Colonial Records of the State of Georgia
Volume 28, Part 1: Original Papers of Governors Reynolds, Ellis, Wright, and Others, 1757-1763
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Pages: 496
Trim size: 6.000in x 9.000in
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Pub Date: 10/15/2021
ISBN: 9-780-8203-5908-3
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Pub Date: 10/15/2021
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Local
HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
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Colonial Records of the State of Georgia
Volume 28, Part 1: Original Papers of Governors Reynolds, Ellis, Wright, and Others, 1757-1763
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Most of the local records of colonial Georgia were destroyed during the Revolution. Under Governor James Wright's direction, merchant John Graham loaded much of the official records on his vessel in the Savannah River. During the Battle of the Rice Boats in March 1776, the Inverness was burned while it lay at anchor. The destructive civil war that occurred in the latter phases of the Revolution resulted in further destruction. The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, drawn from archival material in Great Britain, remain a unique source.
Volume 28, Part I, contains the papers of governors John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and James Wright from 1757 to 1763.Volume 28, Part II includes the papers of Governor James Wright, acting governor James Habersham, and others.
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