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Calls Convention for revision of Constitution, 387-390. Proceedings under new Constitu- tion,391, 392. Divided into Congressional Dis- tricts, 394. Visit of Washington to, 395, 397. Indian ravages in, 398. New counties in, 398, 399. Clarke's settlement in, 401, 402, 405, 406. Excitement in, 407, 409. Indian difficulties, 410, 411. Cession of land to, 414, 416. Indian treaties with, 417, 418, 426. Difficulties with McGillivray, 430, 431, 432, 434, 436, 437. Treaty with the Creeks, 442, 443, 445. Extinguishment of land titles, 446, 447, 451, 453. Treaty at Coleraine, 455, 456. Yazoo sale, 457, 460. Western boundary of, 461. Right of, to lands, acknowledged, 462. Applications to Legislature of, for lands, 463-465. First Yazoo Sale Bill, 465-467. Subsequent efforts to secure the lands of, 467-472. Passage of the bill, 472-477. Ex- citement in, 477-479. Course of General James Jackson, 479-481. Message of the Governor of, 481-484. "Rescinding Act," 486-489. Expunging of the Records, 490-495. Cession of Western lands to the United States, 495, 496. Constitution of 1798, 497- 502. Concluding remarks on the history of, 502-505.
Georgia Battalion, 142, 153.
Georgia Brigade, 154, 157, 158. 163.
Georgia Company, the, 468-474.
Georgia Continentals, 152, 157, 200.
Georgia militia, 256.
Georgia Union Company, the, 418, 469, 472, 473.
Georgia Mississippi Company, the, 418. Georgia Yazoo Company, the, 464 466. Gerard, M., 201.
Germain, the ship, 203, 215, 216.
Germans at Ebenezer, 182.
Gerridoe's Plantation, 173. House, 174.
Gibbons, Joseph, 63. Member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105.
Gibbons, William, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105. Member of the Coun- cil of Safety, 126. Of the Executive Coun- cil, 308. Signs letter defending the retention of the records in Chatham County, 368. Suspended from office, 369. Plantation of, 372. President of Convention for final revi- sion of the Constitution, 390, 391.
Gibson, Robert, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105.
Girardeau, John Bohur, member of the Pro- vincial Congress of 1775, 105. Member of the Council of Safely, 121.
Glascock, Thomas, Commissioner of Georgia at the Indian Congress at Hopewell, 418; 426, 474, 500.
Glascock, William; forged letter from, 325. Appointed Trustee of the University of Georgia, 362, 415. Speaker of the House of Assembly, 426, 453.
Glen, John, 77. Elected Chairman of Provin- cial Congress of 1775, 88. Member of the Council of Safety, 101, 121. Member of the Provincial Congress, 116. Elected Chief Jus- tice of Georgia, 294, 313.
Glynn, Counsellor, county named for, 299.
Glynn County, established by the Constitu- tion, 291. Proceedings of the representatives of, 306-310, 389, 394, 406.
Goldsmith, Thomas, returned as member of the Commons' House of Assembly, 318.
Gordon, Lord George, 245.
Government House (at Savannah), 151.
Governor, the duties of, defined in the Consti- tution, 298.
"Governor's warrants," 375.
Graham, Lieutenant Governor John; resi- dence of, at Mulberry Grove, 371.
Grand, Chevalier George, 225.
Grant, Colonel, 24. Major, 127, 134, 135.
Grath, Samuel, appointed Colonial Agent by the Lower House, 59.
Graves, Admiral, letter of Governor Wright to, 102.
Gray, Mr., settlement of, on the Alatamaha, 459, 460.
Great Seal, 505.
Great Tennessee River, 476.
Greene, John, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 105.
Greene, General Nathaniel, marches south- ward, 254. Successes of, 254, 255, 269-273, 286, 289. Congratulatory address of the Le- gislature to, 338, 339. Reply, 339, 340. Appointed and declines office of Assistant Justice in Chatham Court, 370. Death of, 371-373. Sketch of character of, 373, 374, 376.
