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Afejfrs. Nicholas Jcbttfcn ana Cfi.
I OBSERVE a publication in Me IT. Seymour and Wool- .
hnpter’s paper of the 15th Oflober last, - by an Inhabit
ant of Chatham C-.uiuy, rcfpc(fling the Origin of Cotton
Planting in this state, without attempting to give the public
anv ufeful information, at this late period, either with re
fpecl to any improvement on the culture, ginning, or pack
ing, which fetms to me to beperuftly ridiculous. I cannot
conceive the intention of such a publication, unless it was
to immortalize a fimsly coanrxion, or give credit to those
who are not to tliis day in the le.ifl entitled to any, in re
’ gard to the ihTrfltltnfli:•irof"cotton as- a staple eomwotlityr
• either before or after the Revolution. My attention in
genern! is too “much eng g. and in hufimTs to he fond of
troubling the public with the obfvrvation* I Hi ill make,
and which 1 lh< u! I have made sooner, had I not been ill
at the time the publication by the Inhabitant of Chatham
County appeared, and.continued so, it is well known, for
two or th re weeks a f :er, by which unfortunate circlim
ft .’ice,; atl led to other c.d unities which have occurred
{lime, my mind and aff.irs have been embarr;flbcb How
ever, at this Lite p rfod, my frienVs have a'tvHed me to
jvjl y, aS it may appear to tliofe wh) do not know me that
I Jure iidle l ever lince 1787 ns an iinpoftor, by declaring ■
1 vftif t!u* firft founder and introducer-of cotton planting
ft ‘ice t l *'* R(v lotion; I th'nk it t e-t*f >re a duty I owe
to mvfelf, and to a few of my -frieii .s who wety encou
by my e-Sperinieuts, and followed my example, u
fhe'v where I conceive the merit is juflly due.
‘i’wo years after I removed into this 11 e, making the
necelT r/ ohfer itinns on the climate,, added to an estimate
t’ en in rav pidLifton on the cnl ure of cotton, m ide bv
the J'hn Earle menti ‘’iel,'from his five years experi
ments on the ill .nd of : : k laway, which was gva by him
to tnv falser in F ori-lt, when the finite J V.n Emleywa
in his employ, fil'd induced me in be ng unx o.ls to m ik
t e attempt. Being at the time a stranger in the coun-rv.
rind little kno-vn, 1 con equently retjaeiL.l niv sand f
- Tattn dl inn. to o osire me fme cotton fe l whic!
wit's di'Fi xir.y lie got fosi Mr. John Sni th of C.roiim
b itonlv oneiju.i t. In tne soring of 1787 1 planted
•fa-til >-ttc.h on Wiiitem trlh lihnd, and ‘made .ms obforv
srmnr.; fin ting it produced bevoad my expedlaty n. and
t'lo e v.h ) examined. it at the time, encour ged me tc
pi nt it as part of niv crop the year following, (paring
pmt of the Uvd 1 Iradnifcdto {oliih Tattnall Join
I.Tillrdge, and j imes e gY>vc, also to Tome others I d r
not at prel'.iit lecml. A, bit mme to M. Lev- tt, as not
being then 1 believe in ills flu e. These three gentlemen
vere rnnfl ftremnnH to follow inv example, it being then
generally ohferved by mod that a crop could never be g
t'i. re l in or prepare t for .11 irket; such was the general c
piiiion till finite of these gentlemen and myJelf convinced
cur neigisboving planters to the contrary. Finding nv,
f corn! yar’s experiment ansjilv rewarded my industry, I
planted the following tear 40. acres, raid the year after
nearly 100 acres, by which time the llaple was fully ef
tabliliied, and became an object of attention and general
culture. Ido not mean by this produ tion to re Heed on
the author who gave rife to this present publication, as
p oh ihly I-may he miftakon with refaecd to his person;
but Hill I mull, confofs he mult know me, and further that
he is a cotton planter, and knew at the time 1 whs entitled
to the greatest merit; if fi>,N lav lie has a Ted with the
11 molt ingratitude, done me an injury without provocati
on, and exposed me, 1 conceive, as an impostor to the
v'nle community. Sutli illiberal and ungenerousbehav
jov 1 def'ifo, en i lb 11 ever lelent, as I have been taught
never 10 take merit unjust!) from anv one, or injure my
follows in co'i.ii’U lity, ■ut at the fame time not to permit
nurit to be wrested from „in_, l'elf, or thole gentlemen who
are joiiuls tutede l to it.
