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SATURDAY, September g, 1797.-
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
AND
GAZETTE of the STATE .
FREEDOM of nit PRESS and TRIAL bt JURY shall Kimain inviolate* Conjlitution of Georgia.
yUGUSTA: Printed fa JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State,* Ljjays, Articles of Intelligence, Advertijen.ents,
&V. will be gratefully received, and every kind of Printing performed. f Price Three Dollars per annum. 3
G E O II G I A.
jfv his Ex aHenry JARED IR Vv IN,
Governor avd Commander in Chi(J in
irr.i over the jaid State.
A Proclamation.
W HER CAS I have re
ceiv<*d information open oatc,
that ace rtain man By the name
oT I’-r Camps n, was n n the night of the
f’C vid inftrnt, in the county of Hancock
j n ,*,» f 3 jd R.r* t harbaroufly nuircercd
Jv some pe son cr persons unknown.
'{M ORDER THERE FO RE, Th r
f'Z rcroetrator or perpetrators of the a
for fair? atrocious crime rr*y he brought
so cnmJrffr. puntfhment, and to prevent as
far as peffible the like erormities in fu
ture I have thought fit to iflue this m
precHmath-n, rffertng a reward of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS to any pcrfrn
or se'for.s who {ball apprehend and bring
to jnfiice the afcrelaid murderer or mur
derers.
AND I DO HEREBY ftrLTy erjom
and require a’l officers ci* il and military
w-ithin this (late, to h* aiding and aflifiirg
in order that this my Proclamation may
be carried info due cfrVft.
C ICE, N under mv hand and the Great
Seal of the foul St ate, at the State -
Ilov/e in Louisville, this tenth
day of August, in the year of our
LORD eve ihon/and[even hundred
and ninety /even s andin tiff twenty -
Jeconl year oj American Inde
r bendence.
JARED IRWIN.
Br As o ovrrncr,
| John Milton, Sec*v.
| GOO SAVE THE STATE.
N O T 1 C E.
r j ''HE Ir fp'iflors of T' bacco at HAR
[ I RFS’s, the AUGUST A ard NEW
SAVANNAH WAREHOUSES, from
I the mary complaints that have been made
I to them on account of the tobacco hegf-
I heads being made too larm*, do hereby
I inform the planters of tobacco, that they
I will not receive ary hogfhea l over the
I size pointed out by law, w-hith is: For-
I ty nine inches in length, and thirty-one
I inches in the :i<i-g head ; and all over
I that (i'ze will be condemned to be cut
I with,uit to persons. It is recom-
I mended by the infpeftors of tobacco at
I the above mentioned wamhonfes, that
the planters do tie up ea; h plant in a
I bundle, as rhe'e a'e many inconvei.icn-
I ces /offered by its being prised loose.
I Augnjfa, Augvjt 23, 1797*
l Sixty Dollars RewarJ.
n DUN-A WA Y
j&ji TV ~f rcvt mack Swamp,
I /vkY cn (f,f 6 r h i n ft. a mulatto
fellow, named TOM hut
f u % calls him! If 1 horn as
I White, about 42 years of
I a«je, Jive feet 4. «r 5 inches high, [perks the
I Vrrzinia dialed, and i: very fund of liquor ;
I: it i.% fuppcf dhe will endeuv r to go to An-
I gvffa, where he will try to pass for a free
( nan, and into feme gentleman’s employ.
\ *>rnt to take core of horses, as he is very
■ Jjnd of that occupation.
I Che above reward, with all reafcnclt
K d irges will be paid to any perf -n delivering
I him to the fuhfcribtr at his plantation, venr
I the Siller, Fc r ry, or securing him in the
I goal e>(her in S ’vannah or A»gu-la.
I WILLIAM TAYLOR.
I Black Swamf}, July 2?, 1797.
I {£jf* Blank Bills ci Sale,
I Apprentices Indentures, JuJg
■ ment Bonds, and Mortga
■ ges, for laic at this Office.
Agreeable to an order of the honorable
the inferior court of the county of
Richmond,
WILL BE SOLD,
On Wtln efday the fourth of October next,
at the market-house m iugufla, between
the hours of ten and two o’clock, the fo!-
lowing trafls of land, pari of the real
efl.ite of Reuben C demon, late of the
county of Richmond, Efj. dec, viz.
57; acres oak and hickory
hna in Fraok'in county, originally grant
el to E’S’kiel Cloud, lying on Indian
creek, ail sides vacant at the time of fur
vey.
287 1 2 acres pine land in Washing
ton county, near the Oconee riv*r, ad
joining O ven Suliivan’i and vacant lands.
