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hard service he was made prisoner at the siege of Charleston. 

 He was discharged on his parole, returned to Virginia, and 

 again mingled among his neighbours. He moved with his 

 family to Georgia, in 1784 or 1785, and soon made himself 

 one among the most useful citizens in the State. He was 

 President of the Senate, Judge of the Superior Court, Trustee 

 of Franklin College, and member of Congress. The Legisla- 

 ture which rescinded the Yazoo Act paid to his integrity the 

 singularly high compliment of electing him Judge, although 

 he was not a lawyer. Col. Taliaferro was stout in person, six 

 feet high, with regular, handsome features. His understand- 

 ing was good, and his conversation agreeable. Army inter- 

 course had given him the manners and information of a 

 gentleman. 



TATTNALL. 



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

 by Bulloch ; S. E. by Liberty ; S. W. by Appling ; and N. 

 W., by Montgomery. Laid out from Montgomery in 1801, 

 and portions of it added to Montgomery in 1812. It is 35 

 miles long, and 34 wide. Square miles, 1190. 



Rivers, Creeks. — The Ohoopee river flows through the 

 centre of the county. The Alatamaha flows on the south- 

 west part, and the Cannouchee on the northeast. The 

 other streams are Pendleton's and Rocky creeks, emptying into 

 the Ohoopee from the west ; Slaughter, Inman's, Cobb's, and 

 Milligan's creeks, discharge themselves into the Alatamaha. 

 Battle and Thomas creeks flow into the Ohoopee from the north- 

 east ; Wolf, Hound, Dry, Cedar, and Bull creeks, discharge 

 themselves into the Cannouchee. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — The population 

 in 1845 was 1,902 whites, and 606 blacks ; total, 2,508. 

 Amount of tax for 1848,8946 67. Sends one member to the 

 Legislature. 



