Date published: 1741-01-01
Source: An Account shewing the Progress of the Colony of Georgia (ID176)
Author: Georgia Trustees (ID3)
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1733-09-10 - 1733-09-10

Two more ships of settlers sailed to Georgiaedit

From 1741 AN ACCOUNT, SHEWING THE PROGRESS OF THE COLONY OF GEORGIA IN AMERICA, FROM IT'S FIRST ESTABLISHMENT. [Edited for readability by Amy] Two more ships of settlers were sent, including the Saltzburghers The Parliament having Granted out of Money arisen from the Sale of the Lands at St. Christopher, Ten Thousand Pounds for the further Settling and Securing the Colony, the Trustees resolved to lose no Time in Strengthening it with People, and accordingly in the Months of September and October 1733, they sent over two Embarkations of Persons, whose Numbers are entered at the End of this Year’s Proceedings, and of whom many were Persecuted Protestants from Saltzburgh.

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