Green, General (of Camden), 500.
Greene County, 83, 362, 363, 389, 394, 398, 399, 406, 485, 501.
Greensboro', proposed seat of the University of Georgia, 362, 363.
Greenwich, 202.
Grenville, George; bill for granting and ap- plying stamp duties on America. 40, 41, 69. Grierson, Colonel. 243, 241, 247, 248, 257, 258. Assassinated, 267.
Griffin, Cyrus, appointed Indian Commis- sioner, 434, 445.
Grover, William, first Chief Justice of Georgia, appointed, 22. Resigns his seat in the Coun- cil, 22. Conduct of, disapproved of by the Council, 23. Removed by the King, 23. Ef- fects of his course, 23, 24.
Gunn, James, 282. Expedition of, against runaway negroes, 377, 378. Interview with General Clarke, 443, 453. Complicity in Yazoo speculations, 473, 479, 480.
Guristersigo, 280, 286.
Gwinnett, Button, chosen delegate to Conti- nental Congress, 129. President of the Council of Safety, 155, 300. Expedition against Florida, 156-158. Duel with Gene- ral McIntosh, and death, 158. Opposition to union with South Carolina, 302.
Habersham, James; opinion . of Stamp Act, 44, 45. Waylaid and threatened, 46. Ap- pointed on Committee of Correspondence with B. Franklin, 63. Acting Governor in absence of Governor Wright, 72. Struggle with the Assembly with reference to the Speakership, 72, 73. Appointed Trustee of the State College, 352. 353, 362.
Habersham, Major John. 276, 277, 289. Ap- pointed Trustee of the University of Georgia, 362. Appointed Commissioner in boundary disputes, 385, 429.
Habersham, Joseph, secures military stores at Savannah, 100. Member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 104. Member of the Council of Safety, 127. Appointed Major of the Georgia Battalion, 127. Places Governor Wright under arrest, 128. Appointed com- mittee to supply arms and ammunition, 130. Attacks the " Hinchinbroke," 134, 201. Mem- ber of the Executive Council, 308, 355. De- clines appointment as Assistant Justice in Chatham County, 370.
Hale, Major, 287.
Hall, Lyman, delegate from St. John's Parish to the General Congress, 92. Presents his credentials and takes his seat, 96. Delegate
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from Georgia to the Continental Congress, 114, 117, 129. Elected Governor of Georgia, 338. Measures for promotion of religion and morality, 341, 342. Address of, to the Legis- lature, 343, 344.
Hall, Nathaniel, returned as member of the Commons' House of Assembly of 1780, 319. IIalifax, Earl of, appoints William Grover Chief Justice, 23. Letter of Governor Wright to, 41.
Hancock, John, 70. Letter from, received at Savannah, 151.
Hancock County,363. Formed,398,406,429, 485. Handly, Lieutenant-Colonel George, 382. Elec- ted Governor, 383, 388, 389.
Hammond, Colonel, 192.
Hammond, Mr., H. B. M. Minister to the United States, 450.
Hampton, Wade, 475.
Hardwicke, removal of seat of government to, 19.
Hardy, Captain, 161.
Harris, Francis Henry, member of the Council of Safety, 101. Member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105, 123.
Ilarris, General Jeptha V., member of the first graduating class of the University of Georgia, 364.
Hawkins, Benjamin, United States Commis- sioner, 417, 455. Journal of Indian Congress at Hopewell, 417-429.
Hawkins, Lieutenant, exploit of, 193.
Hawks Creek, 247.
Ilazzard, Major William, present at Indian Congress at Hopewell, 426.
Ileard's Fort, in Wilkes County, last strong· hold of liberty in Georgia, 241. Seat of government removed to, 328-330.
Heard, Stephen, President of the Executive Council, 245, 326, 329. Retires to North Carolina, 331.
Hendricks, James, Commissioner for Georgia, 455.
