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elevated to the mayoralty. The duties of this important 

 office were discharged by him with great dignity and fidelity, 

 and secured him so much popularity, that he was once more 

 elected a member of parliament. Here he advocated the 

 cause of injured America. In 1779, he became chamberlain 

 of the city of London, which office he retained to his death. 

 He died in the 73d year of his age, December 26, 1797. 



WILKINSON. 



Boundaries. — This county was laid out by the Lottery 

 Act of 1803, organized in 1805, and is bounded by Jones on 

 the N. W., Baldwin on the N., Washington on the E., Lau- 

 rens and Pulaski on the S., and Twiggs on the W, 



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

 pulation was 5,343 whites, 1,722 Wacks ; total, 7,065. Amount 

 of tax returned for 1848, $1,763 36. Sends one representa- 

 tive to the Legislature. 



Post Offices. — McDonald, Cool Spring, Gordon, Irwin- 

 ton, Emmet, Stephenson, Milton. 



Rivers, Creeks, Lake. — The Oconee river separates the 

 county from Washington and Baldwin. Commissioners' creek 

 is quite a considerable stream, emptying into the Oconee. 

 The other creeks are Black, Uchee, Buck, Cedar, Big Sandy, 

 and Porter. Black lake is in the eastern part of the county. 



Towns. — Irwinton is the county town, 21 miles from Mil- 

 ledgeville, three from the Central Railroad, and 23 from Ma- 

 rion. It has a court-house, jail, tavern, two churches, school, two 

 or three stores, one tailor, one blacksmith, and one carpenter. 

 It is situated between Commissioners' and Big Sandy creeks, 

 and was named after Governor Irwin. It was made the coun- 

 ty site in 1811, and incorporated in 1816. 



Gordon is situated on the Central Railroad, having two 

 stores, one tavern, one blacksmith, and one physician. It is the 

 point from which a daily line of stages leaves for Milledgeville, 

 distance 17 miles. The amount of business done here is quite 



