01 Feb 1850
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Newspaper
Albany Patriot
Location
Albany, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1850
Page
1
The readable text shows an estate related notice with terms about payment, advertising of personal property and creditors. It mentions guardians and executors, public sale after sixty days, and court involvement in ordinary proceedings. The damaged OCR prevents full details but indicates a probate or estate advertisement with notices and costs.
Public sales in Baker County at the courthouse door list Lot No. 70 in the 8th district as property of defendants with multiple fi fas from Justice Court and Upson Line Court. Levy lists household items and furniture. further notices reference Florence Squire and Samuel, with various case numbers, dates, and sheriffs.
A court sale published for the estate of William Bard deceased. The notice lists parcels of land including 610 acres in cultivation and various lots near Port Neots Steen, with prices and descriptions of households and improvements, to be sold under legal writs in Makony county within lawful hours. The executors William Bard and Ann Bard are named along with other heirs and parties in interest.
On the first Tuesday in February next at Vienna Court House door in Dooly County, land parcels and personal property seized to satisfy several court judgments. Listings include 68 in Doty County district, lands 185 and 188, a Drayton village lot, a horse and household goods, with notices from Superior and Justice Courts and appointments by Sheriff William Roberts.
On the first Tuesday of February sales will occur in Troupville Lowndes county. Properties include land lot 244 in the ninth district totaling 290 acres. Also land lot 113 in the 16th district about 490 acres. South half of lot 60 in the 12th district and lot 35 in town of Troupville. Also land lot 305 in the 12th district and two thirds of lot 106 in the 5th district. Three enslaved people Milley and her two children plus thirty bushels corn and seed rotten stored as property. Proceeds to Moses Smith and John R. Harris. Public sale by M. Fi Pa.
Auction notices list property to be sold at the courthouse door in Troupville Lowndes County including a bay mule and corn to satisfy two inferior court judgments, plus land parcels and enslaved people. Also notices of Baker County tax sales and executors and administrators sales in Dooly, Lowndes, and Decatur counties with lot numbers, districts, and names of creditors and heirs.
A The New York Literary World poem version adapts a German translation about a famous hen whose constant clatter over eggs provokes a turkey cock to urge silence. The bird explains authorship as laying an egg and then reviewing it, while the wiser male suggests restraint.
A Washington Globe review of The Other Side a Mexican history of the late war accuses Mexican writers of audaciously claiming American defeats. It notes their praise of Santa Anna’s bravery amid harsh criticism of his generalship and cites inflated casualty figures and demoralized retreat estimates. The piece critiques the authors’ narrative as exaggerated and duplicitous while acknowledging some balanced notes on other battles.
Excerpts discuss how the shrewd in business often deceive themselves, leaving the simple and the wise on the same level. It notes that buyers sometimes yield to dealers, paying extra for small gains, and mentions a Moscow fish market anecdote about profit. A Sprind firm disputes a bill, with errors traced to unread manuscript life writings.
An ailing king swears at a tavern as a soldier warns him. The soldier refuses flattery and offers to repay part of the pot to avoid swearing. Later the king repeats an oath in front of lords, and the soldier again speaks, urging restraint while the king defends his honesty and condemns the soldier’s honesty.
The Arkansas Intelligencer editor, citing government plans to unite Florida Indians with those in Arkansas, notes a Florida dependents delegation will resist removal. He claims Indians demand a government pledge for a Brazos country in Texas as the removal condition, amid Wild Cat’s Brazos exploration and urging unity for relocation.
Washington gossip from the Charleston News recounts a letter about Bulwer's wife Miss Wheeler daughter of a widow in Park Mewes May Fair. It notes Bulwer’s attachment, his mother's opposition, a tea room confidante who helped marry them, and their later marital strife leading Bulwer to withdraw from society.
Before rail roads opened inland and after the Hudson River lines closed, poultry venison butter and other commodities rarely reached the city. Railways now bring farm products from interior Pennsylvania and New York to New York markets, enhancing travel comforts and boosting profits. Producers gain from higher prices while some meats become scarce or costly locally. Erie railroad channels farm goods to New York, reshaping rural economies and market access.
From Tampa Bay a ship report sent by Randall Neral details messengers from Billy Legs arriving in Cay Casey. The group discussed trade arrangements with General wines and claimed hopes for a safe escape from authorities as Sam Jones, Bowie, and Legs figures linger. The Wakulla Times notes Sam Jones will remain in Florida until captured.
The Journal of Commerce notes that the contractor for linking the Panama railroad has arrived at Gorgona and is preparing to prosecute the project. A letter from Mr John to Mr Stephens, vice president of the railroad on the Isthmus, urges swift meeting at Chagres to push progress, praising the enterprise as vital for global trade and free ports between New Granada regions.
The Georgia Telegraph reviews Gen Taylor and the Wilmot Proviso stance amid California statehood talk, arguing admission with proviso as a key item while criticizing opponents. It also warns about dangerous magnesia use and its health risks, reflecting public interest topics of the era.
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