Index
Abbeville, South Carolina, mentioned 37, 41, 148, 164, 181 (n. 17)
Abbeville Courthouse, South Carolina, 144
Abbott, Joel, of Broad River Valley, Congressman, 87
involved in Crawford-Clark duel, 99
Abram R. Lawrence & Company, New York merchant house, 132
Academy of Richmond County. See Richmond Academy.
Academy of Wilkes County, 27, 44
Adams, John, mentioned, 14
Africa. See Liberia.
Agricultural implements, in Broad River Valley, 11–12
Agriculture, in Broad River Valley, 11, 129
in Petersburg hinterland, 102–23, 129
diversification, 121
Alabama, migrations to from Broad River Valley, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 179 (n. 23)
migrations from Petersburg, 35, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 82, 167–70, 173
Alabama Territory, mentioned, 44, 46, 48
Albemarle County, Virginia, mentioned, 13, 16
Albriton, John, punished in stocks, 30
Alcoholic beverages, in Petersburg, 125, 130, 131, 134
Alexander & John M’Clure, Charleston merchant firm, 125
Alexandria, mentioned, 1
Alexandria, Virginia, 123
Allen, Beverly, preacher and merchant, 126–27
murders Robert Forsyth, 127
arrested and escapes, 127
Allen, Nathaniel, Jr., borrows from New York merchant, 36
Allen, William, merchant on Beaverdam Creek, 126
involved in murder of Robert Forsyth, 127
Amelia Island, mentioned, 14
Amherst County, Virginia, mentioned, 16, 18
Amusements, in Broad River Valley, 26
in Petersburg, 143–52
Andersonville, South Carolina, 57
Andrew, James Osgood, Methodist bishop, mentioned, 16, 163
Andrew, John, mentioned, 16, 28–29
Andrews, Garnett, comments on George Cook, 186 (n. 7)
Anthony, Mark S., Petersburg postmaster, 78
Anthony Shoals, on Broad River, 25
Apalachee River, mentioned, 99
Appalachians, mountains, 102
Appling, county seat of Columbia County, 153
Apprentices, in Petersburg, 123
Arbitrators, in settling disputes, 137
Archibald and Thomas Stokes, Petersburg merchants, in dispute with Whitney over cotton gin, 115
early in Petersburg, 124
Architecture, in Broad River Valley, 10–11, 25–26
Arkansas, migrations from Broad River Valley to, 13, 20
Arkwright, Richard, inventor, 109
Armor, James, announces school in Broad River Valley, 156
Asbury, Francis, introduces Methodism into Broad River Valley, 28
influence over Charles Tait, 44, 45
travels over Georgia roads, 67–68
comments on Yazoo Freshet, 72
describes Petersburg in 1801, p. 73
comments on Beverly Allen, 126–27
frequently visits Petersburg and Broad River Valley, 158–61
mentioned, 176
comments on kindness toward slaves, 179 (n. 5)
first appearance in Georgia, 195 (n. 31)
Athens, town, mentioned, 40, 105, 145, 147, 155, 196 (n. 22)
Auctioneers, 128
Augusta, founded, 1
trading center, 25
mentioned, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, 72 (flood), 73 (population), 82, 89, 100, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 114, 118, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 132, 135, 139, 140 (flour inspection point), 141, 142, 145, 147, 151, 158, 162, 164, 166 (postal receipts), 171, 172, 173, 190 (n. 16), 192 (n. 71)
Augusta Chronicle, mentioned, 42, 43, 45, 46, 72, 79, 89, 90, 93, 99, 100, 120, 125, 127, 169
Augusta Herald, mentioned, 78
Augusta, Petersburg, and Savannah River Steam and Pole Boat Navigation Company of North-Eastern Georgia, chartered, 58
Auraria, gold-mining town, mentioned, 20
Austria-Hungary, mentioned, 33
Bahama Islands, mentioned, 109
Baldwin, Abraham, commissioner of Columbia Academy, 153
Baltimore, Maryland, mentioned, 45, 68, 85
Bank of Darien, 166
Bank of the State of Georgia, 166
Banks, Ralph, moves to Broad River Valley, 179 (n. 23)
Baptists, in Broad River Valley, 29, 160, 161, 164
in Petersburg, 45–46
Barksdale Ferry, across Savannah River, 69, 96
Barnett, Joel, career, 18–19
Barnett, Nat, migrates to Georgia, 18
Barnett, William, career, 18, 19, 41
commissioner on Broad River navigation lottery, 51
Congressman, 87
in Petersburg mercantile business, 130
Barnetts, in Broad River Valley, 10, 17
Barrows, in Broad River Valley, 10, 19–20
Bartram, William, describes Fort James, 4
describes Indian mounds near Petersburg, 145–46
Beal, John, owner of stagecoach route, 65
Beaverdam Creek, mentioned, 41, 120, 126
Bee culture, in Broad River Valley, 12
Beggs, Savannah factor, death lamented, 132
Beggs & Groves, Savannah factors, 132
Benjamin, Judah P., flees southward near Petersburg, 170
Benjamin & Joseph Strong, New York merchant house, 132
Bermuda grass, 174
Bet, slave, 24
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 144, 156
Bethlehem Methodist Church, near Petersburg, 176
Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, in Oglethorpe County, 29
Bibb, Benajah Smith, of Broad River Valley, marries Lucy Ann Sophia Gilmer, 42
Bibb, Delia, of Broad River Valley, marries Alexander Pope, 42
Bibb, George M., Kentuckian, 41
Bibb, John Dandridge, of Broad River Valley, brother of W. W. Bibb, marries Mary Xenia Oliver, 42
Bibb, Joseph Wyatt, Petersburger, brother of W. W. Bibb, marries Louisa Du Bose, physician, 42
Bibb, Martha, of Broad River Valley, marries Fleming Freeman, 42
Bibb, Peyton, of Broad River Valley, brother of W. W. Bibb, Methodist preacher, 42
Bibb, Richard, Kentuckian, 41
Bibb, Thomas, Petersburger, marries Pamelia Thompson, becomes second governor of Alabama, 38, 41, 44
has slaves for sale, 122
supervises subscription of bank stock at Petersburg, 142
member of Petersburg Union Society, 158
horseback trip to New Orleans, 167
buys land in Alabama, 167
Bibb, William, moves to Broad River Valley, 41
Bibb, William Wyatt, Petersburger, first governor of Alabama, 38, 44
career, 42–44
Fourth of July address, 43, 146
marriage, 43
at Memorable Walker sale, 46
Petersburg commissioner, 77
involved in Tait-Dooly threatened duel and settles it, 95–97
attempts to compromise Crawford-Clark duel, 99
opposes duelling, 99
member of Petersburg Union Society, 158
buys land in Alabama, 167
as Senator votes for salary increase, 169
condemned, defends self, 169–70
governor of Alabama, 169–70
Bibbs, families, mentioned, 17, 41
Big Bend, in Tennessee River, 167
Billups, John, slave property, 23
Bird, Daniel, marries Sarah Oliver, daughter of John Oliver, 84
Blackburn, Samuel, mentioned, 15
Blair, James, mentioned, 10
Boatmen, on Savannah and Broad rivers, 64
Boats, on Savannah River, 54
on Broad River, 63–65
Bob, Hillyer slave, 122–23
Bolton, John, Petersburg merchant, 128
Bolton, Robert, Petersburg merchant, 128
Books, in Broad River Valley, 11, 27, in Petersburg, 46, 135, 157
Boston, Massachusetts, mentioned, 34, 35, 80, 100, 101, 120, 124, 128, 129, 132
Bowne, Robert H., New York merchant, 132
Bradley, James, frees slaves, 24
Bradleys, families, mentioned, 16
Brandy, in Broad River Valley, 17, 19, 25, 28
“Brandy Baptists,” 25
Brewer, Agnes, wife of George Paschal, 20
Bridges, 70–71
Brisbane & Brannan, New York mercantile house, 132
Broad River, in midst of New Purchase, 2
limit of navigation, 49
South Fork, 51
Broad River Navigation Company, 59–62
Broad River Valley, 1–30
later settlers, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15–21
life and culture, 22–30, 178 (n. 3)
population, 73
in politics, 86–87
decline, 173–76
causes for decline, 175
family graveyards, 175
rehabilitation, 176
Brown, Dr. Samuel, Mississippian, 167–68
Bruce, Mr., Petersburg merchant, 82
Brux, Albert, member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Bugg, Jacob, of Elbert County, in dispute, 137
Bull, William, South Carolina governor, 31
Burdine, Jeremiah, cabinet-maker at Petersburg, 139
Burke, Michael, Petersburg editor, 78, 79
moves to Louisville, 78
Burke County, mentioned, 35, 88
Cabinet-makers, at Petersburg, 139
Cade, Captain (probably Drury B., Jr.), grows cotton on site of old Petersburg, 172
Cade, Drury B., plantation home near Petersburg, 73
slaveowner, 122
buys Petersburg lots and surrounding territory, 165–66
Cade, Drury B., Jr., buys Petersburg lot, 166
Cade, Guilford, Sr., buys Petersburg property, 166
Cades, families, Petersburgers, 48
Caldwell, Harry, New Yorker, deals in Petersburg lots, 35–36
resides in Petersburg, 82
Caldwell, Katharine, wife of Harry Caldwell, 35
Calhoun, Catherine, marries Moses Waddel, 153
death, 154
Calhoun, John C., mentioned, 48, 153, 155
Calhoun, Patrick, often in Petersburg, 48, 135, 192 (n. 53)
Calhoun, William, South Carolinian, trades in Petersburg, 192 (n. 53)
Calhoun Settlement, South Carolina, 48, 153
Care, Jonathan, South Carolinian, deals with Petersburgers, 37
Carmel Academy, conducted by Waddel, 153
Carnesville (Franklin Courthouse), mail to, 65
Carter, Farish, slaveowner, 123
Carter, Thomas, ferry owner, 69
Cartwright, Edward, inventor, 109
Casey, Dr., Petersburg physician, 81
Casey, John A., member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Casey, Thomas, member of Petersburg Union Society, 192 (n. 29)
Cason, Emory, receives charter for Broad River boats, 184 (n. 43)
Catlett, John, testimony on Longstreet’s cotton gin invention, 113
Cattle, in Broad River Valley, 11–12, 18, 23
“Ceded Lands.” See New Purchase.
