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Read a Petition of William Kilgore setting forth that
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Petition of Wm. Kilgore for new Pre- cept read
he Obtained a Warrant for laying out two hundred Acres of Land on Savannah River at the Mouth of great Kioka Creek which Warrant was expired in its Term and no Survey made Therefore praying that the Surveyer general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept upon the said Warrant that the Land so ordered him might be laid out.
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Granted.
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyer general do issue a new Precept Accordingly.
Read a Petition of Abraham and Israel Bird setting Petition of A. forth that they had ordered them four hundred Acres & I. Bird for Grant to pass of Land on Purchase in St Philip's Parish which had been read surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of Time they might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be and ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petition- ers doth take out a grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that they also regis- ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Alice Mackay for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Alice Mackay Widow setting forth that she Obtained a Warrant for surveying two hundred and fifty Acres of Land on McBean's Swamp which through Neglect of the Deputy Surveyer was expired
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in its Term and the Land not laid out Therefore praying that the Surveyer general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land might be surveyed.
Granted.
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyer general do issue a new Precept accordingly.
Farley for 1000 Acres Purch. read
Read a Petition of Joseph Farley setting forth that he Petition of Jo. had been some Time in the Province and was desirous to settle therein and Obtain Lands for Cultivation having none yet granted him Therefore praying for on Purchase One thousand Acres near Augustin's Swamp in Christ's Church Parish between Lands of the Revª John Joachim Zubly James Muter and Alexander Wylly: which Tract and was ordered in 1763 to John Wereat but no Grant had been taken out for the Same.
Postponed.
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed untill the said John Wereat be heard thereon.
Petition of John Wereat for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of John Wereat setting forth that he had ordered him One thousand Acres of Land near Au- gustin's Swamp in Christ Church Parish whereon he had made a considerable Settlement but through a Blunder made in the Survey the Grant for the same had been omitted to be taken out Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and and (sic) certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
Postponed.
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed until M' Joseph Farley is heard thereon.
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Petition of Geo. Baillie about Land be- fore granted
Read a Petition of George Baillie setting forth that he had ordered him in Family Right and on Purchase seven hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the north side great Satilla which had been surveyed and his Majesty's Grants passed for the Same That by an accurate Survey lately made of the Lands laid out in that Part it was found that the aforesaid Seven hundred and fifty Acres were in- cluded in a larger Tract there surveyed and said to be granted in Carolina to James Parsons : so that the Peti- tioner in fact had no Land granted him and was possessed of more than Twenty Negroes Therefore praying for one thousand Acres on the north side of great Satilla afore- said between the Lines of Land there ordered John Wereat and Lands said to be granted in Carolina to Jon- athan Belton and the said James Parsons.
Postponed.
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed.
Petition of Edwd. Barnard for 1000 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Edward Barnard setting forth that he had Eighteen hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an additional Tract having a Wife three Children and fifty Six Negroes Therefore praying for one thousand Acres being two Tracts of five hundred acres Each on great Satilla River reserved in 1766 for one James Rogers for twelve Months.
Rejected.
ORDERED That said Petition be rejected the Land prayed for being supposed to be already granted.
Petition of Alexr. McDon- ald for 50 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Alexander McDonald setting forth that he had been many years in the Province had had one hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and a Child Therefore praying for fifty Acres to adjoin Land of John Gray deceased where Roderic McLeod formerly lived.
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Postponed.
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed until it appears whether he has settled the Land before granted him.
Gibbons for 500 Acres read
Read a Petition of John Gibbons setting forth that he Petition of Jno. lately had ordered him five hundred Acres of Land at Satilla which on going to survey was found not to be vacant Therefore praying for in Lieu thereof five hun- dred Acres upon a Branch of Saddle Swamp on the and South side great Ogechee near Land lately ordered James Cherry.
Postponed.
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed the Land not being sufficiently described and least the same should be too near the Boundary Line.