257 1-2 a-res pine land in the fame
counry, 00 the Bcaverlam fork of Rich
land creek, originally granted to Thomas
Shaw, bounded by vacant land at the time
of forvey,
287 t-2 acres ditto, lying in the fame
county, originally granted to di'to, ad
joining captain Zachariah Philips and
Stewart’s land.
287 1-2 ditto, lying in ditto, on the
Ohoonee river, adjoining Samuel Bran
ham’s and vacant land, granted to John
Killgore.
287 1-2 ditto, granted to Samuel
Branham, lying in ditto and on the fame
river, lands vacant on all sides.
287 1-2 ditto, lying in ditto, and on
the Ohoopee river and Mill creek, va
cant land on all sides, granted to Samuel
Underwood.
287 12 acres river land, lying in dit
to, on the Alatainah* river, adjoining
William David’s and William Green's
land, originally granted to Robert Pcr
litt.
*.OO acres of ditto, lying in Effingham
county, between Scull's creek and Sjke's
Bluff, adjoining Nichol'sand vacant land,
araiueJ to the said Reuben Coleman.
200 acres of ditto, lying in ditto, on
Ogechee river, between Scull’s creek and
Syke’s Bluff, adjoining Charlcton Mcezlt’s
land, grant' d to George Bryan.
300 acres ditto, lying in ditto, vacant
on all sides.
<750 acres river land, lying in Colum
bia county on Little river and Upton’s
creek, confifrated jnd fold as the proper
ty of James Greifon.
212 acres pine land, Richmond county,
adjoining Dyfart, Stallings and Pace’s
lands, granted to John Rhodes.
too acr-s of mixed highland, lying in
ditto, on Savannah river, adjoining Mar
bury’s former lines, late the property of
John Millcdge, Esq.
2jo acres river land lying in ditto, on
Savannah river, formerly the prop-rty of
George Galphin, dec. adjoining Ricket
fens and Rac’s ands.
One house and lot in the town of Aa
oulta, lately occupied by Tmomas SaiiJ
wich.
One jo acre lot in the rownfhipof Au
guda, occupied by Mr. Conrad Liver
man.
An 1 one house an! lot in the tovnnf
Louifvi.iC occupied by James Merriwe
ther, Esquire.
• Two ditto, unimproved.
For the benefit oi the heirs ard credi
tors of the said deteafed. Conditions
CASH.
JOHN C ATLETT, .
THOMAS B. SCOTT, V J
J AMES SCOTT, / |
JOHN SCOTT, J N
Augvfl 3, 1797.
ALMANACS
For die Year 1797,
Tor Nile at this Office.
GEORGIA.
By virtue of an order of the Honorable
the Inferior Court for the County of
Lincoln,
IV I L L BE SOLD ,
At the house of Abrer Tatom, on the
firff Sarurday in November next, the
following trafls of land in said county,
belonging to the estate of John Tatom,
deceased, for the benefit of the heirs
and creditors of the fame.
200 acres on Newford creek,
adjoining lands of Thomas Owens.
160 acres adjoining the above traft.
200 do. on Mill creek, adjoining
Rebrrr Harper and orhers. Con
ditions of faie C ASH.
ABEL TATOM, )_ ,
ABNER TATOM.s Ex rt *
COTTON GINNING.
I7KOM fomc alterations in my
GINS, /fed them caparlc of <Uanivg
aPout 1 20.' » oj greenfeed cvtt< n per day ;0/
covrfg the price in future will be two hun
dfei dollars each, to he paid as the. pur
chajer and myflj,may agree, excett thojr
who have complied wuh the terms of mi
former advr> f ij-mmt.
My intention is to efiabhjh with ccrvr
nient expedition, as many of those machines
through this jfate and South Carolina,
as will clean a conftderaolt part of the crop
of cotton now growing.
If the cleaning of rollon with wooden
rolirrs avd with the above mentioned expe
dition defrrves any encouragement from the
pu dic, l have no doubt of receiving it,
nor need they ary longer doubt the certain
ly of what I fay.
This I intend to be the lafl time that I
will pejler the good people of Georgia upon
the old Jubjtd of Cotton Ginning.
Wm. LONGS'I REET.
Who wants to Purchase ,
A lew theufand weight of good
seed coreON,
For which three dollars and'fifty cents per
hundred will be given, halj cash, the ba
lance in merchandize.
July iq, 1707.
Sheriff's Sale.
On the firt Tueiday in October next, at
the Court house of Lincoln county,
W I L L HE SOLD,
The following Trafts of land, viz.
