province, had had no HickamhottomreId°°Acres Lands granted him therein and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation having a Wife and nine Children Therefore praying for one hundred Acres on a Branch running into Savannah River about five Miles above Augusta and three Miles back from the said River Which if granted he engaged to cultivate and Improve the same — Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Thomas Bell setting forth that he ThosdrTeiffor was settled in the Province had no Lands therein and 200 Acres read was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation having a Wife and seven Negroes Therefore praying for two hundred Acres on Savannah River about four Miles FEBRUARY, 1759. 893 above Stony Bluff in the District of Hallifax joining Bnd Land petitioned for by William Cochran which if granted he engaged to Improve the same. Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Thomas Walker setting forth that w2kernfOT?6o he was settled in this Province, had obtained no Lands • rcorea therein and was desirous of Lands for Cultivation having a Wife and Child Therefore praying for one hundred Acres on- the South side of Briar Creek about seven Miles and above the Ford to Rae's Cowpen which if granted he en gaged to cultivate and improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted — Read a Petition of John Nesmith setting forth that he NesmitIh° GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL "according to the Power to you granted by Vertue of his "Majesty's Letters Patent bearing Date at the " Day of in the Year of his said "Majesty's Reign" 'So help you God' GovERNOUr's Oath relating to the Acts of Trade and Navigation. "You do swear that you will to the best of your Skill "and Power so long as you shall continue in the Govern- "ment and Command of his Majesty's Province of Geor- "gia well and Truly execute and perform all Matters and "Things which by the Statute made in the Twelfth year "of the Reign of King Charles the second entituled an "Act for the encouraging and encreasing of Shipping and "Navigation; and the other Statute made in the fifteenth "Year of his said Majesty's Reign entituled an Act for "the Encouragement of Trade; And also the Act made "in the seventh and Eighth Years of the Reign of his late "Majesty King William intituled an Act for preventing "Frauds and regulating Abuses in the Plantation Trade ; "And also all other Acts which have been made and are in "Force for the better regulating and securing the Planta tion Trade; which you, as Captain general and Gov- "ernour in chief of the said Province, are required to be "sworn to the Performance of" "So help you God." Then the Members of his Majesty's Council took the The Members State Oaths appointed by Law, and declared and sub- of Council take rr J InaSotth?ofth3 SCI"ihed the Test, and also the Oath of a Councillor, which office sajd Oath is as follows, namely, COUNCILLOR'S OATH "You do swear that you Faith and true Allegiance bear "unto his most sacred Majesty King George the second FEBRUARY, 1759. 911 "and to his Heirs and Successors ; And shall be true and "faithful to his Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr as he is com- "missionated Captain general and Governour in chief of "his Majesty's Province of Georgia; And that you will "in the place and Office of his Majesty's Councillor of "this Province well and faithfully serve his said Majesty "and promote the good of his Majesty's Affairs with your "best Advice and Council You shall with your best ability "defend this Province from all Foreign Invasions and "intestine Insurrections You shall not conceal any Plot or "seditious Conspiracy, or any treasonable or Seditious "Speeches against his said Majesty his Heirs or Success- "ors or his said Excellency but you shall give speedy No- "tice thereof unto his Excellency or to some Members of "the Council ; the secret Debates of the Council you shall "not reveal directly or indirectly — ¦ All which you shall to "the utmost of your Ability perform" "So help you God" A Proclamation for continuing all officers Ecclesiastical Civil and Military in this Province in their respective omfenrs&c.aI1 Places and Trusts untill further Orders was ordered to be published. Ordered — That the Secretary of the Province do Order to Secry. to prepare it prepare the same. Proclamation to issue for 912 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Saturday the 3d March 1759- Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr f Sir Patrick Houstoun Baro* | James Habersham The Honble <{ Francis Harris— I Es „ James Edward Powell ' t ^ William Knox — Members of The Members of Assembly took the State Oaths ap- the stateoaths pointed by Law and declared and subscribed the Test; Treasurer &c. dP oaths of office And the Treasurer, Judge of the Admiralty, Register of Grants, Provost Marshal, and Clerk of the Council took also their respective Oaths of Office. GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Cham ber at Savannah on Tuesday the 6th March 1759- Present His Excellency Henry Ellis Esqr Sir Patrick Houstoun Bar' ,,, , Francis Harris 1 Mh " ¦¦" ' James Edwa Powell I Esq™ William Knox J Read a Petition of Samuel Jeans setting forth that in Petition of Tuiy 17^8 he petitioned for six hundred Acres of Land at Saml. Jeans for J J ' ° r 300 Acres read North Newport five hundred Acres whereof were granted him, but on making the survey it was found that three hundred Acres of the same Land had been before Sur veyed for another Person Therefore praying for three MARCH, 1759. 9J3 and Granted hundred Acres on South Newport within two Miles of Land granted James Mackay, the Petitioner having dropt his former Warrant. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of William Megie setting forth that he wm^Megie for was lately come into the Province and desirous to obtain 100 -Acres re&d a Grant of Land for Cultivation having none in the Prov ince Therefore praying for one hundred Acres on the South side Briar Creek at a Place called the two Springs which if granted he engaged to Improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Andrew Griner setting forth that he had been six Years in the Province had had one hundred Acres granted him and was desirous to obtain an addi tional Tract having a Wife a Child and two Negroes Therefore praying for two hundred Acres at Hallifax about half a Mile from the Land formerly granted, him and adjoining Gasper Herseman which if granted he en gaged to cultivate and Improve the same. and Granted Petition of And : Griner for 200 Acres read and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within 58 c r— vol 7 9H GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Richard Dowdee setting forth that Rtchddbowdee he had granted him two hundred Acres of Land at New- for 400 A-Cres * • read port which he had not surveyed and the Warrant granted for that Purpose was out of Date ; the Petitioner desired to resign his Right to that Land, and to have the Land his Family entituled him to ask for granted in one Place, having a Wife five Children and two Negroes Therefore and praying for four hundred Acres on Heron's Island fronting North Newport River joining South West Lands granted the Widow Crook including two small Islands of about ten Acres each which if granted he engaged to cultivate and Improve the same. Rejected OrdEREd — That the said Petition be rejected. Read a Petition of John Jones setting forth that he petition of had been upwards of five Years in the Province, no Land John Jones for £ 450 Acres read granted him therein, and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife four Children and two Ne groes Therefore praying for four hundred and fifty Acres upon the West Side of an Island called Heron's Island at a place called half Moon Bluff fronting north Newport River which if granted he engaged to cultivate and Im prove the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- 350 Acres tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within granted seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Part of and MARCH, 1759. 915 the Prayer of the said Petition, namely, three hundred and fifty Acres is granted. Read a Petition of John Smith setting forth that he fnpdth°forf2oo0- had been twenty Years in the Province and had had only fifty Acres of Land granted him and having a Wife and three Children was desirous to obtain an additional Tract Therefore praying for two hundred Acres of Pine Land joining Land of Peter Hammer a Mile from the fifty Acres formerly granted him and three Miles from old Ebenezer. and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of James De Veaux setting forth that petition of jas. he had granted him some Time past two thousand Acres De Veaux for ° r 900 Acres read 0f Rand of which he had taken up only Eleven hundred Acres Therefore praying for nine hundred Acres to ad join Lands petitioned for by Charles Pryce extending down the River Savannah to the Mouth of a Creek called Callis's Creek being mostly River Swamp. and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also reg ister the said. Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. 9l6 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of James Moore setting forth that he Moore for 100^ was lately come into the Province from South Carolina and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultiva tion Therefore praying for one hundred Acres in the Fork of Briar Creek next Savannah River within two Miles of Land granted William Green, which if granted he engaged to cultivate and Improve the same. and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of William Frazer setting forth that wm ^"az'er for ^e was lately come into the Province from South Caroli- 100 Acres read na and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Culti vation Therefore praying for one hundred Acres on the North Side of North Newport River commonly known by the name of Demetre's Neck or Saw Bluff joining the side and Line of Mr Hazzard's Land and lying on Land granted William Johnson which if granted he engaged to culti vate and improve the same. Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed for six Months. Read a Petition of Benjamin Andrew setting forth that Ben^Andrew he had had seven hundred Acres of Land granted him and for 200 Acres was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife three Children and twelve Slaves Therefore praying for two hundred Acres chiefly Pine barren at Newport afore- and said about two Miles from the Lands before granted him and adjoining northward on Lands formerly granted Joseph Goodby. MARCH, 1759. 9l7 Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Edward Delegal setting forth that Edwd. Deiegai he was lately settled in this Province from South Caro- for 300 Acres J read — hna, had obtained no Lands therein, and was desirous of a Grant of Lands for Cultivation having a Wife and seven Negroes Therefore praying for three hundred Acres at great Ogechee being a Tract resigned by James White- field lying next Lands there granted Solomon Shad which if granted he engaged to Improve the same. and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the Registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Jonathan Fox (postponed 7th March Pthin°Fo°xforn" x75^) setting forth that he was about to become a Set- 100 Acres read tier in this Province having three Negroes and desired to obtain a Grant of Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for one hundred Acres on the South Branch of and little Ogechee bounding South West on Lands granted John Fox. