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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Stewart setting forth that he had received a Grant for Three hundred Acres of Land which he had since found to be covered by an old Survey of John Burns of Carolina Therefore praying for (in Lieu thereof.) three hundred Acres on a Branch of Buffalo Swamp in St Davids Parish to adjoin the said Survey of John Burns-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of David Brydie setting forth that he had obtained a Warrant for. laying out six hundred and fifty Acres of Land at Midway which Warrant is expired in it's Term and the Land not Surveyed There- fore 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 and ascertained in order to his obtaining his Majesty's Grant to him for the same-
RESOLVED That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyer general do issue a new Precept accordingly-
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Read a Petition of John Rae Esq' setting forth that in the first settlement of the Province he had allotted him a Town Lott in Savannah Nº Six in the second Tything lower new Ward (since called Reynolds Ward) with Garden and Farm Lotts which claim has since been ex- amined and allowed of by the Governour in Council but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the Premisses And that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Certificate or Plan for that Purpose-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Mackay setting forth that heretofore he had ordered him three hundred Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been 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 not- withstanding 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 certify a plan thereof for that purpose-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Joel Walker setting forth that here- tofore he had ordered him four hundred Acres of Land in St Paul's Parish and three hundred Acres of Land in S' George's Parish both which Tracts were Surveyed and returned and Fiats for the same passed by the At- torney general but the time was elapsed in which Grants for the same ought to have been taken out Therefore
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praying that notwithstanding the lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majestys Grants for the said Lands and that the Secretary might be ordered to pre- pare the same-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Peter Young setting forth that here- tofore he had ordered him three hundred Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been Surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyor General's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed-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 certify a plan thereof for that purpose-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Stephen Miller setting forth that he had ordered him heretofore three Tracts of Land, two tracts of three hundred Acres each in St Philips Parish and one Tract of four hundred Acres in St Mat- thew's Parish; which have severally been Surveyed and plans thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which Grants for the same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwith- standing the lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majestys Grants for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify plans thereof for that purpose-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
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Read a Petition of John Stefford setting forth that heretofore he had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in S' Philips Parish which Tract had been 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 pray- ing that notwithstanding the lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majestys Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a plan thereof for that purpose --
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Ryan setting forth that here- tofore he had ordered him one hundred Acres of Land in St George's Parish which Tract had been 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 not- withstanding 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 certify a plan thereof for that purpose-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Palmer Golding setting forth that heretofore he had ordered him two hundred Acres of Land in St John's Parish which had been 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 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 certify a plan thereof for that purpose-
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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Mackay Esq' setting forth that some time since he had a Warrant for running ou five hundred Acres of Land on the Buffelo Swamp but the same was never executed as the Land could not be found vacant Therefore praying for five hundred Acres as follows Viz': two hundred Acres in St Andrew's Parish heretofore Surveyed for Andrew Way; and three hundred Acres in the same parish heretofore Surveyed for William Taylor; both which Tracts were elapsed in respect of the time wherein Grants for the same ought to have passed-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Lambert setting forth that he had two hundred Acres of Land ordered him and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife two Children and four Negroes Therefore praying for two hundred Acres in St George's Parish being an elapsed plat of Land laying in the Surveyer general's Office here- tofore surveyed for Peter Grant Deceased-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Green Jun' setting forth that he had been some Years in the Province had had two hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife two Chil- ren and thirty three Negroes Therefore praying for One thousand Acres in St Philips Parish about a Mile from Land granted Adam Eirick and four Miles from Land of John Wertsch, to be run in an Oblong the Swamp being narrow --
