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Johnson (1683? - 1735) was South Carolina's governor under both the Lords Proprietors and the British Crown. Appointed governor by the Crown in 1730, his "township scheme" was an attempt to establish frontier settlements that would provide a buffer zone between the coastal settlements and the danger from attack by Native Americans, Spanish and French forces. Additionally, the recruitment of white immigrants was to balance out the increasing importation of African slaves. Issued in 1731, this proclamation was one of the first documents printed in South Carolina. It explains how people could apply for land grants. 
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