[3] Because of Gen. James E. Oglethorpe's opposition to the "peculiar" institution, Georgia's original charter had an antislavery provision.

[3] In the legislation, the erection of a lazaretto, or quarantine station, was ordered to be built on Tybee Island.

In 1767, 18 years later, 100 acres (40 ha) on Tybee Island's extreme western tip were purchased by Josiah Tattnall to create the quarantine station.

Several hospitals there were constructed a year later, where voyagers who arrived ill were treated and those who died were buried in unmarked graves.

[3][4] The lazaretto remained in use until 1785, and when the buildings came into a state of disrepair, they were re-built on nearby Cockspur Island.