Fires Cripple Key American Factories Prompting Debate
A citizen contends the series of factory fires in New Jersey Delaware and Philadelphia plus a cotton bagging plant in Frankfort Kentucky and a hemp factory in Louisville should force Congress to decide if intercourse with Britain should continue. The writer cites insurance notices and questions about agent authority and security for injured property amid suspicions of deliberate arson or lax oversight.
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Jersey
Delatvare
Whode Diland, &c
Hutter and Harrison
Philadelphia
Louisville
Kentucky
Frankfort
Congress
Tr. James’s
England
Harriton
Baltimore Federal Gazette
Pheenix Company
Cannings
European Titles and Global Events Amid War News
Augusta Sept 2. News notes a flood of royal titles, then reports on leaders moving, Congress plans, and European conflicts. The President and department heads left the city, Cadwallader HQ in Philadelphia, while Britain eyes an expedition. French and Austrian armies clash as Copenhagen’s hero looms.
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George
Philadelphia
Cadwallader
Copenhagen
Europe
Supermania
Holy Father
Georgia
England
Stolen dark brown horse from Augusta subscriber stable
Notice reports a dark brown horse stolen on the night of September 26 from a subscriber’s stable near Augusta. The horse is about fifteen hands, eight years old, with blaze, white socks, natural trotter, and rides with great speed. Reward of twenty dollars plus charges for the horse and ten dollars for apprehending the thief Benjamin Hall named as suspect.
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Benjamin Hall
Augusta
Office Relocated to Corner House Near Marketplace
The Augusta Chronicle informs readers that the newspaper office has moved to the Corner House opposite the Marketplace on the south side of Broad Street. All favors will be received and attended to punctually as of August 26.
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Augusta Chronicle
Seed and seedling vendor offers drum head cabbage and turnip seeds
Advertises Freso Drum head and Sugar Loaf Cabbage Seed Pest Large Turnip Seed and other seeds from Thomas C Ruffell near the Market in Augussia. Notes best sowing times June to August and warns of nondegenerating winter feed from Early Yorks. Also reports a runaway slave named Aaron from Maryland with a bay horse valued at twenty dollars and a reward offered for capture and delivery to Seaborn Jones in Augusta Georgia.
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Thomas C. Ruffell
Augussia
York
Sheriff’s Sale Listing for Augusta Properties and Pine Land
The sheriff announces a sale at the Augusta Market-house of city lots Nos. 86 and 87 with improvements bounded by Green Street Centre Street Telfairs Street and Mrs. Gordon’s lot to satisfy a mortgage foreclosure for the late Anani as Cooper. Also 1244 acres of pine land in Richmond County near Cupboard Creek adjoining Mrs. Bugg and Gen. Glascock to satisfy various executions. A Rhodes sheriff marks the notice dated September 21.
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City of
Augusta
Green Street
Centre Street
Telfairs
Gordon
Ananias Cooper
Charles Snowden
Richmond County
Cupboard Creek
Bugg
Glascock
Samuel Buge
R. A. Rhodes
Notice to sell Burke county lands of Sarah Kneney dec
Nine months after publication an application will be made to the Inferior Court of Burke county for an order to sell two parcels of land belonging to the estate of Sarah Kneney dec one parcel of 120 acres on Fitzs branch adjoining the estate of Fredrick Rheney dec and another of 100 acres on the waters of Rockey Creek adjoining lands of Frederick Rheny dec and the subscriber for the heirs and creditors of the dec Shioa Asterfill executor September 2,iy
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Inferior Court
Burke County
Sarah Kneney
Fitz’s
Fredrick Rheney
Rockey Creek
Frederick Rheny
Shioa Aaterfill
Court House Notices of Debts and Property Sale in Warren County
On the first Tuesday next, at the Court House in Warren County, creditors list payments to various individuals totaling many dollars and cents, with notes of cattle, cotton, and household goods levied to satisfy executions. Property including land, livestock, tools, and household items are ordered sold under attachments for Samuel Williams and Samuel Jackson, with the sale conducted by the Inferior Court and returned to the constable.
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Warren Counery
Jonathan Owens
Clement Burke
Betitha Burke
Moses Hill
Wm. White
Reuben M‘gee
Bray Warren
Benjamin Story
Reuben
M‘gee
Reuben Stanford
Severn Burke
Winder Hillman
John Williams
Dennis Burke
John Hamilton
Reuben M'Gee
Robi Mitchell
Robert Mitchel
Saml. Williams
Warren County
Big Brier Creek
Samuel Wade
Thomas’ Hogans
Samuel Jackson
Ala Newsom
Ballle
P. S
Obscure Ad Notice From Columbia South Carolina
Fragmentary notice from Columbia lists sale of an occllent quality item from the hills of Mr Waring. It mentions friends and encouragement of the Columbian man character, with a date or marker at 9 unclear.
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Waring
Columbia
South Carolina
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Asia
Stich
Fabyee
Geldsmith
NEWS
Cuba
Jones and Semmes
St. Tammany Society
Lois Society
Grand Sachem
Aaron
Maryland
G. Sibbald
G. Walker Ely
S. L
United States
Seaborn Jones
Sheriff’s Sale
A. Newton
W. Pape
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