The student's history of GeorgiaFrom the earliest discoveries and settlements to the end of the year 1883Adapted for general reading and the use of schools . overnor Telfair and all the civil and military officers methim, and presented him congratulatory addresses. At Au-gusta, General Washington visited the Richmond Academy, 106 STUDENTS HISTORY OF GEORGIA. [1792. and presented William H. Crawford, a young teacher, witha copy of Caesars Commentaries. He remained in Georgiafor a week and was escorted to South Carolina and followedby the prayers and blessings of a grateful people. 16. The admin
The student's history of GeorgiaFrom the earliest discoveries and settlements to the end of the year 1883Adapted for general reading and the use of schools . overnor Telfair and all the civil and military officers methim, and presented him congratulatory addresses. At Au-gusta, General Washington visited the Richmond Academy, 106 STUDENTS HISTORY OF GEORGIA. [1792. and presented William H. Crawford, a young teacher, witha copy of Caesars Commentaries. He remained in Georgiafor a week and was escorted to South Carolina and followedby the prayers and blessings of a grateful people. 16. The administration of Governor Telfair had been oneof peace and good will, and Georgia was daily increasingin prosperity and riches. The population had increased tonearly eighty-three thousand, while the value of the exportswas $491,250 yearly. 17. Two new States, Kentucky and Vermont, were ad-mitted into the Union in 1791, now making fifteen the totalnumber. It is also an interesting fact that at this time, 1792, EliWhitney, residing near Savannah, invented the cotton gin,which gave very soon a great impetus to the cultivation ofcotton in the Southern [793-] ADMINISTRATION OF MATTHEWS. 107 CHAPTER XXI. 1793—1796. George Matthews Re-elected Governor.—Elijah Clarkes Settlement.—Con-stitutional Convention of 1795.—Jared Irwin Elected Governor.—Treatywith the Indians. CTm N November, 1793, the General Assembly chose Georgel^^l Matthews a second time governor of Georgia. 2. About this time General Elijah Clarke gave GovernorMatthews considerable trouble by his interference with theIndian tribes. General Clarke was a rough, illiterate man, ofgreat self-will, and with but little respect for governmentalauthority. He and General Twiggs had made a treaty withthe Creek Indians in 1785, which had been set aside by thegeneral government in 1790, by another treaty in New YorkCity. 3. A party of Creeks under the famous Alexander McGilli-vray had been invited to New York City, and
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