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Prays for the trustees.
I hope my honest blunt way of writing will not offend your Hon's: if it shuld I shuld be Sorry becase to a word it is truth My Poor weake Prayers for your Hon's. to god is for wis- dom from heaven with a spirit of deserning to find out any wickedness or Givel whareby your Hon's: have bin decved and all honest Men op- presed to the utter Rueing of the Settelment as fare as our Shallo Reason goes and hurt to Your Hon's: good Name may god grant all such Per- sons may have their Just Reward Shall be the Prayrs of her who is allways your Hon": Faith- full Humble: Servant in all honesty Mary Town- send.
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Mr. Abercromby to Mr. Harman Verelst.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.)
MR. ABERCROMBY TO MR. HARMAN VERELST
ACCOTANT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GEORGIA AT THEIR OFFICE IN WESTMINSTER. 6 JUNE 1739 RECD 13 JULY 1739. ANSWERED 14 DO.
Sir
By Capt Haarman I had the pleasure of Yours and immediately hird a Perreagiur to transport the People and goods to Savannah to prevent Expence in maintaining them in Charlestown, I shall at all times be proud to receive the Trustees Commands in any Shape. But Commissions of this Sort I must Execute by 2d. hand, but by one whom I can confide in. I wish I could do this without charge to the Trustees but its what I cannot answer for un- less I could command their time as my own; In this Shape the Trustees can never lay me under any Restraint neither shall they Suffer in any Degree by those who act under my Direction, let the Commission be of whatever Nature I am
Sir Your Most Humble Sert. Ja Abercromby. 6th. June 1739.
Perreaqiur to transport people and goods to Savannah.
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Mr. Hugh Mackay to Mr. Harman Verelst.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.)
MR. HUGH MACKAY TO MR. HERMAN VERELST AT THE GEORGIA'S OFFICE NEAR THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Sir
Scoute boats for the safty and protec- tion of Prov- ince.
as I took the Liberty of mentioning to you the unavoidable necessity there is for keeping up the Scoute Boat at Amelia for the Safety and protection of the Provence I must Inform You of Another Expence, for the Same use, not pro- vided for, viz, the Boat at St. Andrews The crew of which Consists of a cockswain and Seven Rowers, The Principall use of this Boat, is, to give Intelligence to And to keep the Communi- cation open with St. Simons. Amelia is at least 50 miles, by the Inland passage, from St. Simons if the Boat at Amelia should by Any Accident be Surprised, St. Andrews And all Cumberland may [be] lost, whilst those at St. Simons know nothing of the matter Besides one Boat would be necessary to observe the motions of any Enemie that might Aproach, and give Intelli- gences, from which Intelligences, our people would be Enabled to take such measures as Suited best with their Then Circumstances, where as they might be Tottally lost for want of them.
Boat at present maned by soldiers from St. Andrews.
This Boat at present is man'd by Soldiers from the two Companys at St. Andrews, to whom the General gives in provisions and Shoes,
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Mr. Hugh Mackay to Mr. Harman Verelst.
to the best of my knowledge, at the rate of six pounds per annum each man.
I believe it will be visible to every one that I can have no personall Interest in representa- tions of this kind, but from my own knowledge of the Situation of that County I know that this is absolutely necessary, not only so, but many more Boats would be necessary for keeping up a regular Intelligence in a Country where all communication along the coast can only be kept open by watter, And I beg leave to Add that when the Trustees makes up the Annual Neces- sary Estimates for the protection of the Pro- vince, the more of those Boats they have, the Safer the Colony will be. My Duty to the trus- tees And my regard for the Colony is the reason of my giving you this trouble.
Many more boats neces- sary.
I am
Sir
Your most humble servt. Hugh Mackay :
Johnsons Court.
19th. June 1739.
The Georgia Scout Boat consists of a Patroon & 10 Men & Provisions for them 258. 15. 1.
8 Hands for the Boat at St. Andrews for Provisions & Shoes at 6€ each 48.
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Wm. Stephens Esqr. to Mr. Harman Verelst.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.)
WM. STEPHENS ESQR. TO MR. HARMAN VERELST ACCOMPTANT TO THE HONORABLE TRUSTEES FOR ESTABLISHING THE COLONY OF GEORGIA AT THEIR OFFICE NEAR THE HOUSE OF LORDS WEST-
MINSTER. RECD 3 SEPT. 1739
Savannah 22 Jun: 1739.
ST.
Coppy of the minutes on Mr. Cooksey's petition.
A request concerning Jos Wat. son's land.
