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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1833
Page
5
A fragmentary item mentions the Globe Hotel on car streets with Jackson and Ellis, described as a morning notice. Details are unclear but imply a local public or business notice published in a Saturday edition.
Advertises subscription prices for weekly and yearly papers with advance discounts and end of year rates. Outlines arrearage policy, printing charges for notices, and legal sale notices for land or enslaved persons with deadlines and publication rules.
Richmond County residents are urged to attend an adjourned City Hall meeting Saturday about a proposed Athens to Augusta railroad. A committee including H. H. Coxnixe W. W. Montgomery James Harper Sass W. Davis and Wal. C. Micov will report next Saturday. The piece references northern interference in southern affairs and criticizes recent editorials about Crawford Calhoun and M'Duffie.
A Columbus Enquirer reprint from Aug 10 accuses U S Army soldiers in Alabama of murdering Col. Hardeman Owens near the Creek Nation. The piece questions official orders to remove residents and criticizes the armed force’s use of deadly force, urging protection of both white settlers and Indians under existing laws.
Ragvustu Natovs owes an apology to the Doctor of the Courier RR after claiming the University conferred honorary initials A.S.3. The Doctor reportedly received a higher distinction, becoming a regular A. M., a status tied to A.S.5.E.5 in the context provided.
The Athens Mail due Monday by 5 PM arrived at 7 PM amid weeklong rains that likely raised water courses. The paper promises to share interesting intelligence tonight as soon as possible.
A spirited notice argues Georgia must push internal improvements including rail connections Columbus to Macon and Milledgeville, linking Savannah with the Altamaha. It urges citizens to subscribe capital, urging local merchants planters and workers to invest, and warns against delay as rivals advance. The piece links rail expansion to Charleston market access and Georgian prosperity.
Commodities and prices across Charleston and New Orleans markets include cotton selling around 14 to 16 cents per pound, flax and molasses prices, rice values, and sugar near fair to prime quality. Cotton shipments to Liverpool and New York show varied rates, with rice and tobacco trades noted and cholera health concerns cited for the city.
Notice states a man of integrity will inspect and describe quality and value of any land or gold lot in Cherokee Territory. Drawers in each neighborhood must meet in groups of six and sign a joint note promising thirty dollars to D. C. or bearer by December 28 for an accurate lot or gold description and current value opinion.
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