A true and historical narrative of the colony of Georgia in America : from the first settlement thereof until this present period: containing the most authentick facts, matters and transactions therein; together with His Majesty's charter, represntations of the people, letters, &c., and a dedication to His Excellency General Oglethorpe / by Pat. Tailfer, M.D., Hugh Anderson, M.A., Da. Douglas, and others, land-holders in Georgia, at present in Charles-Town in South-Carolina

Author:: Tailfer, Patrick
Published:: Charles-Town, South-Carolina] : Printed by P. Timothy, for the authors, 1741.
Physical Description:: xviii, 118 (i.e. 110) ; 18 cm
Additional Creators:: Anderson, Hugh, -1748 and Douglas, Da. (David).

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Georgia—History—Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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Paged incorrectly, 78 followed by 87 to 118.
A criticism of the constitution of the colony and Oglethorpe's administration, by a group of malcontents who had withdrawn to a neighboring colony.
One of three editions printed in Charleston, 1741. cf. Evans' Amer. bibl. and the Carter Brown catalogue. The dedicatory epistle of General James Oglethorpe is reprinted in McCall's Hist. of Georgia, 1811-16, v.1, p.152-157, together with an account of the pamphlet itself, p.157-158. cf. also M.C. Tyler, Hist. of Amer. lit. during the colonial time, 1897, v.2, p.292-297.

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