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the ground where the battle of the Cowpens
was fought; perceiving some human bones,
he stopped to examine them, and among
them found this ring-. It was bent in a
manner which only could have been effected
by great violence. Mr. Randolph procured
it from the gentleman who bought it from
the countryman. Though no probable ex
pectation can be entertained that the owner
cf this ring will ever be discovered, Mr. R.
would be happy to restore it to him if living,
or to any of bis descendants who can es
tablish a reasonable claim to it.—It is not
improbable that some who were in the bat
tle of the Cowpens may yet survive ; it was
fought on the 17th January 17S1, and there
are still many alive who were in engage
ments several-years prior to that period.
I he ring is curious for its antiquity and
he boarded; Ite Was a respectable young
merchant, lately appointed Post ]\Iastferof
the place. The woman seduced him, and
then endeavouredto inveigle him into matri
mony, but without success. His refusal
raised her jealousy to the highest pitch,
and she declared to her servant girl that if
he did not yield to her wishes she would
kill him the first opportunity. Accordingly
on his return from New-Orleans, w-hither he
had been on business, she sent for him, and
with this direful intent, prevailed on him to
stay all night. Towards morning and when
he was asleep, she appeared to have got up,
laid her burial dress, previously prepared,
on the table, took one pistol and shot him
in the back of the head, and then deliberate
ly laying down on the bed by him, placed an
other to her forehead and blew off the whole
its motto, and, as a relic, acquires additional of the upper part of her head. They were
interest from the place of its discovery, found in this condition, the next morning,by
1 he great Johnson has justly remarked, the neighbours, who had to creep through
u that man is little to be envied whose pat- | the window to get into the room,
riolism would not gain force upon the plains
oi Marathon,” and we should suspect the I Breach.—In the Baltimore County Court
virtue of every American, who could con- in the case of Mary Morse, vs. Henry To-
tcmplatc without emotion, any memento, milson, who had given the plaintiff a writ-
however inconsiderable, which would recall ten promise to marry in 60 days, in which
to his recollection the glories of the Revolu- promise the breach occurred, the Jury,
tion; we should think little of his under- 'without leaving the box, found a verdict for
standing, and loss of his heart if it failed to | the whole amount of damages laid in the de
claration—Three Thousand Dollars.
Another.—On the 16th, in the Alleghany
t; To abstract the mind from all local emo- ] County Court, at Cumberland, Maryland, a
tion would be impossible, if it were er.dea- case of breach of promise of marriage was
voured, and would be foolish if possible, tried, and a verdict for one thousand nine
haiever withdraws us from the power of hundred and fifty-eight dollars was awarded
our senses ; whatever makes the past, the to the fair plaintiff,
distant, or the future predominate over the
animate his devotion to his country, and to
excite his veneration for the illustrious dead.
present, advances us in the dignity of think
ing beings. Far from me and «ny friends
be such frigid philosophy as may conduct us,
indifferent and unmoved, over any ground
A woman lately tried at Hagerstown, Md
on an indictment as a common scold, was
found by the jury, after a tedious examination
a zealous prosecution, and elaborate de-
FOREIGN.
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means promising of speedy quiet. Distur
bances have occurred in Spain, and a fresh
insurrection has broken out in Portugal.
which has been dignified by wisdom, brave- fence, by able counsel, not guilty, it having
rv, or virtue.” | appeared in evidence, that she was an tm-
j common scold
Columbus (Ohio) Lateral Canal.—-On
Monday last, (April 30th) an interesting I Progress of the West.—TVe learn from
celebration took place, in consequence of Pittsburg, that orders have been received in
the commencement of the first manual ope- that place, for the manufactory of eight
rations upon this part of the Ohio Canal, steam engines, of twenty-one horse power,
The citizens of Columbus and its neighbour- J designed expressly for woollen factories,
hood, i:o the number of eight or ten hundred,
assembled at the State House, and at 21 - A woman in New-York, who had been
o’clock formed a procession, marshalled by beaten bv her husband, finding him fast
Cols. M’Dowell and M’Elvain, and pre- asleep, sewed him up in the bed cloths, and
ceded by General Warner and his suite, and | in that situation thrashed him soundly,
parts of Capt. J. M’Elvain’s company of
Dragoons, Capt. Foos’ company of Rifle-1 The Nantucket Inquirer states that a
men, Capt. A. M’Elvain’s company of Rifle- young lady of that town has printed with a
men, Columbus Artillery, and the State pen, in imitation of typography.three books,
Officers. Arrived at the ground, J. R. containing nearly two hundred duodecimo
Swan, Esq. delivered a sfljnrt but’pertinent pages, so accurately resembling impressions
address, and at its clote Gen. M’Lean and J of type as to mock the nicest scrutiny.
