Publications of James Edward Oglethorpe contains various writings by the founder of the Georgia colony, supplemented by introductions and notes to further the reader's understanding of the texts. The collection of articles, letters, essays, and reports gives a reader insight into the life and mind of the man who shaped the history of the state of Georgia with an agenda of social reformation. This book satisfies a reader's curiosity both regarding Oglethorpe himself as well as life in the colony, through its inclusion of colony reports alongside letters in which Oglethorpe expands on his ideas about British America.
Includes
Quisquis amissam
A Duel Explained
The Sailors Advocate
A Preliminary Report on the Fleet Prison
A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Fleet Prison
A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Marshalsea Prison; and farther Relating to the Fleet Prison
A Preliminary Report on the King's Bench Prison
An Addendum to the Fleet Prison Report
A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom. Relating to the King's Bench Prison
An Appeal for the Georgia Colony
Select Tracts Relating to Colonies
A New and Accurate Account of the Provinces of South Carolina and Georgia
A Description of the Indians in Georgia
An Account of Carolina and Georgia
An Account of the Negroe Insurrection in South Carolina
Publications of James Edward Oglethorpe contains various writings by the founder of the Georgia colony, supplemented by introductions and notes to further the reader's understanding of the texts. The collection of articles, letters, essays, and reports gives a reader insight into the life and mind of the man who shaped the history of the state of Georgia with an agenda of social reformation. This book satisfies a reader's curiosity both regarding Oglethorpe himself as well as life in the colony, through its inclusion of colony reports alongside letters in which Oglethorpe expands on his ideas about British America.
Includes
Quisquis amissam
A Duel Explained
The Sailors Advocate
A Preliminary Report on the Fleet Prison
A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Fleet Prison
A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Marshalsea Prison; and farther Relating to the Fleet Prison
A Preliminary Report on the King's Bench Prison
An Addendum to the Fleet Prison Report
A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom. Relating to the King's Bench Prison
An Appeal for the Georgia Colony
Select Tracts Relating to Colonies
A New and Accurate Account of the Provinces of South Carolina and Georgia
A Description of the Indians in Georgia
An Account of Carolina and Georgia
An Account of the Negroe Insurrection in South Carolina