A philanthropic body, they drew from the like minded far and near.

Various agencies worked toward getting together and sifting the colonists for Georgia.

Men visited the prisons for debtors and others.

They did not choose at random, but when they found the truly unfortunate and undepraved in prison they drew them forth, compounded with their creditors, set the prisoners free, and enrolled them among the emigrants.

Likewise they drew together those who, from sheer poverty, welcomed this opportunity.