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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1806
Page
7
The notice details multiple daily drawings on East Bay Street with prize tiers including 200 and 500 dollar awards, and lists numbers for 40 20 and 12 dollar prizes across the 36th 37th 38th drawings. It also includes scattered notes from letters and colonial news items unrelated to the lottery.
The thio Two Friends from Livingston reached Gravesend. a passenger delivered London papers dated April 11. Reports note many Prussian vessels detained at Beirith ports and speculation that Britain will blockade continental ports and detain ships bound for France Spain or Holland. Karl Macartney died in England on April 7.
The remarks conclude a speech by Mr Fox defending Wis- pams military plans in Parliament. He argues for a larger public force, notes the lack of European allies, and warns of a grim choice between isolation and continued struggle with costly exertions and a strong navy to deter invasion.
A Boston horse Durcuman and Virginia Cear raced from Providence to Boston and back for a 200 dollar stake. Cear finished first but Crop died shortly after arrival. Durcuman also died near Providence. Nearly 2000 dollars were wagered. Robert Morris died in Philadelphia after a lingering illness.
Advertises the best ink powder sold at low terms by wholesale and retail through the Chronicle Office.
Augustan era dispatch notes Bonaparte plans to restore Poland and expand fronts from Moldavia to Wallachia with Prussia and Austria likely to accept. England finances rise with 7.136 million pounds new costs while Continental ports curtail British trade. A Philadelphia Exchange project begins as public scrutiny over naval incidents and partisan press debates intensifies. In Washington, a deadly duel in the Cherokee nation ends with John Falling dead and James Vann implicated. Patty Barclay is executed as an accessory in a murder last night.
A brief note records current price quotes in London dated 1 April noting Georgian cotter and rice prices with rough ranges. The fragment lists 4d to as and 258 to 383 for rice, highlighting market quotation movement.
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