Your Favour of the 15 Feb. came to my hands here the 6th. inst, and not sooner; as you'll find it particularly noted in my Journal of that day, to wch. I beg leave to refer. Coppy of the Minutes on M. Cookseys petition, which was enclosed, I observe duly ; & twill at any time be a Rule, whenever occasion may require it. The letters enclosed I dispatchd forward to the Gen- eral ye next day : weh. is all yt I apprehend need- full to be said in answer : only I must not forget to desire you'll do me the Friendly Office of returning my humble thanks to the honourable Trustees, for their kind disposition to gratify the Request I made 'em, concerning Jos' Wat- sons land ; which at present I ask leave to wave saying more of, till I have spoke with the Gen- eral again, & can learn whether or not I may depend on that land, wch. was partly fixed on the last time I saw him, at the mouth of Vernon River; as you may find the particulars of what passd there, in my Notes of the 19 Apr. I hope I shall not fall, between 2 Stools.
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Wm. Stephens Esqr. to Mr. Harman Verelst.
I am next to acknowledge the rect of that Packett weh. came by Capt. Shubrick & was brought from Frederica by Messrs. Norris and Brownfield, who returned thence together, & put it into my hands on the 10th. inst : wherein I found divers letters for several people in these parts; wch. proper care was taken of : & there also I met wth. yours of the 34. Mar, signifying to me the pleasure of the Trustees, especially re- lating to the issuing £500 in Sola Bills, by Messrs. Causton, Parker, & my self, or any 2 of us; & £710 more in the like Bills, to be issued by MessT. Jones, Parker & my self, or any two of us; with particular orders yt Mr. Parker and I should make out an acct. shewing to whom and for wt Services each respective Issue is made of the £500, agreeable to the aforesaid Directions ; which accompt He and I are to send to the Trust, signed by both of us, together wth. a List of ye Bills so issued, in order to be discharged there- from: And likewise the same manner the issu- ing £710 by Messrs. Jones, Parker, & my self; together with the produce of 15 Tunns of Beer; two of us three are to accompt for the Trustees; & shew thereby in what Services, agreeable to the foregoing Instructions, the produce of the Beer & said Bills have been applyd. From all this put together, I was led to think, yt some- thing was required of those who signd the said Bills, y' deservd their farther particular care, as they were to be accountable: but from what Mr. Parker tells me Mr. Jones said to him, I am informed nothing is expected from him & me, than to sign to the issuing
Packett which came by Capt. Shubrick.
Relating to the issuing of · Sola Bills.
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Wm. Stephens Esqr. to Mr. Harman Verelst.
An effort to cast suspi- cions upon survices.
Defeated in fixing crime on son.
of them, & the rest Mr. Jones is to take on himself: which answer Mr. Parker was not so well satisfyd with, as to persuade himself to meddle rashly in a matter of so great conse- quence, wth. out being better advised and as to my self, no question has yet been askd me about it, nor (possibly) ever may if not, I shall have no cause of being displeased, nor give any oc- casion I hope of displeasure to any one else: wch. I fear might be the case if I should refuse signing those Bills ; or sign 'em without farther Regard to what Uses they were issued. I can- not avoid saying yt so difficult a peice of Con- duct, is a little too abstruse for my simple un- wariness to get through, without great hazard of Blame; which I would most gladly avoid. I will appear to plainly by my Journal. wt. Steps have been taken, by a Person, to render my Services suspected, whom I never, to my know- ledge, provoked to use me or mine ill, by any unfair action, or Shew of Disregard: on ye con- trary I have never failed to behave wth. a Friendly Familiarity towards him; sought all occasions of conference, for promoting those Ends we came here for; & whenever he pleased to ask my attendance on any business, I am sure he never sent to me in vain: but in that for a while past. he spares me, or himself any trouble : for ever since yt memorable day of the 21 ult™', when he found himself defeated, in fixing so vile a crime on my Son, wch. it behoved me to see throughly canvassd; he will hardly vouch safe to take any notice of wt. I say to him: nor has he, in return to many Neighbourly visits I made
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Wm. Stephens Esqr. to Mr. Harman Verelst.