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov- 918 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL and Granted ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Samuel Piles setting forth that he sami. Piles for was desirous to improve a Lot in the Town of Frederica Lot in Fred- , erica read And praying for a Lot in the said Town in a Place called the new Row near the South Woods which if granted he engaged to build upon and Improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Aaron Moor setting forth that he had had one hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him which he had settled and improved and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having two Negroes Therefore praying for fifty Acres lying on the Steep Bottom near Mount Pleasant about a Mile and half from the Peti tioner's Land for the Purpose of erecting a Mill thereon. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Matthias Kougle setting forth that M^tt'fKougie adjoining a Lot of fifty Acres at Vernonburgh purchased for^res by i±e Petitioner of jacob plessy was another fifty Acres originally granted Conrade Fierer deceased who had no Petition of Aaron Moore for 50 Acres read and Granted MARCH, 1759. 9*9 Heirs in the Province and the Land lay extremely com modious for the Petitioner's Cultivation Therefore pray- and ing for the said fifty Acres Saving nevertheless the Right of future Claimants under the original Grantee. Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed. and Granted Read a Petition of Michael Haverin setting forth that Michi°Haverin he was desirous to improve a Lot in the Town of Freder- *>eda0 reld ica And praying for a Lot in the said Town in the new Row adjoining a Lot lately granted John Galpin. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the register's Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of the said Michael Haverin setting Mlci?:0Haverin forth that he had been Eight Years in the Province, had rSiJ— cres had no Lands granted him, and was desirous to obtain Lands for Cultivation having a Wife and two Children Therefore praying for two hundred Acres about two Miles and an half from Frederica at a Place called the Village between the Lime Kilns and Cannon's Point. and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Tra^ted tioner doth take out a grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition, namely one hun dred Acres is granted. 920 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Read a Petition of Richard Baker setting forth that he RicSVaker had had five hundred Acres of Land granted him and was rrad — cr< desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife two Children and fourteen Slaves Therefore praying for four hundred and fifty Acres on the Head of the head Branch Bnd of north Newport Easterly of Lands granted Ann An drew. Resolved — That on Condition only that the peti- ^smteT tioner doth take out a grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents then Part of the Prayer of the said Petition, namely, two hun dred and fifty Acres is granted. Read a Petition of John Gasper Wertsh on Behalf of jfo-we^h on himself, the Revd John Martin Bolzius and John Fieri self ^"other's setting forth that the Lot in Ebenezer inhabited by the Ebenezer for a Petitioner was a was a public Lot and originally designed Mill Store read / . \ (sic) for building an Orphan House, and there being no Occa sion for such a building Therefore praying that the said Lot might be granted to the said John Martin Bolzius, and John Fieri and the Petitioner In Trust for the Purpose of a Mill Store. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. MARCH, 1759. 921 Read a Petition of Philip Shelley setting forth that he Phiiip°sheUey was lately come into the Province from South Caro- r^i — cres hna and was desirous to obtain a Grant of Land for Cul tivation Therefore praying for one hundred Acres in the Fork of Briar Creek joining Land lately granted William Champ. and Postponed. Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed for six Months. Read a Petition of John Pearson setting forth that he Petitionof jnowas settled in the Province and desirous to obtain a Grant Pearson for 200 Acres read 0f iv£ind f or Cultivation having a Wife and two Children Therefore praying for two hundred Acres on Bermuda Island formerly petitioned for by William Bailow and rejected — joining Lands granted Adrian Van Beverhoust. and Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Samuel Piles setting forth that he IlmLKies for had had granted him two hundred Acres of Land which 200 Acres read he afterwards resigned in Favour of John Woodland the same having been formerly settled by him ; That the Peti tioner had had no other Land granted him in the Province and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife three Children and six Slaves Therefore praying for two hundred Acres on the West Side of Frederica Island near Land of Captain Dunbar. Ordered — That the further -Consideration of the postponed. sajd Petition be postponed untill the Expiration of the Term limited by Act of Assembly and given to Absentee and 922 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Claimants of Lands in this Province to come in and claim the same ; the Land petitioned for being supposed to have been formerly granted. Read a Petition of Ephraim Alexander setting forth Petition of t . . . . _. EPh:Aiexan- that he was desirous to improve a Lot in the Town of der for Lot in Freda, read ' Frederica And praying for a Lot in the said Town in the new Row near the South Woods. and Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John Rae setting forth that he had Hefo?8°ofoJn0' ^ad ^ve hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him Acres read and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife two Children and thirty six Slaves Therefore praying for Eight hundred Acres on Savannah River on and the north Side of McBean's Swamp about twenty Miles from Augusta. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of Benjamin Baker setting forth that Ben^Baker for he had had five hundred Acres of Land granted him by cresrea tbe jate presjdent and Assistants which he settled culti vated and improved for seven Years but some of his Ne groes dying and others being disabled he was at length necessitated to Sell the Land the better to provide for him- MARCH, 1759. 923 self and large Family having a Wife Eight Children and one Slave And by the Sale so made of ability to purchase more Slaves in Order to cultivate Lands in the Province Therefore praying for two hundred Acres (mostly Pine and Land) joining the West side of the South End of Land formerly belonging to one Frisby at Midway One hun dred Acres thereof in Right of his Family and the other hundred Acres on Purchase. Granted Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted the whole to be on Purchase. Read a Petition of Moses Nunes setting forth that ad- Mos^Nunes joining to a Farm Lot originally Abraham DeLion's and Lot read — now the Petitioner's was adjoining a Farm Lot formerly granted one Mellichamp extremely commodious for Im provement Therefore praying for the said Lot Saving nevertheless the Right of future Claimants under the original Grantee. and Postponed Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed. Petition of Pe ter Dusseign Read a Petition of Jacob Dusseign setting forth that he had been Eight Years in the Province had had only re^,j5l^cres fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to ob tain an additional Tract having a Wife and a Child There fore praying for one hundred and fifty Acres at Blue and Bluff on Savannah River joining Lands of Michael Wine- coff and Thomas Mock. 924 GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of the Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. Read a Petition of John and Richard Milledge Guar- sVichard mu°-' dians of the Children of Newdigate Stephens deceased f o/a Grants setting forth that the said Newdigate Stephens died In- 500 Acres as ° Guardians- to testate leaving three Children, very Young, destitute of stephlnste anv Support except what the Rent of five hundred Acres of Land might afford them That the Petitioners as the near Relations of the Infants were sollicitous to make the best provision for their Maintenance and Education which they apprehended might most effectually be done could the Lands be sold and the Interest of the Moneys applied to that End Therefore praying that a Grant of the said Land might be made out to the Petitioners as the Guar dians of and In Trust for the said Children to the End that the same might be applied to their utmost Benefit and Advantage. Postponed. Ordered — That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed. Read a Petition of Audley Maxwell setting forth that petition of he had one Thousand three hundred Acres of Land erant- Audley Max- & AcresTead0 ed him and was to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife five Children and thirty three Negroes Therefore praying for one hundred Acres of Marsh adjoining his and own Land at the Head of Midway River. Rejected Ordered — That the Petition be rejected the Land prayed for having been already granted. MARCH, 1759. 925 Read a Petition of William Baker setting forth that he weaker for d'd some Time past petition for two hundred Acres of " '"""' Land, which petition was postponed on Account of his Family not being then in the Province, that his Family consisting of a Wife and nine Slaves- were arrived There fore praying for the said two hundred Acres at Midway and adjoining the upper Line of Lands granted John Quarter- man Junr which if granted he engaged to cultivate and Improve the same. Resolved — That on Condition only that the Peti- Granted tioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date And that he doth also reg ister the said Grant in the registers Office of this Prov ince within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. INDEX. Abercrombie, General, letters sent to, 842; letter from, 845. Accounts, public, ordered to be brought in, 507; Habersham, Powell ana Knox ordered to examine, 545. Accounts, sundry, ordered paid, 447; those relating to Indians' expenses io be examined, 671; examined and passed, 672. Adye, Stephen, lands granted to in Savannah, 310. Affidavits in support of petitions for land, 611. Alexander, Ephraim, lot in Frederica granted to conditionally, 922. Alexander, William, land granted conditionally, 433; land granted, 589. Alther, Joseph, petition for land postponed, 146; petition for land rejected, 458. Althur, Joseph, land granted, 346. Althur, Ulric, petition for land rejected, 363. Anderson, Jacob, land granted conditionally, 679. Anderson, James, petition for land rejected, 323; claim for reward post poned, 536; petition for land postponed, 683; land granted Conditionally, 772. Andrew, Ann, land granted conditionally, 774. Andrew, Benjamin, land granted to, 157, 284; petition for land rejected, 231; land granted to conditionally, 465, 916 ; land granted, 635 ; petition for land rejected, 850. Andrews, James, land granted conditionally, 772, 773. Annas, James, land granted conditionally, 618, 822. Answer of Council to Governor's speech, 270. Appointment of new Commission of the Peace postponed, 452. v" Arcadians, relief for, 625. Arms and ammunition to be put in hands of militia, 600. Arthur, Francis, land granted to, 192; appointed Justice of Peace, 505; land granted conditionally, 694. Ash, Matthias, petition for lot rejected, 741; land granted to conditionally, 7SS- Ashley, William, land granted to, 227. Ashperger, David, lot granted to, 634. Aspergh, Matthias, petition for land rejected, 227. Assembly