| 9/20 Jun 1732 |
John Viscount Perceval and others are incorporated as a "body politic and corporate" under the name of The Trustees for establishing the Colony of Georgia in America, and are granted a portion of the territory of South Carolina, which is erected and incorporated as a separate province under the name of Georgia, in accordance with letters patent (charter) issued by command of the King of Great Britain on 9/20 Jun 1732 (Georgia Colonial Records, 1:11-26) |
| 1/12 Feb 1733 |
the Colony of Georgia is effectively established upon the arrival of the first settlers at Yamacraw Bluff, now within the boundaries of the city of Savannah (Georgia Colonial Records, 20:8-10; The South-Carolina Gazette, No. 63, 24‒31 Mar 1733, pp. 2-3) |
| 1/12 Feb 1733 - 5 Feb 1777 |
Province of Georgia :: Colony of Georgia |
| 23 Jun 1752 |
the Charter of Georgia is surrendered to the King of Great Britain by a deed of surrender and grant of the trust executed by the Trustees of Georgia in London on 23 Jun 1752 (Georgia Colonial Records, 1:577-578) |
| 25 Jun 1752 |
the government of Georgia devolves upon the King of Great Britain, in accordance with a proclamation issued by the Lords Justices at Whitehall, London, on 25 Jun 1752 (London Gazette, No. 9180, 30 Jun‒4 Jul 1752, p. 1) [1] |
| 12 Jun 1776 |
the references to the King of Great Britain in judicial documents are replaced with references to the Province of Georgia in accordance with a statement of the Provincial Congress of Georgia issued on 12 Jun 1776 (Coleman, p. 77) |
| 4 Jul 1776 |
the British colonies represented in the Continental Congress are proclaimed free and independent states in accordance with a declaration approved at the session of the Congress held on 4 Jul 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Continental Congress Journals, 5:510-515; The Pennsylvania Evening Post, No. 228, 6 Jul 1776, pp. 335-336) |
| 10 Aug 1776 |
the Declaration of Independence of the United States is proclaimed at a public ceremony held in Savannah on 10 Aug 1776 (Connecticut Gazette and the Universal Intelligencer, No. 676, 25 Oct 1776, p. 2) |