To he my own trumpeter I ever conceived fulfome,
cannot re deft fomor, But Uilcovcr a delpicable weaknels,
and inch as n till r -tort on the ant’ or oft; e production I
-now anl'wer, ’provided lie is acquainted ‘with me, and m v
conk Tores ire well founded; but as 1 have been broug t
to die tell, 1 now dec. fore my lei fto be the full introducer
to cy an planting lince the R voU.t.on, and tlu three
pensleuiin before mentioned dU’eive attention for 1 iduig
mil alhfting the iutmdi.ftlon ; 1 lo valuable an article of
c ‘mm ice, which wit’'.out'Ur exertions i qiieftron wheth r
the olftswring of thr-fe who planted before and J tiring t e
■R'-v ‘huion would have obtained to thcuiwives by tlicir
in lu'lrv the lame credit even to dis day.
Having gone thus far, 1 ft,.hi further add, bv older vmg,
t’ u t l admit John Earle pl .nt din .1767, and that it is
prplub’e Col* Deyeaux did the fame ciuring the Revo u i
-01; but the formtr is more delirving of public.attention
tfom the l.atir; the formejipn.bablv pi nt and of his own
accord, or under the direction of Lis employer, and per
fi-ver and for five year*, but the latter was unfortunately
compelled, like many others, to fall on feme method to
clothe bis family and negroes, as was cultoinary at the
time in all the Ibuthorn dates; but if his lon, Major De
veaux, found cotton so productive, whv did he not, or
-soma c.f the fan il 1 , fellow the e ufoure? they then poiTeiTcd
lands fuifble for. tl-.f puriwle, and would luvc fitved. UJC
tile* troubV. <d tins rej'L .
As fev..ti e ('dv r parts of the author’s piece I cannot
take upon nit to contradict them, being a stranger to the
ciccmniVancvs, excepting wlnt relates v’ Mr.’ Francis l/e
---vett. I'he author.-attic tahing,. as he I’up-iokcl, to him-
K li u fonuly entailni uit of cotton planting, gives the dregs
—toJAr. Ll v. ~.t, .l lei ling .v.Oll *’ that .tliis gentleman Ihip
?\ and 10,000 lbs. “of t-otton to England in 1791, which eft
tvd'ii bed .th.* ch.vaCt f Georgia Sea 111. nd cotton, being
the fi ’hip nent < ftany confcqvtepce, and to fiiarthe tlate
ft ,nd■.'ink'.'ted f. • havii'.g it entered us an article of coni
ine re in th IV'tlih priee-: (u rent.” In anlVc,’ I aftert,
that 1 t .K'.ee.e tr. l.evertt is not. entni.d’ \. anv merit,
as pr >: i it-, that tint live tioiv< ii>.’ .(j.rantitv. was made
“im its tnni ‘npp. ,1 bv rle S;v •v.-.vhan’tsT and'-
the’ chii id.,; iinfv eft-jUft. I bed: Besides, ! do not i\tnp,)fe
t”e ti'*-od>U w■■ gre it to >• r. Lew it, or cod. vi n anv thing,
’- -*4 - ’- 1 ~ v -iv e, . . , ... v. v,.. .is Wed a ? Lwldeil.
s
a liKewue iinppe^a?ffin^r^WSpil^PiiPP
believe was done by the lioufe of. Spcirs, MncledS, dnd
Cos. part of which was told to them by Josiah Tattnall and
myleU. In November 1790 l purchased in Charleflon
73 lbs. gross weight of Sea lihnd cotton of Ifasc
Peace, laid to have be?n railed that year on Col. Gairu
ner’s plantation in Carolina. The fame year the culture
was general in the upper and lower parts ol this state and
Carolina. I mention thele circumflances to p-ove that
this state is not in the lea ft indebted to Mr. Levett for the
author’s iuppofed extraordimiA - ftupjuer.t or eftabliftiroent
-of the (Lrple; L-bclieve the work was- cempletecl before-Mr.
Lovett came into this.ftate. I could relate many other
circuiuflances too tedious to nfentlon; therefore to whom
the merit ought to be given, I trull, from what l have
already written, is lidlicient for the -present to determine
the public mind. At an early period, also lately 1 wrote
in!lruction3 for the culture of cotton; fl.ould I in future
make any ulsful clilcoveries I fludl think it a duty I ow r.
to my tellow citizens to give them every information; ti!!
then I Ihall remain blent, and Icmve the Inhabitant of
Clutliuin to his own retiedtions.
. _ NICFIOL TURNBULL.
Deptford Hilly iqtb November, 1799.