Petition of E. LeConte for 300 Acres read
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Read a Petition of John Eatton Le Conte setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land having thirty five Negroes Therefore praying for three hundred Acres on the South side great Ogechee in St Philip's Parish for the Conveniency of a Reservoir of Water; to run South along a Tract of Land at the last Board ordered James Butler and to adjoin a Tract here- tofore granted Thomas Camber which the Petitioner had purchased and cultivated.
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected.
Petition of Eliz. Butler for 400 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Elizabeth Butler Widow setting forth that she had many Negroes for whom she had Obtained no Land and was desirous to Obtain a further Grant of Land Therefore praying for four hundred Acres in St Philip's Parish to adjoin Land granted her de- ceased husband and Land of Sarah Boddie to be laid out in an Oblong for a Reservoir of Water.
Rejected. ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected.
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Petition of Dav. Murray for 1200 Acres read
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Read a Petition of David Murray setting forth that he had one thousand Acres of Land granted him and was possessed of a Family consisting of a Wife two Children and forty Slaves Therefore praying for twelve hundred Acres on the South side Todd's Creek Satilla River near Land of Roger Kelsall and to adjoin Land of William Saunders.
Rejected. ORDERED
That the said Petition be rejected.
3400 Acres of Land Granted
His Excellency the Governour set forth to the Board that he had two hundred and ninety five Negroes in the to his Excelly. Province and had taken up only Seven thousand seven hundred and seventy five Acres of Land And made Ap- plication for the following Tracts, namely, for four hundred Acres of Pine Land on the South side of great Ogechee to adjoin partly on the Widow Butler's and James Butler's Land and about three Miles from the Land his Excellency purchased of Elisha Butler.
Also for One thousand Acres on great Satilla River heretofore reserved for Captain Fanshaw.
Also for two Thousand Acres in two Tracts at or near a Creek called Rocky Comfort within three Miles of Land settled by Thomas Irwin.
RESOLVED That the several Tracts of Land be ac- cordingly surveyed for and granted to his Excellency the Governour.
Whereas at a Council held on the fifth Day of April Grant of Gar- last Lachlan McGillivray Esq" did petition for a Garden ber 42 ordered Lot Number forty two West of Savannah which was at den Lot Num- to Lach. Mc- Gillivray. the said Board accordingly ordered him as vacant Lot : whereupon Alexander Wylly in Behalf of and as Guar- dian to Ann Cary a Minor did enter a Caveat against a
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Grant passing to the said Lachlan .McGillivray for the said Garden Lot Number forty two claiming the same as the Property of the said Ann Cary: which Caveat came on this Day to be determined both Parties attending, and being fully heard thereon And the Grant under which the said Ann Carry claimed being produced at the Board, it appeared that the Garden Lot therein mention- ed is described by Number fifty and not Number forty two; nor was there any satisfactory Proof given in Support of the said Ann Carry's Claim to the said Lot Number forty two It is therefore ordered that a Grant for the said Garden Lot forty two Do pass to and in the Name of the said Lachlan McGillivray as before prayed for And that the Surveyer general do prepare and give a Certificate thereof for that Purpose.
Leave given to Inoculate on board Brig Gambia.
Whereas the Brigantine Gambia John Keast Master which lately arrived at Tybee with Negroes from the Coast of Africa, being infected with the Small Pox, MT John Graham, to whom the said Vessel is consigned did apply to his Excellency the Governour in Council on the 25th July last for Permission to inoculate such Slaves and Persons on Board the said Vessel as should appear necessary in Order that the Inconveniencies of a long Quarantain and the Danger of Spreading the disorder might the more easily be avoided It is this Day ordered that Leave be given to the Master of the said Vessel to inoculate all such Slaves and other Persons on Board the same or belonging thereto as he shall think Expe- dient And that a Proclamation do issue to notify the same.
Proclamation to issue.
ORDERED That the Secretary do prepare such Proc- lamation accordingly.
ORDERED That M' Graham be at Liberty to send
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Ship Carpen- ters sent on Board upon Condition &c.
down to Tybee (sie) Ship Carpenters in Order to repair the Brigantine Gambia: the Persons so sent down to be Subject to perform the same Quarantain as the Master and Persons now on Board are or hereafter may be subjected to.
