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Creating the colony of Georgia in 1732...
Creating the colony of Georgia in 1732...
Item # 676459 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, August, 1732
* Colony of Georgia creation
* South Carolina description
Certainly the prime content in this issue is the historic report on the creation of the colony of Georgia.
Under the heading: "On the Colony of Georgia" is much on the establishment of the colony including text "From the Charter", which includes: "His Majesty having taken into Consideration the miserable circumstances of many of his own poor Subjects, as likewise the Distresses of many Foreigners, who would take refuge from persecution; and having a princely Regard to the great Danger the Southern Frontiers of South Carolina are expos'd to, by Reason of the Small Number of white Inhabitants there, hath granted a Charter for... establishing the Colony of Georgia in America...", with much more.
The articles continues: "...and his Majesty farther grants all his lands between the Rivers Savannah and Alatamahah, which he erects into a Province by the Name of Georgia..." with more.
Also of interest is the following article titled: "A Description of the Province of South Carolina, drawn up at Charles-Town in Sept., 1731" which is very descriptive of the colony, and takes two pages.
There were no plates or maps in such early issues.
Complete in 56 pages, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, minor foxing, a few interior leaves have margin wear, generally good condition.
history notes: The Colony of Georgia was founded in 1732 as the last of the original thirteen British colonies, established through a royal charter granted by King George II on February 12, 1732. Spearheaded by James Oglethorpe and a group of trustees, Georgia was envisioned as a refuge for debtors and the “worthy poor” of England, offering them a chance to start anew, as well as a strategic buffer to protect the more prosperous South Carolina from Spanish Florida and French Louisiana. The trustees implemented strict regulations, including limits on land ownership, bans on slavery, and restrictions on alcohol, aiming to create a disciplined, small-scale farming society. In 1733, the first settlers arrived and established Savannah as the colony’s principal town. Over time, practical and economic pressures led to the relaxation of many original rules, including the eventual introduction of slavery and expansion of land holdings, transforming Georgia into a colony more similar to its southern neighbors while retaining its initial role as both a social experiment and a military buffer.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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