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Maintenance for the Saltz- burgish widows and orphans.
The mar. riage and death of the shoemaker.
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Revd. Mr. Bolzius to the Trustees Accotant.
Destitute of a shoemaker. Forced to hire one.
has made several Pair of Shoes from this Leather for the people in my Congregation, he &' his Widow being pay'd for them full in ready Money: As for the Orphan - House he has done only the Pair for half the Price. I had the Honour to communicate the Contents of your Letter, relating to the said Leather, to His Ex- cellency General Oglethorpe, asking humbly his Direction in using it : he gave me leave to make use of it for the present Necessity of the Or- phan - House, & to give to the Honble. Trustees an Account of it. We are now again Destitute of a Shoemaker, & being in Want of Shoes at this time, I was forced to hire a Shoemaker who has agreed to make as many Shoes, as we shall want for the present, & the Rest of Leather shall be kept in good Condition under the Care of the Master of the Orphans, till it stands with your Conveniency to write me Word, what will be the further Order of the Honble. Trustees about it. The Widow of the said Shoemaker is provided with Necessaries, & if she should want any thing for her subsistance, we won't fail to assist her, but suppose, she will have shortly Opportun- ity to marry again, when she is recovered from her Feaver.
Shoemakers wife when recovered from fever will have op- portunity to marry again.
Linnen from St. Gallen in Swisserland.
It happened more than two years agon, that a Merchant from St. Gallen in Swisserland by 2 London Merchants, M. Norris & Drewett has sent under my Care a Sett of very good Linnen, which I delivered to Mr. Causton, being at that time Store - Keeper at Savannah, who promised me to pay the said Linnen (whose prime Costs
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Linnen un. paid for.
are £71- 17- 1.) either in Dear - skins, Rice or Sola - Bills, but the Payiment thereof having been delay'd so long time to a great Disappoint- ment of the said very honest Merchant, I was forced to address myself to His Excellency General Oglethorpe, who ordered me to give an Account of this melancholy Affair to the Honble. Trustees & beseech them humbly to shew me & the Merchant the Favour of paying the Money for the said Linnen at London. Mr. Jones will certify it in his next Letters, that the Linnen is honestly delivered to M'. Causton, & issued out by him to a great Profit, & I doubt not, but General Oglethorpe himself, who is allways very generously & kindly concerned for our sake will recommend the Payment thereof in his own Letters, if his very weighty Affairs in this pres- ent state of War will allow him so much time. The inclosed Letter is for Mr. Norris & Drewett, by which I give them notice, that I have done my utmost Endeavours for getting the Linnen pay'd & make them from the Words of Gen1. Oglethorpe good Hopes of being pay'd shortly by the Generosity & Goodness of the Honble. Trustees, who will not give place of my being blamed & misrepresented in Germany, & the Merchant not any longer disappointed.
The Saltzburgers are by God's Grace in a very good Condition of Health, & reap the The Saltz- Fruits of their Labour this Fall so plentifully in every kind, that they cannot but give many thanks to God & their Benefactors by whose Favours they are settled in such a good Corner
burgers in good health.
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Wm. Stephens Esgr. to Mr. Harman Verelst.
of the World, where God feeds them with tem- poral & spiritual Bread & prepares them by his holy Word & Sacraments to his eternal Happi- ness. I shall be not a little overjoy'd to hear shortly of your good Health as well as of the Continuance of the favour of their Honours, for whose Happiness & good Success in their prayseworthy Undertakings are daily put up our Prayers to Heaven : committing them & you to the Grace & Conduct of our Lord, I beg leave to subscribe myself
Dear Sir your most obedient very humble Servant John Martin Bolzius.
Mr. Gronau gives his .. .
humble service to you.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.) MR. STEPHENS ESQR. TO THE ACCOTANT. MR. HARMAN VERELST TO THE HONOURABLE THE TRUSTEES FOR ESTABLISHING THE COLONY OF GEORGIA AT THEIR OFFICE NEAR THE HOUSE OF LORDS. WESTMINSTER.
RED
- WAX SEAL
Savannah 21 Apr. 1739.
Dear Sr.
Gon. Ogie- thorpe gone South.
