Georgia, historical and industrial . a convention of delegates from the different counties ofGeorgia, assembled at Augusta. The following is a list of the delegatesof the ratifying convention: John Wereat, President, and delegate from the county of Richmond William Stephens, Joseph Habersham, Chatham county. Jenkin Davis, IST. Brownson, Effingham county. Edward Telfair, H. Todd, Burke county. William Eew. James Mcl^eil, Richmond county. George Matthews, Florence Sullivan, John King, Wilkes county. James Powell, John Elliott, James Maxwell, Liberty county. George Handley, Christopher Hillary, J
Georgia, historical and industrial . a convention of delegates from the different counties ofGeorgia, assembled at Augusta. The following is a list of the delegatesof the ratifying convention: John Wereat, President, and delegate from the county of Richmond William Stephens, Joseph Habersham, Chatham county. Jenkin Davis, IST. Brownson, Effingham county. Edward Telfair, H. Todd, Burke county. William Eew. James Mcl^eil, Richmond county. George Matthews, Florence Sullivan, John King, Wilkes county. James Powell, John Elliott, James Maxwell, Liberty county. George Handley, Christopher Hillary, J. Milton, Glynn county. Henry Osborne, James Seagrove, Jacob Weed, Camden county. Jared Irwin, John Rutherford, Washington county. Robert Christmas, Thomas Daniell, R. Middleton, Greene county. UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, 1788 TO 1860. Under the government established by the Federal Constitution, Geor-gia increased rapidly in population and wealth. Settlers poured intothe State from North Carolina, Virginia and States farther north. Of. JASPER MONUMENT, SAVANNAH, GA. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND INDUSTRIAL. 21 these the Virginians were so numerous that the Indians, who still oc-cupied many of the fairest portions of the State, frequently spoke of theGeorgians as Virginians. One of the most important events in the history of Georgia is tlioinvention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney, in 1794. Prior to that timethe separation of the seed from the lint was so difficult as to limitthe cultivation of cotton. This had to be done by hand, a task beingfour pounds of lint cotton per week for each head of a family, workingat night, in addition to the usual field work. At this rate it would takeone person two years to turn out the quantity of cotton contained in oneaverage standard bale, or 500 pounds. One gin, in proportion to itspower and saw capacity, will gin out from three to fifteen 500-poundbales in one day. At the time of this important invention Mr, Whitneywas the giiest of his aunt, the w
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