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the relations of husband and father, had no superior. His 

 friendship was warm, sincere and disinterested. His gene- 

 rosity knew no bounds. His benevolence was unsurpassed. 

 To him the relief of distress was a duty. His hospitality re- 

 minds one of the good old times of which we now only read. 

 Inflexibly honest, he prided himself on his punctuality in ful- 

 filling his engagements. His high sense of honour made him 

 abhor every thing deviating in the least degree from the most 

 correct principles. 



FORSYTH. 



Boundaries. — Bounded, N. by Lumpkin, E. by Hall, W. 

 by a part of Cobb and Cherokee, and S. by Gwinnett. Laid 

 out from Cherokee, in 1832. 



Towns. — Cumming, named after Colonel William Cum- 

 ming, of Augusta, is the county town, situated on Vickery's 

 creek, 145 miles N. W. of Milledgeville, on rather an undu- 

 lating surface, surrounded by beautiful scenery, and within 

 two and a half miles of Sawney's mountain, which lies 

 north, raising its majestic head high above the clouds. 

 The court-house and jail are constructed of wood. It has 

 two churches, two hotels, two schools, five stores, &c. 

 The amount of goods sold here per annum exceeds 'ItiSOjOOO. 

 Several societies, such as the masonic lodge, temperance soci- 

 ety, &c. Population about 400. The town is healthy and the 

 water excellent. Cumming was incorporated and made the 

 county site in 1834. 



Nature of the Soil, Value of Land, Average Pro- 

 duct. — The lands on the rivers and creeks are fertile, having 

 mostly an alluvial soil, dark and sandy, adapted to corn, wheat, 

 and cotton. Value $25 per acre. The uplands are productive, 

 adapted to corn and wheat. Value $5 per acre. The upland 

 ridges are worth from one to two dollars per acre, and the 

 rocky broken ridges vary in price, according to the quantity 

 of gold supposed to be found upon them. Cotton averages 

 500 pounds per acre. The low lands average 40 bushels of 

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