[53] Moore says April. See A Voyage to Georgia, p. 63. London, 1744.
[54] Oglethorpe’s letter to the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Collections of the Georgia Historical Society, vol. III, p. 28. Savannah, 1873.
[55] This island was named Wissoo by the Indians, signifying Sassafras. It was called Cumberland in memory of his Royal Highness, the Duke of Cumberland, at the suggestion of Toonahowi,—nephew of Tomo-chi-chi,—to whom, during his visit to England, the Duke had given a gold repeating watch, that he “might know how the time went.” “We will remember him at all times,” said Toonahowi, “and therefore will give this Island this name.”
[56] Called by the Spaniards Santa Maria.
[57] Moore’s Voyage to Georgia, p. 71. London, 1744.
[58] On the South-west side of Cumberland island, and upon a high neck of land commanding the water approaches each way, Fort St. Andrews was subsequently built. “Its walls were of wood, filled in with earth. Round about were a ditch and a palisade.” Wesley’s Journal, p. 61. Bristol, n. d.
[59] See Wright’s Memoir of Gen’l James Oglethorpe, p. 167. London, 1867.
[60] See A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, &c., vol. I, p. 98. London, 1742.
[61] See one of the Memorials of the Trustees in “An Account Shewing the Progress of the Colony of Georgia,” &c., p. 58. London, 1741.
[62] See Wright’s Memoir of Oglethorpe, p. 191. London, 1867.