. Historic towns of the Southern States. Con-gress in Philadelphia, May 13, 1775, and wasadmitted to a seat as a delegate, not from thecolony, but from the parish of St. John. Un-til Georgia was fully represented Dr. Hall de-clined to vote upon questions which were to bedecided by the colonies. He, however, partici-pated in the debates, and predicted that the ex-ample shown by his parish would soon befollowed. A native of Connecticut, Dr. Hallwas a member of the Midway Congregation,where many patriots worshipped liberty asa part of their religion. The rebel spirit of , in advance of the
. Historic towns of the Southern States. Con-gress in Philadelphia, May 13, 1775, and wasadmitted to a seat as a delegate, not from thecolony, but from the parish of St. John. Un-til Georgia was fully represented Dr. Hall de-clined to vote upon questions which were to bedecided by the colonies. He, however, partici-pated in the debates, and predicted that the ex-ample shown by his parish would soon befollowed. A native of Connecticut, Dr. Hallwas a member of the Midway Congregation,where many patriots worshipped liberty asa part of their religion. The rebel spirit of , in advance of the other parishes, re-ceived special recognition when the Legisla-ture afterwards conferred the name LibertyCounty upon this section, where dwelt thedescendants of New England people and thePuritan independent sect. 14 Savannah Dr. Halls prediction that the example ofSt. Johns would soon be followed, was rapidlyfulfilled. Events moved beyond the control ofthe old Royalists. The elder Jones and theknightly Habersham about tliis time passed. OLD FORT, WHERE POWDER MAGAZINE WAS SEIZED IN 1775. away, and their impetuous young sons had al-ready made vigorous progress in the gatheringstruggle for independence. The first libertypole was elevated in Savannah, June 5, loyal men were even then celebrating theKings birthday; but the Liberty Boysspiked the cannon which were ready to befired on this royal anniversary, and rolled the Savannah 315 dismantled guns to the bottom of the this time the powder magazine in theeastern part of the city was seized and someof the ammunition shipped to Boston, whereit was used at the battle of Bunker Hill. InJune, 1776, Major Joseph Habersham, actingunder the authority of the Council of Safety,proceeded to the residence of the chief magis-trate, General Wright. He passed the senti-nel at the door, and advancing to the Governorplaced his hand upon his shoulder and said, Sir James, you are my prisoner. Georgianow plunged boldly into the
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