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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1807
Page
7
A delegation from Radia to the Chinese court was refused at the capital. An officer delivered letters and gifts from the Radian emperor to his brother in China, who urged the mission to return. The piece notes naval strength shifts since Jefferson’s era and questions Florida purchase pricing.
The document cites a projected Cramerton population of 28,000 since the last census and notes naval activity at Halifax with 12 sail of ships of war. It also mentions a Governor’s proclamation in Lower Canada demanding oath allegiance by a set date and lists assorted prices for rum brandy and commodities like cotton, coffee, sugar, and tobacco.
Augusta September 19 notice informs holders in the Richmond and Columbia land lottery that their land counties chambers and districts may be learned by applying to the Chronicue Order and paying twenty five cents.
The item lists enslaved individuals by owners in South and Carolina areas and includes a verbatim, accusatory dispute about loyalties during the American Revolution. It then describes a July Fourth celebration in St Louis area with a long roster of speakers and patriotic aims, naming Jefferson, George Clinton, and others. The piece ends with a parade of memorials to regional figures and calls for virtue and liberty.
The piece defends General Moreau against Herald editor Mr. Hobby and argues for confidence in his leadership should war with England arise. It asserts Moreau's noble character, republican principles, and potential as a unifying, disinterested commander, contrasting regular and standing armies and warning against illiberal critique.
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