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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1816
Page
6
A compilation of acts from April 1816 detailing appointment of a Chief Accountant for the War Department to settle war-era accounts, funding for clerks, and limited duration. plus provisions authorizing compensation and discharge of certain prisoners and officials, including Clinton County New York claim settlement and various amnesty actions.
A long congressional record from 1816 detailing acts to audit Samuel Manac’s property loss by hostile Creek influence, authorization to pay from Treasury funds, and related relief for Moses Turner and various naval and land claims. Multiple sections cite presidents Madison and Clay and the House and Senate actions.
Notice announces sale of the house and lot on Green Street now occupied by the subscriber with immediate possession provided to the buyer. Signed by F. Walker dated June 28.
An extract of a letter from William Lee counsel at Bordeaux to Dr. Mitchell in New York. Gard of Bordeaux praises a young deaf and dumb professor at the College in Bordeaux for his literacy and science knowledge and surpassing Abbe Sicard. He hopes the proposed institution will reach high perfection and notes the author’s favorable view of the candidate.
A French professor in Bordeaux appeals to American leaders and merchants for support to establish a deaf and dumb school in the United States. He describes his eight years teaching, his knowledge of English, and the cost structure of such an institution, proposing a sixty-student model funded by government or private means.
A Boston Centinel critique notes the futility of wild reports on France and Spain, citing repeated contradictions from anonymous letters and papers. Examples include supposed arrests of Lafayette, Macdonald’s alleged hostility, and rumors about the Bourbons, all later denied or contradicted by subsequent columns.
Several foreign gazettes arrive since last report and show little political news. The note suggests many Christendom countries are calmly pursuing sciences that enlighten and arts that comfort, adorn and protect society.
An 1816 letter from the U S frigate Constitution describes Algiers Bay as a walled hillside city with whitewashed houses and abundant vegetation. The author notes filthy streets, crowded alleys, and rampant stench, alongside immense fortifications and brass guns, with about a thousand cannons mounted and a secure harbor. He remarks on snow on southern mountains despite warm surroundings.
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