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Georgia public works and land prices rise amid fort plans
News from Charles Town notes Governor Johnston orders two forts at Port Royal and on the Alatamaha River to guard Georgia, while land prices within fifty miles surge fourfold to eight hundred pounds for parcels once sold cheaply. Reports also cover royal illness, naval movements toward Holland, and ongoing sieges in Europe, with social and charitable details.
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Johnston
Port Royal
Alatamaha
Savanna
Charles Town
Viscount Torrington
Holland
Duke de Riperda
Genta
Kent
St. James’s Square
Hans Sloane
Bart
Georgia
America
Prince of
Royal
Prince of Wales
Her
Kensington
Trainer Artillery
Woolewich
Warren
Earl of Grantham
M.jesty
Albemarle Street
Tonbridge
Hanover
Admiralty
Whitehall
Oran
Fulyag
Spain
James Talbott
Lyon
Malaga
Duke de '$T. Blais
Gran
John Miffett
Talebert
Corke
Earl of Overy
England