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him, (intending thereby to wipe out all remem- brance of what was past) once set foot within my doors; but by all outward carriage, appears determined to keep me at a distance; nor shall I intrude, where I find I am no longer Welcome. I am very sensible tis with good reason expected yt I and every one else, who act in behalf of the Trust, should contribute all we can, to counten- ance and support Mr. Jones in carrying on the affair he has committed to his charge; & I can take to my self the satisfaction, to say wth. a good Conscience, yt. I have to my utmost en- deavourd, to discharge my Duty in so doing: but his unhappy temper will not allow him to look upon any body, howsoever well inclined, without Jealousy and suspicion of ill designs : and who knows how for yt may carry him into secret accusations to which if we add that haughty and morose carriage, weh he gives no restraint to ; it cannot be wondered at, if people on the other side look on him with less respect y" otherwise might be due. Pardon me St. for this freedome I take, in the fullness of my heart to give a short Sketch of the present Situation I am in; not designing to exhibit a charge against any man, nor to give any disturbance in ye present course of business ; which I well knew is of the greatest consequence. My meaning only is, yt when I see an angry man brandish- ing weapons, I think it time to look about in my own Defence - But enough of that.
What farther relates to my self, as to my future support here. I have in some of my
Mr. Jones jealous and suspicious.
Short sketch of present situation.
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Wm. Stephens Esqr. to Mr. Harman Verelst.
Mr. Steph- ens' son pre- paring for a voyage to England.
former letters given you sufficient trouble; not to enlarge upon the same again now : not doubt- ing but the honourable Gentlemen whom I have so hearty a desire to serve effectually to good purpose, have ere this time thought it worth consideration, so as to enable me to perform it. My Son is preparing for his Voyage to England, in pursuance of what I wrote in my last, of the 19th, ultmo, & for the reasons y". given: I hope he may by good Providence arrive there in Sept. & if he shall be thought worthy of being asked any Questions by the honourable Trus- tees; tho' he may be defective in Eloquence, I dare pawn my own Credit he will not be so in the veracity of what he says, for I know he detests Falshood we shall part with expectation of meeting again here in few Months (God will- ing) to carry on our Work with comfort.
Mr. Thomas Dyre at St. Simmons.
Mr. Thomas Eyre, I learnt upon enquiry, was living & well at St. Simons; & having some oc- casion to write to Lieut. Dunbar there, I enclos- ed the letter to him, weh. was sent from M'. Eyre, who is of the honourable Trust: to whom I beg leave to offer my Complements of due Respect.
Permission to make will in favor of daughter.
I acquainted Edward Bush, with the leave given him by the Trust, to dispose of his Lot by Will to one of his Daughters, in case he dies without Issue Male.
In my last of the 19 May I sent Coppy of my Journal, &c, as usual, and do ye same now to the 21 inst inclus: and having nothing at pres-
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Revd. Mr. Bolzius to Mr. Harman Verelst.
ent farther, y' I think particularly deserves laying before the honourable Board, I remain
ST.
Your most assured humble Servant Will : Stephens.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.)
THE REVD. MR. BOLZIUS TO MR. HARMAN VERELST THE ACCOTANT RECP 5 OCTOBER 1739.
Ebenezer July 4th. 1739.
Dear Sir
Your both very acceptable Letters of the 3ª of March & the 2ª. Apr. last are delivered me by Col. Steaphans at the Arrival of our Carpenter, Sauftleben, who arrived at Ebenezer the 27 of June together with the Shoemaker & five single Women safe & in a very good state of Health by the Way of Charles Town, being used very civilly by the Captain in their Sea Passage. You are pleased to acquaint me with the surprizing great Kindness & Benevolence of the Honble Trustees towards Mr. Gronau as well as to our Orphan - House, having generously allow'd 30 £ for the Building of This House, & £ 40 towards the Maintainance of poor people in our Orphan- House. Besides this they have bountifully sup- ply'd the Shoemaker upon his humble Request with Leather & other Necessaries, for which he is very willing according to his Agreement to
The arrival of the car- penter, the shoemaker and five women.
M :. Gronau and the building of an Orphan House.
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Revd. Mr. Bolzius to Mr. Harman Verelst.
Testimonies of the gener. ous love and favour of the Trustees to the Saltz- burgers.
Forced to run in debt for the sake of Orphan- House.
