624 GENERAL SUMMARY. 



1776 Col. John Baker marches to St. Mary's to dislodge a band of loyahsts, but is unsuccessful, 



owing chiefly to the treachery of two of his men, Daniel and James McGirth. 



" July 4, Congress proclaim the independence of the colonies. 



" Aug., First celebration uf American Independence in Georgia. 



1777 Archibald Bulloch, first republican Governor, dies. 



" Constitution formed, for the future government of the State, in Savannah. 



" Duel between Gen. Lachlan Mcintosh and Buttun Gwinnett, in which the latter is killed. 



" Two thousand acres of land offered by the legislature to all persons who would manufacture 

 bar iron. 



1778 Confiscation acts passed. 



" Unsuccessful expedition against Florida, conducted by Gen. Howe. 



" Battle at Medway. ..Gen. Screven killed. Savannah taken by the British. 



1779 Sunbury taken. ^ 



" Gen. Ash defeated at Brier Creek. 



" Unsuccessful attack upon Savannah by the combined forces of Count de Estaing and Gen. 

 Lincoln. 



1780 Small-po.x makes its appearance in Georgia. 

 " First siege of Augusta. 



1781 Augusta taken. 



1782 Emanuel, Davis, and Lewis, members of the Executive Council, taken prisoners by the tories. 



1783 Treaty with theCherokees at Augusta. 



" Formal surrender of Savannah to Col. James Jackson, after having been 3 years 6 months and 

 13 days in possessinn of the enemy. 



1784 Franklin and VViisidngton counties laid out. 



1785 Nov. 28, Treaty at Hopewell. 

 " University incorporated. 



" 20,000 acres of land granted to Count de Estaing. 



1786 Seat of government ordered to be removed to Louisville. 

 " Treaty at Shoulder Bone. 



" Major-General Greene dies. 



1787 Convention between Georgia and South Carolina held at Beaufort. 



1789 Second Constitution of the State formed at Augusta. 



1790 Aug. 7, Treaty at New-York. 



1791 Washington visits Georgia. 



" First bridge erected over Savannah river, by Wade Hampton. 



1795 Yazoo act passed. 



1796 Yazoo Fresh. 



" Yazoo act declared to be unconstitutional, corrupt, and ordered to be rescinded and expunged. 



" Destructive fire in Savannah 



" June 29, Treaty at Colerain. 



1802 Treaty at Fort VVilkin>on. 



1803 Legislature appoint commissioners to lay off Milledgeville, 



1804 Tremendous hurricane. 



1805 Noble W. Jones, a jiatriot of the revolution, dies. 



1807 Milledgeville becomes the seat of government. 



1808 First alleviating law passed. 



1809 Duelling prohibited. 

 1813 Battle of Taladega. 



1815 Value of property of the State of Georgia, as settled by the board of Assessors, 57,746,771 16. 

 " Bank of the State uf Georgia incorporated. 



1816 Bank of the United States chartered. 



1817 Very wet. Yellow Fever in Savannah. 



1818 Remarkable drought. 



1819 Monroe visits Georgia. 



" Steam Ship Savannah arrives in Savannah. 



1820 Large Fire in Savannah, 403 buildings destroyed. Loss $4,000,000. 



1822 Destructive hurricane. 



1823 The town of Macon commenced. 

 1825 General Lafayette visits Georgia. 



1829 Large fires in .Augusta. 



" May, Large Meteor fell in Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia. 



1830 June 1st, Mercury down to GOO. 



1832 Anti tarilf Convention meets at Milledgeville, 134 delegates present. 

 " Medical College of Georgia goes into oj)eration. 



1833 Centennial Celebratipn at Savannah of the settlement of the State. 

 18.55 Feb. 8th, Coldest weather ever known in Georgia. 



1836 Central Railroad commenced. 



1837 May 29. Violent hail-storm in Wilkes. Hail lay for twelve days in some places. The oldest 



citizens never saw any thing like it. 



1839 Georgia Female College opened 



" Sept 5, Yellow Fever in .\ugusta. 



1840 May, Great rains ; ."Vugusta and Hamburgh inundated. 



1847 May 17th, A portion ol Jasper County visited by a tremendous hail storm. 



1849 April l.'ith. Snow and severe frost, by which great damage was done to the crops in Georgia, 

 as well as in other sections of the U. S. 



" Small-pox makes its appearance in Cass County, Georgia. 