not called at present, 323; acts of to be entered in book, 728. Athler, Joseph, land granted, 636. Atkin, Edmund, commission appointing him agent to Indian Nation read, 826; escort of Rangers provided for, and given presents to distribute to Indians, 826; sworn as Justice of Peace, 827. (927) 928 INDEX. Atkinson, Joshua, land granted conditionally, 382; land granted, 589. Attorney General, copy of King's instructions given to, 38; report of as to Courts of Judicature, 40, 43; directed to draw up mode of procedure in the courts, 50; his report on form and- method of proceeding in the General Court, 51; report of adopted, 53; instructions of to Justices of the Peace, 55; report of on memorial of David Douglass, 117; ordered to give his opinion relating to granting of lands, 214; his answer con cerning granting of lands, 216; report of on memorial of the Bosom- worths, 274; account of examined and ordered paid, 290; moved that caveats entered by Bosomworths against persons having grants for lands be discharged, 309; to insert, in all fiats for grants of lands proviso for registering them within six months, 318; reply to order of Council, 480; Secretary directed to furnish acts of General Assembly to, 745. Augusta, petition of inhabitants of setting forth their dangers from the Indians, 398; gun powder ordered for, 692. Austeter, Gasper, land granted conditionally, 464. B Backer, Balthasar, land granted, 589. Backler, Exekiel, land granted conditionally, 416, 869 ; land granted, 590. Backshell, William, petition for lot postponed, 199; lot in Savannah granted to, 308; land granted conditionally, 378; land granted, 387. Bacon, Joseph, land granted, 232, 329, 330. Bacon, Samuel, land granted, 345. Bailew, William, petition for land rejected, 576. Bailey, John, land granted, 445 ; wharf lot in Savannah granted to, 445. Bailey, Kenneth, land granted, 481. Bailey, Thomas, land granted to, 194, 343, 481 ; hearing of dispute between him and Joseph Gibbons, about lands, postponed, 212 ; his complaint against Joseph Gibbons about surveying lands litigated, 243; lot in Savannah granted to, 343, 344 ; land granted to conditionally, 364. Baillie, Alexander, claim of allowed, 535. Baillie, Kenneth, land granted to, 186, 588; petition for land rejected, 584: land granted conditionally, 601, 862. Baillie, Lieutenant, the Governor proposes to send him to General Aber- crombie with letters, 842. Baillie, Robert, land granted to, 635. Baillie, Thomas, land granted to, 790. Baillons, Peter, warrant for land prolonged, 317. Baillou, Isaac, land granted, 686. Baillou, James, lot granted to, 685. Baillou, Peter, land granted to, 228. Baker, Benjamin, land granted, 285; petition for land rejected, 880; land granted conditionally, 922. Baker, Elizabeth, land granted to, 345. Baker, John, land granted to conditionally, 551; land granted, 633. INDEX. 929 Baker, Richard, petition for land postponed, ¦ 153 ; land granted to, 285 ; petition for land partly granted conditionally, 920. Baker, Samuel, petition for land rejected, 231. Baker, William, additional land granted to, 157; land granted to, 311, 388. Land granted to conditionally, 925. Baker, William, Jr., petition for land postponed, 783. Baker, Joseph, petition for land rejected, 196; land granted to, 841. Barksdale, Isaac, petition for land rejected, 166. Barlow, Edward, petition for land postponed, 224. Barnaby, John, land granted to conditionally, 837. Barnard, Edward, member of assembly, 89; left off Commission of the Peace, 99; petition for lot postponed, 275; petition for lot rejected, 322; land granted to, 481; appointed Justice of Peace, 505. Barnard, John, petition of, 35 ; land granted to, 145 ; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 164; land granted to, 331, 387, 389. Barnard, Capt. John, requests pay for Rangers; 503. Barnard & Douglass licensed to trade with Chickesaws, 612. Barnes, John, land granted .to conditionally, 554; land granted, 685. Barnet, William, petition for land partly granted conditionally, 801. Barr, Ambrose, additional land granted to, 239; land granted to, 810. Basset, Thomas, petition for prolonging his warrant postponed, 472; land granted conditionally, 618. Bateman, Mary, widow, petition for land postponed, 160; land granted to, 220, 446. Bates, Thomas, land granted to, 150; land granted to, 347. Battoon, Thomas, land granted to, 144, 347. Bearman, Michael, lot granted to, 633 ; land granted to, 635. Bell, Jacob, petition for land postponed, 805. Bell, Thomas, land granted to conditionally, 892. Bennet, John, land granted to conditionally, 898. 'Bentz, Mark, land granted to, 344. Bertz, John Philip, land granted to, 687. Betz, Gasper, petition for land postponed, 557. Betz, John Gasper, land granted to conditionally, 577. Betz, John Michael, land granted to conditionally, 578. Betz, Michael, petition for land postponed, 557.' Birk, Christian, lot granted to, 533. Black, David, his caveat against Wm. Wainwright, 385; same dismissed, 4°5- Blackshell, William, land granted to, 367; one half of lot granted to, 389. Blake, Francis, land granted to conditionally, 303, 556; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 303. Blyth, Joseph, affidavit of concerning intended invasion by the French and Creek Indians, 427. Blyth, Peter, lot in Hardwicke granted to, 527; petition for land postponed, 714; land granted to conditionally, 744. Boddie, James, lot in Hardwicke granted to conditionally, 527. 