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Letter from Sam U'risperger.
Vous pardonneres, Monsieur, cette faute, faite par celui la qui a signe cette Lettre.
P. S. Monsieur
Comme, je Vous suis infinement oblige de l'amour que vouse avez temoigne par la re- sponse a mes lettres: je remersie an [blotted] meme tems Mess: les Trustees aussi bien que la Societe delabonte qu ils ont temoigne de fournir, les frais pour ce transport jusqi a Rot- terdam. Je surs asseure que les Societes ne s'en repentiront jamais. Ilo s'en offrent deja des bonnes Recrues le bon Dreu veville diriger tout cela en son honneur, en benediction d'An- gleterre, et an salut pour Ebenezer.
[ The P. S. is written at the bottom of the first and second pages of the original in a different hand-writing. ]
(Translation of foregoing paper.)
22 3:
Sir,
I received day before yesterday, with inex- pressible joy, your cherished letter of the 31st ult., old style, of which I make mention by these presents in thanking you very kindly for all the trouble that you have taken in regard to the transport.
I am at this moment busy sending off letters for many cities of the empire, namely, Mem- ingue, Nordlingne, Lindau, &c., in order to know
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Letter from Sam Urlsperger.
if any of the Saltsburghers will determine to go to Georgia under the prescribed conditions su that I can make a fist to send to London, and will note for each time, even to the least thing, all the expenses, which will be incurred for this transportation, and they can be well assured upon the fidelity, experience and accuracy of their guide. You will pardon me again for men- tioning a single thing that causes me some con- vern. It is that these colonists after their ar- rival in Georgia will not have their support for more than six months; for, not having as yet any chance for a harvest, from whence could they get the food after this time passes? Thus I do not believe that they would leave without support after the six months, the people of this. new immigration, who are not in condition to make a living in so short a time.
For as to those of the Augsburg confession upon the upper Rhine, who will also go as col- onists to America in order to establish them- selves there as neighbors of the Saltsburghers, I felicitate them with all my heart for the grace of his Royal Majesty, but I still stand by my letter of the 20th February, more, too, as during that time a great minister of the Duke of Wort- embarg, who is well known along the Rhine, made me a strong representation of the advan- tage of these people, adding that the Saltsbur- ghers would regret it, if they should be mingled with these kinds of people; that is why I give advice without attempting to prescribe any- thing, not to wait until the inhabitants of Ebeu-
Transpor. tation of people to Georgla.
Augsburgers going for Georgia.
A represen. tation of the advan. tages of the Augsburg ers given.
COLONIAL RECORDS
Letter from Sam Urlsperger.
ezer present objections, because the circum- stances of these strangers are altogether un- known, and besides they would not be so bold as to object. It would be better not to mix them together, or that the Trustees have assurances of their life both as Christians and as labourers.
For the rest I remain
Si Your very humble and very obedient Servant Sam. Urlsperger.
Augusta, 27° April 1741.
[On the back is :--- ]
You will pardon, Sir, this mistake, made by him who signed this letter.
P. S.
Sir, As I am infinitely obliged for the love that you have shown me in the response to my letters, I thank also at the same time Messrs The Trustees as well as the Society, for the kindness that they have shown in furnishing the expenses for the transport as far as Rotterdam. I feel assured that the Societies will never re- pent. They bring to themselves good recruits. May the good God kindly direct every thing, all this, to His honour, to the blessing of England, and the safety of Ebenezer.
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Genl. Oglethorpe to the Trustees.
« From B. P. R. O .. B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 21.) LETTER FROM GENL. OGLETHORPE TO THE TRUS- TEES --- RECD 28 SEPT 1741
Frederica in Georgia 28". April 1741.
Gentlemen,
Notwithstanding the Sillyness & Desertion of some of our Inhabitants and the underhand En- deayours of the Spaniards whose private Agents in Charles Town have hightned every uneasyness The Town contains (sic) of Free- holders & there is more likelywhood of planting upon this Island than there has hitherto been, being about One hundred & Fifty Acres already Planted besides 40 Acres of clear Meadow en- closed for Hay, & some Teams of Oxen & Horses, besides a great many rideing Horses most of E'm taken from the Spaniards.
The Desertion of the People I have been obliged to remedy by filling up the Lots in the miclosed form and thereby keep up the Guard Duty : & Improvements. I still think this Prov- ince is likelier to Succeed than ever and to be- come a strong Frontier & usefull in furnishing all those Productions of warm Countreys, which we have from the Miditerranean and by the rais- ing of them gives Support to persecuted Pro- testants from foreign Countreys, & others who are willing to be Industrious, and do not Doubt to accomplish the Ends mentioned in our first Proposals. I have the more reason to believe
Sillyness and deser- tion of some. and underhand actions of the Stran- iards.
