Strange Marriage on the New Orleans Docks 1829
In 1829 William Fitzpatrick, heir to a vast Mississippi Valley estate, marries Susan Hayes under urgent pressure to secure her fortune. Susan narrates a grim guardianship by Uncle Nathan Hayes who aims to seize her wealth if she fails to wed. The couple travels upriver toward Vicksburg and Natchez as Susan reveals a convoluted family plot.
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William Ktzpades
New Orleans
Fitzpatrick
Mississippi Valley
Samuel Fitzpatrick
William
Bordeau
America
William Fitzpatrick
William Speathless
Susan Hayes
Susan
Vicksburg
Natchez
Warren Hayes
Nathan Hayes
Nathan Havos
Joe Havos
Joe Hayes
Nathan
Campaign to Stamp Out Rabies-Infested Foxes
Taylor County Board of Commissioners adopts a rule paying a reward of 2.00 for each fox head delivered to authorities near town. Foxes in the area are rabies infected and attacking livestock, leading to kills. reward aims to reduce livestock losses amid food shortages.
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Taylor County Board of Commissioners
Veteran Subdivision Planned Near Columbus City Limits
J T Lester announced a $3,000,000 veterans subdivision named Lesters Meadows in Columbus. The 180 acre tract outside city limits will start construction soon and finish by April 1947 with 390 homes planned and 30 already sold from blueprints. Homes feature stucco brick veneer or frame in 25 two bedroom and 20 three bedroom designs priced from 6000 to 7800 dollars.
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Columbus
J. T. Lester
Lester
Lester’s Meadows
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Ft. Valley
Odd Lot
P. Coats
J. & P. Coats
Hershey
Colgate
Bliss
Fleetwood
Lord Calvert
Swan White
Perthc
Ugs
Child’s
Red Rockers
Bazemore
Department Store
Georgia