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For sale
A GAt four wheel CARRIAGE and HARNESS, near
ly new. Apply to R. & J. HABERS HA Id*
june 25 75 ^
tiaiuv ot'tne State of Georgia.
The stockholders of the Bank of the State of Georgia
are hereby notified, that the second instalment of twenty
per centum will be received at the State Bank in Savan
nah; and for the accommodation of westerfr stockhold-
llolli «MtU 1U1 LllU av<vt/llIlU''UAUUIl VI IfVJWiti L tAVUavj VII
ers, an agent will be ap pointed to attend at the Bank of thirty days.
Court-T-Cliatham comity.
Afay'l'erm, 1816.
Nathaniel^ Adams, (Stephen F. Williams, Jacob Falun,
Lewis Turner, grand jurors, and Geo*ge LOw, Rode
rick M’Leod, Ezekiel Yamell, John G. Scheurman, Sa
muel M. Mordecii, Henry Haupt, Gabriel W. Denton,
petit jurors, having heen duly summoned to attend this
court, and being in default, Ordered, That the said
grand-jurors be fined forty dollars, and the sajdpetit-
juro^s twenty dollars each, unless good and sufficient
excuse, on oath, be filed in the clerk’s office Within
Augusta for that purpose also, from the first of August
next. The holders of-stock are required to pay this in
stalment within six months from the time of subscribing
for the same, in specie or notes of the Banks of Georgia.
W. B. Bulloch, president.
The editors of newspapers throughout the state are
requested to publish the above, and forward their bills for
p- vm* at. Savannah, 25th June, 1816—‘—75
bix and a quarter Cents*
REWARD
Will be paid for delivering to the subscriber, THOMAS
BRADLEY, an indented apprentice, belonging to this
office, who absconded last Wednesday morning. He is
about fifteen years old, four feet nine inches high, stout
mad^ has blue eyes and fair skin, much freckled in the
face, pleasing countenance—when spoken to hangs
down his head; but answers quick, and is very plausi
ble and shrewd in his reply. He may attempt to pass
by the name of Thomas Payne. Had on when he went
away a pair of yellow nankeen pantaloons, and a dark
brown coat. All persons are cautioned against harbor
ing, employing, or concealing him, and meters of ves
sels are forbid carrying him off, as the law will be put in
force on conviction. FREDERICK S. FELL,
june 26—76
An Ordinance
To amend an ordinance, entitled aw ordinance to al
ter and amend an ordinance, entitled an ordinance to
amend and consolidate the different ordinances for
raising a fund for the support of a watch in the city of
Savannah. i
Whereas, the power given to the Treasurer of this ci
ty, by the above recited ordinance, passed the 3d of Ja
nuary, 1812, of imposing assessments where no returns
have been made at the periods designated in said ordi
nance—is deemed irregular, and leaves too much to the
authority and discretion of said Treasurer in ascertaining
and fixing the amounts of said assessments: And where
as, great inequality is produced iqthe collection of taxes
imposed by said ordinance on commission s ties, by the
said ordinance not requiring transient or temporary resi
dent merchants, and others, selling on commission, to
make returns at oilier periods, than those, designated in
said ordinance; fok remedt whereof,
1st. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the
city of Savannah, and it is hereby ordained by the authori
ty of the saineg That, from and immediately after the pas
sing of this ordinance, the Treasurer of this city shall
give notice in’the Gazettes of this city, for the space of
ten davs, that he will receive returns from all those w ho
have failed to uiake their returns at the periods desig
nated in said ordinance, or who are still in art-ears for
taxes imposed by said ordinance on commission Sales.
2d. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid:
That, upon the failure of nay person or persons so to
make his or their return or returns, the said Treasurer
shall be, and he is hereby authorised, aided by two or
more citizens, to be nominated and appointed by the
Mayor, within five days after the expiration of said no.
tice—to proceed to assess the person or pprsohs so fail
ing to make his- or their return or returns of goods,
wares and merchandize (with the exceptions contained
in said ordinance) sold by him or them on commission,
according to the best information he the said Treasurer,
and the citizens associated with him can obtain; and after
such assessments shall have been completed, it shall, and
is, hereby, declared to be tlie duty of the Treasurer to lay
the same in the form of a report, signed by him and the
citizens associated with him as aforesaid, before the next
regular meeting of Council, winch shall take place after,
the completion of said assessments.
