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Title: Brief biographies from American history, for the fifth and sixth grades : required by the syllabus for elementary schools of New York state education department
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Turpin, Edna Henry Lee, 1867-1952
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Publisher: New York : C. E. Merrill Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Founder of Georgia The colony of Georgia was the last founded of thethirteen original colonies. It was established by Ogle-thorpe, a man of noble birth who was animated byprinciples of philanthrophy and patriotism. James Edward Oglethorpe was born in London, about1688. When a youth he entered the army and foughtbravely against the Turks for several years. Afterhis return home his attention was attracted and hissympathy aroused by the condition of prisoners inEngland, especially of poor debtors. In those days debtwas regarded and punished as a crime; debtors wereconfined in prisons with murderers and thieves. Itis thought that Oglethorpes attention was speciallydra^^n to the matter by the sad case of one of hisfriends. This man, being unable to pay his debts, wasimprisoned and loaded with chains; unable to pay eventhe fees required by the jailer, he was confined in amiserable prison where smallpox was raging, caughtthe disease, and died. Oglethorpe investigated the conditions of prison
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JAMES EDWARD OGLETHORPE 115 life in England and found tlieni l)ad and brutal beyonddescription. Most of the prisons were liltliy dens inwhich men, women, and children were herded together,the child who had stolen a loaf of bread side by sidewith a brutal murderer. Oglethorpe brought the sub-ject before parliament and succeeded in having a com-mittee appoi..ted to investigate the matter and takesteps to limit the corruption and cruelty of the of-ficials. Besides attempting to relieve their condition athome, Oglethorf)e began to ^jlan an asylum abroad forthe i30or debtors and for persecuted sects. He wishedto establish a place where those who were unfortunateand discouraged could begin life anew. It seemed toOglethorpe that England would derive many benefitsfrom such a colony as he planned. The country wouldbe relieved of the burden of supporting unfortunatemen who there would become self-supporting. Newindustries might be developed,— especially the cultureof silk worms in which he wa

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