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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1812
Page
5
The Union College Lottery will commence drawing in New York on the fourth Tuesday in April. Six tickets are drawn daily until completed, with prizes including a 40 prize for the first 8000 blanks. Prizes payable 30 days after drawing, subject to 15 percent deduction. Tickets for sale by A Slaughter and C Labuzan. November 22.
The Rev. James P. Wilson of the Birt Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia is noted as pastor in a local church column. The item highlights his role and church affiliation in the Philadelphia area.
The notice describes pricing and terms for subscribers at one dollar, with one free copy for every five subscribed, and mentions ongoing work and potential printing of names if received by April and before October. It notes subscriptions received by April 10 and promises quick demand due to excellence.
Notice states Purchaser of George Walker tract offers for sale his summer residence on Sand Hills two miles above Augusta. The two story house with cellar and water well, three miles from Oconee River, sells for cash or bank note with immediate possession. Also offers seven hundred acre Oak and Hickory land in Washington county near Dublin with credit options. Cash, notes, or slave property accepted in payment. April 3.
J HOWARD offers a liniment and other preparations for chronic diseases and a stomachic elixir with a plan to expand retail, with directions and certificates of success to be shared. Also advertised is the sale of a likely young Negro fellow described as a capable carpenter for terms at the office.
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