Author: UWAGERIKPE, MAJESTY

Sir Robert Montgomery and two partners Aaron Hall and Amos Kettleby suggested that England should make a colony in Georgia. They called it the “Margravate of Azilia. Montgomery wanted it to be “the most delightful country of the universe [where] coffee, tea, figs, currants, olives, rice, almonds, and silk”. He said it should lay west of the Savannah River and go to the Altamaha River. He promised land, gold, silver, and precious stones to anyone who settled in the colony. His plan died off because he didn’t have enough money to make it a reality.

What did Sir Robert Montgomery promised to anyone who moved to the “Margravate of Avilia”?

Dr. Samuel Nunis was a physician. He came to Georgia in July 1733 along with forty-one other Jews. When a medical crisis came to Georgia, Nunis save 60 of the 80 of the sick. All of his patients. Because of this, Oglethorpe made Dr. Samuel Nunis the official doctor of the colony. In 1733, Oglethorpe Nunis to acquire land. During Dr. Samuel Nunis’ stay in Georgia, he experienced good times and difficulties. In 1740, He moved to New York where he died. His sons Daniel and Moses became rich landowners in Georgia.

How many people did Dr. Samuel Nunis save?