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George Mathews, born in Virginia in 1739 and of Irish descent, lived in the area then known as Goose Pond from 1785. His home there has since burned. He won distinction fighting Indians in the Northwest Territory and in 1775 became a colonel, serving under Washington at Brandywine and Germantown. He came to Oglethorpe County in 1785 and after but one year of residence was elected both Governor and Congressman. Re-elected in 1793, he signed the Yazoo Act. In 1811 he was appointed by President Madison as U.S. Commissioner to negotiate the annexation of Florida. He died in Augusta on August 30, 1812, and is buried there.
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