Cuthbert Appeal in Cuthbert, Georgia

Georgia officials weigh French immigration and capital opportunities

A 1871 Paris letter from Dr H H Tucker to D W Lewis urges Georgia Agricultural Association to consider inviting French farmers to settle and work the soil. Tucker mentions leveraging capital from France and suggests coordinating with A O Bacon, noting prospects of targeted immigration and business ventures in Georgia. A second note reports Justice William M Butt’s marriage to Mrs Polly Bryan, aged 66 and 76 respectively, in a ceremony at an old house spared from Sherman’s torch.