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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1811
Page
8
The Legislature authorized a state lottery to raise funds for a Catholic church in Augusta. Applicants designate trusted managers and plan the drawing in May next.
A lottery scheme outlines 825 prizes with two blanks per 1675 blanks and 2500 prize value. Prizes paid 66 days after draw at Augusta Bank, subject to 15 percent deduction, with unclaimed prizes after twelve months becoming donations. Tickets available from Commissioners at Post Office and Augusta Book Store. January 26.
On the first Tuesday in April next at the courthouse in Warren County between usual hours, a sheriff sale will convey 350 acres adjoining A Peebles, 200 acres near George Mitchell, 3 acres near Georgetown with a dark colored horse, 606 acres on Ogeechee near Georgetown, 172 acres by Joseph Duckworth, 130 acres on Williams Creek, 62 acres by John Gibson, 325.5 acres by Zeheniah Franklin with a grist mill, 400 acres by Barnard Wicklin, 250 acres by Samuel Yarbrough and Heath, 110 acres by Nathaniel Thompson, and 1.0 acre by John Saunders, all to satisfy various executions. Officials: David Broom and Henry Hite, constables. Thomas Battle, s.w. March 2.
At a February 11 1810 meeting in Savannah the Planters Bank commissioners unanimously adopted rules for subscriptions. Anyone US citizen or corporation may subscribe up to 100 shares within six months starting February 1. Books stay open six months and may accept further subscriptions if not all 9000 shares are filled. Names listed include Harris Scott Johnston Mein Swarbreck Berrien Caig Low Anderson Cumming Stebbins Miller Williamson Bulloch.
At a meeting of the Commissioners the Planters Bank of the State of Georgia was authorized to proceed with subscription notices. Public notices will be published in Savannah Augusta Milledgeville Washington and Athens with subscriptions to begin February first at eleven in the Exchange long Room Savannah for six months, under the act to incorporate.
The Commissioners of the Ogechee Navigation Company met at Mr Porter's in Louisville per the 1810 act of incorporation. The meeting date noted is January 1817 with present members listed.
Knapen and Hubbard of the Merchant Taylors announce they have formed a copartnership under their firm name after receiving liberal public encouragement during their time in the city. They extend thanks to friends and customers for support.
The shop formerly occupied by Thomas Knapen on the upper end of Broad Street continues in operation. They stock various cloths, cambrics, worsteds of high quality and will sell on favorable terms for cash. Orders from town and country, and all other business, are welcomed and will be promptly attended to.
All persons in arrears to the Subscriber by note book account or otherwise as well as those indebted to the formerBrad ley and Knapen are urged to come forward and settle the amounts due.
Joseph Cotten announces that Young Spread-Eagle will stand the present season in Greenesborough until July 15 and will stand the fall season in Waynesborough.
All persons to whom the estate of Thomas Beard is indebted are asked to present their claims for payment within the legal time and those indebted to the estate are urged to make immediate payment. Pressing demands do not allow indulgence.
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