History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . John M. Harney. Dr. Harneys connec-tion with Savannah journalism was brief He was a man of considerableliterary attainments, but an erratic character, and whose management ofthe Georgian did not meet with the approval and support of the peopleof the city. He became disgusted with his failure to receive encourage-ment, and after two years trial sold his paper to I. K. Tefft and HarryJames Finn. He was the author of the well-known poem, in which inbidding farewell to Savannah he heaps curses upon the city. Mr.
History of Savannah, Ga.; from its settlement to the close of the eighteenth century . John M. Harney. Dr. Harneys connec-tion with Savannah journalism was brief He was a man of considerableliterary attainments, but an erratic character, and whose management ofthe Georgian did not meet with the approval and support of the peopleof the city. He became disgusted with his failure to receive encourage-ment, and after two years trial sold his paper to I. K. Tefft and HarryJames Finn. He was the author of the well-known poem, in which inbidding farewell to Savannah he heaps curses upon the city. Mr. Finnwas not long connected with the paper. He came to Savannah in 1818when he appeared as an actor at the opening of the Savannah his newspaper venture he returned to the stage, and at the time ofhis death a few years later he had won wide fame as one of the best rep-resentatives on the American stage in the role of light comedy. Mr. Tefft edited the paper for some time when he sold it to GeorgeRobertson, who associated his brother William Robertson with him. Dr. * m. ^r •°y
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