Colonial Records of the State of Georgia - Volume 28, Part 1: Original Papers of Governors Reynolds, Ellis, Wright, and Others, 1757-1763 (Paperback)

The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia document the colony through its first twenty-five years and includes correspondence between Georgia founder James Oglethorpe and the Trustees for Establishing the Colony, as well as records pertaining to land grants; agreements and interactions with Indigenous peoples; the settlement of a small Jewish community and the Salzburgers, German-speaking Protestant refugees; and the removal of restrictions on land tenure, rum, and slavery in the colony. Most of the local records of colonial Georgia were destroyed during the Revolution. Under Governor James Wright's direction, merchant John Graham loaded much of the official records on his vessel in the Savannah River. During the Battle of the Rice Boats in March 1776, the Inverness was burned while it lay at anchor. The destructive civil war that occurred in the latter phases of the Revolution resulted in further destruction. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, drawn from archival material in Great Britain, remain a unique source. Volume 28, Part I, contains the papers of governors John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and James Wright from 1757 to 1763. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

General

Imprint:	University of Georgia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Georgia Open History Library
Release date:	September 2021
Editors:	Kenneth Coleman
Foreword by:	Leslie Hall
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-0-8203-5907-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of other lands
LSN:	0-8203-5907-6
Barcode:	9780820359076

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