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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1836
Page
5
The notice states publication occurs every Saturday morning and lists No. 261 Broad Street opposite the Masonic Hall as the working address for the operation.
The notice outlines pricing for semi weekly and weekly papers, with arrearage penalties and insertion rates. It covers advertisements for land or negroes sales by executors or guardians, sale notice timing, and required publication durations before sales or estate actions. It also explains postal remittance risk and publication rules for debtors and creditors notices.
Augusta diary item notes a dispute over ticket printing at the Constitutionalist Office and endorses Col. John H. Howard for a vacancy left by Gen Corena. It praises his withdrawal and other unnamed achievements.
A data line shows multiple individuals with numeric values alongside each name, including Atrona Cunvetann Brack Corres Corquitt Guanriann Dawson Haynes Hanrnsuam Hoxsey Jackson Jackson Kina Owens Nisner Towns Grascock with varying figures like 23,300 and 36,133.
The Nashville Republican of the 28th disputes a Charleston cholera tabulation note asserting cases at Augusta Georgia. It states no cholera cases occurred in Augusta and praises Nashville’s health, noting widespread illness inland but a healthy city through the past summer supported by sexton reports.
A note in the Chronicle admits the cotton packing weight was misstated in the Quick Wonk article. The correct range should be 320 to 330 pounds per bale instead of 220 to 230, with plans to publish the corrected figures in the next issue.
The article explains the majority of the manuscript after initial pages is illegible due to haste and carelessness. Editors state they have labored to publish the toasts accurately and urge writers to be more careful with press manuscripts.
A large Burke county dinner on September 28 at Waynesboro celebrates the Burke Hussars for their Creek campaign service. Toases honor Georgia soldiers and leaders, including Captain Byne and Major Arrow, with speeches praising patriotism, unity, and Southern rights amid Abolitionist opposition.
Reports detail daily cotton receipts and prices in Oct 1836 from Macon to New Orleans and Havre. Notes include river conditions, rail disruptions, and varying demand for new crop cotton, with bales arriving, sales figures, and price ranges around 16 to 20 cents per pound.
At his residence in Columbia County on the eighty first year of age Bia as Werenons a Revolution soldier who fought at Butaw Springs Gates defeat and other battles left a large family to mourn his loss. A Baptist Church member for years before death. At his residence in Columbia County Georgia on the 17th ultime Mr Phnnenick Brown aged 73 years enlisted at 17, joined Col commanded regiment later Gov Jackson and was at Ebenezer when the glorious...
News reached Cornwallis era veterans in Columbia County where a former member of the gallant regiment under Col. Jackson settled after the war. He reportedly married there and earned the esteem of many friends as the last surviving member of his unit.
The HE 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 by Alford Booth and Thomas Greene security Also two notes by Augustus L Lovett to the Subscriber for twenty five dollars each payable January next The above notes are Lost or Stolen.
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