Henderson, John, returned a member of the Commons' House of Assembly of 1780, 319.
Henry, Patrick, at the head of the Virginia Yazoo Company, 464.
Herbert, surprise of British post at, 192.
Hessians, 172, 175, 203, 204, 211, 216, 240, 273.
Hillsborough, Earl of; Governor Wright's letter to, 53. Presents address of Commons' House to the King, 68. Letter to Governor Wright, 92.
Hinchinbroke, the brig, 133, 134, 161, 162.
Hobson, Matthew, meeting of the Executive Council at the house of, 305, 306.
Holmes, Abiel, appointed Trustee of the Uni- versity of Georgia, 362.
Holston River. 421, 422, 425, 444.
Holzendorf, William, member of the first Exe- cutive Council, 300.
Hopewell, Indian Congress at, 417-429. Horry, Colonel, 217.
Horse-racing, resolve of the Provincial Con- gress discountenancing, 111.
House of Assembly, the, executive powers conferred upon the Governor until the meet- ing of, 305. Failure of, to organize, 306. Action of members of, 306-310. Present- ment of, by the Grand Jury of Richmond County, 329, 330. Backwardness in taxing its constituents, 344. Imposes tax on negro slaves, 345. Elects John Houstoun Governor, 350. Struggles in, with reference to the eli- gibility of its members, 352, 389. Vide Assembly, General Assembly, Legislature.
House of Representatives, congratulatory ad- dress to Governor Telfair, 397.
House of Commons, resolution of, declaring the right and expediency of taxing America, 40, 138.
Houstoun, George, member of the Council of Safety, 101, 123. Member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105, 107.
Houstoun, John, 77, 80. Member of the Pro- vincial Congress of 1775, 104. Delegate to the Continental Congress, 114, 117, 129. At- tends and takes his seat, 119, 125. Dr. Zu- bly's letter to, 120, 144. Governor, 165-167, 173. Member of the first Executive Council, 300. Elected Governor. 303, 350. Agent of Georgia in boundary disputes, 340, 341, 351, 352. Appointed Trustee of the State College, 352, 353, 359, 362. Suspended from office of Chief Justice, 369. Commissioner on boun- dary disputes, 385, 392.
Houstoun, Sir Patrick, 303, 350.
Houstoun, William, appointed Trustee of the State College, 352, 353. Agent of Georgia in settlement of boundary disputes, 385. Dele- gate from Georgia to the Federal Convention, 386-387.
Howe, Lord, 200, 227.
Howe, General Robert, 131, 153, 154, 158, 160, 161, 162. Expedition against Florida, 163- 169. Defeat at Savannah, 174-178. Stric- tures on, 179, 180, 181, 184, 185, 197, 418.
Howell, Philip, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 105.
Howell, Lieutenant Colonel, 377.
Howley, Richard, 323. Chosen Governor, 326. Extraordinary powers conferred on, 327, 328. Requested to take his seat in Congress, 329. Retires to a place of safety, 330. Signs "Ob- servations." 241, 242, 335. Takes his seat in Congress, 243. His experiences, 243.
Hudson's Ferry, 193-195, 241, 242, 329.
Huger, Colonel, 174, 176, 216, 219.
Hume, Lieutenant, 207.
Humphreys, Daniel, appointed Indian Com- missioner, 434, 445.
Huske, -, of New Hampshire; suggests the idea of the Stanıp Act to Grenville, 40.
Huske, General, 40. Hussy, Anna, 234. Hutcher, Captain, 161.
Hutchinson's Island, 133, 134.
Indians, 18, 21, 24-29, 34, 42, 83-85, 93, 94, 129, 136, 144, 146, 147, 153, 169, 170, 198, 247-249, 266, 268, 269, 275, 276, 280, 282-287, 305, 312, 314, 329, 331, 337, 360, 364, 365, 368, 376, 380, 382, 395, 397-400, 402, 404, 405, 410-418, 424, 427, 429-434, 438, 442-447, 449-451, 454-456, 470, 471, 489, 498, 502.