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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-the Surveyer General observ- ing the Order made touching Oblong Lands-
Read a Petition of Samuel Stiles setting forth that he was desirous to settle in this Province and intended forthwith to bring in his Family for that purpose There- fore praying that he might have reserved for twelve Months five hundred Acres of Land upon black Creek in St Philip's Parish near or to Adjoin Land of John Martin-
RESOLVED That the same be reserved as prayed for ; the Land before ordered at that place to be first run-
ORDERED That the Vessel with the small Pox now in Tybee Creek be suffered to come out of the Creek to Load opposite fort George And that the Thirty Negroes who have not had the disorder be immediately separated from the rest and kept at the Lazaretto on Tybee Island for three Weeks ensuing And then if no infection appears amongst them they may be brought to Town being first cleansed and shifted agreeable to a former Order-
On further considering the Petitions of the Church Wardens and Vestry, and the Lot holders of the Town of Augusta in the Parish of Saint Paul laid before the Board on the
It is Ordered that the five ten Acre Lots next to the Glebe Land Numbered 1. 16. 17. 32. and 33. as appears by a Plot of the said Town and Common be reserved and Added to the One hundred Acres of Glebe Land already reserved for the use of the Rector of the said Parish And it is Also Ordered that the Eighty Acres of Land hereto- fore reserved for the use of Fort Augusta be made up an hundred Acres And that the twenty three Acres at the back of the Town, and the Seven Acres and an half at the
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East end or Side of the Town all which is particularly laid down on the aforesaid Plot be reserved for the use aforesaid and as Commonage for the Inhabitants And it is Further Ordered that the four new laid out Town Lots Number 41. 42. 43. and 44. together with the forty Six Acres of Land adjoining the Fort Island, And also the other thirty five ten Acre Lots, Part of the Land hereto- fore intended for a Town Common be disposed of as re- quested by the said Church Wardens Vestry and Lot hold- ers And the Monies arising by the sale hereof be laid out in the Purchase of Negroes for the Benefit of the Rector of St Paul's for the Time being; And that twenty Pounds of the Yearly Income produced by the Labour of the said Slaves be set apart and put at Interest to be appropriated from Time to Time to the keeping up the Original Num- ber of Negroes purchased. And that the Attorney gen- eral do report what method may be most Eligible for car- rying into Execution the aforesaid Purpose-
N. B. Grants Signed, are entered (thrô Mistake) on the Next Leaf, page 30-
GEORGIA At a Council held at his Excellency the Gov- ernour's House in Savannah on Friday the 14th April 1769-
Present
His Excellency James Wright Esq"
James Habersham Noble Jones Lewis Johnson John Graham 1 The Honble
Esqrs
His Excellency laid before the Board a Letter this Day received from Edward Barnard Esq' acquainting his Ex-
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cellency that a Party of Creek Indians had taken a num- ber of Horses from the Quaker Settlement- That they had been pursued and come up with, but instead of the People getting their Horses again the Indians had treated them very ill- And expressing his fear that nothing less than some severe Treatment would be sufficient to Curb the Insolence of such renegade Villians and unless their Insolence was soon curbed, that promising Settlement would be inevitably destroyed- And further setting forth the present disagreeable Situation of the People as by the loss of their Horses they were deprived of raising Pro- visions this Season- Also a Letter to his Excellency from Joseph Maddocks the Principal Man among those People wherein he says That he believes the Mischief done them was by some ranging outlying Rogues harbouring some- times at the Oconees, othertimes at the Cherokee Towns, and often in the Woods at the back of their Settlement- That they were of several Nations, Creeks, Cherokees, and Chicasaws, and submitting it to his Excellency's Judg- ment whether it might not be proper to acquaint the Su- perintendant therewith that he might send necessary Mes- sages to each Nation whereby they might perhaps get their Horses returned to them, and a stop might be put to the Indians doing further Mischief unless they were protected by their Several Nations which he did not in the least sus- pect, but rather believed them to be set on by some evil Minded white Men for selfish ends- Which Practises in both he could wish might be very soon ended least their Settlement (till of late so promising) should become a fruitless Blossom- That he was sorry to see the people so affected with the fear of further danger from the late Mischief done them, as he was himself intirely free from any such Apprehensions- And also a Petition of the In- habitants of Wrightsborough on little River setting forth that the Indians were grown so very troublesome that they were likely to ruin the Inhabitants by Stealing their Horses in great Numbers to the amount of forty seven