The deser- tion of the people.
The Prov. ince likeller to succeed.
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Genl. Oglethorpe to the Trustees.
Utmost op. position given by enemys of the Nation.
this since we have had the utmost Opposition both Publick & Private that could possibly have been given by the Enemys of the Nation, as well as by the Idleness wickedness & Folly of our Inhabitants & the Jealousy and Self Interest of neighbouring Colonys. As God has been pleas- ed hitherto to overcome all these Oppositions, I think from thence we are much more likely now to Succeed than we were before we knew what Oppositions we were to receive. The Chief thing is to persevere & go on Steadyly in spite of Cahmmmny, the weak but poisoned weap- on of impotent Enemys. I think still as I have already mentioned the greatest Service that can be done is to send over married Recruits with Industrious Wives, the next is to get the Mess: Hopes to send the Germans from Rotterdam hither, as they do to Pensilvania, The third without which the rest is useless is to Defend the Place by Boats man'd wth. 100 Men by the Highland Company for the Woods, Two Troops of Rangers for the Inland Countrey, & a prop- er Sloop for the Coast. I have been at the Charge of keeping up of this as much as I could. also the Supporting the Indians & other things as usual. I think no Indevations, by new orders or Laws, or by Explanation of old one's I do not Doubt God would bless these Endeavours with Success. We want here some Men fit for School masters, one at Frederica and one at the Darien also a Sedate and sober Minister. one of some Experience in the world and whoe's first heat of Youth is over. These are things
Married recruits with indus- trious wives wanted.
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Samuel Perkins to the Trustees.
I should Chiefly think necessary. There are Numbers of things which I should write upon hut must refer you to another Letter particular- ly the Accounts
I am Gentlemen Your very humble Servant James Oglethorpe
Hon'ble the Trustees.
( From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.)
LETTER FROM SAMUEL PERKINS TO THE TRUSTEES 4 MAY 1741 RECD 28 SEPT 1741
Gentlemen
As I am now leaving the Collony I think it a part of my Duty, to give you a true and impar- tiall Accot. why, I am oblig'd so to do, and as I can expect no redress from your Honours, I do not do it by the way of complaint, but to pre- vent the various consstructions that both you, and those worthy Gentlemen who recommended see to your Honours favours, may put upon it, as well as the Credit you may give to the sev- erall reports you may have from these parts, for as I have acted nothing but with truth and Honesty since I have been here, I shall still con- tinue the same at my going away.
I cant help saying Gentlemen that I expected to reap the Benefit of those severall little En- couragements, that before we left England, were promised to those that were industrious and
Explana- tion of reason for leaving the Colony.
Encourage. ments o: fered before leaving England.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Samuel Perkins to the Trustees.
behav'd well, which has been my greatest Care and Endeavours, ever since I have been an In- habitant here. As appears by a Certificate my Neighbours are volluntarily pleased to give me, as a Pledge of their good Wishes, and I thank God no body can say otherways, except a cer- tain Gentlewoman who has often swore my des- struction and Ruin, but wether she is the reason of it or no, I don't pretend to say, :
the first Years Provision, allow'd by your Honours, I am very sensible, that my self and Man servant did publick work sufficient to an- swer that, and the litle Stock that was advanced me, which was a Cow (that soon died) a sow Pig, and a barron Pig, is charged to me in my Store account -- I have also done my endeav- our in Planting, and was one of the first ten that Petitioned to have a Tything run out to- gether, in order to make a fence round the whole, which was granted, and when we had bestow'd upwards of four Months hard labour npon it, and the fence near finish'd we were alarm'd the spaniards were comeing upon us, which ocasion'd M. Horton (our then Govern- our) to give Orders that not a Man among us, shou'd go out of sight of the Town, which Or- ders we readily Obey'd, by which reason all that labour was lost, and no consideration has been made for it-before the next planting sea- son I had Improv'd my self in the Knowledge of lands, and found that there are good and bad here as well as in other parts, and that I had not above one Acker (sic) upon my great Lott
Provisions allowed for one year.
One of first ten to put up fence.
Orders given for no one to get out of sight of town on account of Spanish alarms.
