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Title: Historical collections of Georgia : containing the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc. relating to its history and antiquities, from its first settlement to the present time ; compiled from original records and official documents ; illustrated by nearly one hundred engravings of public buildings, relics of antiquity, historic localities, natural scenery, portraits of distinguished men, etc., etc. / by the Rev. George White
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: White, George, 1802-1887 Dutton, Alpha Christian
Subjects: Indians of North America
Publisher: New York : Pudney & Russell
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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is much worn-out land in this county; but it is confidently GREENE COUNTY. 477 believed that, by judicious management, it may be redeemed ; and itaffords us much pleasure to state, that many of the planters areturning their attention to this subject. The earliest settlers of this county were, Thomas Harris, Thos.Horton, Davis Gresham, Wm, Fitzpatrick, Henry Graybill,Oliver Porter, John Bailey, Charles Cessna, Thomas Baldwin,M. Rabun, John George, Alexander Reid, Michael Rogers,David Dickson, Walton Harris, Peyton Smith, E. E. Parks,Peter Curtwright, G. W. Forster, John Amour, Major Poul-lain, Jesse Perkins, Joel Newsome, James Armstrong, MajorBeasley. Extract from the Census of 1850.—Dwellings, 854 ; families,854; white males, 2,420; white females, 2,324 ; free colouredmales, 28 ; free coloured females, 30. Total free population, 4,802 ;slaves, 8,266. Deaths, 242. Farms, 512 ; manufacturing establish-ments, 47. Value of real estate, $1,800,000 ; value of personal estate,$4,116,000.
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FEMALE COLLEGE. Greenesborough is the county site, forty miles from Milledgeville. The Greenesborough Female College is located here. It wasfounded by the Synod of Georgia, and opened January 2, 1852. Thebuilding, of which we give a representation, cost $13,000. Penfield is the seat of Mercer University. In 1829, Mr. JosiahPenfield bequeathed to the Baptist Convention of Georgia $2,500 toaid in the education of poor young men for the ministry. Otherfunds were obtained for the same object, and in January, 1833, aLiterary and Theological Institution, with a department for manuallabour, was established. In its progress, the character of the institu-tion became elevated, and in 1838 it received a charter from theLegislature, with the title of Mercer University. Besides its valuable buildings, and an extensive tract of land, theUniversity possesses funds to the amount of $138,200, for which itis chiefly indebted to the liberality of the late Rev. Jesse Mercer 478 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF

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