The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-29
THREE OLD DOCUMENTS.
\ savannah Bill of LndinE 122 Years
Old-A LoSaIist's Letter and "a Rev
oIutiOnary Draft

Old-A LOSaIists Letter and "a Rev
dictionary Draft
On his late trip to Georgetown. S. c..
MIR. NJ. j. Solomons OF this city secured
from Or. s NJ. Eiseman and Mr. Her
man Sehenek of that city three ancient
manuscripts. The owners gave them TO
Mr.. Solomons with the understanding chat
they were to be placed in the archives of
the Georgia Historical Society, and he
will present them TO that Institution at it's
next meeting. The documents consist Of
bill Of lading, letter, and draft The
bill of lading is somewhat different in
phraseology from those in vogue to-day,
inasmuch as it is more trustful of PROV
idence. 1t is a question, however. if old
time seamen and merchants We're as de-
vout as they might be supposed to be by
their plous language. There is a doubt
whether the date on the bill of lading Is
that of 1875 or 1175. but II is probably the
latter, as it is not probable that there
were 7S casks of sage raised in Georgia
two years after the colony was founded.
The letter of 5. II. Jenkins shows that
the writer and his correspondent were
tories. The hope expressed that the Brit
ish would hold on TO Georgia is what was
expected by. the loyalsts and feared by
the patriots of those days, when il was
proposed as u compromise in settling the
questions of difference between the colo
MES and the mother country, that Geor-
gia and South Carolina, then being in pos
session of the British armies. that they
should remain under the rule of King
George III, while the other colonies would
be granted their independence The names
mentioned In the letter are familiar to
those acquainted with the colonial history
of Savannah.
The draft is very much like those of the
present day, but the protest of 1t is quite
exhaustive in it's wording. The protest
fee is quite princely unless ii was paya-
BILE in colonial money.
Exchange for fS2Sz-Carolina Currency.
Savannah, Jany. list, ITS.
Twenty days after date of this nv
first of Exchange Second of same
tenor and date not being paid please
to pay to Joseph Farley or his order
the sum of Eight Hundred and TWEEN
ty Eight Pounds South Carolina Cur
rency value received and place the
same to accot of
JONATHAN BRYAN
To William Williamson Esqr,,
in Charles Town.
Endorsed.
Pay the contents to Mr.. John Wood
Value in Account with
JOSEPH FARLEY.
JOHN WOOD,
Attys~for r. Smith.
Pay the contents to Messrs. Powell
Hopton Co., or order, Value in
Accot. NATH. HALL.
con Back)
On this day, being the fifteenth Day of
February, One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Seventy Five, at the request of Mes
sieurs Powell, Hopton & Co., represented
by Mr.. John Hopton) of Charles Town,
Merchants, /, Fenwieke Bull, Notary Pub
lick of lawful authority appointed, duly
admitted and sworn dwelling and practis-
ing in Charles Town and province of South
Carolina in North America, did exhibit the
Original Bill of Exchange, whereof true
Copy is on the other-side written, to Will
lam Williamson Esquire whom the
same is drawn, and demanding payment
of it's Contents He answered THAT he
cannot pay or answer or accept the'same."
Whereupon / the said Notary at the re-
quest aforesaid have and do hereby SOL
EMMY Protest as well against the Drawer
of the said Bill of Exchange as all others
whom IL may concern for Exchange Re-
Exchange and all Costs Charges Damages
and Interests, suffered and to be suffered
for want of Payment of the said Bill of
Exchange.
Thus done and Protested in
Charles Town aforesaid in the pres
ence of Charles Gruber and Nathaniel
Russell as Witnesses.
In Testlmonium Veritatis
(SeaD FENWICKE BULL, j. p. g.
Notary Publick.
Charles Town. 1775.
Fee H:-Curr'y.