Post Office Established at Sraine Hill and Local News
Augusta April 11 reports a new Post Office at Sraine Hill on the Waynesboro to Louisville road with John Welch as Post Master. A fire in Sparta destroyed Mr Roundtree’s house and store and Mr Sanford’s property and the Court house. Market beef prices rise. farmers urged to send fat cattle. Sheriff’s sale sold 100 acres pine land well improved for 1510 dollars. Debates on national debt show six year reduction of about 14.26 million dollars. Ships arrive from Calcutta valued at 250,000 dollars. Capture of American crew pressed by Bermuda. Reports on French artillery at Fenns Battle and a quaker joke. Obituaries noted for Mr David Walker and Mr John Crawtorp and Mrs Anna Talbot.
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Sraine Hill
Wayensboro
Louisville
John Welch
Notice of Land Sale Prohibition Near Louisville
A terse notice asserts a levy on lands below Louisville called Dolphin Od Town and bans sale or purchase of the property. The document names Steel Creek with dates in April and warns all to refrain from actions regarding the land.
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Louisville
Dolphin
Plans and estimates sought for brick church in Augusta
John Murray in Augusta invites architects to submit plans and estimates for a plain substantial brick church with steeple and clock. A premium of 100 dollars is offered for plans approved and adopted. Preference for ample fresh air, single pews for at least 100 seats, and 6 to 8 persons per pew.
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John Murray
Savannah
Charleston
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Augusta
Geo
Black Smiths Business Dill Metzger Augusta Notice
Dill and Metzger announce they carry on Black Smith business in Augusta on the Dixon lot in Washington street. They pledge ability punctuality and dispatch and invite customers to favours. Two apprentices wanted about 16 or 17 years. boys of colour preferred. April 11.
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Augusta
Dixon
Washington Street
N. B
Wench named ROSE abducted near Augusta withreward offered
A negro woman about 40 named ROSE absented herself Thursday morning wearing homespun clothes and a blue cotton kerchief. A reward is offered for her delivery to the subscriber and harboring her will be prosecuted to the utmost extent of the law. It is believed she is bonded near Augusta.
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Ranaway
Bella
Augesta
Archibald Hatcher
Columbia County
G. G. Tankersley
Rose
Sigor
Augusta
Lewis and Clark Prospectus for Oceanic Expedition Volumes
Publication plan for Lewis and Clark prospectus describing a three volume travel and natural history work on the 1804 1806 expedition. Volumes include voyage narrative maps plates Indian nations and fur trade and a second part focuses on natural history languages and plates with a diary of weather. Subscriptions offered with no advance payment and delivery to major towns and government seats.
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America
Missouri
Columbia
North America
Missisippi
Pacific Ocean
United States
East Indies
Lewis and Clark
Lewis & Clark
Union
N. Bs
The Life of Socrates Published By This Office
This office announces The Life of Socrates by Plato Xenophon and others with anecdotes of Greek statesmen and philosophers. Aimed at readers and pupils. priced eighteen and three quarter cents. April 4.
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Socrates
Plato
Xenoaphon
Pupi
Sheriff Sale Notice of Lands in Franklin County
On the first Tuesday in May next at Franklin Court Houses between 10 and 3 o'clock, 4650 acres of land in Franks in county on the north fork of Broad river and Toogaloes granted to Anthony Verdell. Also 200 acres on Broad river granted to Hinton adjoining Samuel Sewell and John Silmanys, as property of Wm Sewell. Also 186 acres granted to John Blackwell, bounded by vacant land, as property of Edward Fowler. All to satisfy judgments by Blaus and Barkerdale and Shadrach Deafy and others. Conditions governed by oath.
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Franklin Court Houses
Franksin County
North Fork
Broad River
Toogaloes
Anthony Verdell
Dunn
Said Verdell
Blaus
Barkerdale
Said
Broad Sivery
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Fidder
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Georgia
Louisiana
Newburyport
Massachusetts
Adams
Calcutta
Bermuda
John Driver
Wm. Hall
Thomas Stephens
Raleigh Register
Fenns
Profsians
Larith
Holland
London
David Walker
Long
Wacker
Joan Crawtorp
Wilkes County
Anna ‘Talgort
Mathew Talbott
Jefferson County
Rahu Propery
Steel Creek
Davey
John Brown
Samuel M. Smyth
Augua
Edmond Brown
Black-Smith’s Business
Dill & Metzger
Fuji
Isaac Herbert
Messro
Connecticut
Yale College
University of Georgia
S. H. P. Lee
New London
Amens
Gro
Samuel H. P. Lee
Herbert of
Lee
J. Meigs
Meriwether Lewis
Lewis
Sheriff’s Sale
H. Terrell, Sh’f
Richmond County
Wee Ponty Jones
Scriven County
John M‘gowen
M‘gowen
Timothy M‘kinney
Warren County
Nanny Darden
Fethro Dardin
Stephen Darden
Court of Ordinary
Warren Court House
S. Weatherby
CG. C. O
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