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An impartial enquiry into the state and utility of the province of Georgia

Title
An impartial enquiry into the state and utility of the province of Georgia [electronic resource].
Author
Martyn, Benjamin, 1699-1763.
Publication
London : Printed for W. Meadows, 1741.

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Additional Authors
  • Egmont, John Perceval, Earl of, 1683-1748.
  • Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America.
Description
104 p.; 20 cm.
Subject
  • Georgia > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
  • Georgia > Description and travel
  • South Carolina > Description and travel
Note
  • "At the first meeting of the common council ... Mr. Benjamin Martyn offered to serve them as secretary ... In addition ... he published three works in defence of the trustees, and for the advancement of their designs, viz.: 'An impartial enquiry into the state and utility of the province of Georgia'; 'Reasons for establishing the colony of Georgia'; and 'An account showing the progress of the colony of Georgia ...'"--W. B. Stevens, Hist. of Georgia, 1847, v. 1, p. 260.
  • Egmont's journal, Dec. 1, 1740 (colonial rec. of Ga., v. 5 (1908) p. 410) mentions the "Impartial account of the state of the colony, prepared by our secretary [Benjamin Martyn]"; Dec. 6 (ibid.) "... Our secys Impartial account of Georgia". It has also been attributed to John Perceval, first earl of Egmont. Cf. Boston Athenæum catalogue (under Impartial) and Dict. nat. biog., v. 44 (1895) p. 370, col. 1.
  • Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
  • Sabin no. 45001.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
CTRG97-B1170
Author
Martyn, Benjamin, 1699-1763.
Title
An impartial enquiry into the state and utility of the province of Georgia [electronic resource].
Imprint
London : Printed for W. Meadows, 1741.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG97-B1170
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Added Author
Egmont, John Perceval, Earl of, 1683-1748.
Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America.
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