Vengeful Virginia Damsel in Civil War Spy Tale
Jeanne Beaufort, a Virginia planter’s daughter, loses family in 1864 and becomes a Confederate spy. She travels from Richmond to Baltimore, poses as Alice Trent, learns telegraphy, and faces Parson John Kennedy and Captain Armitage while a web of capture, escape, and staged intrigues unfolds with Morgan seeking revenge. Keys include a tattooed arm device and a warned trap that backfires.
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Jeanne Beaufor
Kennedy
Washington
Jeanne
Richmond
John Kennedy
D. D
Laver
Morgan
Baltimore
Alice Trent
John Armitage
Jean
Parson Kennedy
Secret Service
Armitage
Armitge
Miss Beaufort
Visian Morgan
Fogarty
Schmidt Henderson
Skinner
Armstrong
Jeanne Beaufort
Caldwells
Trents
White House
Henry Morgan
Tyre
Parson
Black Street
Supposing it were Armitage Jeanne Cannot Act
Jeanne frets over Armitage's possible death threat to the man she loves and lies awake unable to sleep as Chapter VIII unfolds.
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Armitage
Jeanne
Not War but Murder A Cabin Confrontation Ends In Fire
In a tense exchange Armitage confronts Kennedy accusing murder as they face a perhaps fatal fate. Armitage declares plans to vanish them and secures a candle to ignite a dangerous end, leaving the scene with a vow of disappearance as the story continues.
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Armitage
John Armitage
Parson Kennedy
North Carolina Land Entry in Elk Township Seeks Patent
Don Hays locates and enters 25 acres along Yadkin Elk Creek in Elk township starting at a chestnut tree near Tom Wheeler's corner. The survey traces Wheeler and Cook lines to the top of a ridge and back to the beginning. Entered April 19, 1927 by Entry Taker H J Hardin.
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State of North Carolina
Watauga County
Don Hays
Yadkin Elk Creek
Elk Township
Tom Wheeler
Wheeler
S. C. Wheel
C Wheeler
J. P. Cook
Cook
M. L Cook
Ridge
H. J. Hardin
Notice of Affidavit and Warrant of Attachment
In Avery County North Carolina the Superior Court action cites Minnie Lusk Lockett as plaintiff alleging damages for personal injuries from an automobile incident. The defendant a non resident is notified of an affidavit sworn May 5 1927 and a warrant of attachment issued May 6 1927 returnable June 15 1927 at the Clerk's Newland office.
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State of North Carolina
County of Avery
Minnie Lusk
Avery County
Newland
Said County
Entry Notice for 15 Acre Land Entry in Moody’s Area
Entry notice records Myrtle Shull entering fifteen acres in Shulls Mills township along Moody’s waters. Location starts at a pine stump near J C Shuil’s heirs line and follows property corners with J A Woodie and others back to the starting point. Entered May 17 1927. Entry Taker record references Arthur White courses.
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State of North Carolina
Watauga County
Myrtle Shull
Moody’s
Shulls Mills
J. C. Shuil
J. A. Woodie
H. J. Hardin
Arthur White
Notice of Mortgagee's Sale in Watauga County
Mortgagee announces sale of property in Watauga County on June 20 1927 between 10 am and 2 pm at the courthouse door. Property described as 1.5 acres along Laurel Branch with bounds including chestnut, pine, and a branch line. Obiligation secured by B C Hodges and Blanche Hodges to J R H Vannoy dated September 21 1925 for $150 due March 21 1927.
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B. C. Hodges
Blanche Hodges
Register of Deeds
Watauga County
Watauga Couty
Laurel Branch
Bowle
J . R. H. Vannoy
Notice of Trustee's Sale of Land in Boone
Public notice announces the foreclosure of Lots 16 17 and 18 in the J. S. Stanbury addition Boone due to default on a December 1 1925 deed of trust by G W Ward and Mabel Ward. John E Brown as trustee schedules sale June 16 1927 at noon at the courthouse door in Watauga County.
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G. W. Ward
Mabel Ward
J. S. Stanbury
Register of Deeds
Watauga
Cherry
Cherry Street
Beoe
Boone
John E. Brown
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Henry Jay Lee
Harold MacGrath
Pennsylvania Avenue
Armit
9Age
Sena
Sugene Eller
Superior Court
Avery Co
Flet
BY C. M. Payne
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