350 acres second quality, ad
jtiuing I k mas IValtan and Stain Sim
mon’s, a good dwelling house, and all other
neerffury houses, lying on Mill creek ; taken
as the property of Benjamin Andrews, at
the inftnnt of H-,nr\ Srnerdtm.
Robert Hughes, D. S. L. C.
Augu't 26, 17^7.
SHERI El's SALE.
On the firft Tuefday in OHcber next, at
the court-houle in Greetifburough,
WILL B E SOLD,
The following trafls of land,
575 acres on the Oconee river,
adj wring Isaac 6>ewart’s land.
Aljo, zoo arm adjoining Moses Her
ring ; taken by execution as the. property
of Davis Grcfham and iTm. Filzpatruk,
commiffioncrs of tut court- houje and. goal of
Greene county, to fortify James tmerjon.
A. HE.-ikD, S. G • C.
July 3 1, r 797.
FO R SAL E,
TWO valuable Boat Hands
andayoung House Wench ; they
are all too well known in his place 10 need
any recommendation.— For tr>ms apply to
U. OLIVER.
July 24, 1797.
[Vol. XI. No. 570.]
MARSHAL'S SALES.
At the marker-houlc in Augusta, on the
firtt Tuefday in Oftober next, between
the houtaof 10 and a o'clock,
WILL BE SOLD*
The following lota or tratta of land,
pointed out by the execotort aa the
property of Macarten Campbell, dec.
to fatisfy an execution, viz.
P)NE lot in the town of Au
gujta t on the Bay, known by number
three, unjoining Benj . Harris.
One lot on Broaa-Jreet , »«faid tctvn,
known by number twenty-font, adjoining
the lot where Baxter 800 l ftJides.
A lot containing Jtx acres of land on a
hill about three mite* Jrom Augvjla, where •
on is a large and commodious duelling
houje with necefjury out houses . l 7 heJil ua
tiun renders it very valuable for a jammer
retreat.
A trail of land about Jive miles ahovb
Augujta containing about 300 acres, ad*
joining Pace’stand.
A negro man, a good boat hand,
ALSO,
- 1000 acres, waters eif Oconee, bounds
lanas jurveyedin the name of Crookjhunks,
ioco ditto ait to ditto,
1000 ditto ditto ditto,
1000 ditto ditto ditto,
1000 ditto ditto ditto,
1000 ditto * ditto ditto,
1000 ditto ditto ditto,
1000 ditto ditto ditto*
1000 ( ditto ditto ditto •
1000 ditto ditto ditto •
1000 ditto ditto ditto,
too acres on the waters of Oconee, bounds
surveyed and ditto.
20.000 acres on the waters of Appalachee
in the name of said Crookjhanks, bounds
ditto,
5000 acres , waters cf Appalachee,
8000 ceres, Broad river and Oconee
waters,
4JOO acres Broad river.
Levied on as the property of Patrick
Crookjhanks, to fatisfy an execution at the
fait of Samuel IVillifon, againjl the said
C rookjhanks, and pointed out by the plain
tiff’s agent.—~All the above lands were in
franklin county as the time of survey.
J. GREEN, D. M,
September 1, 1797.
MARSHAL’S SALE. "
At the market-houle in Augnfta on Mon
day the ißth/0f September next, be
tween the hours of to and 3 o’clock,
WILL BE SOLD,
"[7 IGHT negroes, two horses
and a mure; taken under execution
as the property of colonel James Stalling's,
to fatisfy Rurch id Ouvry pointed out by
the plaintiff's attorney.
J. GREEN, D. M.
Auguffa, Augu/t 19, 1797. #
sherlJfs sale.
On Tuelday the 3d day ofOflobrr next,
at the myrkei-houfe in Augusta, be
tween the hours of to and 3 o’clock,
WILL BE SOLD,
r pHE eastern moiety of lot No.
J 9 in Auouftn ; taken under execu
tion as the pr< perty of Stephen Evans, to
fatisty Sami. £nz>man; pointed out by
the plaintiff's attorney.
*7 hree- fourths of an acre of land, near
the ferry in Auyujfa , part of lot No. 6 l
taken unaer execution at the property if
Eomd. B. Hicks, to fatisfy Kennedy and
Parker, {minted out oy Wm. Kennedy.
Two (mail likely negroes; token under
execution as the proberty of Geo\ r t Walton,
Ere. 10 fatisfy William Sims. Conditions
Cash.
I.E7TS HARRIS, D. V. R. C.
1 Aagujia, AuguH 25, 1797\