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of the finest in the Settlement Fourteen of which number being lately stolen some People were lately appointed to follow them Indians and came to their Camp and de- manded the Horses but instead of receiving any answer Limpikey (a noted Creek Indian) ordered the Indians to their Guns Tomahawks and Knives- who behaved in a most provoking Manner holding a Tomahawk edgeways to a white Man's face, and threw out many threatnings which the white People forbore to resent notwithstanding they were double the Indian's number- That some of the Indians were known to be Augusta Indians and the others believed to be Creeks and Cherokees- The People re- turning home the Petitioners thought proper to lay their grieveance before his Excellency acquainting him that the Inhabitants appeared much dispirited, some by reason of the Loss of their Horses being deprived of raising Bread for their Families in their accustomed way, others con- ceiving that their is great danger of their Lives, and all concluding that unless some speedy way be found for re- dress and preventing such Grievances they should be un- der the disagreeable necessity of leaving the Place And resting it on his Excellency's Superior Judgment, and with Impatience waiting his Excellency's Answer-
Which said Letters and Petition being read his Excel- lency advised with the Board whether in this Arduous affair it was not necessary immediately to send up a strong Talk to the Creek Nations complaining of the Injuries done in our Settlements by the Indians notwithstanding the Line between us and them had been so lately marked and Solemnly ratified- Respecting the dangerous Con- sequences of the Robberies now committed by their Peo- ple in the new Settlement- Demanding a Retaliation of the Horses stolen and the Punishment of the Transgress- ors- Urging the necessity they are under to restrain their People from such outrages- otherwise they must not be surprized if the People, so repeatedly Injured and insulted
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should no longer bear such usage but think themselves Justified in defending their properties by every means in their Power- And the Consequences that may result therefrom the Indians must place to their own Account-
And Also that some orders in the Present Case be given to the Colonel of Militia in that District &ce __
Which Matter being duly weighed and considered The Board intirely approved of what his Excellency offered and thought it the only Expedient that could be at present fallen upon for the Relief of these People-
His Excellency the Governour Signed the following Grants Viz .-
To Elijah Brazeal 300 Acres Edward Pilsher 200 Acres
Josiah Roberts 200 Acres Richard Womack 300 Acres - 1 In St George's Parish
Samuel Bowen (Pur) 70 Acres - In Christ Church William Norton Jun' 50 Acres Parish
Jonathan Cochran 500 Acres In S' Philip's Parish Adam Eirick 500 Acres
Jacob Helvenstine (Pur) 400 Acres in St David's Par- ish
Matthew Marshall 200 Acres in St Paul's Parislı
Jacob Meyer 40 Acres In St Matthew's Parish Christian Stiener 72 Acres
James Habersham Esq' 1000 Acres
James Habersham Esq" 1000 Acres
His Excellency James Wright Esq' 1000 Acres His Excellency James Wright Esq 1000 Acres His Excellency James Wright Esq" 1000 Acres
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GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Tuesday 2ª May 1769-
Present
His Excellency James Wright Esq'-
James Habersam
Noble Jones
Jonathan Bryan
James Mackay James Edwd Powell
Esq™ª
Grey Elliott
John Graham
James Read
Read a Petition of Stephen Smith setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having five Negroes Therefore praying for three hundred Acres in St George's Parish on Lambert's big Creek-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted on proving his Family Right-
Read a Petition of James Mackay Esq' setting forth that he had ordered him some time since One hundred and fifty Acres of Land near his Cowpen which being Caveated by John Baker Petitioner had since resigned the same in his favour Therefore praying for (in Lieu there- of) one hundred and fifty Acres on the Altamaha to ad- join Land there already ordered him-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Graham Esq" setting forth that he had purchased Land at a place called Cat head Creek
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adjoining which is a Vacant piece and makes a Necessary Addition to Petitioner's Land Therefore praying for the said Vacant piece containing not more than fifty Acres to adjoin Land there Purchased by him of Donald Clark and fronting part of the said Land Lying on Cat head Creek-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the' said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Maxwell setting forth that heretofore he had ordered him One thousand Acres of Land which was on a Caveat afterwards ordered to an- other Person, that he never had had any Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land having above twenty Slaves- Therefore praying for five hundred Acres on the Big Swamp near the Altamaha about four Miles below a Path called Oswald's-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Mossman setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province had had one thousand Acres of Land granted him in Family Right and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having forty Eight Negroes Therefore praying for seven hundred Acres in St Andrew's Parish on Oswald's Swamp about half a Mile below the Path leading up the Altamaha to the place where the said Oswald keeps a Cowpen-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Joseph Butler Sent setting forth that he had had many Tracts of Land granted him but was yet possessed of twenty One Negroes for whom he had obtained no Land Therefore praying for Eight hun- 48 cr-vol 10