Hopes for a good har- vest.
make shoes for the Orphan - House at half Price. May the Lord of Lords crown the Honble. Trustees with manyfold Blessings in this & the other Life for these & many more Testimonies of their generous Love & favour to us & the Saltzburgers, which shall be the constant Aim of the Prayers of grown people & children as long as we are able to breath, & I doubt not but gracious God, who loves Mercy, will pour down upon them all manner of Happiness for sup- porting them under the great many Fatigues, which they generously undergo for the true Welfare of the Colony. His Excellency General Oglethorpe has issued Order to pay me the above mentioned Sum for M. Gronau & the Benefit of the Orphan - House, which shall be apply'd faithfully according to their Honours generous Intention. I was forced to run in some Debts for the Sake of the Orphan - House by raising its Buildings & buying several Neces- saries in Cloathings & Provisions. But God be praised, who has inabled me now to pay the greater part of those Debts, & to carry on this necessary Work, whose foundation is laid in the Name of the Almighty, in which I hope his fur- ther Assistance. By industry of the people, that are imploy'd in the service of the Orphan - House, are planted last Spring several Acres with Corn, Peas, Rice & Potatoes, & if God gives his Blessing to it, we are in hopes of getting a good Harvest to a very great Assistance in sup- porting grown people & Children, that stand in need of being maintained here. Our good God is graciously pleased to bless our weak En-
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Revd. Mr. Bolzius to Mr. Harman Verelst.
deavours in bringing up the fatherless & other Children in his fear, & insuring them from their youth to necessary & useful Labour, each to the Capacity of his Sex. I return you hearty Thanks for your good Advice in regard to our Children to be instructed in the English Ton- gue. In the first time of our Settlement, when things use to meet with many Difficulties, our biggest Children were imploy'd in the Work of their Parents or Relations, & I having been partly weak & sick, partly Surrounded with ecclesiastical & temporal Business, being in- trusted likewise with the Charge of procuring & delivering the people's Provisions, had not op- portunity to spent much time in teaching the Children that may, but must be satisfy'd in lay- ing a good foundation in their Hearts by the Articles of our Christian Religion, & preparing them to the holy Table, in which assisted me very heartily my dear Fellowlabourer MI. Gronau, being busy likewise in teaching the Children read, write & little Accounts. After I had recovered a little my Health & Strength, & having got a little more skill in this useful Language, I made some Applications in the School teaching the Children English, & not without a hopeful Success. But being inter- rupted afterwards by many Business & ill state of Health, & the Children being used in their Parents Works in the Field, I could not come to that point, which I did aime at in my weak En- deavour. If the Lord is pleased to strengthen my Health, & conserve the Children's great de- light & Relish, which they have in the English
Children in- structed in English Tongue.
Mr. Gronau teaching the children of the Colony.
Children taught English.
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Revd. Mr. Bolzius to Mr. Harman Verelst.
School- master Ort- man's ineffi- ciency.
Mr. Bolzius' son instruc. tor of the English Tongue.
Tongue. I am in Hopes, that, what we have begun again for their behalf, will answer the Honble. Trustees Wishes & Commands. There are already several young people of both Sexes in my Congregation, who have obtained some Skill in the English Tongue, & by much speak- ing they will improve themselves & others. I cannot forbear to mention, that our School- master, Ortman is not able to do any service in teaching the Children English. His Pronuncia- tion is quite wrong, very tedions & obscure, & having no Method & skill at all to lead Children in an easy & plain Way of learning this Tongue, we must be satisfy'd to apply him to instruct the smal Children in reading German. My Boy, Bishop is now more able to be in some measure serviceable in this point, being better acquain- ted with the German Language, & leaving the longer the more off from being fainthearted, he ingages himself to do what lyes in his power towards the Instructing of the Children in the English Tongue, for which if the Honble. Trus- tees would allow him some thing, it would re- dound to his very great Encouragement. I make bold to assure you, good Sir, that by the Grace of God we endeavor to aim at nothing else but to be in every part useful Instruments to the Saltzburghers & other people in this Colony, & as we beg of the Father of Mercy, Wisdom & Grace for performing our Duties with good Suc- cess, so we will take it allways for a great favour, if you are pleased to take upon yon the trouble of reminding us their Honours good In- tentions, & what means they find proper for
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Genl. Oglethorpe to the Trustees.
promoting the Welfare of our Settlement. Wishing the Honble. Trustees & yourself all manner of Happiness, & recommending me, my Flock & Orphan - House to the Continuance of their great Favour, I take leave to subscribe myself
Dear Sir your most obedient very humble Servant John Martin Bolzius.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.)
GENL. OGLETHORPE'S LETTER TO THE TRUSTEES. RECP 2 Nov. 1739
Frederica in Georgia 4th. July 1739.
Gentlemen
Give me leave to thank you for the great care you took to send immediate assistance to Me. by ordering the Issuing of the Five Hundred Pounds in Bills, and by sending me [me] £ 710 - in Bills, And by the vigorous push You made in Parliament, the Resolutions of which hath preserved this Colony, and by it covered all the Trade of North America from the Spanish Guarda Costas.
