This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1808
Page
5
The advertisement lists various fabrics and goods for sale including XTRA, Superfice, Black, Blue, Cor bean and London Brown Cloths, Second do., Jab, Black and Blue and Yellow Calfimeres, Carabies Bock, Jaconer, Leno, Picket, Spider Net, Seeded and Mul Mul Mar tins, Ginghams, Yellow Silk Nankeens, Linens, Brown cotton and Silk Umbrellas.
A running inventory lists groceries including 2 000 bushels ground salt 10 009 lbs iron bar Jamaica rum cognac brandy country gin Madeira wine London bottled porter and brown stout brown sugars coffee and other on hand goods. Creditors urged to come forward and settle accounts. April 30.
The Meron Academy commissioners announce the institution is open for reception of students in literature and related subjects. Rev. Francis Cumming leads the faculty with a sound background in youth instruction. Tuition ranges from 40 to 1590 dollars per year depending on study, with quarterly payments preferred and vacations allotted to complete the scholastic year.
An advertisement invites inquiries at the store of Mesfrs 7 Lafitte and Wm Brux. The note appears dated April 33 and references piano forte with extra keys.
Auction notice advertises 394 acres near Camp bellson and Cherokee Ponds with 30 to 35 acres cleared, log houses, an apple orchard, a spring, and a healthy location. Terms to be learned from Joseph Oy efq r col LeRoy Hammond of New Richmond or C D Hammond. Augusta date noted as Nov 38.
Handsome land tract of 250 acres with cleared front, timbered back, and two peach orchards. Includes new buildings on a commanding eminence with river and plantation views. Waterways suitable for cotton, grist mill, or raft transport to Savannah and Augusta. Offered by Col. LeRoy Hammond, C. Goodwin, and James F. Hail et al. with easy terms. Between 6 7000 acres timbered land nearby with a sawmill and grist mill open for sale too.
Advertisement from Samuel Allen on April 5 describes a likely five year old iron gray mare about 145 hands with a large bell and heavy colt. Breech from Tennessee, expected to travel to the upper part of the state by May 1. Reward for capture and return. contact Little Spirit Creek twelve miles below Angola.
Letters from Dr William B Hall and others praise the New London Bilious Pills as a safe effective public medicine. Endorsements note ease of use for travelers and potential cost savings, with claims of superior relief for bilious conditions and cathartic needs. The product is sold wholesale by Watson and Herbert in New London.
The text lists appropriations for 1808 covering the treasury register and staff salaries, stationery and printing, books and charts for treasury use, fuel and contingent expenses, public accounts printing, and building security. It also details pay for war department accountants, clerks in paymaster and purveyor offices, navy office expenses, post office staff, loan office clerks, surveyor general, land surveyors, mint officers, and various engravers and clerks across branches. Amounts are given in dollars and cents for each item.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.