The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-27
GEoRGIA'S EARLY RECORDS.
now MEMBERS OF ID. a. u. HoPE TO
HAVE THEM PUBLISHED.

Of publication Would he Consider
nhle-DauEhters OF the Revolution
Want the state to Defray I'-Rec-
ards Were Copied at "A Cost of Si5,-
,ypO. hut the Copies Were burned.
the savannah delegates to the State
convention OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution have gone 10 At
lanta. where the sessions will begin snis
morning Mrs. Edward Karow. Mrs T.
: Morgan. Mrs. John N. Bryan and Mrs.
Wood viii be the Savannah Chap
ter.s representatives IN the convention.
where n is expected there will be some 100
deler,tes Mrs. Daniel Manning OF New
York the president general Of the sociey.
ANA Mrs Donald Mclean. regent OF the
New york City Chapser. will both be
present. The sessions viii be held In
Crueie House. and Mrs. Robert Emory
Park OF Macon. president will be IN the
chair
while they are IN Atlanta many Of the
members OF the society will exert their
influence 60 prevail upon the members Of
the LEGISLATURE to make an appropriation
Tor inc WANAlNAAANN % AAAf hRlNAAAA AfNNAN VS.
81 Georgia. They are greatly interested
a. this work having had Il IN mind for
some months and having expended much
time ana effort upon II.
Mrs Park has appeared before the APP
tropriAtluus Committee 81 The Legisla-
fura 80 behalf OF che appropriation the
Daughters are striving 10 secure. Just
what amount she has sought f"r the work
e. not known Ia Savannah. Mrs. Karow
sHH naafH
explained that $1,000 had been expended
before .n securing copies OF the original
records tha tare filed away In the archives
Of England.
Georgia. Mrs Karow said Is the only
one OF the original thirteen states that
has no. its colonial records. Even Ala
hama. not one OF the colonies. has records
that autedate those OF Georgia has g
SIS own history Other states have OK
pended large sums upon this work. va.u-
inc their records highly enough 20 spare
the money.
Ii Is the desire OF the Daughters Of the
Coufederacy that the rccords when trans
.ria.d be- turned over the Georgia His
torical Society for safe keeping. They
would remain the properly Of the state.
and az many published copes as might
le desired could be circulated The mem-
hers Of the society. said Mrs. knrow.
have no personal or selfish interest in the
matter. their only wish being TO bring
about the appropriation and 20 have Geor-
sria in possession OF the history OF IL
colonial days
Rv virtue OF a resolution Of the Georeia
LEGISLATURE passed on Dec. p. 1887. the
Governor az that time appointed the keV.
charles Wallace Howard an agent OF the
state 20 90 90 London for the purpose OF
procuring the colonial records o. coiies
now IN the colonial departments n Great
britain These documents. comprising
twenty-five large folio volumes. aveIas-
ing over 9lQ pages each. we're carefully
copied. al a cost q 5000. which mad been
appropriated by the state Tor that pur-
uo.e. and they were committed 10 TIE
archives Of Georgia.
Two years after this. In May, 1883. the
Georgia Historical Society was organized
and in the act OF It's Incorporation, special
PROVISION was made whereby these valu-
.tfa documents should be cCnhded 20 US
care and keeping. until further disposition
.aguld be made OF them boy the Gentrdl
as.aublv During the next few years
Tsaop William Bacon Stevens, VINO vas
tsan writing his history OF Georgia "a :
cor slant access 10 them. anu Ia'e' ''e
Row George White also made use o.
them in preparing ms inNaiuap'V
t-ncal Collections
n is seen. therefore. that these pap r
-s,,ained safely Ia the custody OF the
Georgia Historical Society IN savanna
trtu ISL. when Col. Charles G. Jones Oh
aimed the permission OF the Governor OF
Csoreia 10 have the records sent TO MN
q, Augusta. 10 be- used as reference "hlle
a-ttiug his history OF Georgia.
After the completion 81 TINS worn ~
f.re-s wrote TO the Governor and at toe
.sme time 10 the Historical Society, sus-
...tlae the advisabilify OF returning thcse
lords TO the archives % the state whose
1-op-rtv they were. since they had heeh
Jed By several historians. This susse7'
ION Was acted upon and the docuhleu's
aefe sent TO Atlanta and placed amons
sse state paners in the old Capitol whe7e
taev reatra until they were uuearthed by
lr. Scomp and started upon the rata
Journey which ended in the burning OF M
rar.deuce al oxford. Ca, and the total
aestruciton Of the documents.
While al Of the material Of a strictly
historical nature. Mr.. karow Faid. wa
utilized by those historians VINO had had
aseess 10 them. Their, remained mush data
70 great value which has never been puo-
.shed. interesting matter relating TO ths
social and religious conditions OF the CO.
llual period besides such records a. the
proceedings OF the Court Of President
and Assistants between i7ii-i75i also the
applications OF persons 10 whom allot-
meuts OF land were made and other IKE
.iformation OF especial interest 10 members
a. The patriotic societies.
No Transcripts Of records prior TO 1875 en-
hraclng a period OF from l732-i735 had been
made IN London The Georgia Historical
Society. upon learning of this Information
lost no time In npprOpriating 5000 "a
have those additional records indispensa-
DE 20 the complete history OF che colonial
period. transcribed. The application Of
Georgia disclosed tho fact to the English
government that important papers relat.
ne 20 che early history OF Georgia were
sepirated and In n state Of confusion II
The public Office and an order was imme
aajc.y made for their transfer 70 The
tt1fe paper Office where they arc now
These last transcripts were shipwrcckef
~ the coast Of North Carolina. which ac-
cunts for tho bad condition that they
Hero In when they reached Georgia. Tho
legislature afterwards reimbursed th'
Historical Society for this expen
airure. and these additional rec
orfs became the property Of the state
ali Mere with tho other papers turned
over 20 Col. Jones and eventually met th'
ame fate
Thus 70 appars." said Mrs Karow. aft
rr discussing che matter that thc STATE
90 Georgia valued her colonial hisior,
efficiently 10 cxpcnd total sum Of sia"
@ ORDER 20 obtain q complete copy Of hei
colonial records ~ 81 90 be- earnesti,
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