My Intent was, now the General has again left us, & is gone South, to have wrote in few
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Wm. Stephens Esqr. to Mr. Harman Verelst.
days fully to the honble. Trustees and your self also: but finding the opportunity of a Boat go- ing just now to Charles Town, which will not stay for me, & tis seldome I find the like con- venience, I catch hold of a few Minutes just to acquaint you that upon the Generals telling me he found a Backwardness in those who were concerned, to account for the half Fees & Per- quisites due to our dear Friends Family ; it was his advice yt. no farther time should be lost (very sorry I am yt so much has already been) against my Will) but that the shortest way ought to be taken, and they should be oblidged to do Right to those who demand it: wherefore, by his advice likewise, I am putting it into the hands of one Mr. Whitaker, a Lawyer at Charles Town, of unquestionable Abilitys in all respects, & who is beyond regarding the Frowns of any the Greatest among 'em. God grant I may be able to send some good account of it in the End: my best care will not be wanting to attend my Wishes. I send him Coppys of all I think need- full in what I recd. from Mr. Horsey and you; with such other Hints of my own, as I appre- hend may be of any use: and as I am advised, shall send you what Information I get about it. I would fain have it come to pass, that the first letter I write Mr. Horsey might be an acceptable one to him and all the Family; to whom I beg the favour of you to present my hearty respects.
Since the Hurry I am in now, will not permit me to write coolly my thoughts as I ought to the honourable Board; I hope they'll be so good to
Fees and perquisites due to Col. Hor- sey's family.
Mr. Whita- ker, a law. yer of Charles Town.
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Letter from George Dunbar.
The delay of letters from England.
accept wt. I have ready always; w^ *. is a con- tinuation of my Journal : and I think many days will not pass, ere I shall find occasion to address them with such thoughts as are proper for me to put in a letter. My last to them was of the 12th. of Mar; whereof I also now enclose a Coppy, & I shall be glad one time or other to know that all my letters came to hand. As for any we receive, I can say nothing, Woe is me : the last I had was from you of the 2ª of Oct". Tech I recª in December. We hear by uncertain report, yt a Ship is newly arrivel at Charles Town from London; which makes us prick up our Ears, in hopes to hear once again from Eng- land: 'tis said that there has not arrived one Ship from London before this, in 3 or 4 months past.
I remain / Dear S".
Your very hearty Servant Will : Stephens.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.) FROM GEORGE DUNBAR.
Charlestown, 7th. Oct. 1739. Sir,
Death of Mr. Amion. Clerk to the Assemblies and Mr. Luis, judge of the admiralty.
I wrot you by Capt Sygorny w. whom Capt. Gascoighn takes his passage of the Death of Mr. Amion Clerk to the assembilie and Mr. Luis Judge of the Admiralty both places by Sighn'd manuel, nor need I tell you of what conse-
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quence thes places being filed with persons well qualifi'd is to the wellferr of this province as well as to ours. I therefor thougt it right to aquaint you of it to take Such Steps as you shal think necessary to prevent their being given too soone. I Set out tomorow for St. Simons & I believe the General who is a thorow judge of the Gentilmen here will recommend propir persons. The mortality here is great but I thank God the people in Georgia preserve an entire State of health. I have just heard that the Chief Jusice's life is disspar'd off, and I think you Should use the Same precautions with respect to that. I am
Sir.
Your Most humble Sert.
George Dunbar.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.) WM. STEPHENS ESQR. TO MR. HARMAN VERELST. ACCOMPTANT TO THE HONOURABLE THE TRUSTEES FOR ESTABLISHING THE COLONY OF GEORGIA AT THEIR OFFICE NEAR THE HOUSE OF LORDS. WESTMINSTER. RECD. 13 MARCH 1739.
RED WAX SEAL. -
Savannah 6 Oct. 1739.
Sr.
I wrote you of the 10th. ultmo, enclosing Coppy of my Journal &c: on the 25th. Ditto I
Chief Justices' Life dis- paired of.
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Wm. Stephens to Mr. Harman Vereist.
Sale of rum among the Indians by Carolinians.
Explains his brevity in regard to certain matters.
,
Better un- derstanding with Mr. Jones.
