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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1809
Page
3
The Richmond Chronicle reports ongoing war news from Europe and Morocco, notes French defeats uncertain, and records economic shifts in cotton prices and exports. It lists state legislative returns by county and carries local candidate notices for clerk and sheriff positions in Richmond and neighboring counties.
The piece hopes for an Army of officers in the upcoming Legislature to guard frontiers and defend against invasions and Indian depredations. It suggests sergeants assist superior officers in building bridges roads drain trees erecting watch posts and erecting a Chinese wall to separate from the Sioux along the Missouri River.
A mixed race man named David claims ties to Mr. Carr NifGhee in Abbevile District and a man Tom identifies as Jackey from Pucotaligo is involved. In Kefshin Jail two Africans, a male and a female, cannot speak English and show country marks while wearing homespun. one has a missing upper tooth.
The document announces Joan Diamrienac Esq as a candidate for Sheriff of Richmond County at the upcoming election. It also states Francis Mann as a candidate for Clerk of the Inferior Court in the same September election.
Public notices announce sheriff sales and land auctions across multiple counties. Listings include 125 acres pine land in Warren on Joes Creek, 150 acres near Rocky Comfort, 450 acres by Brier Creek, and additional parcels tied to Samuel Skelly David Robertson and others. Also advertised are a Spirit Creek plantation of 340 acres, a 244 acre Lincoln County tract near Savannah River, and administrator actions for Robert Tarver and James Hogg estates.
Notice cites Crawford's Digest page 199 describing the oath required to vote. It details age 21, tax payment, six months residency, U S citizenship, and state inhabitance as conditions to vote for Legislature and County Officers. It urges arrearages payment by October at the Augusta courthouse, with Holland McTyre presiding.
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