Charleston, South Carolina, mentioned, 16, 37, 57, 67, 106, 107, 124, 125, 127, 132, 156
Charleston and Hamburg Railroad, 57, 173
Charles W. Wittick & Company, Vienna merchant firm, 128
Chatham County, 149
Chatham County, North Carolina, 126
Chattahoochee River, 167
Cherakeehaw, old name for Broad River, 177 (n. 6)
Cherokee Ford, across Savannah River above Petersburg, 159
Chesapeake, American warship, 100
Chickasaw Creek, settlements, 5, 46
Clark, John, of Broad River Valley, in politics, 44, 45, 48, 86, 87, 98–99
involved in Griffin-Tait contest for judgeship, 97–98
marries daughter of Micajah Williamson, 97
challenged by William H. Crawford to a duel, 98
settled, 98
challenges Crawford to a duel and fights it, 98–99
Clarke, Elijah, settles in New Purchase, 5, 8
Yazooist, 29
trades in Petersburg, 135
spelling of the name, 186 (n. 4)
Clarke, Elijah, Jr., mentioned, 86
Clarke County, 166
Clark Hill Dam, on Savannah River, 1, 48, 176
Clendenning & Adams, New York mercantile house, 132
Clerk of Court, Elbert County, mentioned, 77
Clermont, steamboat, mentioned, 54
Coastal Plain, 49
Cobb, Howell (probably uncle of the more famous Howell), mentioned, 98
Cobb, Thomas W., of Broad River Valley, Congressman, 87
Cobb family, mentioned, 42
Coffee, illiterate spelling, 14
Coke, Thomas, Methodist devine, mentioned, 127
Cokesbury College, Maryland, mentioned, 44, 45, 159
Cole, Thomas, of Augusta, in indigo business, 121
Coleman, James, runs tavern, 150
Colson, Abram, Elbert County disputant, 137
Columbia, South Carolina, mentioned, 37
Columbia Academy, conducted by Waddel, 153
Columbia County, established, 18
Columbus, town, mentioned, 40
Commerce Street, Petersburg, 70
Compton, Samuel, inventor, 109
Confederacy, Southern, mentioned, 42, 170
Congo, dance, 144
Connecticut, mentioned, 47, 78, 82, 87, 110, 111, 125, 128, 161, 191 (n. 32)
Cook, George, of Broad River Valley, involved in Tait-Van Allen threatened duel, 89, 90, 91, 93
trades in Petersburg, 135
receives tavern license, 150
in old age, 186–87 (n. 6)
Coony, Broad River character, 9
Corp, Samuel, New York money lender to Petersburgers, 36
Cosbys, families, mentioned, 16
Cotton, in Broad River Valley, 12, 22, 25, 48
in Augusta commerce, 64
transported by wagons, 68
area of growth, 108–20
varieties, 109
contest over cotton gin invention and sale, 109–15
cultivation, 116
enthusiasm, 116
poetry, 116
inspection, 116–18
trade, 118
prices, 118–20
effect of Embargo on, 119–20
Cotton factory, on Broad River, 25
Cotton gin, invention by Eve, 109
invention by Whitney and his troubles in defending patent, 109–15
invention by Joseph (or Robert) Watkins, 111–12, 114
invention by Longstreet, 112, 113, 114
invention by Edward Lyon, 114
invention by Currie, 114
dispute over Whitney’s patent, 114
Coulter, James, member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Counties, of Georgia, named for residents of Broad River Valley, 178 (n. 1)
Crackers, origin of term, 68–69
Crawford, Joel, migrates from Virginia to South Carolina and Georgia, 18
Crawford, Joel, Jr., mentioned, 18
tobacco inspector, 105
Crawford, William H., career, 18, 87–88
mentioned, 42, 44, 45, 105, 169
involved in duels, 89–99
in Tait-Van Allen affair, 89–91
kills Van Allen in duel, 93
fights duel with John Clark, 97–99
formal schooling, 153
Crawfords, in Broad River Valley, 10, 18
Credie, David W., South Carolinian, deals with Petersburgers, 37
Creeks, watercourses, names, 6
Crimes, in Broad River Valley, 30
in Augusta, 125–26
in Petersburg, 151–52
Cummins, Francis, Presbyterian preacher in Broad River Valley, 161
Currie, John, invents cotton gin, 114
Cyclones, in Petersburg, 80
Dams, in Savannah and Broad rivers, regulations, 52, 53, 58, 59, 61
Dancing, in Broad River Valley, 26
in Petersburg, 144–45
legend concerning, 195 (n. 60)
Daniel, Susan, wife of John Watkins, 39
Darien, flour inspection point, 140
Dart River, named for Earl of Dartmouth, 2, 177 (n. 6). See Broad River.
Dartmouth, Earl of, aids Georgia settlements, 2
Davenports, families, mentioned, 16
Davis, Jefferson, mentioned, 42
crosses Savannah River near Petersburg, 170
Democrat-Republican Party, mentioned, 29
Denison, Joseph, death in Petersburg, 82
De Renne Collection, University of Georgia Library, 177 (n. 2)
Dibrell, Col. George G., Confederate cavalry officer, surrenders near Petersburg, 170–71
Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia …, by Robert and George Watkins, 38, 88
Doak, Samuel, Presbyterian preacher, visits Broad River Valley, 161
Doke, Presbyterian preacher. See Samuel Doak.
Dooly, John, settles in New Purchase, 5, 8.