Mr. N. M’Lean proceeded to remove the
first earth from the lateral Canal, which I At a dinner of the St. George’s Society of
was wheeled front the ground by Messrs. New-York, at Washington Hall, there was
Osborn and Brown, amidst the reiterated a Salmon placed on the table, which was
shouts of the assembly. A procession was brought from the eastward and cost forty
then formed, and the citizens retired from I two dollars. Green Peas for the occasion
The most prominent item of news is the
appointment of Mr. Canning, to be prime
minister of England, and the attendant re
signation of all the other late members of
the cabinet.—On this event a; London pa
per remarks :— ,
The appointment of Mr. GwSfrNG to the
office of First Lord of the Treasury has met
with the general approbation of the coun
try. This event, for which the public mind
had been prepared before it was announced,
has, however, produced oae of the most ex
traordinary and unexpected Cabinet revo
lutions that has ever taken place in the po
litical world. The appointment of the
right honorable gentleman to the premier
ship was the signal for seven of his col
leagues to send in their resignations to his
Majesty. The names of the ministers who
have struck, as their acthas been significantly
and emphatically designated, are given in
another part of the paper. The only resig
nation for which the country will feel regret,
is that of Mr. Peel. This gentleman is
said to have thrown up his office from per
sonal considerations alone ; and his seces
sion from the ministry is described as having
had no connection with the resignation of
the noble gang who have deserted their
sovereign “ at his utmost need,” and at a
period when the exigencies of the country
imperiously demanded their wisest counsels
and their most devoted services.
Of the motives which have induced the
seven wise men to take the extraordinary step
which has excited the astonishment of the
country, we cannot be supposed to know
much. Rumor, with its hundred tongues,
or rather, with its hundred pens, has been
busy ; and th& reports in circulation on the
subject are vague as they are numerous.
The Catliotic question, it is clear, was the
great stumbling block which obstructed Mr.
Manning’s advancement to the premiership
at an earlier period than,he obtained the
post. Anti-Catholics themselves, the most
powerful of his colleagues either feared, or
affected to fear, that he would, if made their
chief, use all the influence of his high sta
tion to carry the question triumphantly
through Parliament. But their intrigues to
prejudice the mind of the King against this
great Statesman, have completely failed as
all t iniquitous combinations should fail.
Greeks,—and a final attempt was to be
made by their ministers on.a future day.
The corn duties bill passed in the House
of Commons on the 12th of April. .
The Hecla, Capt. Parry, had taken her
departure on his third
discovery.
northern voyage of
the ground to pa. take of a cold collation pre
pared by Mr. Ileyl upon the bank of the
Scioto. After the cloth was removed, a
number of toasts were drank, and the whole
was closed by a ball given by Mr. Brown
ing, which was numerously attended.
Zanesville.—A Baltimorean, returned
from the West, remarks that Zanesville is
the first town of consequence in Ohio, which
the traveller from the East sees in his pro
gress westward—he is struck with surprise
at the style and elegance which run through
the first class of buildings here, and he is in
some measure reminded of the ornamental
luxury of his own towns, in the mounted
cornices, spacious doors, Chinese walls,
iron railings, and other articles of taste and
were procured at the south.
JV'ovel Punishment.—A Lieut. Col. of the
army of the Netherlands, named Lobry
was lately sentenced to death by a Court
Martial, which the King commuted, by con
demning him to undergo all the formalities
of beheading, without actually suffering the
punishment.
On the 6th instant Mrs. Livingstonf of
Lower Fayetteville, N. C. while returning
from church, was attacked by a cow, and so
much hurt as to cause her death within
few hours.
