Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-20
Unprften Chapters in Georgia History.
BY GEORGE G. SMITH, vlnevIIIe, Macon, Georgia.

tai. and so selected spot on the
Ogechee. and laid out the city Of
Hardwick. t
we get no view Of the social life
and only find that things were in a
sad tangle, and they continued so till
Governor Wrightis time. ten years
after this. Captain DeBrahm says he
could have bought the best Of the
lots for $50. But a better. day was
coming. 1s
THE DAY OF BRIGHTNESS.
Sir James Wright came in 1862 Be-
fore he came the tide of immigration
had set into Georgia. The immigrants
had come into St Johns, where there
was the Dorchester settlement, into
st. Mathews, where there were Ger
mans, brought by Captain De Brahm,
and into ST. Georges, where many
Virginians and North Carolinians were
making settlements, and so Savannah
had begun even, before he came to
rally. In 174O Mr.. Patrick Mckay had
brought his first cargo of goods to the
colony, and Messrs. Harris and Huben-
bum had opened a shipping house, and
now the Scotch traders were bringing
their goods to Savannah and sending
them thence into the interior. Sir
James soon quieted the trouble about
the capital 1t should be removed
from Savannah, and so Savannah be-
gan to take on a vigorous life.
Wharves were built, stores were open
ed, ship loads of negroes began to
come in. The country round about be-
gan to develop rapidly. South Caro-
lima planters came across the river and
settled on the Ogechee. The sea island
planters came with their. indigo and
cattle to market, and boat loads Of
furs and skins came down the river on
theiI way to England. A newspaper
was established by Mr.. Johnson, The
Georgia Gazette, in 1853; the courts had
regular sessions; people began to dress
handsomely and live in style.
In 1853 when Mr.. Abraham Johns died
he left four coats, four waistcoats,
four pair breeches. four capes, three
grizzle wigs. one hat, three volumes
of exposition of We Bible, three volumes
of Hervey, one volume of Hill, one BIZ
BILE, one book Spiritual songs, one
calendar book.
And when Robert McClatchee died,
in 1866, he left blue broadcloth cloak,
black cloth coat two beaver hats, two
pair socks, one pair sleeve buttons,
eight socks, mathematical instruments,
seven and one-half quires paper, 675
quilts, sixty volumes Latin and Greek
books, thirty-one English books.
Thomas Lloyd died in 1853, leaving
eight negroes, forty-seven china plates,
one large lot china, looking glass, book
case and drawers, knives and forks,
500 ounces silver plate, sword and
hanger, one gold watch, pistols and
holsters, gold headed cane, three UNI
brellas, a parcel of books, go sides OF
leather. six hogsheads of rum.
Rev. Barth Zouberhuhler, who left
the first large bequest ever made in
Georgia to education, Jeff ffty-four
negroes, of them eight were named,
January, February, March, April, May,
June, July and August. He was an
Episcopal minister and rice planter.
There was before the revolution great
prosperity and contentment except
with some few of the young men.
There was much comfort and elegance.
Some of the houses built then are
standing now. Some were handsome
edifices of wood somek of brick. A
visitor to Savannah will see on Bay
street, Just on the borders of Yama-
craw, very handsome old house once
occupied by James Habersham, and
as he goes UP East Broad street will
see more than one almost in ruins now,
which were occupied by the wealthy
planters, and lawyers, and merchants
of Sir James Wrights Golden Age.
Among these merchants Cawher and
Telfair brought slaves from Sierra
Leone, Africa, and shipped all kinds
of produce. Mr.. Moril shipped live
oak timber, hides, wool, myrtle wax,
fresh butter. hogs.
There was a new Presbyterian
church. David Gordon taught a
school. The ladies dressed elegantly
and there were great gatherings of the
pleasure seekers at Tondee's long