3d. Be it farther ordained by the authority aforesaid, That
after the said report of the treasurer and citizens shall
•have been submitted to council, the clerk of council
shall give notice in the gazettes of this city, tliat appeals
will be allowed from the assessments of said report, to be
determined at the next regular meeting of council: and
if after such notice no appeals are entered, it shall be tiifc
duty of the said treasurer to issue executions against every
and ^11 persons for the amounts assessed in said report.
4th. Be it further ordained by t/w^uthority aforesaid,
That in future, where any person or persons permanently
june
Extract from the minutes,
Job T. Bolles, elk.
11—69
Notice.
All person* having demands'against the estate of John
H. Dbuhell, dec. and those indebted are requested to call
on C. H. Hayden, and settle the same, who is authorised
to transact the business of said estate.
Ann Deubell.
june 25 cm -7-5
ex rx
Savannah, May.11, 1816.
Present their honors judge Johnson and judge Stephens.
In consequence of an act of Congress having passed,
changing thestimes and places of the sitting of this court,
so that the next co*urt for th£ district will be holdcn at
at’this place‘on die 14th day of December next; and
whereas by die said act, power is given to this cdurt to
make such rules and orders as may be necessary to pre
vent delay of justice *hnd injury to parties; it is ordered,
that die next (jury to be drawn, shall be drawn and sum
moned to me et at this place in pursuance of the said act,
and diat all writs, and process of ali kinds, issued return
able to the term in course at Milledgeviile, shall be held
returnable to the court next to be hoideu at this place;
and diat the parties be required to appear accordingly
to plead or prosecute; and it is further ordered, that the
act of Congress on the foregoing subject, together widi
this order, be published by the clerk of diis court for two
niondis during die ensuing vacadon.
Extract from the minutes of the sixth circuit court of
the United States, for the District of Georgia.
John J. Bulloch, clerk.
residing in this city, and selling goods, wares and mer
chandize on commission (widi die exceptions contained
in said ordinance) shall fail to make returns at the pe-
. riods mentioned in said ordinance, it shall be tile duty
of said treasurer, aided and assisted as aforesaid to make-
assessments on the defaulters, and to report to council
in the manner herein before directed, upon which die
clerk of council shall give notice, and appeals allowed,
and executions issue in the manner as is also herein
before directed.
* 5th. Be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid,
That ail transient merchants or persons coming to tills
city for the purpose of residing within its limits tempo
rarily, or for a few montiis, shall, at die expiration of
every tWo months after said temporary residence shall
have commenced, make a true and just return upon oath
to the treasurer, of all goods, wares and merchandize
-(with the exceptions aforesaid) sold by them on commis
sion, and pay to the said treasurer the taxes and: assess
ments due thereon: and upon failure to make’th e said
returns and to pay tin said taxes or assessments, it shall
be the duty of the treasurer forthwidi, aided and assisted
by citizens as before mentioned, to assess the said per
sons, and report the same to council, and if, after notice
-by the clerk of council as before mentioned, no appeals
are entered by said defaulters, it shall tiien be the duty of
the treasurer to issue executions for the amounts specified
and contained in the report aforesaid.
6th. And be it farther -jrdainejfaby the authority aforesaid,
Thafany person against whom an execution shall issue,
■pursuant to the directing of this ordinance, may, on appli
cation to the Mayor for a suspension of said tW cution, ..mi
payment of costs, which may have accrued, be permitted
to make a return on oath .of goods, wares and merchan
dize, (with the exceptions aforesaid) sold by him on com
mission, which return shall be made to the Clerk of
Council, and by him laid before the next regular meet
ing of Council; and it shall be decided at their meeting,
after hearing the party against whom the execution niay
have issued, whether it is just and right, that another exe
cution shull issue for an assessment made conformably to
eaid returns.
7th. Be it further ordained, That the following fees
shall be allowed, to the assistant assessors, treasurer and
•clerk, under this ordinance: Assistant Assessors, for
•each assessment made with the treasurer, and certifying
same, to each assessor, J§2, 00—Treasurer,"for every as
sessment, g5,00; for every executiomgl, 00; on sales of
goods, the same charges and fees, as allowed to the she
riff—Clerk of Council', for notifying time of appeal, to be
paid by each defaulter, g00, 50; for filing return, al ter as
sessment made, gl, 00; for entering appeal, pursuant to
’ this ordinance, g2, 00.
