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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1808
Page
8
Jail record from 1807 notes two enslaved men aged about five in Burke County. One, Billy, marked with smallpox, is claimed to belong to Majai Shaw of Savannah. the other is unnamed. The jailer Emery Laseter certifies the sale notice.
A long mixed notice lists numerous names and places, then advertises for a mercantile position one hand writer seeks an eligible mercantile post, promising recommendations. Milledgeville prepares for a public auction of town lots on the upcoming March Tuesday with bonds due in one to two and two and a half years and mortgage details. A bright sorrel mare, branded on the mounting shoulder with flax mane and tail, is missing from Scriven county near Mobly’s Pond, with a reward for its return. The posting is signed by John M Wade and dated January 2.
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