18 Sep 1812
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1812
Page
1
Authorized notice announces a candidate from Columbia county running for the State representation in the 13th United States Congress. The statement references the election date September 11 and identifies the candidate as seeking a seat in Congress.
We are authorized to announce several candidates for the U S House of Representatives seat from Richmond County. Names include Forsyth Bartr, Guascock Barton Axnen and others, each listed as seeking election following the resignation of Cobb and the assignment of BBYALL and related figures.
New shop at the sign of the Golden Waren in bd street near the Market offers Morocco slippers, ties, and a variety of children’s and men’s shoes in colors including blue green yellow and red. C Spear advertises a September 11 opening and a seeking of customers.
The Savannah Republic and Milledgeville Argus note a reward offer for private Elerted from the Encampment at Richmond Bath near Augusta. Described as 35, very dark, 82 inch tall with curled hair, he speaks broken English and goes by Shoemaker by profession. Reward payable upon apprehension or delivery.
A fragment indicates an execution or dispatch related to Phis Office described as neatness by B. Details are unclear and sourcing is partial.
Acts authorize the War Department to settle accounts for Lieutenant Colonel William D Beall and allow pay and emoluments as adjutant and inspector of the army at New Orleans from June 17 to November 24 in 1809. Funds come from money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. President pro tempore Crawford and Speaker Clay sign the act, approved June 24, 1812.
A broad act unites Alexandria and Washington DC laws for promissory notes and foreclosures. It extends relief provisions from 1803 to insolvent debtors, permits altered oath procedures, increases penalties for fraud, and standardizes judgments, executions, and real estate debt enforcement across the two counties.
The text outlines sections of a 1812 act detailing the reorganization of the army with regiment and company structures, additions to cavalry and dragoons, and the incorporation of prior military forces. It also records the discharge of William Peck from imprisonment with conditions to satisfy restitution to the United States.
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