8tli. And be it further orrlained by the authority aforesaid,
That so much of tlie before recited ordinance, which
militates with, or, is repugnant to this ordinance, be, and
the same is hereby repealed.
In Council, Savannah, 17th June, 1816,
[L. S.] Attest,
. PijfSed,
AN ACT. •
For the more convenient arrangement of the times fhd
places of holding tlie circuit Courts of the United States,
for tlie District of South Carolina and Georgia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa
tives of the United States of America, in Congress assem
bled, that from and after the first dayjfcf June next, the
Circuit Courts in and for the sixth circuit of the United
States, shall be held at the following times and places,
and no others; that is to say,- for the District of Georgia,
at Savannah, on the fourteenth day of December in every
year, and at,Milledgeviile, on the sixth day of May in
evert year; for the District of South Carolina, at Charles
ton, on the twentieth day of November in every year, and
at Columbia on the twentieth day of April in everv year,
and the Circuit Court for the said Districts respectively,
or the Circuit iudg«feof the said Sixth Circuit is authori
sed and required to make all such rules and orders as
may Ire necessary to cany into effect the change in time
and (jl&F of holding the said courts according to the true
intentxftd meaning of tins act. H. CLAY.
Speaker of the house of representatives\
* JOHN GAILLAltD,
President of the senate pro-tcinpor
April 24, 1816—approved,
JAMES o:
june 16—AT.-S71^
STATE
NOTICE.
The Commissioners appointed bf the president of the United States, to syperintend.at Augusta, (Ga.) the
scriptioRs towards constituting the capital of the BANK OF THE UNITED STATES, hereby give notice,
■ — Jay of April last, entitled “An Act to incorporate the S /
conforr nity to an act of congress, passed on the tenth day
* . — . A vr . > f. . . ii 1 knnVO
when the saipe will be closed. , . ., . „
That any individual, company,-corporation, or state, may subscribe for any number of shares of the capital of
said bank, not exceeding three thousand shares, and at the time of Subscribing, there must be paid on each sh ar v
'five dollars in gold or silver coin of the United States, or of foreign coins, and twenty-five dollars more i n ijt ’
coin or in fuifeed debt, in the manner following^ that is to say, the payments in coin must be made in gold or s j»
ver cotffef the United States, or in gold coin of Spain or the dominions of Spam, at the rate of one hundred ce m '
for every twenty-eight grains and sixty hundredths of a grain of the actual weight thereof, or in other forei^
gold or silver coin, at the several rates prescribed by the first section of an act regulating the currency of foreil),
coin in the United States, passed on the 10th day of April, 1806; that is to sav,
The gold coins of Ggeat Britain and Portugal, tlie rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-seven grains
of the actual tteight thereof. • „
The gold coins ofrFyance, at the rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-seven grains and two fifths of a
grain of the actual weight thereof. , . . . , _ , „
Spanish milled dollars at tiie rate of one hundred cents for each, the actual weight whereof shall not be l ess
than seventeen nenny weights and seven grains, and in proportion for the parts of a dollar—crownsofFrar.ee
at the rate of one hundred and ten cents for each crown, the actual weight whereof shall not be less than
* eighteen penny weights and seventeen grains, and in proportion for the parts of a crown.
The payments made In the funded debt of tlie United States, will be received at the following rates, thatij
to say,
The funded debt bearing an interest of six per centum per annum, at the nominal'or par value thereof; th-
* * ' - ’ * " • * ♦- ‘ -"ty-five dollars fci ever'
funded debt bearing* an inrerest of three per centum per annum, at the rate of sixty-
sum of one hundred'dollars of tile nominal amount thereof; and the funded debt bearing an interest of sever
per centum per annum, at tlie rate of on hundred and six dollars ahd fifty-one cents, for every sum of one j
hundred dollars of the nominal amount thereof; together with the amount of the interest accrued on the said
several denominations of funded debt, to be computed aqd allowed to tlie-first July.—Provided nevertheless, That
it shall be incumbent on the subscribers to produce such evidence as may be satisfactory to the commission
„ ers that tlie inter* st has not been paid—for which purpose a certificate from the commissioner of loans wifi
be required—and .
