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upon which Davis and Lewis received their death-shot ; but 

 the man who was directed to despatch Emanuel missed his 

 aim, upon which our hero, with the rapidity of lightning, leaped 

 over the fire and made his escape. For many years he was a 

 member of the Legislature from Burke county. He was Presi- 

 dent of the Senate, and for some time filled the executive chair. 

 He is represented to have been a fine-looking man, amiable, of 

 good judgment and inflexible integrity. He died in 1808, at 

 the age of 64 years. We are sorry to learn that the lot in 

 which this patriot was buried has been of late years converted 

 into a horse lot! 



FAYETTE. 



Boundaries, Extent. — Bounded N. by De Kalb, E. by 

 Henry, S. by Pike, and W. by Campbell and Coweta. This 

 county is a portion of the territory acquired by the United 

 States, for the use of the State of Georgia, of the Creek Indi- 

 ans, by a treaty made at the Indian Springs, January 8, 182L 

 Organized in 182L Medium length, 27 miles; breadth, 18. 

 Square miles, 486. 



Post Offices. — Fayetteville, Fairburn, Jonesborough, 

 Rough and Ready, York, Red Oak. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — Irf 1845, the popu- 

 lation was 5,895 whites, and 1,669 blacks ; total, 7,514. 

 Amount of State tax returned for 1848, $1,917 08. Sends 

 one representative to the Legislature. 



Rivers, Creeks. — The Flint river flows along the eastern 

 part of the county. Line, White Water, Flat, and Rose creeks 

 are some of the other streams. 



Towns. — Fayetteville, the seat of justice, is a pretty town 

 in the centre of the county. The court-house is a very sub- 

 stantial and neat brick building; cost $8,000. The jail is of 

 wood. There are two churches, two good schools, thi'ee 

 stores, five groceries, and several mechanics' shops. More 

 than $100,000 worth of goods are annually sold. It was incor- 



