162 CHATHAM COUNTY. 



Subsequently, donations were received from the citizens 

 and others, by the committee, for their erection, and in Novem- 

 ber, 1826, a lottery was granted by the Legislature, for the 

 purpose of raising the sum of $35,000, to be appropriated to 

 the object. After a few years, the funds not having reached 

 an amount adequate for the erection of both, it was determined 

 to erect one only for the present ; that was placed in Johnson's 

 Square in 1829, and is called the "Greene and Pulaski Monu- 

 ment." 



The lottery is still in operation, and has produced, since 

 the payment for the first monument, the sum of about il2,000. 



New Custom House on the corner of Bull and Bay 

 Streets. — This building is going forward in its erection as 

 rapidly as a due regard to the stability and permanence of the 

 structure will admit. The basement is nearly finished. It is 

 in length 110 feet, depth 52 feet, and in height, from the pave- 

 ment to the ridge of the roof, 52 feet. 



The basement story will be devoted to the use of the Post 

 Office* and the Appraiser's department. 



The first or principal floor for custom house purposes. 



The third, or upper story, for United States court rooms. 



Original Settlers. — We could give a long list of the ori- 

 ginal settlers, but space will not allow. Among the earliest, 

 were General Oglethorpe, Captain Horton, Henry Parker, 

 John Fallowfield, Colonel William Stephens, Patrick Tailfer, 

 Thomas Jones, ^Thomas Chriestie, Richard Turner, Paul Ama- 

 tis, James Burnsides, Peter Morel, Hugh Anderson, Anthony 

 Camuse, P. Delegal, Walter Fox, Peter Gordon, James Hous- 

 toun, Samuel Lacy, John Pye, Joseph Wardrope, Thomas 

 Young, the Messrs. Sheftalls, D'Lyons, Noble Jones, James 

 Habersham, John Milledge, Dr. Nunis. 



Education, Literature. — This subject has always com- 

 manded due attention. The Chatham Academy is well en- 

 dowed, and many of the most distinguished men in Georgia 

 were once pupils in this institution. Private schools are nu- 

 merous, and ample provision is made for the education of the 

 poor. The Savannah Library has between 5 and 6000 vo- 

 lumes. The Georgia Historical Society is an institution that 

 does honour to the State. Tt has already succeeded in collect- 