59 c r— vol 7 93° INDEX. Boddie, Sarah, lot and land granted to, 686; land granted to conditionally, 730; land granted to, 810. Bodelle, Leonard, claim for lot postponed, 631. Bolton, Robert, lot in Hardwicke granted to, 199; land granted to, 312, 791; lot in Savannah granted to, 481; land granted to conditionally, 555; land warrant renewed, 707. Bolzius, Rev. John Martin, land granted to, 293, 588. Bonar, William, land granted to, 280; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 281. Booth, William, land granted to conditionally, 432; land granted to, 746. Boquet, Colonel, letter from, 691. Boreman, Michael, land granted to conditionally, 383. Bortz, George Philip, land granted to, 746. Bosomworth, Adam, land granted to conditionally, 439. Bosomworth, Thomas, paper of read, 272; papers returned to, 275. Bosomworth, Thomas and wife, papers relating to laid before the Board, 269; memorial of read, 269. Bosset, Thomas, land granted to, 192. Bostick, Valentine, petition for land postponed, 198. Bounty to encourage silk culture, 114. Bourquin, Benedict, petition for land rejected, 166; land granted to con ditionally, ,402 ; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 403, 747. Bourquin, Henry, petition for land postponed, 152 ; land granted to, 165 ; 191, 636; land granted to conditionally, 562, 709; claim allowed, 563. Box, Philip, petition for lot postponed, 524; lot granted to conditionally, 551; land granted to, 685. Braddock, David Cutler, land granted to, 345 ; petition for guns granted, 448. Bradner, Matthias, lot granted to, 481. Brady, John, petition for land postponed, 779; land granted to conditional!}, 908. Branson, John, petition for land postponed, 834. Brantner, Matthias, land granted conditionally, 856. Brazeale, Elijah, land granted to conditionally, 849. Brian, Thomas, petition for land rejected, 331. Briar-Creek, complaint of people of that rum is sold to Indians, 537- British Regiment to be organized for defense of Georgia, 209. Briton, John Peter, lot granted to, 746. Brookner, Frederica, petition of granted, 621. Brooks, James, land granted to, 632. Brown, Cornelius, land granted to conditionally, 902. Brown, David, lot in Savannah granted to, 328. Brown, Edward, statement of, 390. Brown, Edward and others, petition of for land on Ogechee, 93. Brownjohn, Benjamin, land granted to, 445. Bruce, Thomas, land granted to conditionally, 517, 639, 718; sworn is Searcher, 536; petition for land rejected, 642; petition for prolonging warrant granted, 803. INDEX. 931 Bruckner, Frederica, lot granted to, 533. Bryan, Hugh, lot in Hardwicke granted to, 103, 348. Bryan, Jonathan, named as councillor, 9; recommended for Judge of General Court, 47; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 103, 347, 512; additional land granted to, 154; appointed Public Treasurer, and ordered to give bond, 177; sworn as Public Treasurer, 181; commissioned to hold court of Oyer and Terminer, 175 ; land granted to, 230, 284, 285, 312, 685, 74f), 791, 810; resigns acting as Justice of General Court, 261; resigns office of Public Treasurer, 335; land granted to conditionally, 468, 609, 650, 698, 702, 776, 809 ; warrant for land endorsed, 493 ; appointed Justice of the Peace, 504 ; to go to Tybee to survey condition of Light-Hous<\ 505 ; appointed to go to Creek Nation, 598 ; petition for lot postponed, 837. Bull, Jacob, land granted to conditionally, 478. ^Burghalter, Rodolph, petition for land postponed, 195. Burgslainer, Daniel, lot granted to, 533. Burnett, John, petition for land rejected, 404; land granted to condition ally, 669. Burnsides, James, land granted to, 746, 747. Burnley, Samuel, land granted to, 232, 344, 446. Burtley, Richard, land granted to, 160. Burrington, Gilbert, petition for land rejected, 527. Burrington, Thomas, land granted to conditionally, 511, 513; lot in Hard wicke granted to, 526; land granted to, 636; petition for land rejected, 742; sworn as Attorney General during Wm. Clifton's absence, 826. Burton, John, land granted to, 481. Burton, Joseph, land granted to conditionally, 859. Burton, Robert, land granted to conditionally, 838. Burton, William, land granted to, 532. Bush, Henry, petition for lot rejected, 744. Butler, Elisha, petition for land for son, William, rejected, no; petition for land postponed, no; land granted to, 130; qualified as one of the Representatives, 132 ; nominated Assistant Judge of General Court, 265 ; consents to act as Assistant Judge, 269; land granted to, 321, 345, 346, 387, 633, 635, 791 ; suspended as Justice of the General Court, 459 , proposed as Assistant Judge of General Court, 504; appointed Justice of Peace, 505; land granted to conditionally, 509, 606; qualied as one of Justices of General Court, 592. Butler, James, petition for land rejected, 159; land granted to, 328. Butler, Joseph, Sr., land granted to, 147. Butler, Joseph, Jr., land granted to, 144; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 155; land and lot granted to, 531. Butler, Joseph, appointed Justice of the General Court instead of Elisha Butler, suspended, 459; sworn as Justice of General Court, 460; land granted to conditionally, 467 ; warrant for land endorsed, 493 ; appointed Justice of Peace, 505; land granted to, 531, 687. Butler, Shem, petition for land rejected, 147, 159. 932 INDEX. Butler, Thomas, land granted to, 328; land granted to conditionally, 509. Butler, William, petition for land rejected, no; petition for land post poned, in; land granted to, 131; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 200; petition for lot in Hardwicke rejected, 202; land granted to, 308, 328, 329, 344 ; appointed Justice of Peace, 505 ; land granted to conditionally, 510, 579, 580. Bynon, Lewis, arraigned for selling rum to Indians, 541 ; land granted to, conditionally, 719; land granted to, 810. Cain, John, land granted to, 319, 747; land granted to conditionally, 619. Campbell, Dugald, land granted to conditionally, 726, 778. Campbell, James, lot in Hardwicke granted to, 164; appointed Justice of the Peace, 505. Campbell, Martin, letter from, 98; to show cause why John Barnard should not have land on Wilmington Island, 332; appointed Justice of Peace, 505. Cameron, Alexander, land granted to conditionally, 