Indian agents, 410, 411.
Indian claims, 471, 489. Indian Congress, 27-29, 415, 416, 417-429.
Indian Department, 144.
Indian treaties, 29, 34, 85, 400, 401, 416, 417, 429, 436, 442, 443, 445, 455. 456.
Indian tribes. 33. 145. 146, 360, 405, 410, 502. Innes, Lieutenant-Colonel, 181.
Inoculation, practised at Savannah, 317. Inverness, the ship, 135.
Investigating Committee, report of, on the corruptions of the Legislature, 490.
Irvine, John, returned as member of the Com- mons' House of Assembly, 1780, 319.
Irwin, Jared. candidate for Governor, 390. Or- dered to disperse General Clarke's settle- ment, 401-403. Chosen Governor. 409, 429, 453, 484, 497. President of Convention for revising the Constitution, 499, 500.
Irwin, Jared, member of the first graduating class of the University of Georgia, 364.
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Irwin, Thomas, member of the first graduating class of the University of Georgia, 364.
Jack, Colonel, 144.
Jackson, James, Lieutenant, 135. Major, 171, 254, 257, 267. Colonel, 269, 270, 274, 278. Lieutenant-Colonel, 281. Receives the for- mal surrender of Savannah, 289. Clerk of Court, 294. Indian Commissioner, 365. De- fends the retention of the records, 368. Suspended from office, 369. Declines elec- tion as Governor, 383. Representative to Congress, 394. General, 419. Major-General, 453. Commissioner for Georgia, 455. Op- poses Yazoo Sale Bill, 479-481, 485-487, 490. Georgia Commissioner, 496. Elected Go- vernor, 497, 501.
Jackson, Professor James, member of the first graduating class of the University of Geor- gia, 364.
Jackson, Joseph, authorized to sign bills of credit, 374.
Jackson, Colonel William H., member of the first graduating class of the University of Georgia, 364.
Jackson County, 363.
Jackson's Legion, 271, 273, 274, 277.
James II, 226.
Jasper, Sergeant, 217.
Jefferson, Thomas, Washington's letter to, 375, 450, 496.
Jefferson County, 365, 406, 501.
Jekyl, 162.
Joachim Street, in Savannah, 121.
Johnson, Captain, 247, 269.
Johnson, Governor Robert, 459.
Johnstone, Governor, 138-140.
Jones, Edward, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105.
Jones, Dr. George, 501.
Jones, Henry, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 105.
Jones, James, 485, 501.
Jones, Colonel John, 245, 246. Member of first Executive Council, 360.
Jones, Colonel (British), 246.
Jones, Colonel Noble, Commander of the mi- litia, 22. Member of the Royal Council, 63. Jones, Noble Wimberly, Speaker of the As- sembly, 64, 71. Signs address to the King, 67. Election negatived, 70, 72, 73. Signs call for meeting to sympathize with the Bostonians, 77. On Committee to receive subscriptions for the Boston sufferers, 80. Secures military stores at Savannah, 100. Member of Provincial Congress of 1775, 104, 106. Delegate to Congress, 114, 117, 119. Reasons for not attending Congress, 125. Member of the Council of Safety, 127, 155. Delegate to Congress, 335. President of Con- vention for revising the Constitution, 406.
Jones, Seaborn, Speaker of the House of Re- presentatives, 391.
Jones, William, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105, 124. Returned a member of the Commons' House of Assem- bly, 1780, 318.
Joyner, Captain, 103.
Judiciary power, defined in the Constitution, 298.
Judiciary Act of 1799, 502.
Kean, John, Agent of South Carolina in settle- ment of boundary disputes, 385. Keith, Sir William, 39. Kettle Creek, battle of, 190-192. Killibees, the, 438.
King, John, Georgia Commissioner at Indian Congress, 426, 427.
King's Magazine, at Savannah, broken open, 100.
King's Mountain, 252.
