Eleazer Early

[1] That same year, architectural students of the Savannah College of Art and Design determined that Jay was the building's architect.

Susannah died around 1811, shortly after giving birth to Jane Louisa Sturges and a year after her husband was jailed for debt.

One of Early's first roles was as comptroller general for the State of Georgia, between around 1806 until 1809,[2] when David Brydie Mitchell was elected as governor.

[6] The following year, Early is listed as having paid $23.25 tax on three slaves, a carriage and building on two lots in Savannah valued at $7,000.

With his class standing having improved markedly, Early sent Jane Louisa to boarding school in Philadelphia, to which the family moved.

[1] He placed a "classically bordered advertisement in Joshua Shaw's United States Directory for the Use of Travellers and Merchants[8] of 1823:[9]This elegant establishment, which is entirely new with all its furniture and other arrangements, is in the centre of business and contiguous to the banks, and the post office is attached to the premises.

All the stages start from the door.In 1822, Early petitioned to have the elevated bridge built across Bay Lane to a building facing Bryan Street.

[10] An ill-advised hotel venture on Tybee Island eventually led to Byrd falling behind on his rent to Early.

[3] After his labors in support for Andrew Jackson, Early became the second librarian of the House of Representatives,[2] formerly of the State of Georgia, in 1834.

[2] According to his obituary in The Baltimore Sun, "he was rarely seen in the Hall of the House of Representatives, and was generally found in his office, leading a life of seclusion.

[2] Their foster child, Jane, to whom Early's wife had left her entire estate, died in 1834, two years after marrying George Sydney Hawkins.