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We should not have devoted so much space to this subject, 

 were we not anxious to place before our readers a full vindi- 

 cation of the fame of one of Georgia's most gifted sons. Mr. 

 Wilde died at New Orleans, in 18^7, universally regretted. 



William H. Crawford, Esq., commenced his public career 

 in Augusta. General Twiggs, a distinguished officer of the 

 Revolution, lived and died in Richmond, and his son. General 

 D. E. Twiggs, who has recently covered himself with glory in 

 the Mexican war, claims this county as his birth place. The 

 Hon, Mr. Forsyth resided in Richmond, also Col. Robert Wat- 

 kins, Hon. Freeman Walker, Gov. Milledge, son of John Mil- 

 ledge, one of the early settlers of Georgia, and a particular 

 friend of General Oglethorpe; Hon. Nicholas Ware, Hon. 

 George Walker, Hon. George Walton, and Hon, Abraham 

 Baldwin. 



Early Settlers. — Roger de Lacey, John McMannis, 

 Wilson Woodruffe, Edward Murphy, Thomas_Pace, George 

 Galphin, Isaac Low, B. Few, Jeremiah Bugg, John AppUng, 

 John Brandon, James McFarlane and others. 



Nature of the Soil, Productions. — The lands on the 

 rivers are excellent, and command a high price. There is a 

 considerable body of poor pine land in the county. The price 

 of land varies from 50 cents to 830 per acre. The produc- 

 tions are cotton, and the different grains. Products for 1848 : 



Sheep, 2,785 



Mules raised, ..... 67 



Horses " 136 



Beef Cattle raised, .... 3,791 



Pounds of Pork raised and killed, 1,220,884 



Bushels of Irish Potatoes, . . 6,387 



69,827 



261 



1,107 



18,137 



5,220 



. 326,530 



18,892 



Tierces of Rice, .... 17 



Bales of Cotton, .... 1,869 