Dooly, John M., famous judge and wit, 5, 48, 94
political connections, 87
commented on by G. R. Gilmer, 87
involved in duelling, 89–91, 94–97
trades in Petersburg, 135
Dow, Lorenzo, wandering preacher, in Broad River Valley, 28
means of travel, 67
in Petersburg, 161–63
Driscol, Florence (Florance?), Petersburger, death, 83
Droughts, in Petersburg, 79
Du Bose, Louisa, sister of Mrs. Robert Toombs, marries Joseph W. Bibb, 42
Duels, 88–100
Mitchell-Hunter duel, 88
prospective duel between Charles Tait and Van Allen, 89–93
Crawford-Van Allen duel, 93–94
Crawford-John Clark duel, 97–99
opposition to duelling, 99–100
Georgia law against duelling, 100
prospective duel, 146
Duke, Col. Basil W., remembers distribution of Confederate treasure near Petersburg, 171
Early, Eleazar, Augusta merchant, deals in Petersburg lots, 35, 37
Early, Peter, sister, mentioned, 15
Easter, Mary, sells Petersburg lot, 37
Easter, Richard, Petersburger, family, 47
Petersburg commissioner, 74
entertains Asbury, 160
Easters, families, Petersburgers, 47
Eatonton, town, mentioned, 40
Edgefield District, South Carolina, mentioned, 35
Edinburgh, mentioned, 1
Edinburgh, Scotland, mentioned, 10
Edisto Circuit, South Carolina, 127
Education, 20, 27–28, 153, 154–57
Edwards, Felix G., Petersburg postmaster, 78
Effingham County, 149
Elbert County, established, 8
mentioned, 18, 19, 21, 51, 74, 75, 106, 107, 127, 130, 159, 165
Inferior Court, 73
Grand Jury, 74
jail, 127
Superior Court, 137
Elberton, established, 9
courts, 30
“Elegant” merchandise, 134, 192 (n. 53)
Emanuel, LeRoy Pope slave, for sale, 123
Embargo, effect on cotton trade out of Petersburg, 119–20
England, mentioned, 86, 107, 109, 119
Enterprise, steamboat on Savannah River, 54, 183 (n. 15)
“E, O, tables,” taxed, 76
Evans, Thomas, free Negro, engages in real estate transactions in Petersburg, 123, 181 (n. 17)
Eve, Joseph, of Bahama Islands, invents cotton gin, 109
Fayetteville, North Carolina, mentioned, 43, 154
Federal Road, 196 (n. 22)
Federalist Party, mentioned, 29, 85, 86, 87, 88
Ferries, 69–70, 96, 159, 160, 166
Few, William, travels to Georgia, 67
Florida, mentioned, 48
“Fine,” flour grade, 140
Fishing, as an amusement, 146
Fish traps, in Savannah and Broad rivers, 52, 53, 54, 58–59, 61
Floods, in Petersburg, 30, 72, 79–80
Flour grades, 140
Flour inspection, at Petersburg, 140
Flour mills, on Broad River, 58, 192 (n. 71)
“Forks of Broad-River,” meaning of expression used by Asbury, 159
Forsyth, John, mentioned, 127
Forsyth, Robert, Federal marshal in Augusta, murdered, 127
poetry about, 190 (n. 16)
Fort Adams, Mississippi, 168
Fort Charlotte, established by South Carolina, 4, 31
Fort James, location, 2
Fourth of July, celebration in Petersburg, 43, 146, 154
France, 119
Franklin County, established, 8, 35
Franklin Courthouse (Carnesville), on mail route, 65
Frederica, 1826-1827 postal receipts, 166
Freeman, Fleming, of Broad River Valley, marries Martha Bibb, 42, 47
Freeman, Holman, settles in Broad River Valley, 42, 46, 47
Freeman, Holman, II, of Broad River Valley, family, 47
Savannah River Commissioner, 50
Freeman, John, slays Tory, 47
family, 47
reports on LeRoy Pope’s trip to Mississippi Territory, 167
Freeman, Mary Ann (“Polly”), of Broad River Valley, marries W. W. Bibb, 43, 47
attends school, 156
Freeman, Rebecca, of Broad River Valley, marries Shaler Hillyer, 47
courtship, 147
attends school, 156
Freemans, in Broad River Valley, 10
Front Street, Petersburg, 74
Fulton, Robert, inventor of steamboat, mentioned, 54, 115, 173
Gabriel, slave, 24
Gantt, Benjamin, Petersburg physician, 81
merchant, 124 (most probably this Gantt)
Geese, in Broad River Valley, 14, 23, 46
in Petersburg, 46
George Barnes & Company, Augusta merchant firm, buys tobacco, 107
George Whitfield & Joseph Bunkley, South Carolina firm, deals with Petersburg, 37
Georgia, original settlement boundaries, 1
James Wright’s land laws, 3
land laws of 1783 and 1784, p. 7
inspection laws, 32, 33, 103, 106, 116, 118, 140, 141, 142
wealth of rivers, 49–50
improves navigation, 50–71
tax laws, 75–76
enters Union, 85
political parties, 85–88, 97–98
laws for tobacco inspection, 103–105
tavern laws, 148–49
“Georgia,” tobacco trademark, 105
Georgia & Carolina Gazette, Petersburg newspaper, 78–79
“Georgia Party,” in Alabama government, 170
Gilmer, George, mentioned, 10
Gilmer, George R., attends school in South Carolina, 5, 155
estimate of Broad River Virginians, 9, 10, 11–13
writes book, Sketches of Some of the First Settlers … 12
comments on Mrs. Micajah McGehee, 25
medical attention by W. W. Bibb, 42
comments on John M. Dooly, 87
Congressman, 87
welcomed home by slaves, 179 (n. 5)
Gilmer, John, moves to Broad River Valley, 12–13
Gilmer, Peachy Ridgway, father of Thomas Meriwether Gilmer, 10
Gilmer, Thomas Meriwether, moves to Broad River Valley, 10
boyhood in Virginia, 10–11
possessions at time of death, 11
children and their marriages, 12
moves into new house, 26
schoolhouse nearby, 28
house-warming, 29
commissioner on Broad River navigation lottery, 51
family cemetery, 175
Gilmers, move to Broad River Valley, 10
Glynn County, 166
Goode, William, constable in Petersburg, 74
Goose Pond, region of Broad River Valley, mentioned, 14, 15, 28, 48, 49
decline, 173–75
Gordon, George, London agitator, 5
Gordon, James, brings settlers into New Purchase, 5
confused with George Gordon, 5
Governors, of Georgia from Broad River Valley, 178 (n. 1)
of Alabama, 178 (n. 1)
Grain crops, 22–23
Granby, Connecticut, 128
Grand Jury, of Elbert County, rules Petersburg, 74
complains about Petersburg inspection warehouses, 106
recommends that tobacco notes be accepted for taxes, 107
of Wilkes County condemns W. W. Bibb, 169
“Grandma” Paschal. See Agnes Brewer.
Graveyards, in Petersburg, 82–84
in Goose Pond region of Broad River Valley, 175
Great Britain, indignation in Petersburg against, 100
Great Kanawha River, mentioned, 13
Great Seal, of Confederacy, thrown into Savannah River near Petersburg, 170
Greene, Mrs. Nathanael, entertains Whitney, 110
Greene, Nathanael, mentioned, 14
Greene County, mentioned, 20, 153, 166
Greensboro, population in 1810; 73
mentioned, 151
Griffin, John, in politics, 45, 97, 98–99
marries daughter of Micajah Williamson, 97
Grinage, John, owns ferry rights across Little River, 70
Groves (Graves?), Joseph, Petersburger, sells lot, 125
Groves, Reginal N., member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Gwinett County, 167
Hamilton, James, South Carolinian, deals with Petersburgers, 37
Hampden-Sydney College, 154
Hancock, Thomas, marries Martha Oliver, 35
Hancock County, 166
Hanna’s Island, in Savannah River, 41
Hanover County, Virginia, mentioned, 44
Hardwick, tobacco inspection point, 103
Hargreaves, James, inventor, 109
Harris, Stephens Willis, judge of Superior Court, marries Sarah Watkins, 40
Harrises, families, mentioned, 16
Hart, Aunt Nancy, settles in New Purchase, 5, 8, 72
Hartford, 1826-1827 postal receipts, 166
Harvie, John, migrates to Virginia from Scotland, mentioned, 16
Harvie, John, of Broad River Valley, 23
Harvie, Martha, widow of John Harvie, slaveowner, 23–24
estate, 27
Harvie, Mary, wife of David Meriwether, mentioned, 15
Harvie, William, slaveowner, 23–24
Harvies, in Broad River Valley, 10, 16, 17
Headright system, land laws, 7
Health, in Broad River Valley, 30
in Petersburg, 79, 80–81, 172–73
“Hebron,” home of John Williams Walker, near Petersburg, 73
Henny (Fanny), fugitive slave, 123
Hester, James M., Petersburg postmaster, 78
Hickey, Mrs. Daniel, owner of Petersburg documents, 181 (n. 32), 192 (n. 54)
High Shoals, site of Crawford-Clark duel, 99
Hill, Abraham, builds frame residence, 26
Hill, Matthew, Petersburg merchant, 124
Hills, Thomas, Savannah merchant, deals in Petersburg lots, 35
Hillyer, Shaler, Petersburger, marries Rebecca Freeman, 47
an incorporater of Broad River Navigation Company, 61, 131–32
cotton trade in Augusta, 64
trades with New York, 68
plantation home, 73
Petersburg city clerk, 74
Petersburg city tax receiver, 75
mentions Petersburg cyclone, 80
trip to the mountains, 81
Federalist in politics, 87
patriotic fervor, 100–101
career, 128–32
moves to Broad River plantation, 128
discouraged in business, 129
mercantile activities, 130–32
laments death of Beggs, 132
trip to New York, 132
opposes stay laws, 138
manufactures flour, 141
distills whiskey, 141–42
trip to North Carolina mountains, 147
summer home at Madison Springs, 147
president of Union Society, 158
mentioned, 167
sends money to father, 191 (n. 33)
agent for religious book in Petersburg, 195 (n. 60)
Hillyer & Holt, Petersburg merchant firm, deals in manufactured tobacco, 108
mentioned, 130
Hitt, Daniel, Methodist preacher, visits Petersburg, 161
Hobby, William J., first postmaster of Petersburg, 78
buys Petersburg lot, 125
Holliday, James, Petersburg merchant, 124
Holmes, Hodgen, of Augusta, invents cotton gin, 114, 115
Holt, John Saunders, Petersburg merchant, 130
Horse-racing, 151
Horse-stealing, 151–52
Household and kitchen furnishings, in Broad River Valley, 11–12, 26–27
Howard, Samuel, Georgia steamboat monopoly, 54
Hudson Fork, tributary of Broad River, 60
Hudson River, in New York, mentioned, 54
Huff (Hoff), Richard, sends slaves to Liberia, 24–25
family cemetery, 175
Hugh, James, interests in Petersburg, stockholder in Savannah River Navigation Company, 52
Huguenots, mentioned, 41
Hulls, families, mentioned, 16
Hunter, William, of Savannah, killed in duel with David B. Mitchell, 88
Huntsville, Alabama, mentioned, 35, 38, 168
Illinois, migrations to from Broad River Valley, 13
Indians, cede lands in South Carolina and Georgia, 1, 2, 3, 4
rumors of threats to Broad River Valley settlers, 13
mounds near Petersburg, described, 145–46
hostility after Augusta Treaty Conference of 1773, p. 177 (n. 6)
Indigo, as a Broad River Valley crop, 121
Inferior Courts, regulate taverns, 149–50
Irishmen, in Broad River Valley, 20, 28
in Petersburg, 83
Jack, James, migrates to Broad River Valley, 20–21
Jack, Patrick, career, 21
Jackson, James, statesman, opposes Yazoo Fraud, 86, 88
opposes deception in packing cotton, 118
Jackson, John, Petersburg merchant, 124
Jacksonboro, 1826-1827 postal receipts, 166
James Holliday & Company, Petersburg merchants, 124, 125
Jefferson, Thomas, mentioned, 15, 16
political philosophy appeals to Georgians, 85
Jeffersonian-Republicans, mentioned, 29, 100
J. Holliday & Company, deals in Petersburg lots, 37
John, slave, 24
John & George Tredwell, New York merchant house, 132
John E. Caldwell Company, of New York, money lenders to Petersburgers, 36
Johnson, Dr., Petersburger, 170
Johnson, Nicholas, career, 17–18
Johnsons, in Broad River Valley, 10, 16
Joint Committee on Internal Improvements, reports, 56
Jones, Charles C., Jr., Georgia historian, comments on decline of Petersburg, 172
Jones, Henry, member of Lisbon mercantile firm, 181 (n. 11)
Jones, Walton & Company, Lisbon mercantile firm, 181 (n. 11)
Jones, William, Petersburg merchant, 127
member of Lisbon mercantile firm, 181 (n. 11)
member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Jones, William H., leads troops from Petersburg, 100
horse stolen, 151–52
Jordan, Josiah, estate in Broad River Valley, 27
Jordans, in Broad River Valley, 10, 16, 17
Juno, fugitive slave, 123
Kentucky, mentioned, 10, 15, 41, 102, 127, 167
migrations to from Broad River Valley, 13
Keowee River. See Seneca-Keowee River.
