The history of Georgia . «* ^<^ «// tt^ >J^ 7T? tsv 9*/ ?»i 3iX. Jrilinsfiriri i^Cf. Pfff>fo.{ifh PLAN OF SUNBURY. 499 mission to England to represent the wants and grievances of thecolonies, remonstrate against such acts of the Crown as weredeemed oppressive, and oppose taxation without representation.^ All the trustees, therefore, were men of position and character,and their selection for the trust indicated, on the part of MarkCarr, well-placed confidence and sound judgment. Respondingto the objects of the conveyance, Messrs. James Maxwell, Ken-neth Baillie, John Elliott, Grey Elli


The history of Georgia . «* ^<^ «// tt^ >J^ 7T? tsv 9*/ ?»i 3iX. Jrilinsfiriri i^Cf. Pfff>fo.{ifh PLAN OF SUNBURY. 499 mission to England to represent the wants and grievances of thecolonies, remonstrate against such acts of the Crown as weredeemed oppressive, and oppose taxation without representation.^ All the trustees, therefore, were men of position and character,and their selection for the trust indicated, on the part of MarkCarr, well-placed confidence and sound judgment. Respondingto the objects of the conveyance, Messrs. James Maxwell, Ken-neth Baillie, John Elliott, Grey Elliott, and John Stevens, withdue dispatch set about laying off the town upon the westermostbank of ^lidway River. The plan, as matured and carried outby them, embraced three public squares, known respectively asKing^s, Church, and Meeting, and four hundred and ninety-sixlots. These lots had a uniform front of seventy feet, and wereone hundred and thirty feet in depth. Lots numbered one toforty, inclusive, fronting on the river, were denominated BayLots, and carried wi


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