That at tlie time and place of subscribing each and every subscriber must deliver to the Commissioners %
certificates of funded debt, for tiie funded debt proportion of then* respective subscriptions, together with a power
of attorney, in the form following: that is to say,
« Know all men by these presents, that I
of the state of
subscriber for
shares of the capital of tiie Bank of the United States, do hereby authorise and empower Edward Har
den, James S. Walker, and John Camming, or a majority of them, Commissioners for superintending
the subscriptions at Augusta, in tlie state of Georgia, in person, or by substituteto transfer in due forni -
scribers in tiit*nunnee bv l .w directed, the said funded debt shall be of a greater amount than shall
be necessary to complete the payments of the funded debt portion for the shares to be apportioned
only so much of tiie funded deli*shall be transferred by virtue of the power' and authority hereby
given, as siKill be necessary to complete such payments.
Witness my hand and seal, this —— day of » 1616. _
Signed and delivered, >
in the presence of J
Notice is hereby given,
That, agreeably to acts passed during the last session
of congress—
1. The duties on licenses to retailers will, from the 31st
of December, 1816, be reduced to those payable accord
ing to the act of August 2,1813. These licenses will be
granted for a .year, except in case of an application for a
.license to retail between the 30th day of June and the
’lst of January next, which will be granted for a period
that will expire on the 31st of December next, on pay
ing a sum which shall bear the same proportion to tlie
duty for a year, according to the existing rates, as tiie
time for which the license may be granted shall bear to
a year.
2. That the duties oh spirits, distilled within the
United States, will cease after the 30th of June, 1816, to
which period returns must be made of tiie spirits that may
be distilled on or before that day. ■
3. That after the 30th day of June, 1816, new rates of
duties on licenses, for stills and boilers, will take efitet,
which rates are as follows, in cents, fur each g-allon of
tlieir capacity.
DOMESTIC materials.
N. B. Tlie wording of tiie power must be changed when necessary to meet the cases of subscriptions by coir.,
panics, corporations, or states; and the parties should, acknowledge the execution of the power before a ma.
gistrute, who wiR certify the same Under his hand and seal in tiie usual form.
The Commissihners iurte adopted tiie following regulations in receiving Subscriptions.
The payments, as well in com as in funded debt of any number of subscribers may be consolidated the pay.
ments of coin into one sum, and tiie funded debt into one or more certfficatfo; Provided, there shall be annexed
to tiie power to transfer a schedule of the proportions which the subscribers sor*combined are severally entitled to!
Every Attorney claiming to receive any surplus which may arise ini consequence of‘a redundant subscription,
will be required to produce to tiie commissioners, at the time of any such application j satisfactory evidence of his lav,!
ful authority to receive the same. _ _ jfc
At any time during the term all owed by law for receiving subscriptions to the said bank, any person in.
tending to subscribe, may deliver to the cashier of the Planter’s Bank in Savannah, or to the cashier of tiie Bank
of Augusta, on every share so intended to be subscribed, five dollars in gold or silver coin, according to tiie ratts
prescribed by the act of incorporation—and particularized above. The cashiers will give to the person, or the
attorney of any person or number of persons intending to subscribe, a certificate of tiie deposit so made, to. be
'“’ jAecificaUv held su ’ ct to the order of the commissioners designating tiie several kinds of coin and tiie value there-
—according to tiie rates aforesaid, which certificate will be received by the commissioners at the time of sub-
■THHcribing', iis evidence of the payment in coin—for the number of shares so subscribed, provided tiie number of shares
to which each subscriber may be entitled, shall be endorsed thereon, or annexed thereto, and signed by the sub-
scriber or Subscribers, or their attorney duly authorized. _
As it may be inconvenient in many cases, to obtain certificates of funded debt, for the exact amounts intended to
be subscribed, it has been determined that payments of such are not necessarily to be made precisely equal to the
portion of subscription payal^e—but they must be sufficient to coyer tiie s:une^v-
Stills,
Boilers,
1 week.
41-2
2 Weeks.
9
1« X
1 month.
18
36 “
2 montiis.
36
72
3 montiis.
108
4 months.
72
144
5 montiis.
90
180
6 months. 108
8 montiis.
216
1 year.
216
432 *
ROOTS.
Stills.
Boilers,
1 week.
21-2
4 1-2
2 weeks.
4 1-2
9
1 month.
9
18
2 months.
18
36
3 montiis.
27
54
4 months.
36
72
5 montiis.
45
90
6 months.
8 months.
54
108
1 year.
108
* 216
» ;
FOREIGN MATERIALS.
1 week.
2 weeks,
Stills.
Boilers.
1 month.
23
46
2 months.
46
92
3 montiis.
68
136
4 montiis.
5 months.
90
180
6 months.
35
270
8 mouths.