Kette Creek, battle, 31
Kinderhook, New York, mentioned, 94
King, Philip, of South Carolina, buys Petersburg lot, 181 (n. 17)
Kings Mountain, battle, 31
Kiokas Creek. See Kiokee.
Kiokee Creek, mentioned, 29, 153
Kneeland, Henry, borrows from New York merchant, 36
buys Petersburg lot, 165
sells Petersburg lots and surrounding acreage, 165
Kneeland, Jane, Petersburger, social activities, 147–48
Knox, Benjamin, estate, 25
Lafayette, mentioned, 12
Lamar, Zachariah, secures land and promotes town of Lincoln, 32
Lamar family, settles in New Purchase, 6, 8
Lambert, John, describes wagon drivers, 68–69
Land Lottery system, 7
Lawrence, Abram R., New York merchant, 132
Lawrence, Zachariah, possessions in Broad River Valley, 23
Lee, Light-Horse Harry, mentioned, 16
Leopard, British warship, 100 Letty, slave, 23, 24
Lewis, Elizabeth, marries Thomas Meriwether Gilmer, 10
Lewis, Meriwether, life in Broad River Valley, 13, 15
Lewis, Robert, son-in-law of Nicholas Meriwether, mentioned, 15
Lewis, William, father of Meriwether Lewis, 13
Lewis and Clark Expedition, mentioned, 13
Lewises, move to Broad River Valley, 10
Lexington, established, 9
mentioned, 20, 29, 36, 42, 86, 105, 106, 175, 176, 179 (n. 25)
Liberia, slaves sent to, 24, 25, 175
Liberty County, mentioned, 28, 149
Lightwood Log Creek, mentioned, 50, 51
Lincoln, Benjamin, mentioned, 16, 31
Lincoln, town, later becomes Lisbon, 32, 33
Lincoln County, established, 8, 33
mentioned, 75, 86, 87, 135, 165, 181 (n. 11)
Lincoln Courthouse (Lincolnton), on mail route, 65
mentioned, 94
Lincolnton, established, 9
Lisbon, town, at mouth of Broad River, mentioned, 1, 48, 70, 81, 128, 145, 160, 166, 171
rise and fall, 33
Littlebury & Whitfield Wilson, Petersburg merchant firm, 124
Little River, boundary limit, 2, 8
settlements on, 5
mentioned, 50, 107, 177 (n. 6)
ferry, 70
Livestock, in Broad River Valley, 11–12, 18, 23
Lombardy poplars, superstition, 146–47
London, England, mentioned, 10
London porter, for sale in Petersburg, 125
Long Creek, tributary of Broad River, mentioned, 19, 20, 21, 24, 179 (n. 22)
Longstreet, Abraham Baldwin, preacher and educator, graduate of Waddel’s Willington school, 155
Longstreet, William, of Augusta, invents steamboat, 54
invents cotton gin, 112, 113, 114
Lord Dunmore’s War, mentioned, 13
Louisa County, Virginia, mentioned, 17
Louisiana, migrations to from Broad River Valley, 13, 19, 20
Louisville, population in 1810, p. 73
state capital, 75
Loyal Land Company, mentioned, 10
Lumber, inspection, 141
Lumpkin, John, migrates to Broad River Valley, 19
Lumpkin, Joseph Henry, chief justice of Georgia, 19
Lumpkin, Wilson, governor of Georgia, 19
Congressman, 87
Lumpkins, in Broad River Valley, 10, 19, 20
Lunsford, Rowley, punished for crime, 30
Lyon, Edward, invents cotton gin, 114
Lyon, John, plant-hunter, visits Petersburg, 158
McBride, Henry, of Petersburg, offers reward for fugitive apprentice, 123
M’Clure, Alexander, Charleston merchant, 125
M’Clure, John, Charleston merchant, 125
M’Donnell, Alexander, Petersburg editor, 78
McDuffie, George, graduate of Waddel’s Willington school, 155
McElroy, John, possessions in Broad River Valley, 23
McGehee, Micajah, settles in Broad River Valley, 19, 23
builds frame house, 26
mentioned, 40
family cemetery, 175
possessions in 1800, p. 179 (n. 22)
McGehee, Mrs. Micajah, versatile woman of Broad River Valley, 25
McGehees, in Broad River Valley, 10, 17
McGrath, Mr., involved in prospective duel, 146
McIntosh County, 166
Madison, James, mentioned, 14, 45
recommends war against Great Britain, 100
Madison, Ga., mentioned, 36
Madison County, Alabama, 168
Mail routes, 65
Malona, John, imposter preacher, in Broad River Valley, 164
Manning, John, of Petersburg, engages in slave-trading, 122
Marks, Betty, mentioned, 17
Marks, James, mentioned, 17
kindness to slaves, 179 (n. 5)
Marks, John, step-father of Meriwether Lewis, 13, 15
Marks, Mary, wife of Nicholas Johnson, mentioned, 17
Marks, in Broad River Valley, 10
Marshall, John, Life of George Washington, sold in Petersburg, 157
enjoyed by Asbury, 160
Martin, Robert, owns ferry above Petersburg, 160
Maryland, mentioned, 44, 47, 67, 81, 82, 102, 159
Massachusetts, mentioned, 78, 158
Mathews, Charles Lewis, son of George Mathews, 15, 17
family cemetery, 175
Mathews, George, leads Virginians to Broad River Valley, 8, 13
early career, 13–14
political career, 14
death, 14
marriages, 14–15
children, 15
plantation, 17
signs Yazoo bill, 29
family cemetery, 175
Mathews, George, Jr., judicial career, 15
Mathews, John, son of George Mathews, 15
Mathews, Rebekah, daughter of George Mathews, mentioned, 15
Mathews, William, son of George Mathews, mentioned, 15
Mathews families, in Broad River Valley, 8, 10, 13, 14–15, 19
Matthew Hill & John Jackson, Petersburg merchants, 124
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, mentioned, 20, 163
Memorable & James S. Walker, Petersburg merchant firm, 125
Mercantile goods, 125, 130, 131, 133–35
Merchant clerks, in Petersburg, 136–37
Merchant credits, 137
Merchants, in Petersburg, 36, 37, 38, 43, 46, 47, 73, 82, 83, 107, 108, 115, 122, 124–38
Merchant suppliers, 132, 135–36
Meriwether, David, mentioned, 15
Meriwether, Elizabeth, wife of William Mathews, mentioned, 15
Meriwether, Frank, great grandson of Nicholas Meriwether, mentioned, 15
Meriwether, Gen. David, career, 15–16, Congressman, 87
Meriwether, James, son of Gen. David Meriwether, career, 16
Meriwether, James A., grandson of Gen. David Meriwether, career, 16
Meriwether, Lucy, wife of William Lewis, 15
Meriwether, Martha, wife of Benjamin Taliaferro, 16
Meriwether, Mary, marries Peachy Ridgway Gilmer, 10
Meriwether, Mildred, wife of John Gilmer, 12–13
Meriwether, Nicholas, to Virginia from Wales, 15
Meriwether, Thomas, grandson of Nicholas Meriwether, mentioned, 15
Meriwether, Tom, son of Frank Meriwether, mentioned, 15
Meriwether, William, son of Gen. David Meriwether, mentioned, 16
Meriwethers, in Broad River Valley, 10–13, 15, 16, 19
Meson, Francis, Lexington merchant and philanthropist, 20, 176, 179 (n. 26)
Mestizoes, subject to poll tax, 76
Methodists, schism between North and South, 16
in Broad River Valley, 28–29, 158–63, 164
in North Carolina and South Carolina, 126–27
Michaux, Francois, travels, 67
“Middling,” grade of flour, 140
Migrations westward, 12, 13, 15. See also West, “Western Fever,” “Westward Movement,” also Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee.
