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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1785
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| January 6, 1785 |
Samuel Elbert begins term as governor
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Samuel Elbert |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 27, 1785 |
University of Georgia incorporated by the General Assembly. It is the first state-supported higher education institute in the United States
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
| February 22, 1785 |
The General Assembly addresses the headright issues with a new act establishing a set procedure for granting headright land by delegating the authority to grant land to land courts in each county
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Georgia headright grants |
| February 22, 1785 |
Last meeting of the Georgia Legislature in Savannah. Augusta would become the next state capital
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| May 10, 1785 |
Josiah Tattnall, Jr. purchases his father's plantation (Bonaventure) from John Habersham. Josiah, Sr. lost the plantation when it was seized by colonists under the Treason and Confiscation Act of 1778. |
| June 1, 1785 |
Oglethorpe meets John Adams, first minister to the Court of St. James
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James Oglethorpe |
| June 30, 1785 |
James Oglethorpe dies, Cranham Hall, County Essex, England
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James Oglethorpe |
| November 12, 1785 |
Known as the Treaty of Galphinton, this treaty, signed with the Creek Indians shortly before the Treaty of Hopewell, acknowledged the boundaries of earlier treaties.
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Creek Indians |
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Charlton County, Georgia |
| November 20, 1785 |
James Wright dies, Westminster, England |
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James Wright |
| November 28, 1785 |
Treaty of Hopewell is signed.
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Hopewell Treaty |
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Hopewell Treaty |
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