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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Extract of a letter from Georgia dated Nov. 22 describes how Spanish alarms have slowed provincial improvements, but a silk mill operates, a small vineyard exists, and with a regiment's arrival providing security, larger plantings are planned, expecting significant silk and wine production soon for England's benefit.
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THE Alarms of the Spaniards have much retarded the Improvements of the Province, (and when will they be free from them?) notwithstanding which we have a very good Silk Mill that works. We have already a little Vineyard; and upon the Inhabitants seeing themselves secured by the Regiment's Arrival, they will plant a large one, and doubt not in three Years Time to have a considerable Quantity of Wine.
They wind Silk at Savannah as fine as any at Piedmont; the Mulberry Trees are so young that they could not do much, but that Fault mends every Year; and they think we shall have Three Hundred Weight of Silk next Year; and in a few Years more, 'tis hoped this Colony will turn to the great Advantage of England.
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Georgia
Event Date
Nov. 22
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anticipated 300 weight of silk next year; considerable wine in three years; colony to benefit england.
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Spanish alarms retard improvements, but silk mill works and small vineyard exists; with regiment's arrival securing inhabitants, larger vineyard planned; silk wound finely in Savannah; young mulberry trees improving annually.