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Samuel Perkins to the Trustees.
that would answer planting, upon which, I in- tirely Clear'd my five acker Lott which prov'd to be better Land, and I fenced and planted, as much as my self and Man could manage, and so have continued every Year And am now leaving a Crop upon the Ground of several kinds, As well as Orange trees, Peach trees &c. I had allso rais'd me a very good Stock of Hloggs, but after the fortifications round the town were begun, an Order was Issued by his Excellency, that no hoggs should be kept in the town, upon which I sent mine to my litle Planta- tion, but after they had been there about six Months, they by chance stray'd to town, and before I had notice given me, there 3 sows big with pig, and 3 Barrones Shott, by one of your Honours Servants, the rest I gott home, tho a Servant of the Genus. was sent to Shoot them as I was getting them into my Yard, and all my other Hoggs which were out in the Woods, are all kill'd since the Soldiers came to be in this town, which has made an end of that sort of Stock
It was Gentlemen from the Character my rec- vomenders gave me, that your Honours appoint- ed me a Magistrate of this place, in which Sta- tion I allways acted according to the best of my knowledge, without any Views of Interestt, fear, favour, or Affection, but that Action which I, in Conjunction with M'. Moore have acquainted your Hon's. off, has brought such a number of Oppressions upon me that has render'd me in- capable of bearing any more of them, and has
Appointed! magistrate
Charges made.
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Samuel Perkins to the Trustees.
gain'd me so much disspleasure that I find it impossible to reconcile the affair, with all the submissions I have, or can make
Purchased Perryaugre.
I can't help acquainting your Hon's. that among my various endeavours, I Purchas'd me a Perryaugre, and went Master of her my self, I was in Florida the first Expedition in Dec". And I was there all the last Expedition, but liv- ing there so long, the worms eat the lower plank of my Perryangre so much that it was with dif- fieulty she was bro'. home, and then not receiv- ing my pay as others did, was incapable of re- pairing her and she now lies quite rotten and unfitt for service, there is for this, and other work done with her, upwards of £60 due to me. I have allso, for the Rent of a House which was ebeifly fill'd with Kings Stores £36 due to me, I have likewise other Money due to me, for Goods Deliver'l to Mr. Horton and his Orders, for Your Hon". Use, which makes my demands upwards of £130.
there Appears against me besides my Store eco'. of Provisions, a Dutch family which ('apt". Thompson bro'. over, they consisted of a Man, his Wife, a son about 19 and a Daughter of 7 years of Age. the woman died in a fortnight. which happen'd before I had gave Bond, after- wards I gave a bond of $17 .. 10 .. for the other 3 the old man being never capable of doeing me a days work, liv' about 7 or 8 Months and then Died. for the care of whom, I paid M. Hawkins for Vi-sits and Physick near $4 .. the little girl after Cloathing, schooling, and other Expences
Bond given for a Dutch family.
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Samuel Perkins to the Trustees.
liv'! about 12 months and then she died, so that i only have the son left, and him I am fore'd to leave behind without any consideration, neither ran I gett up my Bond tho all my Money's Stopt, neither can I gett my Acco's. settled, tho Mr. Jones used the uttmost of his endeavour's all the time he was at Frederica but have been often well informed, that I'm never to be paid.
I von'd Gentlemen have lived here without that money, had I not been prevented from get- ting my bread by my own hands Labour in sev- eral different ways, I have allso been hindred from letting my houses, Capt" Dessbrisay after he had lodg'd with me some time, left me, I sent a Letter to him, to ask what I had done that occasion'd him to leave me, I have his answer now by ine in writeing, that his reason was, he won'd not Dissoblige at the same time the Gen- tlemen of the Regement were forbid comeing to my house, nay, even speaking to me
by this Gentlemen (if you'll give Creditt to what is nothing but truth, and is too well known in this Collony) you'll plainlly see I'm forced away, much against my Inclinations-My Accot. unsettled, upwards of ₺:40: due, when all the Store demands are Sattissfied-
I am not insenceible how good your Hon's. have been to some, in makeing easy that heavy Burthen of a Store Debt, and as I am forced to go to Charles town to seek my bread, or stay 1 .!. and starve, I humbly submitt to your Hon"
Capt. Dess- brisay.
Orders given to the Gentlemen of tee Regi- ment to ignore Mr. Perkins.
Forced away against own inclina- tions.
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Genl. Oglethorpe to the Trustees.
goodness to consider this my hard Case, and act. as it seemeth meet to your Hon".
Most Dutyfull and obedient Sert. Sam1. Perkins.
Frederica -Ah May 1741
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.)
LETTER FROM GENL. OGLETHORPE TO THE TRUS- TEES ACCOTANT RECD 28 SEPT. 1741
Frederica 6h. May 1741. Sir,
List of widdows at Darien.
Capt. Mac. kay and overseer of work at St Andrew's.