wrote you again briefly; &, by the Generals orders, sent therewith 3 Affidavits, taken during his Progress, relating to the exorbitant Sale of Rum by our Neighbours of Carolina among the Indians, worthy the Notice of the honourable Trustees : & understanding the General is now writing himself to them; I am unwilling to let so fair an opportunity slip, of tacking a few lines to his Packet (by permission) ; tho' there are 2 sufficient reasons why I do not enlarge, as sometimes : one is, yt twould be too much assum- ing in me to attempt a Representation of divers matters, which I know he writes himself, having done me the honour of imparting to me what he thought proper of it: whatever I might offer therefore at such an important Juncture must appear mere Bagatel, if set in the same light with his: the other reason, very prevalent also, is, y' in my Journal weh. I now send Coppy of, commencing the 8 Sept, where my former ceased, I see I have not omitted any thing yt I could conceive worth observing, of what has passed in this place : and indeed it has not been in my power of late, to look much farther, since the Generals happy arrival among us-You'll imagine the rest. This I hope will be allowd a good Plea, why I have not yet fulfilld my prom- ise to the honorable Board, of divers Lists that I proposed, weh might a little enlighten the View of our present. Situation; and Mr. Jones (whose kinder disposition of late, affords me the pleas- ure of having a perfect good understanding with him,) and concurrence in the same Senti- ments; all past Jealousys & Piques being for-
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got) desires me to say, yt. he hopes the same Plea will hold good, why we have yet delayd the transmitting of some Specimen of our pro- ceedings, in those accounts that we had full Orders to examine, & penetrate as far as we could into such as we found most obscure. All these things I assure my self will next take place, when we are returned again to more Sedateness: which I see no real cause of any doubt in; for I verily think, after the General has laid down some Rules to walk by in his absence; we are in a much safer State y" any for 2 years past : particularly in the Spring of the year 1738, our Danger was greatest when we least expected it ; & by good Providence their Designs were frustrated : but now we know our Enemys, & have no cause to fear 'em : the coast is already pretty well filld with Privateers, equipt from the Northern Provinces; besides several of his Majestys Frigates cruising to protect us, & more promised: and at land we think we may bid 'em defiance even now ; but far more, when the General is reinforced, as is ex- pected, with regular Troops: in the mean time, as soon as those Indians come down, whom the General has sent for; tho' I dont pretend to fathom his Intentions; I have a strong Opin- ion yt. his enterprizing Genius, will prompt him to repay the Present of Sweeetmeats, wch. Don Pedro left for him lately, when his Launch
The Colony in much bet- ter condition than for twe years.
Designs Frustrated.
Preparations for protec- tion of the Colony.
it abwrote (log
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Win. Stephens to Mr. Harman Verelst.
visited these Parts, wth. Plumbs of another kind. - More in my next.
ST.
Your very humble Serv.
Will: Stephens.
Oct: 11. 1739.
P. S.
Mr. Thom- son pro- ceeds to St. Simons.
The very next morning (Sunday the 7th) after writing whats before. Capt. Thomson arrived at Tybee, & sent his Boat up wth. Capt Mackay, & large Packetts for the General, and me; to- gether with a particular letter to me from you, pursuant to w. you ordered him; & about 10 at Night, by the Generals leave I took Boat at the proper time of Tide, as Capt. Mackay also did wth. me; and we carried Orders for Thomsons proceeding wth.out loss of time to St. Simons: we got aboard about 3 in the morning the Ship lying far off; & after passing the day away, in getting some few things yt. could be come at wth. most ease; & carrying the Passengers off the Ship; we parted wth. him, then under Sail for the South; & made the best of our way back to Savannah ; where nevertheless wth. all our pains, by reason of strong Tides against us, & dead Calms, twas Tuesday evening ere we could ac- complish it.
Twill not be expected (I am confident) that I should off hand dip into a Disquisition of those manifold advices wch. I have recd. from you, by the Direction of the honourable Trustees, full of
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Jno. Brownfield to the Trustees.
such weighty determinations : but in due course of time, & as little as may be, I shall endeavour to write particularly what occurs to me as neces- sary to be principally taken notice of. Let it suffice therefore for the present (the General intending his Packet shall go off this Evening) to say yt. the Box No. 1, enclosing wt. you wrote me; and all other papers & letters, wch. came in sundry parcels, I presume are come safe ; for as much as I discover no marks of any missing. / I remain
S. Your very hearty humble Servant
Will : Stephens.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.) LETTER FROM JNO. BROWNFIELD TO THE TRUSTEES. RECD. 24 DEC. 1739
Savannah Octobr : ye : Sth : 1739.
May it please Your Hon™:
Yesterday Cap: Thomson anchored off the Barr of Tybee & I was then favoured with a Letter from M. Verelst; wherein he acquaints me that it is your Pleasure, I should be hon- our'd with the continuance of your former Ap- pointment to me as Register of this Province.
There could not happen, in my poor Life, any thing that I should undertake with more willing- ness, than what your Commands lay upon me. The Debt of Gratitude which I owe to Your Hon"s. is too great for one so inconsiderable as
Fuller de. tails to be given later.
Appoint- ment as Register of Province.