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dred Acres up Coonochee in St John's Parish to adjoin a Tract of seven hundred and fifty Acres there already granted him-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Joseph Gibbons setting forth that he had some months ago ordered him One thousand Acres of Land near Rocky Comfort which Land had since been Surveyed for another person Therefore praying for (in lieu thereof) One thousand Acres on the South Side of Rocky Comfort Creek in St George's Parish to adjoin the upper Line of the Tract reserved for the Irish settlers and Land settled by Thomas Irwin-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Phillips setting forth that he had been some Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous of obtaining Land for cul- tivation having Thirty Negroes Therefore praying for five hundred Acres in St Andrew's Parish on a Swamp called Oswalds and to adjoin Land this Day Petitioned for by James Mossman-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Adam Trieutlen setting forth that he had had One thousand Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife five Children and twenty three Negroes Therefore praying for two hundred Acres in St Matthew's Parish on a Bay Swamp about two Miles and an half from Sa- vannah River and two Miles from a place called the three Runs And Also one hundred Acres in the same Parish
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on the three Runs aforesaid to adjoin Land there laid out for William Young-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Henry Bourquin Setting forth that he had been many Years settled in the Province, had had Land at divers times granted him and was desirous to ob- tain a further Quantity being possessed of Twenty Ne- groes for whom he had obtained no Land Therefore pray- ing for five hundred Acres in St Philip's Parish upon a Branch leading out of Coonochee River about two Miles from the said River and half a Mile from Land granted Charles Mearn; And also five hundred Acres at Coono- chee aforesaid about two Miles from Land there granted
Robinson The said Tracts to be laid out in an Oblong the Swamp being very narrow-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Telamon Cuyler setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation hav- ing Eight Negroes Therefore praying for five hundred Acres in S' Philip's Parish to adjoin Land there granted John Martin-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted ---
Read a Petition of Henry Lewis Bourquin setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and four Negroes Therefore praying for three hundred and fifty Acres on great Oge- chee lying between Land of Smith and John Milledge.
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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Fox setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province had had four hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife two Children and Nineteen Negroes Therefore praying for five hundred acres in St Philips Parish upon a Branch leading out of Coonochee River about two Miles from the said River and half a Mile from Land granted Charles Mearn and to adjoin Land this Day Petitioned for by Henry Bour- quin- To be laid out in an Oblong the Swamp being very narrow-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of William Dunham setting forth that he had been long settled in the Province had had One thousand six hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous of an additional Tract having a Wife Eight Children and twenty eight Slaves Therefore praying for three hundred Acres in St Davids Parish on the South side of the Altamaha to adjoin a Tract of six hundred Acres there lately ordered him-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Thomas Quarterman setting forth that he had been several Years in the Province had had One hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife four Chil- dren and Eighteen Slaves Therefore praying for three hundred Acres in St Andrews Parish at a place called Bay Gall Swamp and about a Mile from Land ordered Joseph Lewis to include an Oak Knowl in the said Swamp-
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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Brice McCleland setting forth that he had been three Months in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Negroe Therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres at a small bay to adjoin the Land Hills of Barrington about a Mile back from the Altamaha River and two Miles from Land of Samuel Lewis-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Bacon setting forth that he had been several Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultiva- tion having a Wife and twenty two Slaves Therefore praying for seven hundred Acres in St David's Parish on the Northwest Branch of Turtle River four Miles from Land there granted William Dunham-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John McCulloch Jun' setting forth that he had one hundred Acres of Land ordered him upon a Branch called Boggy Gall in St Andrews Parish which was found to have been before laid out for another Person Therefore praying for in Lieu thereof one hundred Acres on a Small Branch the West side of the Buffelo Swamp to be laid out in an Oblong on Account of the Narrowness of the Branch about a Mile from the Widow M'Cleland's Land-
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