[1]Tomorrow:
May 12
1791: Midway addresses Washington, The Church and Society of Midway
and Newport addressed President Washington during his visit to
Georgia. ``The hatchet is now buried, and we smoke with our Indian
neighbors the calumet of peace.'' Source: Stacy-R
1791: Pres. Washington in Savannah,
[2]On this morning President Washigton visited Purrysburg on the
Savannah River -- his last visit in South Carolina. There, Georgia
officials met Washington to escort him onto a barge-like vessel for
the twenty-five mile trip to Savannah. As the river took them past
Mulberry Grove plantation, Washington had made plans to stop so he
could visit Catharine (Caty) Greene, widow of Revolutionary Gen.
Nathanael Greene. Washington spent several hours with his long-time
friend and promised to stop by again in four days on his way to
Augusta. Arriving in Savannah after sundown, Washington found the city
brightly illuminated in celebration of his visit. Thus began four days
of ceremonies, receptions, dinners, dances, and other formalities for
Savannah's most important visitor in its 58-year history.
References
1. http://www.quarterman.org/q/timeline.html
2. http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/tdgh-may/may12.htm
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