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February 18, 1789
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A letter from Augusta, Georgia, dated Nov. 6, describes Georgia's political troubles due to disputes with Creek Indians and depreciating paper currency, with the writer suffering financially from the latter and regretting his move.
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Augusta, Georgia, to his friend in Petersburg, dated Nov. 6.
The political state of Georgia, at present, stands in a most disagreeable predicament, owing to two circumstances; viz. their dispute with the Creek Indians, and the depreciating state of their paper currency; the former has affected me very little, but I have suffered very considerably by the latter; this in a great measure has cured me of the partiality I first had conceived of the place, and I wish before I came to it, I had adhered a little to the old maxim, "That it is better to bear the ills we have, than fly to others we know not of."
The political state of Georgia, at present, stands in a most disagreeable predicament, owing to two circumstances; viz. their dispute with the Creek Indians, and the depreciating state of their paper currency; the former has affected me very little, but I have suffered very considerably by the latter; this in a great measure has cured me of the partiality I first had conceived of the place, and I wish before I came to it, I had adhered a little to the old maxim, "That it is better to bear the ills we have, than fly to others we know not of."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Indian Affairs
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Georgia Politics
Creek Indians Dispute
Paper Currency Depreciation
Augusta Letter
Where did it happen?
Georgia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Georgia
Event Date
Nov. 6
Outcome
disagreeable political predicament; personal financial suffering from currency depreciation
Event Details
Georgia's political state is disagreeable due to dispute with Creek Indians and depreciating paper currency; writer minimally affected by former but considerably by latter, leading to regret over moving there