King's Council, 62.
King's Rangers, 203, 247, 248, 250.
Knights of Malta, 226.
Knox, General Henry, 401. Commissioner to the Creeks, 443, 446, 484, 487.
Knox, William, Agent of Georgia, dismissed from service, 41. Reflections on, 41, 42. Successor appointed, 68, 69.
Knox's Settlement, 416.
Knyphausen, Lieutenant-General, 240.
Lamb, Sir Matthew, King's Solicitor, 21.
Land Court, at Augusta, 354. Proceedings at, 355-358, 416.
La Fayette, Marquis de, 232, 236.
Lally, Count de, 226.
Lane, Major, in command at Sunbury, 183. Surrenders to the British, 184. Courtmar- tialled, 185.
Langly, Becky, 234.
Langly, Erdmuth, 234.
Langworthy, Edward, Secretary of the Coun- cil of Safety, 127, 291.
La Perouse, 214, 228.
La Trinité, the frigate, 213.
Launitz's monument to Pulaski, 237.
Laurens, Colonel, 217.
Lawson, Hugh, Trustee of the University of Georgia, 362, 363.
Lawson, John, Jr., Collector of Sunbury, 340.
Le Conte, William, member of the Council of Safety, 101. Member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 105, 123.
Lee, Francis, Searcher of Sunbury, 21.
Lee, General, 144, 146. Plans expedition against the Floridas, 148-150. Recalled to the northward, 150.
Lee, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry, Jr., 255, 256, 258. Extract from memoirs of, 178, 179, 260- 264. Articles of capitulation signed by, 264- 267.
Lee, Thomas, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 104.
Lee, the galley, 161, 162.
Legislature, action of, on Governor Martin's communication, 278, 279. Members of, 288. How constituted, 298, 300, 301. Review the proceedings of Governor Walton, 325. In- consistency of, 326. Appoint Indian Com- missioners, 338. Address of, to General Greene, 338, 339. Elect civil officers, 340. Resolutions of, concerning religion, 341, 342. Address of Governor Hall to, 343-345. Esta- blish State institution of learning, 352, 358, 359. Determine the seat of the University, 363. Grant land to Count d'Estaing, 366. Present Mulberry Grove to General Greene, 371, 374. Call a Convention to revise the Constitution, 388. Choose presidential elec- tors, 389. Divide the State into Congres- sional Districts, 394, 409. Proceeding with reference to the Yazoo Sale, 463-466, 467- 473, 477, 478, 481-495.
Lewan, Lieutenant, 377.
Lewis, Benjamin, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105.
Lewis, David, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 105.
"Liberty Boys," associate to prevent distribu- tion of Stamp Act, 44. Number of, in Lower House, 59.
Liberty County, 80. Formed out of the pa- rishes of St. John, St. Andrew, and St.
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James, 299. Proceedings of the representa- tives of, 306-310, 394, 399, 406, 485, 500, 501. Liberty of conscience, secured by the Consti- tution, 501.
Liberty pole (at Savannah), 151, 152.
Lincoln, General Benjamin, commands the Army of the South, 180. Reaches Purys- burg, 185. Condition of his army, 185, 186. Plans attack on the British at IIud- son's Ferry, 194. Solicits co operation of d'Estaing, 201, 235, 240. Letters of Execu- tive Council to, 311-315. Lays siege to Sa- vannah, 315. Censured by the Assembly for the removal of the Continental troops, 328. Capitulation of, 330. Indian Commis- sioner, 434, 438, 445.
Lincoln, Levi, United States Commissioner, 496.
Lincoln County, 83, 247.
Lindsay, John, member of the Executive Coun- cil, 326.
Little Ogeechee, list of members of the Pro- vincial Congress of 1775, from, 105, 318.
Long Island of Holston, 421, 427.
Longswamp Creek, 411, 413, 414.
Lords of Trade, 31, 32. Declaration of, 38. Memorial to, 38, 39. Action of, necessary to confirmation of Provincial legislation, 62. Returns of population to, 93, 460.
