GLYNN COUNTY. 275 



We are not acquainted with Mr. Gilmer's religious opinions, 

 but we know that he holds in high regard the institutions of 

 Christianity ; that he possesses a generous heart, which leads 

 him to aid the wretched and relieve the needy. " Serus in 

 caelutn redeas." 



GLYNN. 



Boundaries, Extent. — Bounded N. by Mcintosh ; E. by 

 the Atlantic ; S. by Camden, and W. by Wayne. It is one 

 among the oldest counties in Georgia, being first laid out into 

 two parishes, viz., St. Patrick's and St. David's, in 1765, al- 

 though extensive settlements had been made many years ante- 

 rior to that period. In 1777 the parishes above named were 

 formed into the county of Glynn. Length 22 miles ; breadth 

 18 ; square miles 396. 



Rivers, Creeks, Swamps. — The Alatamaha, Turtle, Little 

 St. Ilia, McCoy's, and St. Simon's, are the chief streams. The 

 creeks are Academy, Fort's, Gibson's, Cowpen, Burnett's, Ten 

 Mile, Wallace. There are many large swamps, such as Buf- 

 falo, Little Buffalo, College and Turkey. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — In 1840 the pop- 

 ulation of the county was 5,302 ; in 1845, 4,327 ; of these 617 

 whites, 3,710 blacks. Amount of state tax returned in 1848, 

 $2,674 03. Sends one representative to the Legislature. 



Post Offices. — Brunswick, Bethel, Frederica. 



Face of the Country, Nature of the Soil. — The face 

 of the country is broken by extensive swamps, which, when 

 drained, become the most valuable lands in the county. The 

 soil may be thus described : First, the pine barrens, having a 

 light sandy soil unfit for cultivation unless highly manured. 

 Second, hammock lands, light and sandy but fertile, peculiarly 

 adapted to the cultivation of cotton. Third, tide lands, which 

 consist of river swamp lands within the limits of the proper 

 rise and fall of the tides. These constitute the fertile rice 

 lands of the Alatamaha. Fourth, inland swamp, consisting of 

 a rich clay soil, productive if drained and embanked. The 

 swamp lands bordering the Alatamaha in some places are two 

 miles wide and of inexhaustible fertility. The product of rice 