A young man named James Bliven, who
arrived in this town from N. York, about
splendour which he sees in different parts of I four months since, died on the 9th inst. in
the village. It has a population of 3000 ;
contains three glass factories, two,foundries,
furnace, cotton manufactory, carding and
spinning machine, slitting arid rolling mill,
oil mill, several nail factories, and immedi
ately in the town, four large merchant mills.
Mr. Hughes’ tavern is the largest building?
in the place. The town was first settled in
1804.
consequence of having taken two ounces of
laudanum during the night preceding. Let
ters to his landlord shew that the dreadful
crime was committed after long deliberation
and that pecuniary embarrassments urged
him to it.—Fayetteville Observer.
An Ox, probably the largest in the world,
is now exhi^ting in the northern towns.
Those who have not seen this astonishing
production of nature will be gratified with a
view of it. It was raised in Greenland, N.
H., has been seen by eight thousand admi
ring spectators in Boston, and :s now at
tracting hundreds of the curious every d iy.
In weight it exceeds 4000 pounds. It is
well shaped and moves with much ea3e, ly-
>n<rdown and rising up with little difficulty.
The Boston Courier states the marriage
in that city, by the Rev. Mr. Green, of
James Turner, a coloured man, to Nancy
f- m ith, a white person of respectable con
nexions, aged 16. The widowed mother
of the girl in almost distracted at the
alliance. 4 This was her darling child,
sprightly and sensible; yet this modern
Othello had succeeded in chaining her affec
tions. She fled with her sable lover ; and
after many applications had been made in
vain to Clergymen and Magistrates, they
were united as above stated. It is further
stated that the mother, when too late, went
to the Ilev. Gentleman to ascertain the truth
of the report of her daughter’s marriage
and enquired if he knew of any law, of God
or man. which could warrant him in do
ing as he had- The reply is stated to have
been, that he knew nothing forbidding it vi
the bible.—JV. H. Sen.
Seduction, Murder, and Suicide.We find
in a. New-Orleans paper of the 7th ultimo,
a horrid account of the murder of a young
.man named James Gray, at Greenville, near
Port Gibson, by a Mrs. Gable, with .whom
The Postmaster at Big Lick in Virginia
has lately been arrested by an agent of the
Post Office Department, on a charge
stealing money from the mail. On a in
vestigation, he was required to enter into
recognizance to appear and answer
charge, at the next Court.—An agent of the
Department has recently detected the As
sistant Postmaster at Canandaigua, N. Y.
in a similar offence.
The Dublin Patnot says :—“ We lament
to hear that the distress of the lower or
ders, in the far greater part of Ireland, is al
most unprecedented at this season of the
year, and that the prospect of increasing
misery is frightful. In Carlow, Kilkenney,
Waterford, Clonmell, Limerick, Cork, in
short, over almost the entire surface of Ire
land, the population are unemployed, and
literally starving.. In some places so inad
equate are the funds of charity, that coffins
art not thought of for the dead.
Steam-Boat Explosion.—On the 4th of
March, an explosion of a steam boat took
place on the Rhine. The bbat was on the
first trip by way of experiment, and the ex
plosion took place shortly after she got un
der weigh. The vessel was transverely
cut asunder; the boiler and parts of the
wreck were thrown a great distance, and
many panes of glass were broken in houses
near the quay, and shutters taken from their
hinges. People were wounded at the dis
tance of several streets from the quay. On
board the boat the disaster was dreadful.—
Mr. J. Gaillard was thrown into the liver
and killed ; M- Derrin, the builder of the
boat, and Mr. Steel, an ingenious mechan
ic, were also killed. Mr. Church, an Ame
rican, who has built several boats on the
Garonne, was invited, but he declined go
ing on board the boat. The number of per
sons known to be dead is 32,.French and
English—among the latter, Messrs. Steel,
Green, Ford, Brown and Hood. A great
number of persons were wounded on board,
as well as on the quay—a servant was
killed at a window, a man and his wife at
the door of their house ; a fragment took
a man’s head off who was crossing a bridge.
and laid aside again at the option of the be
liever.
“ An error so positively opposed to the
evidence of man’s sensations could iiot be
continued in a state even of comparative in
telligence, and^ai this day in this country, it
is very generally exploded.