180
260
1 year.
270
540
Augusta, CGa.J June 17, 1816.
EDWARD HARDEN,
JAMES S. WALKER,
JOHN GUMMING,
[tN
Commissioner;
-74]
& During my absence from this state,
Messrs." William H. Gtlleland and Samcel Daven
port, are legally authorised to transart my business.
Isaiah Davenport.
june 14—ca 66
For sale
or rent
The house at present occupied by Mr. John Carno-
.chan, situated at the corner of Bay and Jefferson-streets,
the former residence of Wiiliam Wallace, esq. Applica
tion for the sam^to be made to
Joseph Cumming.
mav 19—ir*—60
$
Tendoffars* reward.
Ranaway from tiie subscriber, on Sunday, 16th instant,
negro man Joe, about 20 or 21 years of yge, rather yel-
lowish'complexion, and about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high;
, had bn when he went allay, a black coat, light cassimere
pantaloons, boots and a black hat; has been seen several
times about toyn since with light,clothes on.
Tlie above reward will be paid for lodging him in gaol
or delivering him to me, and all reuonable expenecs.
. J. E. Hartridge.
bine 22 74
D. D. WILLIAMS, o. c.
T. U. P. CHAffLTON, Mnyor.
Notice.
City Treasurer's Office, June 25, 1816.
Pursuant to an Ordinance, passed at tiie last meeting
of Council, notice is hereby given, that I will receive re
turns of Commission Sales, for ten dors, from all persons
who have failed to make returns, as directed by a former
ordinance. JOHN-1. ROBERTS,
jun 25 75 r 'i■■■ T- y. sur>g
months,
i iie subsuriOcr
'Will be absent from Savani-ah for few
and leaves John Lawson, esq. his a*v: ey.
James Bilbo.
june 27——76
The provisions applicable to the dutieson licences to
distillers, are, in general, tiie same with those laid by the
act of July 24, 1813. The most important ofihe new
previsions are—-that the duty is invariably to be paid in
money, when that payable upon the t> ill or stills, or
boilers, licensed at any one time, does not exceed twenty
dollars; that a deduction of eight per centum is, in all
cases, to be made for prompt pavinent; that in cases
where the duties are bonded, they are to be given, with
two sureties at the least (instead of one as heretofore)
and are to be paid at pic end of twelve months, from
the expiration of tije license; that all stills are to be li
censed, that are used, or kept in a situation for usg; ♦ a at
a penalty lies against any person wfioahall keep,in or
about distillery, any beer, or otheaBkpKir, prepared
from grain, for the purpofp of distillation, fot more than
eight days, without having a license; that a collector is
authorised to enter a distillery at any time, whether be
tween the rising and setting of the sun, or at any other
time.
In cases in which a license for distilling shall have been
granted, according td the present rates of duty, for a
period extending beyond the 30th day of June, 1816, it
is required under a penalty for neglect, that the person
to whom the same may have been granted or transfer
red, shall, on or before the said day, apply to the col
lector, and pay, or secure the payment of, the addi-*
tional duty, according to the new rates, for the unex
pired period of the licence from the 30th of June.
New forms for bonds, will be prepare^ by the collec
tors and furnished to distillers on application. '■
John Stevens,
Collector 1st District Georgia.
Riceborough, jvme 7, 1816, ( p f—70}
£5* During my absence from this state,
Mr. Bars a M'Kixxi will act as myattorncy.
William I. Scott.
june 25 m* 75
Stolen,
Lost or mislaid,
Two family Pictures, a mahogany tea Table, and bow.:
small articles. These tilings were put in charge of a
servant, who was directed to put them on board of the
sloop Volant, bound for Charleston, about 10 days since.
Instead of their being put on board the Volant, it is sup
posed that they have through mistake been received by
some other vessel. Any person having said articles in
their possession, will much oblige the owner by giving
information at this office:*; june 29—m—77
Notice.
During the absence of the subscribers, Mr. Johx
M'Nish is authorized to transact any business for them.
Joseph Carruthers & Co.
june 29 -— m 77
Notice.
During my absence John Cocper, esq. of St. Simon’s,
and Mr. John M‘Nisn, of Savannah, are appointed my
attormes. ROSWELL KING.