Lord, William, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 105.
Louisiana, 457.
Louisville; meeting of the Senatus Academi- cus of the University of Georgia, at, 362, 406. Seat of government removed to, 407.
497. Convention held at, 498. Convention of 1798 held at, 499.
Loyalists, treatment of, 347-350.
Lynah, Dr. James, 235.
Lyons, Captain, 276.
Maddock, Joseph, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105. Declines taking his Seat, 106.
Madison, James, 385, 496.
Maitland, Captain, 103. Major, 127, 134. Lieutenant-Colonel, 173. Honorable Colonel, 208, 210, 320.
Mann, Luke, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 105.
Manufactures, 53, 55. Resolve of Provincial Congress, encouraging, 111.
Mapp, Captain, 412.
Marbury, Colonel, 195.
Marbury, Leonard, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105.
Marchant, Captain, 430.
" Marine Certificates," 359.
Marion, Lieutenant-Colonel, 154.
Martin, Clement, 63.
Martin, John, Naval Officer at Sunbury, 21. Member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 104. Member of the Council of Safety, 126. Captain, 249. Governor, 272. Communica- tion to the Legislature, 278, 279. Negotia- tions with Sir James Wright, 287. Elected Governor, 335. Address of, 335, 236. Efforts to check frontier massacres, 336, 337. State Treasurer, 340, 415.
Martin, Joseph, United States Commissioner, 418, 426. "Colonel." 427, 428.
Maryland, Historical Society of. 237.
Massachusetts Assembly, 41, 58.
Massachusetts House of Representatives, cir- cular letter of, 63, 64. Entered upon the journal of the Georgia House of Assembly, 65. Further action thereupon, 65, 66, 68.
Matthews, General George, claims reservation
of land, 359. Elected Governor, 376. Friend- ship with Sevier, 380-382. Representative to Congress, 394. Chosen Governor, 398. Vetoes Yazoo Sale Bill, 469. Scruples over- come, 473, 474, 477. Message to the Legisla- ture, 481-484.
Maxwell, Captain, 412.
Maxwell, James, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105, 106. Secretary of State, 303.
Maxwell, William, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105.
Maybank, Captain Andrew, 127.
Mayham, Lieutenant, 258.
Mayham Tower, 259.
McAllister, Matthew, 473.
McArthur, Major, 213, 254.
McCall, Colonel, 247.
McClure, John, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 104. McDowell, Colonel, 245.
McGillivray, Alexander, instigates Indian diffi- culties, 401, 429-432, 434-446, 449, 453-454. McGillivray, Lachlan, Indian trader, 430.
McGirth, Colonel Daniel, 133, 170, 187, 188, 192, 193, 199.
McIntosh, George, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105.
McIntosh, John, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 105.
McIntosh, Lachlan, 88. Member of the Pro- vincial Congress of 1775, 105. Colonel of the Georgia Battalion, 127, 134, 142, 143, 144, 153, 154. Duel with President Gwinnett, 158, 159, 172. General, 190, 192, 202, 214, 218, 220, 312, 313. Attempts to traduce the character of, 324. Mr. Glascock's letter, 325. Acknow- ledgment of his virtues and merits by the Legislature, 326. Agent of Georgia on boun- dary disputes, 340, 341. Commissioner for same purpose, 385, 415. United States Com- missioner, 417, 458, 426.
McIntosh, Captain Lachlan, 158.
McIntosh, Roderick, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105.
McIntosh, William, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105. Georgia Commis- sioner, 337.
McIntosh County, 399, 406, 485.
McKay, Charles, member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105.
McNeil, James, addresses letter to General Twiggs, 408, 409, 429.
McPherson, Major, 377.
Medway, 199, 319.
Medway Meeting-House, camp formed at, 155. Engagement near, 170, 171.
Meigs, Josiah, First Professor of the University of Georgia, 362. Elected President, 363. Melvin, Captain, 162, 238.
