- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Journal entries pertaining to] the Colony of Georgia, [James] Oglethorpe, [and] Yammacraw [i.e. Yamacraw], 1732 Feb. 3 [to] 1732 Mar. 24
- Date of Original:
- 1732-02-03/1732-03-24
- Subject:
- Yamassee Indians
Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785
Georgia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- diaries
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This document is a portion of a journal representing entries from Feb. 3, 1732 through March 24, 1732. It is unclear by whom the entries were written and much of it is quoted from other unnamed sources. The bulk of the document relates to early British settlement of the colony of Georgia and the role James Oglethorpe played in the early history of the region. One extracted letter refers to the settlement known as Yamacraw by the local Indians (probably the Yamacraw Indians, later part of the Creek Nation with whom Oglethorpe had routine contact and dealings).
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- krc086
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc086
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc086#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc086/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 2 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 09, folder 01, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]5
[pages missing] "two more ships with People (which will make the number 500 ) expected daily."
"The Aldermen of London propose to make collections in their respective wards from House to House, for settling poor families in Georgia"
Feby. [February] 3, 1732
There is a long piece of verse on the subject of Georgia & Oglethorpe which may be curious as the first effort of the [illegible text] on this subject. I may extract it hereafter.
March 10. 1732
I find a notice of the benifit [benefit] the new Colony of Georgia already was to So.Ca. [South Carolina] Two prisoners having escaped & made great depredations upon the plantations, were arrested by Oglethorpe "who is now incamped [encamped] near where the new Town is to be" -- &such to Charleston --
24 March
Is a long letter description of a visit paid to the colony of Georgia [illegible text] S.E.
"On Tuesday 13th Inst. [Instant] I went on board a a [a] canoe in company with Mr Geo. [George] Ducat & Mr [deleted text: [illegible text] ] [added text: [unclear text: John ] ] Ballantine with 4 negroes & set off from Lloyd's Bridge for Georgia, & passing by Port Royal on Wednesday night, we arrived on Friday morning before day at Yammacraw, a place so called by the Indians, but now Savannah in the colony of Georgia: Some time before we came to the Landing, the Centinel [Sentinel] challenged us but understanding who we were, admitted us ashore. This is a very high Bluff, 40 foot perpendicular from high water mark.
Page: [2]6
it lies according to Capt Gascoigns observations in the Lat. [Latitude] of 31.58~ which he took off Tybee an island at the mouth of the Savannah river. Its distant from Charleston South West, according to the Course & Winding of the Rivers & Creeks about 140 Miles, but by a direct Course 77, allowing Suillivan's Id.. [Island] to be in the Lat: [Latitude] of 32.47. From Augustine N.E. & by E. about 140 miles, and by the course of the Rivers is distant from Fort Moore 300 miles, but upon a direct Line, but 115 Miles N.W. & by W. This Bluff is distant 10 miles from the Mouth of the Rivers on the south Side and [unclear text: Parrysburg ] is 24 Miles above it on the North, and is so scituated [situated] that you have a beautiful Prospect. Both up & down the River its very sandy & barren, and consequently a wholesome Place for a Town or City; there is on it 130 odd Souls. and from the time they embarked at London to the Time I left the Place there died but 2 sucking Children & they at Sea."
"When they arrived there was standing on it a great Quantity of the best Sorts of Pine most of which is already cut down on the Spot where the Town is laid out to be built: The Land is barren about a Mile back, when you come into very rich Ground, and on both Sides [illegible text] a Quarter of a Mile of the Town, is choice good planting Land. Col: Bull told me, that he had been 7 miles back and found it extraordinary good."
"Mr Oglethorpe is indefatigable; takes a vast deal of Pains; his Fare is but indifferent having little else at present than Salt provisions; he's extreamly [extremely] well beloved by all his People; the general" [pages missing]