I am very glad to find by the last of yours that you have come to a Resolution of keeping no Stores here, after what is at present in the
Resolutions preserving the Colony and cover. ing the trade of North America.
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Genl. Oglethorpe to the Trustees.
Stores abol- ished, serv- ants paid in ready money, also Difficul- ties thereby.
Magazines, is expended, but for the future pay- ing for the Servants Subsistance and other Ex- pences in ready Money. In this there is but two Difficulties, which I hope to be able to regulate in the Execution, the first is, the Merchants seeing that there is no Public Stores may run up the Prices of all Provisions to trouble the Value, so that the People may not with their Money to be able to buy Food, the Second is, That the People themselves, where they receive their Pay may spend it in Drink instead of buy- ing Victuals, and so suffer in their healths, as the Independent Company did in General Nicholson's time, of whom two thirds died in a Year. However, I believe both these Inconven- iences may be prevented by the Rgulations wch: I shall make for the Merchants and Sut- tlers.
Regulations for mer- chants and settlers.
Sum grant- ed by Par- liament enough to pay debts of the Colony.
Much Roguery practiced.
I do not doubt but the Sum granted by Parlia- ment will enable us not only to pay the Debts of the Colony, and subsist it for this year, but also have a Fund beforehand, which will prevent any accidents for the future, but to bring this about. there must be a steady and regular manner of acting here. There are several Expences abso- lutely necessary and the factions humour of many People, the difficulties of finding amongst such as are sent hither, any persons of proper Confidence to execute a Trust where a Gain attends, is very great. The Temptations of large Sums to poor People, who have given no Security are difficult to be withstood, and I have met with so much Roguery that I have been ob-
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Genl. Oglethorpe to the Trustees.
liged to change hands frequently. The Powers given to the Magistrates have generally been made use of, either to get by winking at Men who disobey the Laws, or expecting large Al- lowances from the Trustees for doing their Duty, and they have banded at Savannah so strongly together that they refused Mr. Jones, (as he informs me) to take any measures for preventing People who were running away with Effects, when in the Trustees Debt. The People have frequently been striving to deny any Au- thority in me, & would fain bring the Tryal of the Trustees Properties before Juries, al- most every one of whom is interested by being Debtors to the Trustees and many declared that they would bring in their Verdict according to their Interest. They very ignorantly and un- justly at Savannah, tried the People who broke through the Rum Law, by Juries, who acquitted the Sellers in spite of Evidence. Here at Fred- erica, the Magistrates acted wisely, they tried and convicted them at Petty Sessions as Jus- tices of Peace, and amongst others, levied upon a Master of a Sloop, who had so many Friends amongst the Freeholders that they publickly de- clared in Town that no Jury would Convict him, though he tapped a Cask at Noon day. This steady Proceeding and the Appointing a very brisk man, Patrick Grant, (a Relation of Sir James Grant's) Naval Officer and Searcher, has got the better of Rum here.
I am insensibly got off from the most impor- tant matter, that of keeping the Expences of the
Lawbreak. ers stronge- ly banded at Savannah.
Tryal of Trustees' properties before juries.
People who broke rum law acquit- el in spite of evidence.
Jury refus- ed to con- vict.
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Genl. Oglethorpe to the Trustees.
Improve- ments of silk, wine and agricul- ture.
Province within bound, and at the same time pushing on the Improvements of Silk and Wine. and other Agriculture, making the Province capable of subsisting itself, and encouraging In- dustry in such manner as the Inhabitants may be able to raise & sell Food sufficient for the Regiments Consumption, and for the Trustees Servants, so that they may not be obliged to buy from ye. neighboring Colonies, which if it can be compassed, the Planters by that Money will be enabled not only to purchase Cloathing, but also to pay for the Passage of Servants, and other labouring Hands, and thereby increase the Peo- ple of the Colony, without any new Expence to the Publick, And these Methods have already had their Effect in Pensilvania, which is grown wonderful populous by the German Servants.
Pensilvania grown popu- lous by Ger- man serv. ants.
I have been labouring to reduce the Expences within bounds, and to fix them to some Cer- tainty, but have met with so many other Affairs arising from Oppositions, many of which were surely set on foot on purpose to prevent my having time to regulate the Expences and look into Accounts. I think I have got pretty near through and should have finished in about a months time, but the Indians have been stirred up to insist upon my meeting them, and they hold a general Assembly for that purpose, upon ye Result of which depends the Welfare not only of this, but of the Colony of Carolina. The Spaniards and French have both been active & have spared no pains to gain an Interest suffi-
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