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Jno. Brownfield to the Trustees.
me, ever to think of discharging, as he ought But I know You will expect from me no more than I am able to perform & it would not be the mark of an humble Mind, but rather of a base one, was I to plead my Inability of acting, against the Duty I ought rather to fly with Joy to execute.
Unworthy orders.
What shall I say in answer to Mr. Verelst's Enquiry of the Reason why I have not persued my Business in the Registership? - I was un- worthy of your Orders. Some mistaken part or other of my behav". made me so: I judged my self unworthy & therefore did not act. .
Your Hon's: have now given me a fresh Oc- casion of amending what is past . Oh! may no Hinderance, no Folly, no Ingratitude, ever come across my sincere Endeavours any more. May the Almighty give me an Heart free from Spot or Blemish; that all my Actions may please both him & you. I dare promise nothing on mine own part. I rely wholly on your Ten- derness to pardon the Errors I have committed, or may hereafter commit in your Service: And beg leave to assure You that I am preparing to obey the Orders contained in Mr: Verelst's Let- ter.
Happy Day! that I have once again the pleasure of subscribing my self
Your Hon's : Most Dutiful
humble Servant
Jnº. Brownfield.
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Genl. Oglethorpe to Mr. Harman Verelst.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.)
GENL. OGLETHORPE TO THE ACCOTANT. MR. HAR- MAN VERELST. RECD. 13 MARCH 1739. THESE.
- 1 RED WAX SEAL
Savannah in Georgia October 9th: 1739.
Sir
Just now Captain Mackay arrived and Cap- tain Thomson is on the Bar. Captain Mackay returns on board to go with him down to Fred- erica, to which place he must sail immediately, whilst the Men of War are on the Coast to pro- tect him. I have wrote to the Trustees at large and hope Mt. Vernon and M' Towers, and all my friends will accept of it as a Letter to each. I am
Capt. Mackay and Capt Thom- son leave for Frederica.
Sir
Your very humble servant James Oglethorpe.
P. S:
I [desire] you would have ye*Inclosed accot. [of the] Insurrection of the Carolina Negroes inserted in some News papers.
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Account of Negroe Insurrection in South Carolina.
Protection promised to all runaway negro slaves by King of Spain.
Gen. Ogle- thorpe's de- mand for negroes, re- fused.
Negroes pur- sued but not overtaken.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.) * [Enclosure]
AN ACCOUNT OF THE NEGROE INSURRECTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Sometime since there was a Proclamation published at Augustine, in which the King of Spain (then at Peace with Great Britain) promised Protection and Freedom to all Ne- groes Slaves that would resort thither. Certain Negroes belonging to Captain Davis escaped to Augustine, and were received there. They were demanded by General Oglethorpe who sent Lieutenant Demere to Augustine, and the Gover- nour assured the General of his sincere Friend- ship, but at the same time showed his Orders from the Court of Spain, by which he was to receive all Run away Negroes. Of this other Negroes having notice, as it is believed, from the Spanish Emissaries, four or five who were Cattel - Hunters, and knew the Woods, some of whom belonged to Captain Macpherson, ran away with His Horses, wounded his Son and killed another Man. These marched f [sic]for Georgia, and were pursued, but the Rangers being then newly reduced [sic] the Countrey people could not overtake them, though they were discovered by the Saltzburghers, as they passed by Ebenezer. They reached Augustine, one only being killed and another wounded by the Indians in their flight. They were received there with great honours, one of them had a
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Commission given to him, and a Coat faced with Velvet. Amongst the Negroe Slaves there are a people brought from the Kingdom of Angola in Africa, many of these speak Portugueze [which Language is as near Spanish as Scotch is to English,] by reason that the Portugueze have considerable Settlement, and the Jesuits have a Mission and School in that Kingdom and many Thousands of the Negroes there profess the Roman Catholic Religion. Several Spaniards upon diverse Pretences have for some time past been strolling about Carolina, two of them, who will give no account of themselves have been taken up and committed to Jayl in Geor- gia. The good reception of the Negroes at Au- gustine was spread about, Several attempted to escape to the Spaniards, & were taken, one of them was hanged at Charles Town. In the lat- ter end of July last Don Pedro, Colonel of the Spanish Horse, went in a Launch to Charles Town under pretence of a message to General Oglethorpe and the Lieutenant Governour.
On the 9th. day of September last being Sun- day which is the day the Planters allow them to work for themselves, Some Angola Negroes assembled, to the number of Twenty; and one who was ealled Jemmy was their Captain, they suprized a Warehouse belonging to Mr. Hutch- enson at a place called Stonehow [sic - - - ] ; they there killed Mr. Robert Bathurst, and Mr. Gibbs, plundered the House and took a pretty many small Arms and Powder, which were there for Sale. Next they plundered and burnt M. God-
A. commis- sion and coat faced with velvet given a negro.
Profession of Roman Catholic re- ligion by negroes.