“ Yet what remains F Another error, more
flagrantly absurd, if possible, than thepreced-
ing. Belief is accorded by public opinion,
so it is a silent belief: a man may be con
vinced of any truths, if he will but conceal
them ; a sceptic may doubt the established
creed, but his doubts must remain with him
self, as he values public esteem and public
confidence : an infidel may be as irreligious
as he please, if he will but add to his irreli-
gion a duo share of hypocrisy.
“ Our ancestors drowned old women for
a knowledge of witchcraft, and burnt here
tics, because they were guilty of heterodox
sentiments : and we, their successors, if we
have lessened the punishment, haye not be
come more rational in our accusations. In
the nineteenth contury, we accuse om\ fel
low-men of candor, and impeach them *>£
sincerity. An atheist is a blameles^cail^
acter so long as he dissembles
be guilty of honesty, and his
lost.” % T_.
- -L1
TO THE nJBLKr
From the extensive circuration
lent and unfounded report tn fe
of the Bank of Macon, in the recent fkilore
spectable merchant of this placed and to pie
confidence in any other falsehoods which *way
from the same or any other source, I deem
duty to state, that the Bank of Macon ds not,
has not been interested in that or any other
that the discounted paper held by the Bank is d
ed undoubted, and will, it is believed, be paid
turity. That the holders of the Bilk) may.ro;
entire confidence on the ability of the Bank
promptly ali demands which can coma
for which purpose it has now more specie
vaults than the amount of its capital, beside
Bank, and U. ST Bank bills. That the
The Athenian.
“ Juyenior,” we have had manyfconflicting dis
positions about, and finally concluded .nut to inqfeit
(ill IIJ 11^(1 lliJlAo LUliUIlllallUUS allUlllU lull. I * 9 J • - v 1 v .
The Kins following the voice of tile country I ‘ l for of giving unpleasant feelings to wbo|
appointed Mr. Canning his prime minister ; »' e he
and seven ofliU colleagues, in pet and dnd- mi l! hta,s0 remark,that itcmnc> with, h* which we -«"■
geon, simultaneously sent in tlleir resigns- ?? **?. 7““ i tl >~
tons, exclaiming, as they quitted the office, insopeq , ble . \y cwin „ ote ,
“ "' ll1 » ot have «“» raa “ 10 rc 'S n °' CT ,h,t it sounds aivLLd to have six or more lines
us * . , , . , J terminating with similar sounding words unless they
With the exception of Mr. Peel, the con-1 are C0in p 0ge( j w ith much grace; and that the hea-
duct of F.x-Mini.^ters has met With the in- J t j ien demigods are commonly introduced in com-
dignant reprobation of the country. Their I position rather as things which were than things
attempts to intimidate, to overawe the F#nsf I which axe; wherefore it is usual to speak of them in
in his own palace, and to dictate to him I the past tense, and not to say, “Orpheus sighs.”
whom he should appoint as his first minis- j Time and room might prompt another hint or two of
ter, was most undutiful, most unconstitu- minor import
tional—-nay, most atrocious. The conspir- The male Evelina, must also submit to a like fate,
acy which they so disgracefully formed A grave fiction should not disagree with probable
against their Sovereign, happily faibd ; and j facts, or at least afford but little opportunity to as-
the band of noble conspirators have lost certain whether it be fact or not. If therefore the
both ''•place and character at one and the I story be true, the smallness of the village would
same moment. The King has acted through-1make h t0 ° palpably personal for our use;—if un-
out this trying occasion, with a spirit be-1 true > f° r ^e same reason it would be too obviously so,
current in this city, and have always
redeemed by the Bank at Macon.
G. B. LAMAR,
Augusta, May 21. Presd'l Bank
University of
Athens, Mai/
T HE final examination of the-
Senior Class in Franklin Colleg.
mence on Monday the 18th of June
tendance of the Trustees of the
cularly requested. Parents,' Gw
ry Gentlemen generally, are, also'
is parti-
* Litcra-
T HE subscriber respectful „ _ t
of Athens and its vicihhy r that Kd
the first week of June, a Vocal and Instrumental
Music School. From his knowledge of his profosl <
sion, he is induced to flatter himself with a hope of
encouragement.—If desired by his pupils he will
wait on them at their respective houses to give les
sons. His terms will be fifteen dollars a quarter tjr
six dollars per month.
