The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-14


and historian of an enthusiastic Chapter
of Daughters of the American Revolution
The work is progressing, although rather
slowly The Georgia Daughters of the
American Revolution are aroused; also
public officials and patriotic citizens.
What we should do is collect such frag-
mentary records as stiR exist, gather them
together as one complete whole, and then
arrange them in the form in which similar
matter appears in the Pennsylvania ar
chives. which are the best published by
any original state. Later, the state of
Georgia can complete and publish the ma
terial in separate volumes.
In order to make a fair start with the
Georgia Revolutionary archives, il is nee
cessary to determine whether 1t is possible
to collect an alphabetical list OF foo
names of Georgia Revolutionary soldiers
This is the number credited to Georgia
by Hoffman, and includes all who fought
at any time during the whole eight years
of the revolutionary conflict. To make
IN this list we must include all soldiers,
regardless Of rank, officers and privates'
continentals, militia, provlneials, partl-
sans, minute men, rangers, Independents
mariners, etc.
From the standard histories pension
rolls. etc, I have succeeded in making up
of the better known names. But II ieaNes
Z 600 names still unaccounted for Some
Of these ought to be found in old books
| and newspapers, in town and county MS
tories. directories, assessors lists, church
records. private letters, diaries, and other
manuscripts, in wills or deeds or on
| tombs tones.
DO any of your readers know or any
such records? Or, can they obtain copies
| cupb revolution
arv soldiers orderly books, muster rolls
nav rolls. pay certificates, commissions
| discharges, diaries or letters?
savannah is so rich in revolutionary
"reminiscences that we might expect to ma
n great many valuable records or 1ras-
ments there.
one authority says that when Savannah
| resisted the first British attack, an Inc
| citizens turned out to defend their homes:
Those who did not fight used the PICK ana
| sbo,,el TO strengthen the fortihcations.
men the bovs and girls worked on the
| breastworl1s Is there any way of determ-
| ming who these boys and girls, and VINO
| these citizens were?
am told that there is a complete file
| of the Georgia Gazette in the library OF
| the Georgia Historical Society rms ME
| extends backward through the WhoAe oI
the revolutionary period Have any Vi
xr.a11r readers
| search that file for the names OF reVolu-
Honarv soldiers, with no hope OF other re-
"a than the consciousness of being q
henefactor to humanity? Obituaries OF
roIolntionary soldiers may be looked TOT
| as late as 1871
Are anv of your readers familiar win
| Ubites Historical Collections or Oeor-
ola" and Whites Statistics IL go
| thew must have noticed that IN tne
sketches of counties. an old resident Vi
an "earlv settler is frequently spoken
of. In how many cases can II De ue .,er,
| mined whether or not these early settlers
ana old residents were also revolutionary
! so1d;ers2 I have already copied the names
~ those who were distinctly stated to be
such.
"captain'' or colonel Is often men
| t,onad Can it always be determined
whether or not this officer got his title IN
| the revolutionary war. the Indian wars
or the war of 1872? Was it not often the
case that an officer in the latter wars
rad previously served in the revolution rs
| a drummer or private?
Tn Whites "4fstorical Collections" page
9s4 annears Return of the First Bat
| talon of Burke County Militia for the
! Year 1892" Is it known how many OF
| the soldiers here named had previously
| served in the revolution?
| In Jones' Dead Towns of Georgia" in
| the account of Sunbury, appears list OF
the lot-holders about the time of the rev.
olution 1t is known that many OF these
| bore arms in the revolutionary struggle.
! Rut is il known just how many did, or
| whether or not all actually did? We know
| that there were no Tories in that list, but
| II is not safe to copy II entire, for fear
| that some may have died before the act
nal outbreak of hostilities, or some may
have been too old or enfeebled to bear
| arms.
In the same section is notice of the
| of1cehoders after the revolution. How
many of these had bore arms in any
way?
i such questions as these can only be an
swered by residents of Georgia, who are
familiar with the localities named
| shall be greatly obliged if any Of your
| readers can send me any Information
whatever, bearing on the subject of Geor-
| gia revolutionary archives. If any read
err can only send me two or three names
at a time that wall be a step in advance.
At present, I particularly want names,
though, of course, I should be pleased
also TO have the authority for any state
| ment made.
Can any reader send me list of names
of Savannah justices of the peace during
the revolutionary period? or judges OF
! the courts?
shall thank any reader in advance for
any information sent, for l am truly in
terested In this work. aside from any value
that 1t may hereafter have to Georgia
| Daughters of the American Revolution,
or patriotic citizens generally
Margaret b. Harvey,
Historian of Merton Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, 1712 North
Fifty-second street, West Philadelphia,
| Pa.
F1oridnis Homestead Lands.