Mercer, Rev. Jesse, 500, 501.
" Minute Men certificates," 359.
Military strength of the Colony, 1760, 18, 19. Militia laws, revision of. 321, 336.
Milledge, John, "Captain," 45. On committee of correspondence with Benjamin Franklin, 63. On committee to select new site for the University of Georgia, 363. Conveys land for the College, 363, 364. Georgia Commis- sioner, 496.
Milton, John, 340.
Mississippi River, western boundary line be- tween Great Britain and France. 25. Boun- daries of Georgia enlarged to, 33. Right of navigation, 334, 384, 386, 461, 462, 465, 474, 475.
Mississippi, State of, 415.
Mississippi Territory, the, 463, 495.
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Mitchell, David B., appointed on committee | O'Brien, William, member of the Provincial on the Yazoo Sale Bill, 485.
Mobile, intrigues of the French at, 18. Re- moval of French rule from, 26.
Moncrief, Major, 204, 215.
Monro, Simon, returned as member of the Commons' House of Assembly, 1780, 318.
Montgomerie, Alexander, Earl of Eglintoun, petitions for land in Georgia, 31-32. Death of, 32.
Montgomery, General Richard, 24. County named for, 399.
Montgomery County formed, 399, 406.
Moon, Andrew, member of the Provincial Con- gress of 1775, 105.
Moore, Major Francis, 276.
Moore, General James, 148.
Moravians, 233, 236.
Morgan, General Daniel, letter to the refugees of Georgia, 253, 254.
Morell, John, member of the Council of Safety,
161. Member of the Provincial Congress of 1775, 105, 135.
Morrison, Lieutenant John, 127. Brigadier- General, 403, 500.
Moss, William, 106. Authorized to sign bills of credit, 374.
Mossman, James, 106. Returned as member of the Commons' House of Assembly, 1780, 318.
Moultrie, Alexander, 463. Moultrie, General, 148, 149, 154, 161.
Mount Venture, 181.
Mourning-dress, resolve of Provincial Congress concerning, 111.
Mowbray, Captain, 162.
Mulberry Grove, 371, 372. Muhlenburg, Colonel, 150. Muller, Captain, defeat of, 199.
Mullryne, John, 63, 106, 108.
Negroes in the province, 54, 146, 204, 257, 275. Carried off at the embarkation of the British, 289. Difficulty from armed, 316, 317. Act concerning, 320, 321. Tax on, 344, 345, 360. Ravages of armed, 376, 377.
New England, Mississippi Company, 494.
New Hampshire, 40. Treatment of the Tories, 348.
New Hanover, 459.
New Jersey, 114. Laws of, in reference to the persons and property of the Tories. 348.
New Netherlands, remonstrance of the inhabi- tants of, against taxation without popular consent, 36, 37.
New Orleans, 450, 451.
New York, 36, 37. Resolution of Royal Assem- bly of, 38. General Congress of the Colonies appointed at, 41. Assembly of, 63, 171, 227, 240, 328. Acts of confiscation, 348, 376, 385, 434, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 446, 447, 451. New York treaty with the Creeks, 455, 481.
New York volunteers at the attack on Savan- nah, 172, 173, 175, 176, 204.
Neckabache, Indian council at, 440.
Ninety-six, 161, 248, 255, 267.
Noailles, Viscount De, 209.
North, Lord, 75, 138, 139.
North Carolina suffers from the Indians, 24. Unites in the Southern Congress, 26, 27, 144, 147, 148, 243, 244, 330, 331. Confiscation act, 348. Conveys vacant lands to the United States, 378, 379. Action of the Legislature of, with reference to the State of Franklin, 379, 380, 384. Indian complaints against the people of, 421, 422, 441, 455.
North Carolina, Legislature of, 151, 379, 380. North Carolina troops, 180, 192.
Congress of 1775, 105. Treasurer of Georgia, 303. Defends detention of the records, 368. Suspended from office, 369.
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