{"product_id":"colonial-records-of-the-state-kenneth-coleman-9780820359083","title":"Colonial Records of the State of Georgia: Volume 28, Part 1: Original Papers of Governors Reynolds, Ellis, Wright, and Others, 1757-1763","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eColonial Records of the State of Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e document the colony through its first twenty-five years and includes correspondence between Georgia founder James Oglethorpe and the Trustees for Establishing the Colony, as well as records pertaining to land grants; agreements and interactions with Indigenous peoples; the settlement of a small Jewish community and the Salzburgers, German-speaking Protestant refugees; and the removal of restrictions on land tenure, rum, and slavery in the colony. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost of the local records of colonial Georgia were destroyed during the Revolution. Under Governor James Wright's direction, merchant John Graham loaded much of the official records on his vessel in the Savannah River. During the Battle of the Rice Boats in March 1776, the \u003ci\u003eInverness\u003c\/i\u003e was burned while it lay at anchor. The destructive civil war that occurred in the latter phases of the Revolution resulted in further destruction. The \u003ci\u003eColonial Records of the State of Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e, drawn from archival material in Great Britain, remain a unique source. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume 28, Part I, contains the papers of governors John Reynolds, Henry Ellis, and James Wright from 1757 to 1763. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Coleman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820359084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820359083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d","brand":"Kenneth Coleman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48441362940159,"sku":"9780820359083","price":126.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fced96b7-5090-4e4e-b5bb-1a2d3814ff24.jpg?v=1777190415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/colonial-records-of-the-state-kenneth-coleman-9780820359083","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}