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New Georgia Encyclopedia: James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) (2646 words) |
 | Oglethorpe and several colleagues from the jails committee, notably John Lord Viscount Percival (later the first earl of Egmont), began exploring the possibility of creating a new colony in America. |
| He was ordered to take a force to the north of England to engage the invaders, but because of controversy centering upon his strategy in the campaign, Oglethorpe was subjected to a court martial. |
| He was buried in a vault beneath the chancel floor of the Parish Church of All Saints, which stands immediately adjacent to Cranham Hall. |
| Hutchinson's Prince Edward Island Directory, 1864 - History (4060 words) |
| She was in undisputed possession of Canada, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton; she had wrenched the chief harbors and settlements out of the hands of the British; but her forts in Nova Scotia had been seized by the New Englanders. |
| The people of the Island were anxious to mark their gratitude to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the father of her majesty Queen Victoria, for kindness extended to them, they therefore resolved to call their country by his name, the change to take effect from the commencement of 1800. |
| The potatoes of Prince Edward Island are famous for their excellence, not only in the British Provinces, but also in the United States; beans and peas, and all sorts of esculents and culinary vegetables grow to perfection, and yield large returns. |
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