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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1808
Page
3
Fragmentary report notes 2000 Tedians near Fort Amherst in British territory 48 miles from Detroit ready to attack Americans. Mentions English fleet at Lake Erie and ships in Lynhaven Bar reinforcing Mr. Role amid tense frontier conditions.
Fragmentary 1807 congressional notes describe divisions over war prep and an embargo, with debate on fortifications and cannon, calls to support militia arming, and references to ministerial diplomacy with Britain and France. Included are pension discussions, a New Orleans dispatch, and local notices of marriage and death.
A dated chained list reports enslaved individuals detained in multiple jails. Names such as P. mpev, Billy, Charles, La Vinah, C. Joe, Dimney, Jim, Salomon, Robt. Boyd appear with owners or origins in Jefferson, Greene, Wilkes, Chester counties and Kentucky. Ages and physical notes are briefly mentioned.
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