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A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, Beginning October 20, 1737
A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia Beginning October 20 1737 Author:William Stephens Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: (From the private collection of W. J. De Renne, Esq.) JOURNAL. Continued. Sunday. My Lameness now beginning to wear off, 1740. I made shift to go ... more »to Church, where after Mr. Haber- shant's reading the Prayers, we had Sermon before Noon and after, prech'd by the late Teacher who came among Received Feb. us, whose Name is Chandler; and as I was now inform'dNoVTiie is not of the Presbyterian Class, but by Profession an/nt "£ the" Anabaptist ; as was Mr. Tilly; and the principal Topick more of Bn- of his Doctrine was upon Justification and Sanctification, JJe'g in the same Manner as we had been a long While taught. cTroiSii1 in Dec. 1740. Monday. Hearing of a trading Boat from Augusta lying at our Wharf, bound for Charles-Town, I wrote 6- some Letters for England, and made ready a Packet to send to Mr. Verelst, glad of such Opportunity, which we could rarely catch of late; but should have been more glad could I have had that State of the Colony reach- now to send, which had been so long in Hand, and which I apply 'd myself to daily. Tuesday. After our waiting with much Impatience 7 some Days for those Prisoners being brought down, am' beginning to fear some ill Accident had again happened : they came by this Morning's Tide, under the Custody ol those nam'd by the Men who returned on Friday last; and the best Care was taken that possibly could, they might not again escape Justice. It likewise so happening, that by the ordinary Course of Time our Town-Court was to meet, and sit this very Day : They did so ; when chapter{Section 41/4tl- a Grand Jury was impanell'd and sworn, and several Indictments were prepared and laid before them; among which this horrid Murder was one; so that they would probably soon meet the Reward of their Crime: Then...« less