Milinda, slave, 23
Militia musters, in Broad River Valley, 26
Milledge, John, governor of Georgia, 97
tries to settle Crawford-Clark prospective duel, 98
denounces Whitney patent monopoly, 115
Milledgeville, mentioned, 65, 68
population in 1810, p. 73
flour inspection point, 140
Miller, Mrs. Grace Lewis, researches on Meriwether Lewis, 178 (n. 11)
Miller, Phineas, associate in cotton gin business, 110, 111, 112
Miller and Whitney, firm for manufacturing cotton gins, 110–15
Millford, on Broad River, 48
Millford Merchant-Mills, on Broad River, 192 (n. 71)
Mills, on Broad River, 25, 58, 61, 139, 141, 192 (n. 71)
Mintilda, slave, 23
Mississippi, migrations from Broad River Valley to, 12, 19, 39, 40, 173
becomes a state, 168
Mississippi River, 167, 168, 173
Mississippi Territory, mentioned, 14, 15, 167, 168
Mitchell, David B., governor of Georgia, fights duel with William Hunter and kills him, 88
Money lenders, to Petersburgers, 35, 36, 37
Monroe, James, mentioned, 45, 169
Montgomery, Alabama, mentioned, 42
Montgomery County, Alabama, mentioned, 19
Moores, families, mentioned, 16
Morange, Mary, South Carolinian, visits Petersburg, 148
Moravian College, attended by Petersburg girls, 156
Morse, Jedidiah, geographer, 102
Moseley, Joseph, mentioned, 39
Moseley, Mary, wife of John Watkins, 39
Moses Jarvis & Company, New York mercantile suppliers, 132
Moss’s, at mouth of Broad River, inspection point for tobacco, 103
Mount Zion, disappearing town, 166
Muckle’s Ferry Shoals, on Broad River, Hillyer’s mill at, 61, 141
Mulattoes, subject to poll tax, 76
Mulberry Grove, Greene plantation home, 110, 114
Nashville, Tennessee, 167
Negroes, free, subject to poll tax, 76
engage in real estate transactions, 123. See also slaves
Newbold, George, New York merchant, deals with Petersburgers, 36, 132
Newburg, New York, mentioned, 35
Newby, Dr., Petersburg physician, 82
Newby, Larkin, former Petersburger, mentioned, 43, 80, 144, 147, 154, 155, 162, 164
New Haven, Connecticut, site of cotton gin manufactory, 111
New Jersey, mentioned, 39, 47, 83, 136
New Orleans, visited by Petersburgers, 167
New Purchase, description of land and terms for settlement, 3
names of creeks in, 6
Newton, John, Presbyterian minister, in Broad River Valley, 29
New York, city, mentioned, 34, 81, 120, 124, 132, 133, 156
New York, state, mentioned, 35, 36, 54, 84, 87, 94
“Nigger head,” chewing tobacco, 108
Niles, Hezekiah, magazine editor, 85, 186 (n. 1)
Non-Intercourse Act, effect on cotton trade, 119
“Normandy,” plantation home of D. B. Cade, 73
North Carolina, mentioned 8, 20, 28, 39, 43, 47, 67, 68, 80, 82, 87, 102, 126, 128, 147, 153, 154, 156, 163, 179 (n. 23)
North Carolinians, settle in Broad River Valley, 5, 8, 9, 20, 21
Gilmer’s opinion of, 9–10
Oconee River, mentioned, 20
Oglethorpe, James Edward, establishes Augusta, 1
Oglethorpe County, established, 8
mentioned, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 48, 75, 175, 176, 179 (n. 5)
O’Kelley, Charles, possessions in Broad River Valley, 23
Oliver, Dionysius, founder of Petersburg, 31, 76
career, 31–32
erects tobacco warehouse, 32
children and other relatives, 35, 39, 40, 84
buys ferry rights, 69
lays out town lots, 72, mentioned, 156
Oliver, Eleanor, Petersburger, daughter of Dionysius Oliver, marries Drury Thompson, 39
Oliver, James, Jr., clerk in Petersburg store, 192 (n. 54)
Oliver, John, Petersburger, son of Dionysuis Oliver, acquires Petersburg lots, 34, 35
marries first wife Frances Thompson, 40
second wife, Susan Watkins, 40
at Memorable Walker sale, 46
stockholder in Savannah River Navigation Company, 52
ferry owner, 69
Petersburg commissioner, 77
daughter Sarah marries Daniel Bird, 84
cotton inspector, 118
slaveowner, 123
mentioned, 156
entertains Asbury, 160, 161, entertains Dow, 162
Oliver, Martha, Petersburger, daughter of Dionysius Oliver, marries Thomas Hancock, 35
grandmother of Ben (Pitchfork) Tillman, 35
Oliver, Mary Ann, Petersburger, sister of Dionysius Oliver, marries Drury Thompson, 39
Oliver, Mary Xenia, Petersburger, marries John D. Bibb, 42
Oliver, Peter, Petersburger, entertains, Asbury, 161
Oliver, Prudence, daughter of John Oliver, attends Bethlehem College, 156
Oliver, Sarah (Sally), daughter of John Oliver, marries Daniel Bird, 84
death, 84
attends Petersburg school, 156
Oliver, Susan (Watkins), Petersburg, widow, marries her second husband, Dr. William N. Richardson, 40
Oliver, Thomas, Petersburger, receives tavern license, 150
Oliver, William, Petersburger, receives tavern license, 150
Oliver & Watkins, Petersburg merchant firm, 128
sells books, 157
Oliver, families, in Broad River Valley and Petersburg, 19
Orange County, New York, mentioned, 35
Orkney Islands, mentioned, 5
Orleans Territory, mentioned, 15
“Oronoke (Oronoko),” tobacco brand, 105
Ousley, John, Petersburger, advertises for fugitive slave, 123
Pace, James, Petersburg tailor, 139
Pacific Ocean, 173
Panther Creek, tributary of Savannah River, 56, 183 (n. 19)
Parks, Moses, frees slaves, 24
Paschal, George, soldier of Revolution, Lexington merchant, 20
children, 20
possessions in Lexington, 179 (n. 25)
Paton, Catherine, first wife of Archibald Stokes, Petersburger, 84
Paton, George, death in Petersburg, 83–84
Paton, Thomas, death in Petersburg, 83–84
Patons, Petersburgers, from New Jersey, 47, 83, 84
Patterson, William, Petersburg merchant, 128
receives tavern license, 150
Peaches, in Broad River Valley, 19, 23
Petersburg, early mention (but frequent insignificant mention thereafter not indexed), vii, viii, 1, 17, 21, 22, 25
strategic location, 31, 49, 72, 73
tobacco inspection center, 32, 33, 103–106
speculation in town lots, 34–37
merchants, 36, 37, 38, 43, 46, 47, 82, 83, 107, 108, 115, 122, 124–38
prices of lots, 37
cosmopolitan population, 38
family connections and marriages, 38–48
interest in Savannah River navigation, 50–58 and in Broad River navigation, 58–65
roads 65–69
bridges and ferries, 69–71
town lots, 72
residences, 72–73
tobacco warehouses, 73
described by Asbury in 1801, p. 73
described by Sibbald, 73
wants new county, 74–75
town limits, 76
town commons, 76–77, town well, 77
mail service, 78
amusements, 80
cyclones, 80
cellars to be drained, 81
graveyard, 82–84
politics and duels, 85–100
martial spirit, 100–101
cotton gin, 111
cotton trade, 111
merchandising and other businesses, 124–42
merchants, 124–31
mercantile goods, 125, 130, 133–35
sources of mercantile supplies, 132,-33, 135–36
merchant credits, 137
various businesses, 138–42
society and amusements, 143–52
theatre, 143–44
dances, 144–45
New Year’s Ball, 144–45
taverns, 148–51
card-playing, 150–51
horse-racing, 151
jockey club, 151
education and religion, 153–64
schools, 154–57
library, 157–58
Union Society, 158
visited by Asbury, 158–61
visited by Dow, 161–63
decline, 165–73
postal receipts, 1826-1827, p. 166
city government given up, 166
sees end of the Confederacy, 170–71
causes of decline, 172–73
clerks in merchant stores, 192 (n. 54)
Petersburg, Virginia, mentioned, 32
“Petersburg Boat Bugles,” on Broad River, 64–65
“Petersburg boats,” 63
Petersburg Jockey Club, 151
Petersburg Mercantile Company, 130–31
Philadelphia, mentioned, 34, 42, 132
Philadelphia ale, for sale in Petersburg, 125
Phinizy, Ferdinand, merchant of Lexington and Augusta, 36
defends Georgia tobacco, 106
Physicians, in Petersburg, 40, 42, 81–82
Picnics, at Petersburg, 145–46
Piedmont Region, 49
“Pig tail,” chewing tobacco, 108
Planters’ Bank of the State of Georgia, 142
Play bills, at Petersburg threatre, 143
Pleasants, Eliza Woodson, Virginian, marries Moses Waddel, 154
Pocahontas, mentioned, 16
Point Pleasant, battle, mentioned, 13
Political parties, in Broad River Valley, 29–30
Politics, in Broad River Valley, 180 (n. 23)
Poll tax, 76
“Poor schools,” in Broad River Valley, 28
Poor Whites, in Broad River Valley, 9, 10
Pope, Alexander, Petersburger, marries Delia Bibb, 42
mentioned, 47
Petersburg postmaster, 78
brother of William Pope, 83