His Excellency the Governour signed the following Grants viz
Grants signed. To John Jacob Kieffer. ... 200 Acres John Niess . . 150 Acres In St Matthews Solomon Shrimph. 100 Acres) Parish
John Anderson . $150 Acres ..
1150 Acres Purch
In St George's
John Burney . 150 Acres
John Howell Sent. 150 Acres Purch8
Parish.
John Mann .150 Acres]
Abram Booth 100 Acres
LeRoy Hammond 250 Acres
Thomas Higginbottom
150 Acres
Stephen Heard. 150 Acres
Barnard Heard.
200 Acres
Parish
William Jones.
150 Acres
Francis Macartan
& ¿Lot in Augusta
Martin Campbell
Charles Smith. .200 Acres In St Paul's Parish George Upton. 150 AcresS
Matthias Ash. . . 250 Acres In St Philip's Parish.
Thomas Goldsmith ( Bounty) . .. . 2700 Acres In St Mary's & St Thomas's Parh.
Noble Wimberly Jones a Town Lot) in Savannah
In Christ
Mordecai Sheftall. . 300 Acres Church Parish.
In St Paul's
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Grants signed To John McLean. ... . 500 Acres In St Thomas's Parish.
Nicholas Nielson. . 350 Acres In St James's Parish. . Thomas Sullivant. 400 Acres In St Andrew's Parish.
GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Saturday the 3ª September 1768
Present
His Excellency James Wright Esq"
The Honble
James Habersham | Noble Jones James Mackay Esqrs
| Grey Elliott \ James Read -
Lachlan . McGillivray The Talk of Emisteseegoe one of the principal Head Men of Esq' Interpreter the Creek Countrey.
Indian Talk.
After being told that his Excellency was come with his beloved Men to hear all he had to say, Emisteseegoe said, that whatever Men might propose it depended in- tirely upon Providence to perfect it; - That originally all the Lands belonged to their People, but that in Proc- ess of Time they became acquainted with the white Peo- ple, and that he is glad to see them here this Day as Brothers - That, however, these Lands being originally their Inheritance they are bound to regard them as such, but that, whatever might happen, they should always pay due Regard to the Treaties made with the white People concerning them, and look on them as their Brothers - That they looked upon the Road between the
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white People and them as a white Road free from Bushes Stains or other Impediments, and hoped it always would remain so, and in that Confidence he came now along it - That should any Impediment be there, it would, he hoped, be no more than what the Wind by blowing would remove, and the Whiteness of the Road itself still continue - That this was what their Forefathers hoped and meant, and what the several Treaties were intended to preserve - That the white People being skilfull in maritime Affairs discovered many Countries unknown to them, and among others this also - That they came to their Land and made a Fire there, and the red People received them as Brothers and sat at one Fire with them - That the Method of the red Peoples travelling is dif- ferent from ours, they never regarding the length of Way when they mean to see their Friends which they are now come to do - That therefore he came down in a friendly Manner to see the beloved Men of the white People who live upon the Coast sensible that an Inter- course of that Sort tends to keep up a Remembrance of old Treaties - And that he, on that Account, had visited the Governour of Pensacola, and presented him with the Tail of a white Eagle -- That he then told the Govern- our of Pensacola and now repeats it here, (as he looks on the white People of Pensacola and here to be all one) that he would always use his utmost Endeavours that the Road between the white and red People should be kept white and they be as Brothers - That the Superintend- ant had told him that the great King over the great Water looked upon the red People as his Children, that he had therefore taken him by the Hand and by a firm linked Chain in Order to hold him fast - That although they had no Iron in their Country, yet as a Vine twines itself round a young Tree and becomes fastened to it by so many Fibres that it could not be loosed, and would grow up with it; so he meant to hold as fast as that, and
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hoped these Sentiments would always remain. - That the Governour of Pensacola told him they had borrowed a Piece of Ground of them near the Water which he wanted to have enlarged, and though it was attended with some Difficulty on the Part of the lower and upper Creeks, yet he got it done and remembers it still - That when that Boundary was settled he hoped the Transac- tion of that Day would not be confined to the Knowl- edge of the present Generation but would be remem- bered by the Posterity of both white and red People : and he hopes that the Trees marked on that Line will stand as a great Stone Wall to mark the Partition be- tween them, and that not one Tree shall be cut down be- yond it - That the Governour of Pensacola then as- sured him that if any white People should inadvertently settle beyond their Line he would immediately remove , them - That he has not in his Way down here observed or heard of any Settlements made beyond the Line stipu- lated with this