Glorious Victories Reported in Fort Hawkins and New Orleans
Letter extracts dated January 29 from Fort Hawkins and January 25 from camp near Fort Decatur recount American victories over British forces. Major A A Bannin and Col D S Booth relay gains near New Orleans and Decatur with heavy enemy losses, while Fort Jackson notes 1000 killed and 500 wounded and prisoners. News claims reinforcements headed to Mobile in two weeks barring unforeseen incidents.
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A. A. Bannin
Guy' Early
Fort Hawkins
Decatur
Nésy-Orleans
Woodfall
Fort Jackson
Jackson
D. S. Booth
Georgia Journal
Fort
Dcatur
New Orleans
N. Orleans
Jossin
Mobile
British Bomb Ship Reports American Victory Near New Orleans
Richard Richardson of Savannah arrived from Darien and relayed Capt. Tatouall of the U S Army’s account that a British bomb ship reached St Marys after a six to seven day voyage. He says a general engagement left British officers largely destroyed and that the New Orleans expedition was abandoned, with forces turning toward Savannah.
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Richard Richardson
Darien
Tatuall
U. States’ Army
St. Mary’s
New Orleans
N. Orleans
Savannah
Marriage Announcement at St Luke's Parish Carolina
Married at the seat of A Haguenin esq of St Luke's Parish Carolina on Tuesday the 24th by Rev Mr Beck. Mr James Laws and Miss Eliza Haguenin are the newlyweds.
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A. .Haguenin
St. Luke’s Parish
Carolina
Beck
James M
Eliza Vi Haguenin
Oconee Navigation Lottery Tickets Offered in Greensborough
An act of the Georgia legislature authorizes a lottery to raise funds for opening and improving the Oconee river navigation from Fishing Creek to Barnett's Shoals. Prizes total 100000 dollars with 20000 tickets at five dollars each. drawings to begin when ticket sales permit, prizes paid after 60 days, unclaimed prizes donated to the navigation company. Sterling Grimes named agent. tickets sold at Eagle Tavern Greensborough. February 8, 1815.
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Geo Fa
Oconee River
Fishing Creek
Barnett’s Shoals
Greensborough
Ocrnee Navigation Company
Sterling Grimes
Oconee Navigation Lottery Office
Eagle ‘Tavern
Maiden Lane
Brunswick
New Jersey
G. & R. Waite
Maj Pace Candidate for Lt Colonel in Twiggs Division
A fragment states Maj Thomas Pace is a candidate for lieutenant colonel in Maj Gen Twiggs's Second Class division at the upcoming officers election, dated February 3.
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Thaddeus Beall
Gen. Twiggs
Thomas Pace
Twiggs
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Ocones Navigation Lottery
Thomas Terrell
Jeremiah Early
John Bush
Thomas&. Reid
Waite
Board of Health Lottery
G. & R. Waite’s
Buckle
John Cashin
Sec’ry
Novis
L. Petty
Columbia
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Saue
Big Kioka Creek
Augusta
Garah Davis
Columbia Ce
Elbert County
Savannah River
Petersburg
George
Smith
N.C
Caleb Tate
Honorable Inferior Court
Evan Ragland
Filbert
Broad River
John Watkins
Thompson Ragland
Sheriff’s ‘Sale
Court House
Waynesborough
Abraham, Boyd
Pleasant Moore
Absila Merritt
Amy
William Jones
Lewis Witfurd
Batté Mooree
John Carswell
Susannah Rawls
Jeremiah W. William
William White
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Greene-street
Red’s Creek
Richmond County
Columbia Line
Zachariah Bell
Tecinees
Mmond Acjemy
Jouan Re Trompson
Ani
N. Moore
Thomas, Barret
Jans
John Moore
R. Mineil
Jugasta
Neil
Reynoldsthet
Noutich
Georgia
Washington W Stone
Augustus Napier
Messrs.jleigh & Scurry
M.kenzit & Bennecu
Paris Cavannah
Attornees
James Dickson & Cott At
Columbia County
Washington Road
Jeremiah Darby
Burke County
Charles Careuak
Michael Wiggins
Admr
Seghletas
Anthony Blash
Francis Trottee
Elizabeth Bash
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