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departure of the General, he addressed to him the following 

 letter, which is still preserved in the archives at Milledge- 

 ville : 



To His Excellency Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia. 

 Augusta, May 20th, 1791. 



Sir : — Obeying the impulse of a heartfelt gratitude, I ex- 

 press with particular pleasure my sense of obligations which 

 your Excellency's goodness and the kind regards of your 

 citizens have conferred upon me. I shall always retain a most 

 pleasing remembrance of the polite and hospitable attentions, 

 which 1 have received in my tour through the State of Geor- 

 gia, and during my stay at the residence of your government. 



The manner in which you are pleased to recognise my 

 public services, and to regard my private felicity, excites my 

 sensibility, and claims my grateful acknowledgment. Your 

 Excellency will do justice to the sentiments which influencp 

 my wishes, by believing, that they are sincerely offered for your 

 personal happiness, and the prosperity of the State over which 

 you preside. George Washington. 



McCall in his History of Georgia, makes honourable men- 

 tion of Governor Telfair. In Congress he obtained much 

 celebrity by his ability as a financier ; and it is affirmed that 

 the plan adopted by Congress for raising money to carry on 

 the war originated with him. 



Governor Telfair died at Savannah, 17th Sept., 1807. 

 in the 72nd year of his age. 



Thomas Telfair, one of his sons, was a member of Con- 

 gress from 1813 to '17. He took a conspicuous part in the de- 

 bates of that Congress, upon protection of domestic industry, 

 and the Tariff for that object. He warmly opposed Mr. 

 Calhoun, and the Protectionists of that day. He was one of 

 the Georgia delegation who voted for increased pay to mem- 

 bers of Congress, and the people of Georgia elected an entirely 

 new delegation to express their disapprobation of that mea- 

 sure. 



Mr. Telfair's letter to his constituents on that occasion, 

 contains sentiments highly honourable to his manly indepen- 

 dence of character. 



