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Mcintosh and Mr. Gwinnett, which resulted in a duel. The 

 parties fought near Savannah, at the distance of twelve paces. 

 Both gentlemen were seriously wounded. Mcintosh reco- 

 vered, but Gwinnett died twelve days after the combat — 

 27th of May, 1777. 



HABERSHAM. 



This county is bounded, N. by Rabun and Union, E. by 

 the Tugaloo river, S. by Franklin and Hall, and W. by Lump- 

 kin. Laid out by the Lottery Act of 1818. It is 31' miles long 

 and 23 wide, containing 713 square miles. 



Rivers, Creeks. — The Chattahoochee, the Soquee, and 

 Middle rivers ; Duke's, Little Mud, Panther, Toccoa, Mossy, 

 Shoal, Flat, Deep, Glade, Hazel, and other creeks. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — In 1845 there 

 were in this county 7,216 whites, 1,195 blacks; total, 8,411. 

 Amount of State tax returned for 1848, $1767 58. Entitled 

 to two members to the Legislature. 



Post Offices. — Clarkesville, Batesville, Dawson, Hollings- 

 worth. Mount Yonah, Loudsville, Nacoochee, Walton's Ford, 

 Toccoa Falls. 



Face of the Country, Nature of the Soil, Value of 

 Land. — This county is broken by mountains. The soil is 

 formed mostly from the decomposition of granite. The most 

 valuable lands are below the Currahee mountain, on Tugaloo, 

 Middle, Hudson's, and Soquee rivers, adapted to wheat and 

 corn, and command $10 per acre. The oak and hickory lands 

 are valued at $3 per acre. The mountain and ridge lands can 

 be purchased at almost any price. 



Average Product per Acre, Cotton, Markets. — Corn 

 averages 15 bushels per acre, wheat 5 bushels. About 50 bales 

 of cotton are annually produced. The markets are Athens 

 and Augusta. Many of the merchants make their purchases 

 in New- York, but most of them in Charleston. 



Climate, Diseases, Longevity. — The climate is unsur- 

 passed by any in the world. The Indians were accustomed 



