The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-21
FOR THE CHICAGO FAIR.
ruyR1NG TOGETHER oLDLSGAL
ga nrps FOR AN EXHIBIT THERE.

.s.,-cb Among the Collection at the
-,,..on House Brings to Light Many
extremely Interesting Nature,
georgia WIN Exhibit a Good Stock OF
80 documents, Even If There is
Notn,pR Else to Attract Attention.
u. R L. Bains OF Washington, D. c.
vesterday In the city. Mr.. Bains'
'po- 70, IN Savannah was to look up ancient
80 documents and records Of the United
o!I-.s and other courts of Georgia, and all
$50 - n great interest which they may
pop ;, their archives which can be used In
.whibit to be made by the department Of
80 a. N the United States at the worlds
fair at Chicago.
NJ Bsins was aided In his
.osrch by Deputy Clerk Giles
~io N the United States court;
CIo-p Carr of the superior court, Deputy
%ie-[ White Of the city court, Deputy Clerk
S.brack of the-county commissioners court
80 Clerk Keilbach OF the ordinsry's court
TrI.tbsr thew succeeded in finding quite a
i' UsTb Of interesting legal documents de-
nu.itd in the courts of Georgia during the
III csnturv. Clerk Gillespie OF the United
So coNrt showed MIR. Bains several old
SSso,,r,ents which will be at his disposal for
~ nurDose desired. The most in
t VIE of these are the minutes
~ The sessions of the United States
oironit and district courts for the first
Cnsrter of q century after their lnaugura-
tSion at Savannah. The minutes contain the
orders Of appointments OF judges, cie-ks
"a LAWYERS by Presidents Washington,
1a8erson. Adams, jackson and Van Buren,
~ others, Several Of these orders look
Ttsoriginsls, but are probably copied. They
80 from 1890 to 1910. They were loose
Dsners found by Mr.. Gillespie in the archives
~ the court, and were collected and found
Others found in the United States court
we're papers of the first case In admiralty,
the first common law case, the first crimt-
nal case, and the first case in equity filed in
the United States court at Savannah.
SOME INTERESTING PAPERS.
The attic Of the court house, where a
ouantity Of old papers belonging to the
courts Of Savannah are stored In an I'M
sorted condition, was found to be rather a
hot place for work yesterday, but num-
Der Of ancient documents were discovered.
These papers, not being Of any particular
value, have never been elaborated.
Among the old records found were those
OF the first case tried by the superior court
in 1872, William Mcintosh vs.. the state Of
Georgia The first deed recorded was in 17S5,
being a deed to sleeves by Thomas
Washington to Peter Wagnon. The first
will was also found. 1t was fled
IN the probate cours in 1865. Another
will was found executed by George
Threadcraft in 1742. and probated in
1885. There was q number of records of
papers issued in the time of George Ill
The first marriage license recorded In the
ordinsrys court in 1905 was found. II was
Issued to John Adams Fremont and Mrs.
Mary Grey.
Isaac Beckett, ESQ.,. showed Mr.. Batns
seal of Georgia issued by authority of
George H., which he will lend to
the exhibit. 1t is huge, beeswax affair.
Mr.. BaiDs wishes to get some OF Ogle-
thorpes papers now in possession OF the
Georgia Historical Society. The matter
viii be brought up at the next meeting Of
the society.
Mr.. Bains left for Atlanta last, where he
win examine the state archives In search OF
more ancient documents Of judicial interest.
He expects to obtain the original grant Of
Georgia to ORlethorpe by George l., which
he is informed is there.
Mr.. Bains' researches will include North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.