to come together in close array; converge: The enemy was closing up on us from both flanks. 1  to bring to an end; cease: The company is closing up its overseas operations. 2  to become silent or uncommunicative. 3  to reduce or eliminate spacing material between (units of set type).
Resource Bank Contents. George Liele was the first black Baptist in Georgia, and the first black Baptist churches in American resulted from his evangelism.Liele was born in Virginia in 1752, but lived much of his life as a slave in Georgia.
George Gleig was part of the British force that attacked and burned Washington. Too small in size to effectively occupy the city - their intent was to cause as much damage as they could. We join Gelig's story as the British send a truce party to negotiate with the Americans: