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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1811
Page
4
The Legislature authorized a lottery to raise funds for a Catholic church in Augusta. Applicants place the scheme under trusted managers with a May drawing anticipated.
A lottery plan outlines 825 prizes with 2500 tickets and multiple prize tiers. Prizes ranging from 500 to 10 000 dollars will be paid 66 days after drawing at the Bank of Augusta, subject to deductions. unclaimed prizes lapse after twelve months. Commissioners offer tickets through the Post Office and Augusta Book Store. January 26.
On the first Tuesday in April next at the courthouse in Warren County between usual hours several properties are to be sold to satisfy executions. The parcels include 350, 200, 3, 172, 130, 62, 325.5, 400, 250, 118 acres plus a grist mill and a dark colored horse. Residents named include Wm Lattimer, Job Wilder, Richard Whitehead, Arthur Fort, John Morris, William Buttress, George Smith, Zeheniah Franklin, John Williams, Barnard W Ficklin, William Jones, Wm Righee, John Saunders, and others. Courts and notices issued by various constables. March 2.
At a Savannah meeting on February 11 1810 the commissioners for Planters Bank of Georgia unanimously adopt rules. Subscribers may buy up to 100 shares within six months opening books. If the full 9000 shares are not taken, subscriptions may continue after six months. Names of commissioners listed including Harris Scott Johnston Mein Swarbreck and Bulloch.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of the Planters Bank of the State of Georgia the act of incorporation dated December 1810 is cited. Public notice will appear in Savannah Augusta Milledgeville Washington and Athens gazettes. Subscriptions will be received February 1 at eleven o clock at the Exchange long Room with weekly meetings for six months.
The commissioners met at Mr Porter's in Louisville under the 1810 incorporation act. The session dated January 1817 recorded attendance and ongoing acts of business for the navigation company.
Knapen and Hubbard announce public thanks for liberal support during their business in the city and inform friends and customers that they have formed a copartnership under the firm of Knapen and Hubbard at Merchant Taylors.
The shop formerly run by Thomas Knapen on the upper end of Broad Street now carries the Tayloring Business in all its tranches. They stock cloths camphor and westing of the best qualities and will dispose of them on advantageous terms for cash. Orders from town and country and other business entrusted will be attended to promptly as of January 19.
All persons in arrears to the Subscriber by note book account or other means as well as those indebted to the former Brad ley and Knapen are urged to come forward and settle their accounts promptly.
Joseph Cotten announces the young spread-eagle will remain in Greenesborough through July 15 and then perform the fall season in Waynesborough.
All persons to whom the estate is indebted are asked to present claims for payment within the legal time and those owing money to the estate are urged to make immediate payment due to pressing demands.
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