I send you enclosed the List of the Widdows now at Darien, and also the Receipt for the Pay of the Troop of Highland Rangers, M. Mackay who is Captain of them was Ensign and Over- seer of the Works at St. Andrews in the Trus- tees Service, and held that place with thirty Men, when the Spaniards attempted the Inva- sion of this Province, with a great Number of Men in the year 1737. I hope he will have all Dispatch in his Affairs having waited with great Patience till the Commissioners had Leasure to report upon His Accounts. W. Jones has prom- ised to send the report by Capt". Thomson to which give me leave to refer you.
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Genl. Oglethorpe to the Trustees.
I send also enclosed to the Trustees Copy of the Proceedings relating to a Negro Slave seiz- ed at Frederica and some Examinations which the Germans Desired to be taken here, also a Certificate for the Cloathing of the Regiment for Mr. Fury.
Doctor Hawkins tells me that he has sent you Vouchers to prove his Demands which when he sent his last Accounts to the Trustees he did not think it was necessary to trouble them with, but offered them at Savannah. I do well know that he has attended the Sick very carefully and that he constantly went up to Darien when I was here, and suppose he did so when I was not. It is no little thing to go in open Boats in all Weathers near Twenty Miles & no small Ex- pence to hire Men and Boats, but these things will appear more fully from the Evidences he las sent over and Desire you would put them in a clear light to the Trust for tho' he is very . Capable of Doing his Duty as Surgeon he is very Ignorant in Accounts
I am Sir Your very humble Servant James Oglethorpe.
To M'. Harman Verelst.
Relating to the seizure of a negro słave at Frederica.
Demands of Dr. Hawkins.
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COLONIAL RECORDS
Mr. Augspourguer's Letter to Monsieur Verelst.
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.)
MR. AUGSPOURGUER'S LETTER TO MONSIEUR VERELST -- A WESTMINSTER LONDON.
Berne le 7. May 1741.
Monsieur
En Reponce a Shoneur de la votre jay Celuy de vour Remercier pour toute les peines que Vous avez aver Moy, et pour lo bonte de votre attention pour ce qui me regarde, je vous assure que jen suis tres Sensible, et un Milion de fois oblige,
Je Vous prie aussi d'avoir la Meme bonte. de bien vouloir faire mes humbles Complimt de Remercimt aux Honorable les Trustees, pour la faveur qu ils ont bien voullie Maccorder une prolongation, d'absence de la Province de Georgia et ma Plantation, je Vous prie de les assurer de ma parfaitte obedianee et bone In- tention, pour Laugmentation des avantages de cette Hustie (sie) Soicetet. (sic) & la ditte Province.
Il ya quelques ouviers qui ont travaille sous mon Inspections, par ordre de Monsieur le Gen- eral Oglethorpe, plusicus (sic) anee, au Services des Honorable les Trustees, et qui ont ette de- charge aves Moy 178S Sans les payer, les quels mont done avis quils ne lettaient pas encor astein, jay donc pris la liberte de adresser la presente suplication, pour prier les dits seig-
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Mr. Augspourguer's Letter to Monsieur Verelst.
neurs, de vouloir ordoner qu'on paye ces pauvres Gens, qui ont fait leur devoir en braves en tout tems et merite bien leur Salarie & payeit, je vous prie donc Monsieur de pre- +enter la ditte Suplication a vos Superieurs, et vous Recomande Linterest de Ses pauvres Laboureurs, qui sont la pluspart de mes Com- patriottes, jespere que cete Honorable Chambre ne voudra pas doner Raison a de plainte qui seroit aussi juste, a faute de payemt, et qu ils ajoutent fois (sie) a ce que je peux attester de bone Concience etre la pure verite.
Je vous prie aussi tres humblemt de bien voul- loir faire Expedier Linclure pour la Georgie par le premier Pacquet qui sera envoye { ce pay
Ce sont des Instructions pour mes Domes- tiques En quoy vous obligerez infiniment seluy qui a Shoneur detre avec une Considration et Estime tres parfaitte
Monsieur
Votre tres humble et tres obeisant Serviteur Samuel Auglpourguer
[Addressed]
A Monsieur
Monsieur Verelst a Westminster London
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Mr. Samuel Augspourguer to Mr. Verelst.
(Translation of foregoing paper.)
22/7
Berne, May 7th, 1741.
Sir,
In response to the honor of yours, I have that of thanking you for all the trouble that you have had with me; and, as for the kindness of your attention for whatever concerns me, I as- sure you that I am very sensible of it and a million times obliged.
Presenta- tion of thanks to the Trustees for favor accorded.