Pope, LeRoy, merchant and speculator in Petersburg lots and other lands, 35, 36, 124, 125
family origin, 47
stockholder in Savannah River Navigation Company, 52
Petersburg commissioner, 74, 77
Petersburg postmaster, 78
owner of tobacco inspection warehouse in Petersburg, 106
in cotton trade, 119
slaveowner, 123
arbitrator, 137
supervises bank stock subscriptions, 142
mentioned, 144
financial agent for Vienna Academy, 154
sales agent for Marshall’s Life of George Washington, in Petersburg, 157
makes trip to Mississippi Territory, 167
buys land in Alabama, 167
locates Huntsville, Alabama, 168
Pope, Matilda, Petersburger, daughter of LeRoy Pope, marries John Williams Walker, 46, 167
courted by John Williams Walker, 144
in school in Pennsylvania, 144, 156
mentioned, 170
Pope, Nicholas, deputy “Petersburg sheriff,” 74
Petersburg merchant, 126
member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Pope, William, Petersburger, 47
brother of Alexander Pope, death, 83, 186 (n. 48)
Pope and Walker, Petersburg firm, engage in slave-trading, 122
Popes, families, in Oglethorpe County, mentioned, 20, 173
in Petersburg, 47
“Poplar Grove,” plantation home of Shaler Hillyer, near Petersburg, 73, 129
Powelton, 1826-1827 postal receipts, 166
Presbyterians, in Broad River Valley, 29
in Petersburg and vicinity, 153, 160, 161, 164
Prince Edward County, Virginia, mentioned, 38, 42
Princeton, college, mentioned, 43, 46, 155, 156, 157, 167
Pulaski County, 166
Puritans, in Liberty County, 28
Quakers, settle at Wrightsboro, 3
Rae’s Creek, mentioned, 50, 75
Ragland, E., in dispute, 137
Ragland, John R., Petersburger, family, 47
constable in Petersburg, 74
Petersburg commissioner, 74
death, 84
receives tavern license, 150
funeral preached by Moses Waddel, 155
Raglands, families, Petersburgers, 47
Ramsay, David, South Carolina historian, comments on Waddel’s Willington school, 155
“Rate Bill,” Petersburg physicians’ charges, 82
Ray, James H., preacher, author of sermons, 195 (n. 60)
“Red House lot,” in Petersburg, sold, 77
Reid, Mr., schoolman in Petersburg, 156
Religion, in Broad River Valley, 28–29
in Petersburg, 45–46, 158–64. See also Francis Asbury, Lorenzo Dow, John Andrew, John Malona, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians.
Remberts, families, Petersburgers, 47
Rescinding Law, relative to Yazoo Fraud, 88
“Retreat,” plantation home of Charles Tait, 45
Revier, William L., Petersburg physician, 82
Revolutionary War, mentioned, 46–47, 83, 86
Richardson, Dr. William N., Petersburger, marries widow Susan Oliver, 40
moves to Alabama, 82
Richardson, Mary, Petersburger, marries Gabriel Toombs, 40
Richmond Academy, mentioned, 45, 89
Richmond County, mentioned, 18, 123
River work, on Broad River, 62
Roads, 65–69
bad condition, 66
work on, 66
laws, 66
signs, 66
Road signs, 66
Robert & John Bolton, Petersburg merchant firm, 128
Robert H. Bowne & Company, New York merchant firm, 132
Rocky River, South Carolina, mentioned, 41
Rogers, Daniel Dennison, of Boston, Massachusetts, deals in Petersburg lots, 35
Rome, tobacco inspection point, 105
Rossiter, Nathaniel, Petersburg merchant, 124
Roundtree, Mrs. Solomon, Petersburg schoolmistress, 156
Roundtree, Solomon, Petersburg merchant, 156
entertains Dow, 161
Roundtree & Taylor, Petersburg merchant firm, 124
Rucker, Jane, seamstress, 139
Runnolds, William, constable for “district of Petersburg,” 74
Russell, James, of Vienna, South Carolina, deals with Petersburgers, 37
owns ferry rights between Petersburg and Vienna, 70
career as preacher, 163
business career and failure, 163–64
Russell, Thomas C., Petersburg merchant, 124
arbitrator, 137
Salem, disappearing town, 166
Salem College, attended by Petersburg girls, 156
Salisbury, North Carolina, 126
Savannah, town, mentioned, 35, 37, 49, 86, 88, 124, 128, 132, 142, 154, 163
population in 1810, p. 73
tobacco inspection point, 103
flour inspection point, 140
Savannah River, boundary dispute, 50
improvement of navigation, 50–58
low water, 79 (frequently mentioned without significance, and, therefore, not indexed).
Savannah River Navigation Company, authorized, 52
Sawmills, on Broad River, 58
Sayre, Archibald N., Petersburg postmaster, 78
Sayre, Delia, second wife of Joseph Watkins, 36
first wife, Mary Sayre, 39
Sayre, Mary, first wife of Joseph Watkins, 39
Sayre, Robert S., Petersburg merchant, 127
store robbed, 152
Sayre family, of New York and New Jersey, 39
School exhibitions, 153, 154–55
Schools, in Broad River Valley, 20, 27–28
Scotland, mentioned, 10, 16, 18, 19
Scott, Winfield, mentioned, 19
Screven County, 166
Scull Shoals, on Oconee River, mentioned, 20
disappearing town, 166
Sea Island, variety of cotton, 109
Seamstress, at Petersburg, 139
Semmes, Andrew Green, member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Seneca-Keowee River, mentioned, 49, 53, 57
Seneca River, boundary point, 2
Service, Thomas, New York merchant, deals with Petersburg merchants, 36
Seth Craig & Company, Philadelphia, merchant suppliers, 132
Sharp, John, plantation owner on Savannah River, 69
Sheep, in Broad River Valley, 18, 23, 41
Sherman, Mrs. Mercer, of Albany, owner of Petersburg documents, 193 (n. 20), 196 (n. 32)
Sherwood, Adiel, comments on decline of Petersburg, 171–72
“Ship stuff,” grade of flour, 140
Shoals of Ogeechee, site of cotton gin invention, 114
disappearing town, 166
Shorter, Eli S., marries Sophia Watkins, 40
Sibbald, George, describes Petersburg, 73
Simpson, Mrs. Anne (Lucas), widow, wife of Charles Tait, 45
Sketches of Some of the First Settlers of Upper Georgia …, book by George R. Gilmer, 12
estimate, 12
Slaves, in Broad River Valley, 11, 16, 18, 22, 23–25, 122, 123, 129, 179 (n. 22), 179 (n. 5)
in Petersburg, 46
boat hands on Savannah and Broad rivers, 64
work on roads, 66
subject to poll tax, 76
prices, 120
fugitive, 123
Slave trade, in Petersburg, 122–23
Slocum, C. M., New York merchant, 132
Slocum, W., New York merchant, 132
Smith, Benajah, of Broad River Valley, marries Elizabeth Clarke, 48
sets up mill on Broad River, 192 (n. 71)
Smith, James Monroe planter, mentioned, 24, 176
Smith, John I., Petersburg merchant, 128
Smithson, James, mentioned, 194 (n. 29)
Smithonian Institution, mentioned, 194 (n. 29)
Snow, in Petersburg, 80
Snuff, tobacco manufacture, 108
Soap Creek, mentioned, 50
South Carolina, Indian cessions, 2
rivalry with Georgia, 6–7
settlements, 7
political divisions, 7
merchants deal with Petersburgers, 37
promotes navigation on Savannah River, 54–55, 56–57
mentioned, 102, 112, 113, 159, 160, 162, 173 (many insignificant mentionings not indexed)
South Carolinians, settle in Broad River Valley, 5
South Fork of Broad River, 51
Sparta, 148
Spinning, in Broad River Valley, 25
“Spring Hill,” Petersburg residence, 73
Stagecoaches, 65
Stallions, 151
Standing Peachtree, disappearing settlement, 166
Starnes, Hugh N., on cotton gin invention controversy, 111
Stay laws, 137–38
Steam Boat Company of Georgia, 54
Steamboats, invention by William Longstreet and by Robert Fulton, 54
on Savannah River, 54, 65, 173
“Stemmed,” tobacco brand, 105
Sterling, Scotland, mentioned, 16
St. Marys River, boundary limit, 2
population in 1810, p. 73
Stokes, Archibald, Petersburger, deals in Petersburg lots, 36, 165
Petersburg postmaster, 78
wives, 84
sale of storehouse lot, 166
Stokes, Armistead, Petersburg merchant, in dispute with Whitney over cotton gin patent, 115
on trip to New York, describes scenery, 132–33
Stokes, families, Petersburgers, 47
Stokes, John E., Petersburg merchant, 128
store robbed, 152
Stokes, Mrs. [which?], mentioned, 148
Stokes, Thomas, Petersburg merchant, 36, 124, 125–26
business dealings with New York supplier, 36
disputes with Whitney over cotton gin, 115
deals in Petersburg lots, 125
troubles in collecting debts, 125
robbed in Augusta, 125–26
Stokes, William S., of Madison, mentioned, 36
Stokes & Sayre, Petersburg merchant firm, 126
Stokes & Taylor, Petersburg merchant firm, 126
