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Savannah, Georgia Start of the Great Adventure 1819 - 1821 - Daniel Pratt Twenty years of age in the seaport town of Savannah, Georgia 1821 - Daniel Moved to Milledgeville, Georgia. The heart of the new cotton growing area of the state. 1827 - After a brief courtship Daniel Pratt married Miss Ester Ticknor of Columbia, Conn.. Ester was visiting the family of her late Brother Dr. Orray Ticknor the founder of Clinton Academy in 1819. 1821 -1831 - Daniel planned and built some of the most beautiful and well constructed homes in Georgia. Many of these homes still stand today. Daniel also built boats on the Ocmulgee River at this time. 1831 - Pratt came to Clinton, Georgia as a manager of the Griswold Cotton Gin Factory for friend Samuel Griswold. 1832 - Daniel became a partner in the Griswold business. Pratt persuaded Griswold to established a branch in central Alabama, near water transportation and water power. 1833 - With material for 50 gins Pratt set out for the Alabama Territory. Daniel his wife and two African Negroes set out for Alabama.
Southern Accents 1981 Home of Nathaniel Banks Built by Daniel Pratt in 1828 Click on Southern Accents PDF file 11pages 05/09/2007 | ||||||
