15 Oct 1836
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1836
Page
1
Public notice states publication occurs every Saturday morning at No 261 Broad Street opposite Masonic Hall. No additional details or dates are given.
The notice lists subscription rates for semi weekly and weekly papers with advance or end of year payments. It details ad rates by insertion frequency and minimum charges, rules for limited insertions, and publisher risk on money remittances. Also outlines legal sale notice periods for land or enslaved people and notices for debtor creditors and estate actions.
Augusta October 12 1836 editorial notes that tickets were printed at the Constitutionalist Office and congratulates Col John H Howard on his nomination to fill Gen Corena's vacancy. It praises his withdrawal and the beneficial results achieved, hoping the nomination is conferred.
The report lists names with associated numeric figures for several individuals including Atrona Cunvetann Brack Corres Corquitt Guanriann Dawson Haynes Hanrnsuam Hoxsey Jackson Jackson Kina Owens Nisner Towns Grascock, highlighting a final total of 36,133 for Grascock.
The Nashville Republican rebuts a Charleston cholera report claiming Augusta, Georgia had cases. It asserts no cholera cases occurred there and lauds Nashville's health records, noting the interior state was sickly but the city remained healthy all summer per Sexton reports.
The writer of Quick Wonk notes a misprint in the Cotton packing at Col Hanmann's Plantation. Bales were mis-stated as 220 to 230 pounds but should be 320 to 330 pounds. The Chronicle will publish the corrected figure in the next issue.
The article explains that the larger portion of the manuscript is extremely illegible due to haste and carelessness. Despite this, the publishers state they have worked hard to publish the toast list accurately and urge writers to be more careful with future submissions.
A Burke county dinner on September 28 in Waynesboro hosted by Burke citizens for the Burke Hussars in tribute to their Creek campaign service. About 600 guests attended as toasts honored Georgia, Washington, southern rights, abolitionists, and local leaders with speeches by Capt Brxx and others.
The letters note rising receipts and improving cotton quality as river levels fall and rail disruption hampers transport. Prices shown include 16 to 20 cents for old and new crop, with new crop prime cotton fetching higher, and quick shipments to Havre and domestic markets affected by weather and infrastructure. Data cover bales arriving, cleared shipments, and market sentiment across multiple ports.
At his residence in Columbia County Georgia an elderly Revolutionary War veteran who fought at Butaw Springs and Gates’s Defeat dies in his eighty first year. He left a large family and was long a Baptist church member. Also noted is the death at his residence in Columbia County of Mr Phnnenick Brown aged 73, who enlisted at 17 and served under Col Jackson before Ebenezer.
News of the shredder of Cornwallis reached that place. After the war had ended he settled in Columbia county, where he has since married and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of a large number of friends. He was, as far as he knew, the last one of the gallant band which composed the regiment under Col. Jackson.
The subscriber warns all persons from trading for three promissory notes dated September 12 1835 to Augustus L L Lovett and payable January 1 1837 to him or bearer secured by Alford Booth and Thomas Greene. Also two notes by Augustus L L Lovett payable to the subscriber for twenty five dollars each due January next. The above notes are lost or stolen.
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