Stokes, [Nicholas] Pope & Company, Petersburg merchant firm, 126
St. Paul’s Churchyard, Augusta, burial place of George Mathews, 14
of Robert Forsyth, 190–91 (n. 16)
Strong, Joseph, New York merchant, deals with Petersburgers, 36
Strothers, move to Broad River Valley, 10
St. Simons, island off Georgia coast, cotton growth, 109
Sunbury, tobacco inspection point, 103
1826-1827 postal receipts, 166
“Superfine,” grade of flour, 140
Sutherland family, settles in South Carolina, 5
“Sweet scented,” tobacco brand, 105
Syls Fork, creek in Oglthorpe County, mentioned, 20
“Tait’s meeting house,” in Broad River Valley, 161
Tait, Charles, of Broad River Valley, career, 44–45
United States Senator, 44
judge, 45
marriage, 45
death, 45
involved in threatened duel with Van Allen, 89–93
involved in threatened duel with James M. Dooly, 94–97
entertains Asbury, 159, 160, 161
urged to go to Alabama, 168–69
becomes Federal judge in Alabama, 169
Tait, James, of Broad River Valley, 44
Tait, James Minor, of Broad River Valley, marries Jane Watkins, 40
Tait, Rebecca, of Broad River Valley, wife of James Tait, 44
Tait, Robert L., Broad River Valley planter, 151
Tait, William, of Broad River Valley, entertains Asbury, 159
Tailor, at Petersburg, 139
Taliaferro, Benjamin, career, 16–17
builds frame house, 26
sister, 39
daughter, 39
son, 40
Congressman, 87
presides over indignation meeting in Petersburg, 100
arbitrator, 137
mentioned, 156
Taliaferro, Benjamin, II, of Broad River Valley, marries Martha Watkins, 40
commissioner on Broad River navigation lottery, 51
Taliaferro, Emily, of Broad River Valley, daughter of Benjamin Taliaferro, marries Isham Watkins, 39
Taliaferro, Zachariah, mentioned, 16
Taliafferoes, in Broad River Valley, 10, 16, 17, 19
Tankersly, William B., involved in Tait-Van Allen affair, 92, 93
Tan yards, at Petersburg, 139
Tate, Caleb, Petersburger, 82
Tate, Waddy, Petersburg physician, 82
Tate, Zinny (Zimri?), buys Petersburg lots and surrounding territory, 165
Tattnall, Josiah, Jr., governor of Georgia, 95
Taverns, regulations, 148–50
Tennessee, migrations from Broad River Valley to, 16, 38, 39, 173
mentioned, 167
Tennessee River, 167, 196 (n. 22)
Tew, Charles, educator, in Petersburg, 156
Texas, migrations to, from Broad River Valley, 19, 20
Thomas C. Russell & Nathaniel Rossiter, Petersburg merchant firm, 124
Tompkins, D. A., comments on cotton gin invention, 114
Thompson, Dr. Asa, Petersburger, marries Mary Watkins, 40, 82
Thompson, Drury, Petersburger, marries Mary Ann Oliver, 39
Thompson, Eleanor, sister of Robert Thompson, marries Samuel Watkins, 38
Thompson, Frances, Petersburger, first wife of John Oliver, 40
Thompson, Jane, daughter of Isham Thompson, marries James Watkins, II, 39
Thompson, Jane, daughter of Drury Thompson, marries Robert Herndon Watkins, 39
Thompson, Martha, wife of James Watkins, I, 38
Thompson, Pamelia, daughter of Robert Thompson, marries Thomas Bibb, 38, 41–42
Thompson, Robert (“Old Blue”), Petersburg merchant, 38, 42, 127
commissioner on Broad River navigation lottery, 51
stockholder in Savannah River Navigation Company, 52
Petersburg commissioner, 74, 77
agent for religious work, 157
Thompson, Wiley, of Broad River Valley, Congressman, 87
Thompsons, families, in Petersburg, 38, 41
“Thornville,” Petersburg residence, 39, 73
Tillman, Benjamin R., mentioned, 35
Tillman, Benjamin R. (“Pitchfork”), mentioned, 35
Timber, to designate land values for taxation, 75–76
Tobacco, yield and markets in Broad River Valley, 22, 48
inspection at Petersburg, 32, 33, 103–106
in Petersburg trade, 63, 103–108
area of growth, 102–108, 188 (n. 10)
cultivation, 102–103
marketing, 103
inspection warehouses, 103–104
“pickers,” 104
inspection acts, 104–105
trade designations, 105
grades, 105
manufactures, 107–108
brand names, 108
prices, 108
“Tobacco flats,” on Savannah River, 63
“Tobacco notes,” used as money, 22, 107
Toccoa Creek, mentioned, 49, 55
Toombs, Gabriel, of Broad River Valley, marries Mary Richardson, 40
Toombs, Mrs. Robert, mentioned, 42
Toombs, Robert, of Broad River Valley (Washington), mentioned, 40, 42
Tories, in Revolution, 47
Transylvania University, 167
Travel, 65–71
Treaty of 1733, p. 1
of 1763, pp. 1–2
of 1773, p. 2
Tredwell, George, New York merchant, 132
Tredwell, John, New York merchant, 132
Troup, George M., Savannahian, gives name to political party, 86
Tugaloo Old Town, mentioned, 50
Tugaloo River, mentioned, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 57, 75
Turnbull, Mr., Petersburger, 170
Tyler, John, mentioned, 41
Union Society, Petersburg intellectual club, 158
University of Georgia, mentioned, 16, 40, 153, 155, 156, 177 (n. 2)
University of Pennsylvania, Medical College, 42, 81
Upsons, Broad River Valley family, 175
Van Allen, Peter Lawrence, of Wilkes County, formerly of New York, political connections, 87, 89, 94
prospective duel with Charles Tait, 89–93
duel with William H. Crawford, 93
death, 93–94
estate, 94
Van Buren, Martin, mentioned, 94
Vendue-masters, 128
Vienna, South Carolina, town, mentioned, 1, 37, 48, 51, 81, 128, 145, 151, 154, 155, 160, 163, 166, 171
site of prospective duels, 92, 93
schools, 154–55
Vienna Academy, South Carolina school, 154
Virginia. See Virginians
Virginians, move to Broad River Valley, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15
provide governors and other high officials, 9
closely-knit group, 9
culture and important families, 9–21
W. & C. M. Slocum, New York merchant house, 132
Waddel, John N., comments on decline of Petersburg, 171
Waddel, Moses, preacher and educator, teaches John Williams Walker, 46, 144
Willington school, 48
trades in Petersburg, 135
marriages, 153–54
schools, 153–55
agent for book of sermons, 195 (n. 60)
Wade Hampton Bridge, at Augusta, 72
Walker, Dr. Thomas, mentioned, 10
Walker, Freeman, lawyer, traditionally involved with John M. Dooly in a dispute, 94
Walker, Henry Graves, Petersburger, receives tavern license, 150
horse stolen, 152
Walker, James S., Petersburg merchant, 36, 125
Petersburg postmaster, 78
member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Walker, Jeremiah, Baptist preacher, Petersburg merchant, 43, 45–46
preaches funeral, 82
Walker, Jeremiah, II, Petersburger, deals in Petersburg lots, 36, 43
Walker, John Williams, Petersburger, sells lot to W. W. Bibb, 43
comments on W. W. Bibb’s marriage, 43
education, 46
plantation home, 73
sells Petersburg “Red House lot,” 77
brother of James S. Walker, 78
comments on women, 80
dies of tuberculosis, 80
comments on Bibb’s election to Georgia House, 86
goes to Petersburg theatre, 143–44
comments on Petersburg dances, 144–45
mentioned, 147
frowns on card-playing, 150–51
life at Waddel’s schools in Vienna and at Willington, 154–55
courts Matilda Pope, 156–57
secretary of Petersburg Union Society, 158
comments on Lorenzo Dow, 162–63
religious principles, 162
reports on Petersburg in letters to Larkin Newby, 164
comments on low land values in Petersburg, 165
makes trip to Westward, 167
comments on migration to Alabama, 167–68
buys land in Alabama, 167
urges Charles Tait to migrate to Alabama, 168–69
Walker, LeRoy Pope, Secretary of War, Confederate States of America, 170
Walker, Memorable, Petersburg merchant, 36, 125
estate, 46
commissioner on Broad River navigation lottery, 51
stockholders in Savannah River Navigation Company, 52
to Louisville to secure new county, 75
deals in cotton, 119
sells Petersburg lot, 123
funeral preached by Moses Waddel, 155
member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 25)
Walker, Percy, Alabama Senator in Washington, 170
Walnut trees, in Broad River Valley, 18
Walton, John H., member of Lisbon mercantile firm, 181 (n. 11)
Walton, Newell, Jr., interests in Petersburg, stockholder in Savannah River Navigation Company, 52
Walton, Thomas (without designation of sr. or jr.), dead, 181, (n. 11)
Walton, Thomas, Jr., promotes town of Lisbon, 33
estate, 181 (n. 11) (no indication of whether sr. or jr.)
