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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1809
Page
7
Letters from General Armstrong discuss the brig Carolina and the Caro line with hopes for a naval negotation within six weeks. The North American reports Pope Pius VII excommunicating Napoleon Bonaparte for the invasions since February 1808.
An authority notes Hungarian vines propagated near Hagerstown Maryland show strong success. Emigrants from Hungary planted vineyards three years ago, distances five to eight feet, with plough work dominant. Vines flourish, bear abundantly, and promise ample wine production. similar vineyards exist on the Monongahela in Pennsylvania.
Augusta report covers Tennessee election results with Willie Blount’s governor win, notices on a new Lunatic Asylum in New York, a historical society formation, and a critique of political corruption. It also details Richmond county election disputes, embargo chatter, and a sales pitch for Thomas J. Wray & Co. drugs and a new jewelry and lapidary shop run by L. A. Lawrence & Co with watchmaking and engraving services.
The letter claims Capt. Samuel Egg granted a deed to land bequeathed by his father but has kept the heirs out for 21 years. It accuses the recipient of profiting from the land and asks for division per the will, noting a ten dollar payment to trespassers. The writer urges settlement within a shorter period.
The subscribers will offer their stock of goods for sale on terms advertised until November 16. If not disposed of, a public sale will occur on that day. Payment terms vary by amount from 60 days to 4 months with approved security required in town. The Brick House they occupy is to be let. Ross Brown & Co. October 21.
Separate proposals will be received at the Office of the Secretary for the Department of War until noon October 25 for supplying all rations required for U S use from June 1 1810 to June 30 1811. Locations include Niagara Detroit Michilimackinac Fort Wayne Chicago Belle Fontaine Fort Osage Belle Vue and posts in Ohio Illinois Indiana Louisiana Mississippi Orleans Maine New Hampshire and nearby territories.
A dated notice details places within several states where troops may be stationed or recruited, naming Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware Virginia North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. It also outlines a contract proposal for rations including beef pork bread rum whiskey brandy and other provisions with pricing adjustments and delivery requirements for western ports and fortified posts. The document also mentions a dancing school proposal in Augusta and offers a notice seeking an owner for a runaway slave in Richmond.
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