Suspected Spaniards committed to jayl in Ga.
Don Pedro in Charles- town under pretence.
Angola negroes killing peo- ple and burning houses.
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Mr. Lenny, wife and child killed by negroes.
Collonel Bull, Lieut. Gov. of S. C. pursued by negroes.
frey's house, and killed him, his Daughter and Son. They then turned back and marched Southward along Pons Pons, which is the Road through Georgia to Augustine, they passed M. Wallace's Taxern towards day break, and said they would not hurt him, for he was a good Man and kind to his Slaves, but they broke open and plundered M. Lemy's House, and killed him, his wife and Child. They marched on towards Mr. Rose's resolving to kill him; but he was saved by a Negroe, who having hid him went out and pacified the others. Several Negroes joyned them, they calling out Liberty, marched on with Colours displayed, and two Drums beat- ing, pursuing all the white people they met with, and killing Man Woman and Child when they could come up to them. Collonel Bull Lieute- nant Governour of South Carolina, who was then riding along the Road, discovered them, was pursued, and with much difficulty escaped & raised the Countrey. They burnt Colonel Hext's house and killed his Overseer and his Wife. They then burnt M'. Sprye's house, then Mr. Sacheverell's, and then Mr. Nash's house, all lying upon the Pons Pons Road, and killed all the white People they found in them. M. Bullock got off, but they burnt his House, by this time many of them were drunk with the Rum they had taken in the Houses. They in- creased every minute by new Negroes coming to them, so that they were above Sixty, some say a hundred, on which they halted in a field, and set to dancing, Singing and beating Drums, to draw more Negroes to them, thinking they were
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now victorious over the whole Province, having marched ten miles & burnt all before them with- out Opposition, but the Militia being raised, the Planters with great briskness pursued them Militia raised. and when they came up, dismounting; charged them on foot. The Negroes were soon routed, though they behaved boldly several being killed on the Spot, many ran back to their Plantations thinking they had not been missed, but they were there taken and [sic] Shot, Such as were taken in the field also, were after being ex- Revolting amined, shot on the Spot, And this is to be said negroes shot. to the honour of the Carolina Planters, that not- withstanding the Provocation they had received from so many Murders, they did not torture one Negroe, but only put them to an easy death. All that proved to be forced & were not concerned in the Murders & Burnings were pardoned, And this sudden Courage in the field, & the Hu- manity afterwards hath had so good an Effect that there hath been no farther Attempt, and the very Spirit of Revolt seems over. About 30 escaped from the fight, of which ten marched about 30 miles Southward, and being overtaken by the Planters on horseback, fought stoutly for some time and were all killed on the Spot. The rest are yet untaken. In the whole action about 40 Negroes and 20 whites were killed. The Lieutenant Governour sent an account of this to General Oglethorpe, who met the advices on his return from the Indian Nation He im- mediately ordered a Troop of Rangers to be ranged, to patrole through Georgia, placed some Men in the Garrison at Palichocolas, which
Revolt checked, some thirty escapes.
troop of rangers to patrol through Georgia.
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Mr. Thos. Jones to Mr. Harman Verelst.
A proclama- tion order- ing con- stables to seize all negroes.
was before abandoned, and near which the Ne- groes formerly passed, being the only place where Horses can come to swim over the River Savannah for near 100 miles, ordered out the Indians in pursuit, and a Detachment of the Garrison at Port Royal to assist the Planters on any Occasion, and published a Proclamation ordering all the Constables &cª. of Georgia to pursue and seize all Negroes, with a Reward for any that should be taken. It is hoped these measures will prevent any Negroes from get- ting down to the Spaniards. -
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.)
MR. THOS. JONES TO THE ACCOTANT, MR. HAR- MAN VERELST RECD 13 MARCH 1739.
Savannah Oct. 11. 1739.
S'.
I recd. yors of ye 14th. July, and a Letter from Mr. Martin of ye 9th. I writ a Letter to you Augt. 24., wch. hope you reced, 7 M. Thos: Stephens. wherein I mentioned, my Sending you a fuller Accot. than the time would allow me then to do, by a Letter which I have writ, and directed to their Hon's. The Trustees; but those difficulties I then laboured under, being now removed, I would not trouble their Hon's. with needless Complaints. Shall only Say - That I hope it will appear, That the Opposition I met with
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