had given, in his Will, the sum of one hundred pounds in aid of the settlement of Georgia; but that was _two years after the settlement had commenced_; and it was not to Oglethorpe individually to manage, but to the Trustees to appropriate.
Among my authorities are the publications of the day, when facts and circumstances are mentioned as taking place, and may, therefore, be relied on.

I dwell on them more particularly, and lay on them greater stress, because all the early narratives speak of Oglethorpe as the projector of the undertaking, the leader of the emigrants, the founder of the colony.

The publisher of "An account of the first planting of the colony of Georgia,"[1] speaking of his engagedness in this noble cause, says, "This was an instance of generosity and public spirit, and an enterprise of fatigue as Well as of danger, which few ages or nations can boast." [Footnote 1: _Account of the first planting of the colony of Georgia; published from the records of the Trustees; by_ BENJAMIN MARTIN, _their Secretary_.Lond.1741, p.

11.] Ambition and enterprise were strong traits in his character; and what he devised, his firmness of constitution, vigor of health, force of principle, and untiring perseverance, enabled him to pursue to its accomplishment..