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Dr Cox was buried with "the highest military honors" by Oglethorpe. His family returned to England, but his son William, only 11 years old, stayed and apprenticed to help build Bethesda, America's oldest orphanage. [5] The trustees governed the Georgia colony from its founding in 1733 until June 28, 1752 O.S., a period known as Trustee Georgia.
Paul Cuffe, also known as Paul Cuffee (January 17, 1759 – September 7, 1817) was an African American and Wampanoag businessman, whaler and abolitionist. Born free into a multiracial family on Cuttyhunk Island , Massachusetts , Cuffe became a successful merchant and sea captain.
William Harrison Jr. 1786 William Hemsley: 1782–1783 John Henry: 1778–1780: 1785–1786 William Hindman: 1785–1786 John Eager Howard: 1788 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer [10] 1779; 1780–1781: 1781 Thomas Johnson [11] 1774: 1775–1777: Thomas Sim Lee: 1783 Edward Lloyd: 1783–1784 James McHenry: 1783–1785 William Paca: 1774: 1775 ...
The colony of New Sweden introduced Lutheranism to America in the form of some of the continent's oldest European churches. [40] The colonists also introduced the log cabin to America, and numerous rivers, towns, and families in the lower Delaware River Valley region derive their names from the Swedes.
1733 establishments in North America (1 C, 3 P) N. 1733 in New France (1 P) 1733 in New Spain (1 C) T. 1733 in the Thirteen Colonies (5 C, 1 P) This page was ...
1733 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1733rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 733rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 33rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1730s decade. As of the start of 1733, the ...
In 1733, Zenger printed copies of newspapers in New York to voice his disagreement with the actions of the newly appointed colonial governor William Cosby. On his arrival in New York City, Cosby had plunged into a rancorous quarrel with the colony council over his salary, trying to recoup half of the salary of the previous acting governor Rip ...
The Molasses Act 1733 imposed a fee of six pence per gallon on foreign molasses. [5] This act was meant to force the colonies into buying molasses from the British or stop producing rum in North America.