I pray you also to have the same kindness in presenting my humble compliment of thanks to the Honorable Trustees for the favor that they have been willing to accord to me a prolonga- tion of absence from the province of Georgia and my plantation. I pray you to assure them of my perfect obedience and good intention for the augmentation of the advantages of that illustrious Society and for the said province.
Workman unpaid for services.
There are some workmen who have worked under my inspection by the order of General Oglethorpe for several years in the service of the Honorable Trustees, and who have been discharged with me since 1738 without being paid, who have advised me that they have not yet obtained anything. I have therefore taken the liberty of addressing the present supplica- tion in order to pray the said gentlemen to kind- ly order that these poor people be paid, who have done their duty well in every time and have merited well the payment of their sala-
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Mr. Samuel Augspourguer to Mr. Verelst.
ries. I beg you then, Sir, to present the said supplication to your superiors, and I recom- mend to you the interest of their poor labour- ers, who, are for the most part, my fellow coun- trymen. I hope that this honourable body will not wish to give reason for complaint, which would be just in fault of payment, and that they give credit to what I can testify to in good con- science as the pure truth. I also beg you very humbly fo be so kind as to hasten the enclosed for Georgia by the first packet which shall set forth to that country.
They are instructions for my servants, in doing which you will infinitely oblige one who has the honour of being, with very perfeet con- sideration and esteem,
Sir, 1721552 1
Your very humble and very obedient Servant, *Samuel Auglpourguer.
[Addressed ] To M'. VereIst,
Westminster- London.
*Supposed Augspourguer.
,
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John Fallowfield. Supposed to be to the Trustees.
( From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.) LETTER FROM JJOUN FALLOWFIELD SUPPOSED TO BE TO THE TRUSTEES.
Savannah May ye S'1. 1741.
May it please Your Honours
As I have always thought it my Duty to ac- quaint the Honourble Board with any perticular Matter, or thing that seems to me Worthy of there Notice, Ether in respect of my Office as a Magestrate, or as Collector of the Port of Savannah. This is therefore, to acquaint your Honours, That on the 26 of April, Patrick Mackay of this place, Brought in to this River, a Sloop & Carried her to his Plantation, which is Opposite to this Town, on ye Carrolina Side. Forty Eight hours Expired & he came not to Shew his Papers as he Ought according to Law, Upon neh. I Called on him, & Demanded his Clearance from the Last Port he had been in, he told me in Answer That his Vessell was lying at his own Plantation in Carolina & he Did not Imagine, I had any Power there, so would show me no papers and that if I offered to search or Seize his Vessel he would Repell me By Force, I informed him that the Whole River was in Georgia and if he Continued Obstinate, I should be obliged to Seize his Sloop, not knowing what Contraband Trades he might have been Em- ployed in, and that if Even in Carrolina as he said. Tho I was Possitive to the Contrary, I
Patrick Mackay refused to show papers entitling him to own a sloop.
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John Fallowfield, Supposed to be to the Trustees.
would Act in his Majesty Behalf. No Offcier of the Customs being Nearer y" Port Royall in Carrolina weh. is 100 Miles Distant, However as I am Willing to proceed in every affair with Due Cercumspection, and as I always have & still will Continue to Be Extreamly Tender with respect to all rights, priveledges, Jurisdiction, & prerogatives belonging to your Honours, I applyd to Coll. Stephens to know his Opinion of the affair, having no Instructions from Your Hon". how far this District Extends, But he would give me no Certain Information, and Ad- vised the Inclosed agreement, By which the Honorble Board will observe, this Matter is Imediately referd to ye. General, yet I am Sen- sible the whole Affair must come before Your Hon's. before it can be finaly determined, there- fore I thought it my duty to give this timely Intimation of the Same, & Likewise to accquaint your Hon's. that it will be of Vast disadvantage to ye. Public, & Likewise to this Port of Savan- nah, if the North Side of the River is excluded ont of this District for if so Vessells may Come in & go Out Without Clearance or Certificate Load Rice & other Enumerated Comodities, & Carry the same to Countrys & Ports contrary to the Laws of the Realm there being on the Carrolina shore many Rice plantations & daily Encreasing, I Beg Your Hon's will send me Orders & Instructions how & in what Manner I shall proceed For the future in Cases of this Nature, & how far this River, is with in the
Col. Steph- ens' opinion on the subject.
Rice plan- tations in Carolina.
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Mr. Jones to Genl. Oglethorpe.
Jurisdiction of this Port. I am Your Most Obedient humbe Serv ..
Jolm Fallowfield
(From B. P. R. O., B. of T., Georgia, Vol. 22.)
LETTER FROM MR. JONES TO GENL. OGLETHORPE- RECD 14 NOVR. 1741
Savannah 13th: May 1741
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