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Newspaper
Georgetown Gazette
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1801
Page
4
Fragmentary verse reflecting memories of youth, parents, a beloved Laura, and a tale of love and loss. The speaker recalls early joys, a tender father and mother, a distant friend, a rival fate, and a longing to forget but finds solace in memories of “Such things were.”
Dover reports Lord Nelson remains in the Downs waiting to replace forces at the Nore. French gunboats and brigs attempted to reach Calais but dark conditions and wind aided their escape. Our squadron blocked Calais, with French vessels moored near their position as ships sail from Blankney under a brisk east wind.
The advertisement offers a pounding mill on Sandpit plantation to process 25 to 30 barrels of rice daily and a cotton gin to clean and gin 5 to 600 pounds of cotton daily. It notes a flat can come from Dr Blyth’s point with 2000 bushels of rough rice to the mills in one title. Robert Grant advertises sale of the mills two saw mills and lands totaling 4 to 5000 acres at Waterfield June 17 180%.
Crosbys and Murrays announce a sale of wine rum old French brandy spirits Havana sugars mustard pepper allspice raisins almonds preserved ginger tamarinds hair powder silk belts morocco leather slippers psalters Bibles prayer books and a wide dry goods assortment with cheap prices and short credit for punctual customers starting August 29.
For sale the house and lot occupied by Mr Francis Shackelford including a time 16 boy head and a smart 16 years old. Terms apply. October 2.
A list of novels and series available for purchase with formats listed as 2 volumes or 3 volumes, including titles such as The Cousins of Shivas Eliza Emily of Lucerd Abbasiai Azalais and Aimar and Fairy Tales. Prices noted in old currency and fractions.
A parcel of SCHOOL BOOKS offered for sale including Dilworth's Assistant Child's Instructor Monitor Looking Glass for the Mind Scott's Lessons and various grammars dictionaries geographies and arithmetic texts. Also thirty reams foolscap writing paper and pasteboard. July.
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