Hablesea [?] A.L.S. Newport, 5 Jan. 1785 : to [Gov.] John Martin, Georgia

Hablesea [?] A.L.S. Newport, 5 Jan. 1785 : to [Gov.] John Martin, Georgia

Newport 1785

[2] p. ; 23 cm. (4to)

MSS L1992.1.546

"Those little matters left in your hands by Capt. Geo: Buckmaster to dispose of & collect your books will doubtless elucidate in the clearest manner as also whatever was recovered of Mr. Jos: Farley and Mr. Dav.d Montaigut.|One David Montaigut had been a city clerk in Savannah at the time|"P.S. Capt. Chase will take on board any kind of goods you may have occation [sic] to ship on our acct."|Pages [3] and [4] are blank.

An unidentified Newport merchant describes to [Gov.?] Martin the interruption of commercial intercourse between remote states caused by "the long and grevious war .... The enemy taking possession of this town in 1776 and of almost everyone's houses & stores especially those ... not attached to their cause, of w[hi]ch number we were particularly marked out... our counting house taken ..., all our papers thrown into the street ...." With the "blessings of peace restored," he desires to close "long standing accounts we have in your state."

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