808. Carlile, Robert, land granted to conditionally, 521, 558, 711. Carlton, Edward, petition for lot rejected, 226; lot in Savannah granted to, 344; land granted to, 346; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 513. Carr, Mark, member of Council, 89; appointed Justice of Peace, 505; land granted to, 531 ; land granted to conditionally, 788. Carr, Robert, land granted to conditionally, 471. Carr, Thomas, land granted to, 532. Carter, Owen, land granted to conditionally, 848. Carter, Thomas, petition for land postponed, 224; land granted to, 320, 346, 387, 531; land granted to conditionally, 440. Cary, John, petition for land postponed, 221 ; land granted to, 288, 446. Cary, John, Jr., lot in Savannah granted to, 327. Cater, Stephen, land granted to conditionally, 889. Caudry, Thomas, land granted to conditionally, 895. Cawthorn, William Dabney, land granted to conditionally, 881. Chapman, Edward, land granted in trust, 388. ¦ Chapman, John, land granted to, 345. Champ, William, land granted to conditionally, 822. Cherokee Indians, arrival of, 179; attend the Council and receive ammuni tion, 180; complaint against and order thereon, 182; attitude of, 643. Chevers, Matthew, land granted to conditionally, 905. Chew, Samuel, petition for land granted, 652; land granted to conditionally, 907. ? Chickesaw Indians, received by Governor and Council; their talk, etc., 206; ammunition given to, 207; desire to talk, 539; ask for powder and balh, 539 ; presents promised to, 539 ; promise good behavior, 540 ; presents for, 610. Civil officers continued in office by Governor's proclamation, 16. INDEX. 933 Claims for lands examined, 214, 216, 351. Claim, contested, of Fitch and Irwin decided in favor of Fitch, 688; Edward Jenkins vs. Mortgagee decided, 689. Claimants for lands required to register their names, 213 ; to appear before Governor and Council to support claims of lands, 280. Clancy, Thomas, land granted to conditionally, 770. Clark, Angus, land granted to conditionally, 676. Clark, Daniel, warrant for land endorsed, 493. Clark, Donald, appointed Justice of Peace, 505; land granted to, 746. Clark, Hugh, land granted to, 483. Clark, John, appointed Justice of Peace, 691 ; land granted to conditionally, 694, 835. Clark, Nathaniel, land granted to conditionally, 415, 523. Clark, Patrick, petition for land postponed, 226. Clark, Sarah, widow, lot in Augusta granted to conditionally, 904. Clark, Stephen, land granted to conditionally, 584; petition for land re jected, 883. Clarjc & McGillivray, land granted to conditionally, 461. Clayton, John, petition for land postponed, 524 ; land granted to conditionally, 771 ; warrant for land renewed, 837. Clement, William, land granted to, 633. Clerk, Daniel, land granted to, 388. Clerk of Board to write to Justices, Captains, etc., 400; takes oaths of office, 912. Clerk of Crown and Pleas, his fees prescribed, 597. Clifton, William, named as Councillor, 9 ; attended and took oaths, 33 ; declines appointment as member of Council, 51; to be Advocate General of Court of Admiralty, 88; land granted to, 109; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 125 ; land granted to, 148, 330 ; additional land granted to, 175 ; allowed one year to examine records in support of his claim to lot in Savannah, 282; moved that caveats entered by Bosomworth against persons having grants for land be discharged, 309; appointed Justice of Peace, 505 ; land granted to conditionally, 574 ; memorial of, 591 ; takes seat as Councillor, 592; resigns warrant and new warrant granted to, 803 ; leave of absence given to, 826. Closeman, Frederick, lot granted to, 276; land granted to conditionally, 579- Cockran, William, land granted to conditionally, 896. Cogler, George, land granted to, 445. Coloine, James, heirs of, land granted to, 387. Colson, Jacob, land granted to conditionally, 695. Collins, Andrew, land granted to, 345 ; land granted to conditionally, 904. Collins, Thomas, land granted to, 746. Commission of the Peace, appointment of new, postponed, 452 ; same referred to Attorney General, 453 ; a new, ordered, 504 ; a new commission to b^ made out, 691. Common reserved at Hardwicke for inhabitants, 125. Conference between the Governor and the Cowkeeper, 626. 934 INDEX. Consideration of suspension of Noble Jones postponed, 450. Constables in Justices Court provided for, 57; oath of, 58; to prepare lists of Jurors, 58. Contingent expenses examined and ordered paid, 313, 324. Contested claim of Fitch and Irwin decided in favor of Fitch, 688 ; of Edward Jenkins vs. Mortagee decided, 689. Conyers, John, petition for land postponed, 832. Cooper, John, petition for lot postponed, 320; land granted to conditionally, 715. Cooper, Richard, lot in Hardwicke granted to, 203. Cooper, Susannah, warrant for lot prolonged, 337. Coppe, Rev. Mr. Jonathan, lot granted to, 275 ; petition for land postponed, 281. Cornberger, John, land granted to, 532, 840. Council adjourns to court house, 21; heartily approves proposition to buill fort, 499. Council House falls down, 21. Council House and Goal, expense of fitting up, 170. Council refuses to examine accounts submitted by the Governor, 368. Councillors summoned, 10; take oaths, 11, 488; those of Ellis' Council take oaths, 910. Coulson, William, petition for land postponed, 890. Courts of Oyer and Terminer, dates fixed for, 298. Cowkeeper, his reply to the Governor, 630. Cox, Benjamin, petition for land postponed, 161. Cox, Richard, land granted to, 343. Cox, Richard, Sr., land granted to, 344. Cox, Richard, Jr., lot in Hardwicke granted to, 344. Cramer, Christopher, land granted to conditionally, 466, 847; lot granted to, 534- Cranwetter, Marie Catharina, land granted to, 686. Craudie, Adam, petition for land rejected, 226. Craus, Leonard, land granted to, 810. Cremer, Christopher, land granted to conditionally, 795. Cremer, Christopher and others, petition of rejected, 707. Creek Indians, presents given to, 135 ; ammunition given to, 268 ; ordered to meet Governor and receive presents, 333 ; few attend and presents ordered them, 336; presents given to, 494; report of the Agent con cerning, 643; arrival of, 644; how received, 641; arrive under escort of Capt. Milledge, and particular account of their reception, 644, 645; address of Governor to, 645 ; answer of the Wolf King Mico to Gov ernor's speech, 647; speech of Togulki, 648; Head Men invited to dine with Governor, 648 ; received by his Honor in Council, 657 ; new treaty signed by them, 664 ; copy of treaty, 665 ; Governor has conference with, 7°3. 