Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe / Founder of the Colony of Georgia, in North America.

The text offers a compiled biography of James Oglethorpe, tracing his military and public career and the planning, establishment, and early administration of the Georgia colony. It reconstructs his motives and policies—particularly philanthropic aims for the settlement—using contemporary documents, memoirs, and periodical notices, and recounts voyages between England and Georgia, interactions with trustees and royal figures, relations with indigenous peoples, and measures for defense and civic order. The author describes his editorial method, arranges scattered sources into a continuous narrative, and preserves detailed incidents and correspondence intended to illustrate the subject’s character and labors.