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Savannah District. — Francis Harris, Speaker ; John Mil- 

 ledge, William Francis, William Russel. 



Augusta Dstrict. — George Catogan, David Douglass. 



Ebenezer District. — Christian Reidlesperger, Theobald 

 Kieffer. 



Ahercorn and Goshen Districts. — William Ewen. 



Joseph's Town District. — Charles Watson. 



Vernonhirg District. — Patrick Houstoun. 



Acton District. — Peter Morel. 



Little Ogeechee District. — Joseph Summers. 



Skidaway District. — John Barnard. 



Medway District. — Audley Maxwell. 



Darien District. — John Mcintosh, B. 



On the 20th of June, 1752, the trustees of Georgia resigned 

 their charter, and the province was formed into a royal gov- 

 ernment. Until 1754 the colony remained in a defenceless con- 

 dition, when John Reynolds, an officer in the British navy, 

 was appointed Governor, with powers similar to those of the 

 other royal governments in America. By the instructions of 

 the King the Governor was directed to convene a General As- 

 sembly ; but, as the royal instructions excluded several of the 

 most populous villages in the province, the council divided it 

 into three districts, and on the 7th of January, 1755, the first 

 Legislature of Georgia, consisting of three branches, Governor, 

 Council, and Commons House, met in Savannah. On the 15th 

 of March, 1758, the General Assembly divided the province 

 into eight parishes ; Christ Church, including Savannah, 

 Acton, Vernonburg, Sea Islands, and Little Ogeechee ; St. 

 Matthews, comprising Abercorn and Ebenezer ; St. George's, 

 embracing Halifax ; St. Pauls, Augusta ; St. Phillip's, Great 

 Ogeechee ; St. John's, Medway and Sunbury ; St. Andrew's, 

 Darien; St. James's, Frederica. In 1765, the tract of country 

 lying between the river Alatamaha and the southernmost stream 

 of the river St. Marys, which had been annexed to the pro- 

 vince of Georgia in 1763, was divided into four parishes, thus. 

 All the territory between the river Alatamaha and the north 

 branch of Turtle river, into the parish of St. David. From the 

 north branch of Turtle river, to the southern branch of the 

 Little St. Ilia, the parish of St. Patrick ; from the southern 



