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TRUSTEES RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR ISLAND
Source: A True and Historical Narrative of the Colony of Georgia in America #173
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From 1741 A True and Historical Narrative edited by Amy 1740-3-25 TRUSTEES RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR ISLAND To Messrs. Grant, Douglass and Bailie, at Savannah, in Georgia. Georgia-Office, March 25, 1740. Gentlemen, We learned from your letter that you abandoned your settlements over negroes and tenure THE Trustees for establishing the Colony of Georgia, have received and read your Letter of May 26, 1739, by which they find you have abandoned your Settlements upon the Ogeeche River because you are not allowed to have black Servants to cultivate your Lands, and because you disliked the Tenure of your Grants. We still cannot allow negroes, especially in light of South Carolina’s recent rebellions As to the First, you must have seen by the Trustees Answer to the Representation of some of the People that they cannot and will not break into the Constitution of the Provide by such an Introduction of Slavery in Blacks; and that upon the most mature Deliberation and for the strongest Reasons, which indeed are obvious to every considering Man, and which they are confirmed in by the Danger which has lately threatened South-Carolina by the Insurrection of the Negroes, and would be more imminent in Georgia, it being a Frontier. We trust you are satisfied with our recent revision of land tenure As to the Last, relating to the Tenure of Lands, the Trustees suppose you may have seen the Alteration which they have made since the Writing of your Letter, and they have no doubt but you are satisfied therewith, as the rest of the Colony are. We agree with Oglethorpe’s answer; please continue to improve your original settlements The Trustees have likewise received and considered your Petition to General Oglethorpe for a Settlement on Wilmington Island and his Answers thereto. They think his answers are of great Force and therefore they cannot make you a Grant there, but hope you will go on improving your Settlements on the Ogeeche River, which they perceive by your Letter May 26 that you had made a great Progress in. I am, Gentlemen, Your very Humble Servant, Benj. Martyn, Secretary. RETURN TO NARRATIVE To this they returned the following Answer: [1740-10-7 SAVANNAH SETTLERS ANNOUNCE THEIR INTENT TO LEAVE]
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