Cheap, it app ‘i; and for soon ,
A TRACT OF L\NJO, con f a r.inpr ifyp
acres, (origin'll fiirvey) bounded by lands called Nazareth,
Luphr.ua, and Bethefdn, (Orphanhoufe estate) the cause
way leading to the lile of Hope, and on tl.e Skidaway
road, only leven .miles from Savannah. A proportion, of
this land being adapted for the culture of COTTON, and
dt-* remainder well timbered with pine, is worthy, of at
te t.on; having also the advantage of a Lit water creek,
mu lguoie to lhundeH.iok river*
’ A L S 0 ,
\N ISLAND; cnu;m.) r *iy rnlVd Jones’s
lihnd, on the river Savannah, four miles below the city
• of Savannah, containing 800 acres, (original lurvev.’
ibis iiland, from its proximity to th.e city, and funds for
the-production ct COT j ON, is exceeding.valuabi-;, and
is rendered more so by ha ving frelh water to the weihvard,
and it being the befl litnation to ere A a foray Is which will
command the north and south channels, as well as the pai
-1 ge fouthwardly. by Aegaftine creek; the cleepeft water
emg dole to it, it would also be ai) advantageous litua.ion
ior wharves and warelioufes.
A L S 0,
j WO TOWN LO lbs* or e in Rrunf rirk
Glynn county, measuring 90 bv 180 feet, lmown bv the
No. 156; and the other in Hard wit ke, Bryan county,
known by the No. 12.
Undoubted titles will be given. For further particulars
apply to the Printers.
November 1, 1799.
- YO BW LEASED,
Onr H ilfof the i vV.iihinytonWircl,
a corner lot, pkafantly fttuated on the Bay, 60 feet front
and 45 feet depth.
A : la. S 0,
Tne Lot No. 3S Columbia Wud, front’np(
the south common, near the . burying g ound, Cos Let
front and 90 feet depth,
For terms apply to JAMES ROBERTSON.
F O K S A I“e7
■ i JL with the Improvements
1 I thereon, being the northeafe cor
j.P }jp. ner cf St. James’s square; the
hjS j| ‘Wlip If’ IS fe’ boulc is well ~and ipted for a board
ing Irnule; its situation one cf the
-- -- -- ~ ’ ~ ‘ bell in Savannah. The premises
mav be viewed at anv time.
Apply to JUS I'US H. SCHEUBER.
N. IJ. If the fioregefng property is not fold at private
fak- it will v. en b. fol lat p lblic ucVion, before the Court
i •- p*" 1 yth • ’of r>c.~yOihe:‘ 111'Vt.
II in ■■■ II I |
lllgl LOT No. 4 Vernon
iaHIHil ‘Lit!bug, Ile'.nl.cote Ward, with the
rMIIMf ‘ Imp’oi ements thereon,
lililri * Inquire of
John Dillon.
Savannah, September 26, 1709.
NOTICE
To Importers of Goods, Liquors, Ware!*, ard
“u: rrhandde, for Sale, into th : s S'arr,
r f.i'll AT a tax of twenty cents for every hundred dollars
L value of goods, Sec. imported for file into this
flat a, is to be paid by the Importer, agreeably to the fol
lowing extratl of the TAX ACT;
kk ’ hut any non-re fide n-t, who fivall expose to f.Je anv
goods in this ilute, s hall, on bis arrival or within fcven
days after entcikig th.e fame, make return, on o th. to
tlic Receiver of Tax Returns,” fat present the fubfcrV
er, living i;i St. James's square, next doer to the PojT
officej u and give ieeurity to the Tax Collector” fat prs
jent John Gibbons, Esq. opposite Thomas Gibbons,
Lfq. in l'runhhn vs ard) “to pay the fame on orbefor:
the time p.tferihed for paying taxes imposed bv this ah,”.
f being the f.rjl day of February next.) “ Provided
luchigpod* lira 11 not be liaMe to pay the tax when tliev
mav be exported, or placed in the bands of a Vendue
Mailer to be actually difpolci of by him or them; and,
on foiling to comply as aforefoid, it fliall be lawful for the
fax ColleiW to proceed again ft Importers in like
manner as again ft perfolis about to remove out of the
county.”
JUS 11 S lI.Jj£H£U3ER, Receiver of Tax Rettryis.
03ob:r 24.
few ta S s of cotton, or for pai^ge,’ fre S ht ®f
AVinfer 7, , 7 ,0. MEINS •* MACIUy.
M‘CALLTan i MILLER
ha Je reccv ‘- i b tit ft. ip Diana, Cast. J3 tlt ..
‘ Liverpool, H 'fr> *
.AN Ao ; ORVM ENT OF
COARSE WOOLLENS
C RSKSTtSPS CP ‘ *
VV and ****
uianb.-ts, toatmgs, Yorkshire cloths, At.