Province- That it often happened two or three of the head Men of their Nation without any general Authority would come down and talk with the Governours of the white People and transact Matters with them which if the Nation did not agree to they would afterwards deny, from whence many Inconvenien- cies happened-for his Part, what he has to say he is authorized to do by a general Meeting of Head Men of both upper and lower Creeks - That just before he came away he heard a white Man had settled beyond the Boundary Line in west Florida; that he had not Time to examine into the Matter but supposes him to be one who does not regard the Directions of the beloved Men of the white People or the Authority of the Governour - That he supposes this will not be the only Time he shall be with his Elder Brethren the white People, but for fear of being tiresome would conclude for the Pres- ent. - On being desired to proceed if not disagreeable
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to him, He said the Superintendant told him he was to give Talks from the great King to the red People and to preserve, if possible, Peace not only between the white People and tliem but among themselves - That he the Superintendant was very sorry to find the Choctaws and their Nation were at War and destroying one Another, but that he could not interfere in conciliating Measures between them unless at their Request - That with Re- spect to the Creeks he recommended it to him to en- deavour to dispose them to a Peace, and that he himself would take the proper Steps with the Choctaws- In Consequence of which Desire of the Superintendant he did go among the Towns and found the Creeks in gen- eral inclinable to Peace and that they thought the Super- intendant had their Good much at heart, and that the Advice he gave was for their Advantage - That al- though it was agreed to be so salutary a Measure yet it would take some Time before a Peace could be brought about, nor is he indeed certain whether it is as yet fully ' established and concluded -That the Superintendant told him he expected to know fully the Intentions of the Creeks before he went round to Mobile, when he would also know those of the Choctaws, and put the Matter in Dispute upon such a footing as to Effect a Peace - That the Superintendant also told him he intended to stay some Time at Mobile where fresh Meat was very scarce, and that therefore he intended to have some Cattle drove thro' their Land to Mobile for the Use not only of the white People but of his Friends the Indians who might come there, of which he desired him to acquaint the Head Men of the Creeks, and that he expected they would have no Objection to it - This he thought was very reasonable, and it was thought so by them - That the Superintendant also told him that perhaps some Per- son about Augusta might want to drive some Cattle also through their Lan'd to Mobile, but desired that
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their's might not be permitted to go before his went - That he thought this was so particular that he desires to know what the Superintendant's Reason could be for such a Request - That he understands a Gang of Cattle of M' Galphin's had been lately drove to West Florida and desires to know whether it was by Desire of the Governour of West Florida, or whether M' Galphin did it of himself - That he remembers at the grand Con- gress at Augusta when the Governours of the Provinces of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Geor- gia, many of the head Men of the Creeks, and other Nations, and beloved white Men, met, It being con- sidered that many Disputes and Inconveniencies arose from stragling white People settling on the Indian hunt- ing Grounds it was agreed that a Line should be run from a Branch of little River cross to the north Branch of Briar Creek and from thence cross to Ogechee River and down that River to a particular Path which he is unacquainted with - That on his return from the Con- gress he acquainted the Head Men of the Nation with what was done who were well satisfied therewith-but he has since heard a Piece more of Land is taken in with- in that Line, and he does not know whether it is so or not, if it is, he desires to know who they were that agreed to it - That he is apprehensive some Error must have been committed in running the Line as he cannot find one who was at the running of it that can give him any tolerable Account of it, he therefore supposes they must have lost themselves in the Woods, or they would doubtless have gone a Strait Course and not traversed (sic) as he supposes they did, and therefore it was no Wonder they squabbled about it - That he understands S Iago was settled within the proposed Line and that he was desired to remove from his Land, which he thought would be an Hardship considering that S' Iago was a principal Man in their Nation, and that the red
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People had acted with much Generosity in giving up the Land to the white People - This he desires to be informed of as being a Matter he cannot comprehend, as he supposed that Settlement was without the Line.
GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the 5th September 1768
Present
His Excellency James Wright Esq"
The Honble - Noble Jones Jonathan Bryan Grey Elliott James Read (John Graham
Esq18
His Excellency communicated to the Board his Answer to the Talk given by Emisteseegoe the Indian on Satur- day last; which was intirely approved of. - The Indians were introduced and the Talk delivered to them by the Interpretation of Lachlan McGillivray Esq', as follows,
Friend and Brother Emisteseegoe,
Your Observation on the Omnipotence of the great God and Master of Breath is very just, for let Men pro- pose to themselves what they will, yet it is sbject to the overruling Power of Providence, and without the Almighty's Permission cannot be perfected. It is also very true that this Country, these very Lands we are now upon, were inhabited by the red People, and did belong to them before the English discovered them and landed here. - That this Event of the white People's coming here may also be considered as owing to the good Providence of God: for the Red People being unac-
Governour's Answer to In- dian Talk.
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quainted with and unskilled in the Arts and Sciences were under great Difficulties in cloathing themselves, and had no Ornaments for their Women or themselves nor any Arms to kill Deer, or to go to War against their enemies, or defend themselves with, but only Bows and Arrows-but since the white People came among them they have been well cloathed and gratified with a Num- ber of Ornaments for their Bodies and otherwise, and also taught the Use of Guns Powder and Ball and been plentifully supplied with them, which has enabled them to kill greater Quantities of Deer, and to go to War with more Success and therefore the white People's coming to this Countrey has always been considered by the Red People as a fortunate Event - That it is very true that when they became a little acquainted together they agreed to live as Brothers upon one Land and to sit at one Fire, and Treaties were accordingly. made be- tween them and the Land on the Sea Coast for a certain Distance back was given by the Indians to the white People to live and plant upon. - That the Road between the white People and the red was opened and agreed upon by them for the mutual Advantage and Conven- ience of both in Order to carry on their Trade and friendly Intercourse and that it always has been and still is the Wish and Desire and for the Benefit of both that this Road should continue and be kept perfectly clean white and unstained - And I hope, as you do, that it will always remain so, and that if by Accident any little Matter should happen that may carry an Appearance of obstructing or staining that Road it will prove no more than what the blowing of the Wind will remove - And that all our Treaties as well those made by our fore- fathers, as ourselves, will be duely regarded and ob- served on both Sides - It will be Eight Years next Month since I came Governour of this Province during which Time I have constantly and to the utmost of my
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Power observed all the Treaties and Agreements that were made before I came, and all Treaties Agreements or Promises that I have at any Time made with any of the red People since I came, and this I am very certain all your People that know me or that are acquainted with our Transactions will say and allow - It is possi- ble that some stragling Vagrants or Vagabonds may have broke through Treaties and Orders, or may here- after do so, but such Things if done have been, and if hereafter done will be, unknown to me; and it is next to impossible to come at or punish such wandering People who the Moment they commit an Injury or Offence fly away to another Province- But you may be assured that I and the beloved Men now present and all the good People of this Province are Friends to the red People - And I have received orders from the great King to live in Peace and Friendship with you and to treat you as his Children and as such I now look upon you and re- ceive you; and the Length of the Journey you have taken to come and see me is a strong Circumstance and Sign of your friendly Disposition and good Will to the white People and as such we all look upon it, and will endeavour if possible to strengthen the Link, Vine, or Chain, of Friendship that holds us together. -- I have heard of the friendly Visit you paid to the Governour of West Florida and of the Cession of Lands you made to the great King in that Part of the Countrey, and which gave me great Satisfaction, as all the white People live where they will, as you justly observe, are one and the same People; they are all the great King's Children, and are in some Measure interested in the Welfare of one another - And I doubt not but the Governour of West Florida will duely observe the Limits and Boundary settled and agreed upon with You. - I do not know that I ever have transacted any Matter of real Business with any Indians but such as were fully and properly author-
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