18 Aug 1832
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1832
Page
1
A scattered OCR page reports legal notices on land sale and guardianship, candidate lists, a public meeting call in Augusta, and health updates on cholera in major eastern cities. The garbled text mentions names like Clare Fick and various county officials, with a mix of election and civic notices.
A letter to the editor from Durke City describes a violent incident on a Saturday afternoon. The report involves John and a female companion who allegedly took a loaded firearm and used it against her, with a squirrel shot mentioned. The event centers on a house in the Upper part of the town and references several local residents.
A coroner’s inquest concluded with a verdict of wilful murder against John B. Bush, brother of the deceased man. Bush has vanished, and no further inquiry into the fratricide has been heard.
Readable excerpts reveal Georgia citizens and lawmakers debating resistance to federal protective tariffs. Letters from Warren, Delk, Crawford, and others urge nullification or a southern convention as the path to restore state sovereignty and curb federal overreach, with marches toward March deadlines and public dinners in Lexington.
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