Darien, June 25, 1816 w 77
Brought
to gaol, m Savannah.
on the 7th June, 1816, a Negro Man, who says is nam;
is Ccffee, land that he belongs to the estate of John
Fraser, but has been in tiie charge of John H. MTntos:
He is about 35 years of age, and 5 feet 9 inches high;
he has an ulcer on his left leg, and has lost the little toe
ofliis left foot; has on white cotton shirt, jacket and
trowsers. * HUGH M‘CALL, s. c. c.
june 13—70
From the subscriber’s house, on the night of the 25th,
a PORTABLE DESK, containing ’(as near as can be re
collected) about seventy-five dollars in cash, and sundry
letters and paper*}- which can be of no consequence to
any person but the owner. A generous rewani will be
given on information to conviction of the thief;, and Ten
Dollars for the desk and contents. JOHN GLASS,
june 27- m ■ 76
Notice.
All demands against the estate of V. A. Stookes, dec.
must be rendered in’, duly attested, without delay, to
Jbhn Cariiochan,
june 27 ct 76 adm’or
' To rent
A spacious dwelling HOUSE, on the Bay. Apply to
june 27 76
George Glen.
Six and a quarter Cents*
REWARD
For an apprentice, ranaway from the subscriber on the
night of tiie 5th instant; he is a mulatto bov, about five
feet six inches high, stout made, looks considerably sul
len when spoken to—his name is Cornelius, or otherwise
John. All persons are forbid harboring said boy, as the
lay will be rigidly put in force if led to conviction.
The above reward will be paid for the delivering of said
bov to JOHN G. YOUNG,
june 27—m—76
Brought to gaol, m Savannah,
June 1, 1816, a Negro Man, who says his name is Bis,
and that he belongs to Wiiliam Cable, near New-Oriear.
He is about forty-five years of age, and five feet three
' inches liigh: He was formerly owned by Mr. Deiburj
in this city.
H. M/Call, g. c. c.
fune 4—
£> Brought to gaol, in Savannah,
March 29, 1816, a Negro Woman, whosavs her name
is Mart, and that she belongs to Mrs. Thompson, of
Augusta, alias Jesse Walton of Wilkes county. Siie is
five feet one inch high, very corpulent, and about thirtv-
five years of age.
H. M‘Call, g.
nine 4—66
C. C.
I
otice.
, A few Gentlemen can be accommodated with LODG
INGS in a healthy part of the town during the summer.
Apply to Mrs. Mcnro, corner of Broughton and Bar
nard streets, in the house lately occupied by Mrs. Smith,
tune 27—a—76
—
1816.
Police Office, June
It has been observed, that more hog? are seen in the
streets on Sunday, than on any other day; presuming it
is supposed, that on that day the police ofltcera will nut
molest them.' Notice is now given, that hogs will beta
ken up or shot if found in the streets on any day,- and ai-
so, that keeping hogs in the city is a nuisance, and that
they will be taken from yards or enclosures wherever
found in three days from this date.
F. M. Stone, m. c. s.
june 25—71 t . *
£>* Brought to gaol, in Savannah,
on the 14th of June, 1816, a negro woman, w*ho says her
name is NaNct, and that she belongs to Mr. Carr, on
Ogechee; she is about twenty years of age and four fret
tejtfSwes high; has on striped homespu shirt and pe-
ticSht, and formerly belonged to Mrs. Lawrence, of tills
“ty* II. MHJALL, s. c. c.
June 18 , .72
brought to gaol, in Savannah,
***
June 17, 1816, a negro man, wtio says his name is Ccdjo,
and that he belongs to John Miller, near Jacksonboro’,
(Ga.) He is about forty years of age and five feet nine
inches high; has'on oznaburgs shirt and trowsers and drab
woolen jacket, _ H. MKJALL, g. c. c.
june
-72
125 Dollars* reward.
Ranaway, some months past, the following Negroes,
belonging to foe estate of Peter H. Morel, deceased—Jot,
a likely man, about five feet six inches high, a carpenter
by trade, of a yellowish eomplection—he is well known
in Savannah, and was formerly owned by the late John P-
Ward, esq. Simon, a young man, about twenty-five years
old,has a downcast look, when spoken to. Modia, a
young woman, of light eomplection, about twenty-fi ve
years old, and Asst, a woman about thirty years old*
limps yrhen she walks, occasioned by a burn. The above
negroes are harbored at the south end of Ossabaw, where
Joe was recently taken, but made his escape. Fifty dol
lars will be paid for Joe’s being lodged in the county
gaol and twenty-fire dollars each for the others.
John A. Morel
june 1^-70 -
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