Ware, Robert, interests in Petersburg, stockholder in Savannah River Navigation Company, 52
Warner, Nathan, schoolman, in Petersburg, 156
“War of Extermination,” in Georgia, 47
Warren County, 166
Wash, Thomas, Petersburg merchant, 127
Wash & Jones, Petersburg merchant firm, 127
Washington, District of Columbia, mentioned, 65
Washington, George, first town named for, 9
Washington, Mississippi, 167
Washington, town, established, 9
mail route, 65
mentioned, 89, 90, 105, 107, 142, 151, 176
Washington County, established, 8
Watkins, Eliza, Petersburger, daughter of James Watkins, II, marries William McGehee, of Broad River Valley, 40
Watkins, Garland, Petersburger, oldest son of James Watkins, II, lawyer, unmarried, 40
member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Watkins, George, of Augusta, compiler of Digest, 38
Watkins, Henry M., Petersburg postmaster, 78
Watkins, Isham, Petersburger, son of James Watkins, I, marries a daughter of Benjamin Taliaferro, 39
Watkins, James, I, Petersburger, son of William Watkins, moves to Petersburg, 38
marries Martha Thompson, 38
death in Petersburg, 83
Watkins, James, II, Petersburger, marries Jane Thompson (daughter of Isham Thompson), 39
will, 40–41
Watkins, James, III, Petersburger, son of James Watkins, II, marries Jane Urquart, 40
inheritance, 41
Watkins, Jane, Petersburger, marries James Minor Tate, 40
Watkins, John, Petersburger, son of James Watkins, I, marries Susan Daniel and lives on plantation “Thornville,” second marriage to Mary Moseley, 39, 73
owns ferry at Petersburg, 70
Petersburg commissioner, 77
Petersburg postmaster, 78
death in Petersburg, 83
supervisor of subscription of bank stock in Petersburg, 142
Watkins, John Daniel, Petersburger, son of John Watkins, planter near Petersburg, 39
plantation home, 73
Watkins, Joseph, Petersburger, deals in Petersburg lots, 36
first wife, Mary Sayre, 39
second wife, her sister Delia, 39
reputed inventer of cotton gin, 39, 111, 112, 114
Petersburg “city sheriff,” 74
mentioned, 155
Watkins, Martha, wife of James Watkins, I, death in Petersburg, 83
Watkins, Martha, Petersburger, marries Benjamin Taliaferro, II, 40
Watkins, Mary, wife of Joseph Watkins, death in Petersburg, 83
funeral preached by Moses Waddel, 155
Watkins, Mary, Petersburger, daughter of James Watkins, II, marries Dr. Asa Thompson, 40
Watkins, Robert, of Augusta, compiler of Digest, 38
defends clients against Whitney’s suits over cotton gin patent, 115
Watkins, Robert, Petersburger, deals in Petersburg lots, 37
member of Union Society, 158, 194 (n. 29)
Watkins, Robert “of Petersburg” (Robbert, Robert “of Petersburg,” Robert Herndon, and Robert H. are not distinguishable in various references to Robert Watkins); advertises cotton gin, 39
commissioner on Broad River navigation lottery, 51
stockholder in Savannah River Navigation Company, 52
reputed inventor of cotton gin, 112, 113
Watkins, Robert H., Petersburger, son of James Watkins, II, marries Prudence Oliver, daughter of John Oliver, planter and legisaltor, 40
inheritance, 41
member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Watkins, Robert Herndon, Petersburger, son of James Watkins, I, marries Jane Thompson (daughter of Drury Thompson), 39
Watkins, Samuel, Petersburger, son of James Watkins, I, marries Eleanor Thompon, 38
Petersburg commissioner, 74
Watkins, Sarah, Petersburger, daughter of James Watkins, II, marries Stephen W. Harris, 40
Watkins, Sarah Herndon, Petersburger, daughter of James Watkins, I, marries Capt. Robert Thompson, 38, 42
attends Petersburg school, 156
Watkins, Sophia, Petersburger, daughter of James Watkins, II, marries Eli S. Shorter, 40
Watkins, Susan, wife of John Watkins, death in Petersburg, 83
Watkins, Theophilus, Petersburger, son of James Watkins, II, died young, 40
Watkins, Thomas, of Chickahominy, 38
Watkins, Thomas, Petersburger, son of James Watkins, I, marries a sister of Benjamin Taliaferro, 39
Watkins, William, owner of tobacco inspection warehouse in Petersburg, 106
Watkins, William, father of James Watkins, I, 38
Watkins, William, son of James Watkins, I, Petersburg merchant, 38
Watkinses, families, mentioned, 17, 19, 35, 38
Wattses, families, mentioned, 16
Weaving, in Broad River Valley, 25
Webster, Noah, spelling book used in Petersburg, 157
Welles, families, Petersburgers, 47
Wesley, John, mentioned, 127, 163
West, section of United States east of the Mississippi River, attractions for Petersburgers, 167–68
for Broad River Valley inhabitants, 173
Western Circuit, mentioned, 45, 89, 97, 160
“Western Fever,” 173
West Indies, 141
“Westward Movement,” 167–168, 173
Whiskey, manufacture and sale, in Petersburg, 46
prices, 131
manufacture in Broad River Valley, 128
White, Edward, Burke County merchant, deals in Petersburg lots, 35
White, George, comments on decline of Petersburg, 171
Whitney, Eli, patents a cotton gin, 39, 109–10
travels, 67
troubles in defending patent, 109–16
Whyte, Oliver, sometime Petersburger, commissioner on Broad River navigation lottery, 51
Petersburg postmaster, 78
engages in cotton trade, 120
Petersburg merchant, 124
sells merchandising business, 128–29
solicited by Hillyer to enter a mercantile venture, 130
member of Petersburg Union Society, 194 (n. 29)
Wilkes County, established, 6
divided into new counties, 8
mentioned, 21, 27, 75, 86, 135, 151, 156, 161, 169, 176
jury presentments on Savannah River navigation, 51
trial of George Cook in Superior Court, 89
Wilkes Manufacturing Company, cotton manufactory, 190 (n. 95)
William and Mary College, mentioned, 10, 42
William Minturn & Robert H. Bowne, New York merchants, deal with Petersburg merchants, 36
Williamson, Micajah, mentioned, 45
marriages of daughters, 97
Willington, South Carolina, location of Moses Waddel’s school, 48, 155
mentioned, 148
Willis Hotel, in Washington, Wilkes County, 90, 93
Wilson, Littlebury, Petersburg merchant, 124
involved in prospective duel, 146
Wilson, Major, South Carolinian, 55
Wilson, Whitfield, Petersburg merchant, 124
Wittick, Charles W., Vienna merchant, 128
Woodbridge, New Jersey, mentioned, 83, 84
Wooton, Thomas, of Elbert County, arbitrator, 137
Wright, Sir James, negotiates Treaty of 1773, p. 2
brings in settlers, 2, 3, 4–5, 31, 32, 46
Wright & Tibbals, New York trading house, 132
Wrightsboro, settlement, 2–3, 114, 167
Wyatt, Sally, second wife of William Bibb, 41
as widow becomes second wife of William Barnett, 41
Wythe, George, mentioned, 16
Yale College, mentioned, 45, 82, 153, 156
Yates, Joseph Christopher, governor of New York, daughter marries John Daniel Watkins, 39