732'> present deer skins to Governor, 704. Cronenberger, John, land granted to conditionally, 737. Cronenberger, Nicholas, land granted to conditionally, 461, 798 ; lot granted to, 635 ; agreement made with to build new scout-boat, 846. INDEX. .935 Crooke, Herrio.t, widow, land granted to conditionally, 287; land granted to, 405; lot jn Hardwicke granted to, 526. Crooke, Robert, petition for land rejected, 290. Cross, Thomas, petition for lot in Hardwicke rejected, 203. Cross, William, heirs of, land granted to, 387. Croswell, Mary, widow, lot in Augusta granted to, 279. Cunningham, David, land granted to, 633. Curtis, Henry, petition for land rejected, 145; land granted to, 240, 634; warrant for land prolonged, 318. Cusmal, Jacob, land granted to conditionally, 402; land granted to, 685. Cuthbert, George, member of Assembly, 89; petition for land postponed, 184, 222; qualifies as Justice of Peace, 249; land granted to, 288, 311, 312, 339, 530; land granted to conditionally, 417; warrant ior land en dorsed, 493. D Dan.ford, Abraham, land granted to conditionally, 584; land granted to, 747- Darnel, Thomas, land granted to conditionally, .851. Dasher, Christian, land granted to, 746. Dasher, Martin, land granted to conditionally, 753, 888: Davis, John, petition for lot in Hardwicke rejected, 203 ; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 203 ; land granted in lieu of former grant, 225 ; petition for land rejected, 317; land granted to conditionally, 436, 580, S47 ; land granted to, 589. Davis, John, Sr., land granted to, 187. Davis, John, Jr., land granted to, 589. Davis, William, land granted to, 109, 589; land granted to conditionally, 521. Day, Nathaniel, land granted to, 155, 312; lot in Hardwicke granted ,to, 169. Day, Owen, land granted to conditionally, 650. Day, Peter, petition for land postponed, 814. Day of fasting and humiliation appointed, 406. Dean, Lydia, widow, land granted to, 446. De Brahm, William, Surveyor General, memorial of, 291. De Brahm, William Gerrard, lot in Savannah granted to, 132, 346; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 163, 347; land granted to, 344; land granted to conditionally, 588; petition for land postponed, 839. Denfenceless condition of colony, 209. De Honneur, John, land granted to conditionally, 3^9; Jot -in Hardwicke granted to, 350; his bond cancelled, 825. Delegal, Edward, land granted to conditionally, .917. Delegal, George, lot in Hardwicke granted to, 164; land -granted |to, 185. Delegal, Philip, Jr., land granted to, 149, 745; -lot in Hardwicke ^granted to, 163; appointed Justice of Peace, 505. Demay Alexis, land granted to conditionally, 680; petition for land post poned, 779. 936 INDEX. Demere, Capt. Raymond, presents receipt for provisions supplied Detach ¦ ment under his command, 133; land granted to, 186; lots granted to, 245; lot in Savannah granted, 347; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 347; ' petitions set for hearing, 758. Demetre, Daniel, lot in Hardwicke granted to, 167, 347; additional land granted to, 192; land granted to, 344, 347; land granted to conditionally, 433- Deppe, Valentine, lot granted to, 634. De Reinoses, Carlos Auziano, relief granted to, 460. DeVeaux, James, member of Assembly, 89; lot in Hardwicke granted to, 201; nominated Assistant Judge of General Court, 265; consents to act as Assistant Judge, 269; Warsaw Island granted to conditionally, 316, 386, 915 ; land granted to, 388 ; proposed as Assistant Judge of General Court, 504 ; appointed Justice of Peace, 505 ; sworn as Justice of the General Court, 536. DeVeaux, John, lot in Hardwicke granted to, 163 ; land granted to condi - tionally, 372, 676 ; appointed Justice of Peace, 505 ; land granted to, 530, 532. DeVeaux, John, Jr., petition for land, rejected, 166; lot granted to condi tionally, 586. DeVeaux, William, lot in Hardwicke granted to, 585. Dews, William, land granted to, 190, 293, 346; petition for land reejcted, 200. Dickinson, Paynter, land granted to, 235, 687. Dickinson, Stephen, land granted to conditionally, 475 ; land granted to, 687. Dicks, David, land granted to, 144, 348; land granted to conditionally, 442; warrant for land endorsed, 493. Dinkins, John, land granted to conditionally, 881. Discontent and disaffection among inhabitants, 94. Disputes between Indians and Spaniards, 626. Dixey, James, petition for lot postponed, 716. Dixie, James, land granted to, 326. Dixon, Robert, petition for lot postponed, 228; lot in Augusta granted to, 279. Dixsee, James, Sr., lot in Hardwicke granted to, 167. Dixsee, James, Jr., petition for land rejected, 166. Dobell, John, lot in Savannah granted to, 327; his caveat against heirs of Thomas Causton litigated and postponed, 354. Dohart, John, land granted to conditionally, 894-. Donnom, James, land granted to conditionally, 867. Dormer, Richard, lot in Savannah granted to, 327. Douglass, David, member of Assembly, 89; elected Speaker of House, 90; memorial of concerning Courts of Conscience, 105 ; petition for land postponed, 126, 458; appointed Justice of Peace, 505. Douthatt, Michael, petition for land rejected, 682. Dowdee. Richard, lot in Hardwicke granted t