\ / Inch are now landing, an,! wUi be f „
their (lore*. N'. 4 Commerce Row. T for &
September 17-.
U’ ( T \ ‘.- v ■>.
X AN i)iNG at Watt's wharf, ocr the Lie- ‘T-1 1
.. 1 ---, f C ~n- *a <Ol Lie bv
2 2 a ioghitiu.x atiu i 1u i <;t Nugak ( f •*.,
excellent q ;.i!ir
Jrr JOHN WALLACE.
/; A A to i icrcc.” Kick, for which calk Su i w
paid on delivery. V “*
M"” A. o Fibber io., 1799.
B r LACK A A LUTJLS'FROxIiiE MGR <
I lie sUb.SvJuiß: \ \\\\ Lkjb^u\Vs
y\ FRE6H tdu.r ment of CrrJaoe,. *
‘<au"jL Audio/and Englilh Canvais,
P ints md O i, and
M ay other articles .of Ship Chandlery;
1 he which, in addition to their former Sfc-k, renc’tj#
their prcieilt aiiortnieut. in that imt very cbivpctt. *
l.\\ i.OK, MiLii K, ai’.J .0,
Sere ‘in ah, May 16 1790.
A Aiieii .1 prinu f. eO I T YFON TIA
Juil opened, ancl forfait.
Sun -It, Sons, & Andejar,
. T X AWE removed from “their-former (lore, Wh’haker
* ‘ • to ti> .south ‘fide of the Market square, %
SUKh b FREE r, near Mr. Gibbons’s, brick -building
where ti e*. have opened
A Wholciuie and Retail Store;
and having received a'general affortmtnt of goMs fro#
‘Europe by varu"us vefl’e.s. as alio a very exttnfive afibrt
nieiit of Nortl w..rd and Weft India arti< les, they noir
oiler them for L ie on their uiu, 1 low terms.
An 1 they now beg leave to ms im the public, that, is
conleqiit-nce of having tv.o 1 tores, they art more paitira*-
lary c*n.i LvCi to uttcii-i to the Retail Eidiiufs, ar.iTor-l
that lirpofe they mean to keep a !. rgc afloi tnicnt of its.
fon.il'ie goods, winch they will 101 l at the mofl reduecß
P ices.
P. S. Their Wltoltfale Luunefs will also be continued
on their uiVtl If oral plan.
Savannah, 4 th ocl-jhcro cl-jhcr- 1709.
13 . and C . M ETC A L IE
Have received by the late--arrivals from LCNDCI*,
via Chari < ft r .n-
TT7FTITE, blue, and green plains;
V V I-oucion diuTii blankets,
Womens Icarlet and Bath coating c .ruinal cleats,’
Durants, cahmi nt-rcS brmbafets,
Lilli linens, cotton bagging, oanabrigs,
Pins, flationary;
White, red, and yellow.paints r ground in o*l, in. 2? ari
14 lb. k.g-;
Boiled linlted oil in 2 and 3 .gallon ji gs;
Window glass, 8 by 10 and 10 by 12;
Iron pots, camp ovens, fkilkts,
_Lhot aiforted, lead in 1 lb. and 2 lb. bars;
Which they are opening at Mr. Alexander vYatt'S
whirl', and will fell, by the package or piece, on ther.ell
reafoiuibk: terms.
03 her q, 1799.
r | fubll liber begs leave to inform his francs, ni
JL the public, that be has taken into Copartmijfe
Mr. William Limhkkt, and that the business in turofe
wril be carried on under the Finn of BEgCxIFH —*
LIMB ERL’.
Nw. u JAMES SELCIIFJ.
Belcher & Limkert
HAVE FOi< SM F.,
WFIOF.ESALE AND RETAIL,
-\-\TirsYX of all kinds, Railing, figs,
V Brandy do. Butter bifeuit and crackers,
‘Hum do. Almonds, currants, pn ;L: t
Gin dot ~ LiCuor cases,
Porter do. Demijohns,
Sugars do. - Jugs from Ito 3 gd- p - >,
d'eas ilo. * Empty bottles, corks,
Spices do. Poland {larch,
Coffee and chocolate, Wrapping paper,
Sweetmeats, White and brown turpta- -
Cordia's, arrac, soap,
Pickles, salad oil, Spermaceti and .21 i“ |
White wine vinegar, candles,
Table fait, Mcfs beef in halt barre
Saltjx'iy, Rounds do. ir, kits,
Cayenne and black pepper, * Crockery ware. Lc.
SAVANNAH; Piu.nte* by N. JOHNSTON a:* cC