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many expressions of kindness and compliment on the part of 

 Gen. Greene ; and Sumter, cheerfully yielding his private 

 grievances to his sense of patriotism, resumed his responsi- 

 bilities ; but in a short time, fatigue and wounds demanded 

 that he should have a respite from toils, and accordingly he 

 repaired to the mountains, for the purpose of recruiting his 

 health ; and when he was able to resume the field, the war was 

 at an end. He survived long after the independence of his 

 country was established. For many years he was a member 

 of Congress, first as a Representative, and afterwards as a 

 Senator. He lived to a mature old age, honoured to the last, 

 and died on the 1st of June, 1832, at his residence, near Brad- 

 ford Springs, South Carolina, in the ninety-eighth year of his 

 ase. 



TALBOT. 



Boundaries, Extent. — Talbot county is bounded N. by 

 Meriwether, N. E. by Upson, E. by Crawford, S. by Marion 

 and Macon, and W. by Harris. Laid out in 1827. Length 

 25 miles, breadth 18 miles. Containing 450 square miles. 



Post Offices. — Bluff Spring, Talbotton, Carsonville, 

 Centre, Daviston, Pine Hill, Pleasant Hill, Prattsburg, Quito, 

 Holt's Shop, Mount Pleasant. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — In 1845, the po- 

 pulation was 14,192; of these 8,016 were whites, and 6,176 

 blacks. State tax for 1848, $5,278 98 cents. Sends two re- 

 presentatives to the Legislature. 



Rivers, Creeks. — The Flint river is the main stream. 

 The water-courses of less magnitude are Patsiliga, Hachasof- 

 kee, Lazer, Beaver creek, &c. 



Mountains. — The Oak mountains are in the northern 

 part of the county. 



Towns. — Talbotton, the seat of justice, is situated on 

 the waters of Lazer Creek. It is a neat town, 93 miles 

 west of Milledgeville, 25 from Greeneville, 23 from Thomaston, 

 32 from Columbus, and 35 from La Grange. Talbotton was 