Subscribers are requested to leave their names at
the Printing Office.
JOHN F. GONEKE, Doct. of Music.
May 25.—21 tf
coming his house; and this firmness at this
juncture, has annihilated an oligarchy, the
most insolent and overbearing; whose aim
it evidently was to dictate to the monarch
and overtop the throne itself. '
Mr. Canning stands upon a proud
commanding eminence; an eminence
to have any entertaining effect.
The piece marked ‘22’will be inserted in the
next number.
is m exact accordance With
my own views. Of a similar nature are the
following observations, which, I think would
serve as a synopsis of the considerations,
the
Mr. Editor,—I am glad to see the Col-
and I k» ,<m ag a i n » with the promise of his pursu-
. big his project* for the just estimate he
which he has attained by the force of talent ° f . h ‘ 3 subjects, •>"<! the discretion
and of character alone. His position, how- w,th J* u . ch he resolves th . em ■«» their pro-
ever, is one of great dSfr He will I P er beann ® s >
have much to fight against, before he can
entfv/ his power tranquilly. But the coun-
tnAis With him : and he will, weareconfi-i,
dent, soon triumph over the miserable and \ b r , wh,c , h he ,s ac u f ed ' a »<i enable your
tlie characterless faction which his elevation r. ea<lcr , s lo ^eciate lnrn morc fi.Hy, if hey
x , - , . v. be not even of service to himself: on which
to the premiership may be expected to array . . .. * . , ., ,,
against him r J r j account, an insertion might be useful.—P.
Mr. Canning had accepted the office ofFirst I selected for the Athenian.
Commissioner of his Majesty’s Treasury; J “ There is much prejudice, and still
or, which is the same thing, is now prime 1 more weakness in this world: both are
minister of England. In consequence of j equally the enemies of truth. There is ig-
which, the following seven members of the I norance that cannot perceive ; there is fear
At the recent trial of Sarah Howland for
murder at Newport, while the counsel were
employed in packing a jury, a man was ask
ed if he had formed any opinion relative to
the case about to be laid before him, anti re
plied, w That he believed with Elisha R.
Potter, it was time somebody was hung for
the credit of the State.”
Cabinet have resigned :
The Lo;*o Chancellor Eldon,
The Duke op Wellington,
Lord Sidmouth,
Lord Bathurst,
Lord Westmoreland,
Lord Bexley, 4
Mr. Peel.
| that dares not express : both are equally fa-
I tal to the well-being of man.
“ He who discovers the errors that lie at
| the root of man’s unhappiness has obtained
[ a benefit to himself; but he who boldly de
nounces these errors is the benefactor of his
| fellow-creatures. Is truth really valuable 1
I Is she indeed the parent of happiness ? then
Buttonwood.—S. W. Pomeroy, Esq. of
Brighton, states in the New-England Far
mer, that the buttonwood may be propa
gated more easily—will thrive on a greater
variety of soils—and make a more speedy
return to the planter, than any other tree of
the forest. As fuel he ranks it with the best
kind of soft maple. It affords twice as much
fuel os the oak and hickory at the same age,
and growing on the same land.
Fecundity of Fishes.—It is asserted of the
Herring, that if suffered to multiply unmo
lested, and its offspring to remain r.ndimin
ished during the space of twenty years, it
would give a progeny many times greater in
bulk than the whole earth! And that a single
Codfish will produce at a birth, if they es
cape depredation, a number equal to the
whole population of England;—The Book
of Jiatur.e Laid Open.
Lord Lowther, son of Lord Londale, also is the silence of the wise unworthy and seF
resigned as one of the Lords of the Trea- fish.
sury. j. “ We can feel with that man who is ten
A number of names had been mentioned der of others’ prejudices, and fears to touch
who were to form part of the new adminis- a wound, lest the means of cure might give
tration. The Duke of Clarence way ap- [pain to the sufferer : but if that feeling be
pointed head of the Admiralty Board ; all an excusable weakness, it is a weakness
the members of which with one exception, I still : it is injurious to society; it perpetu
were to remain. The Marquis of Anglesea j ates misery ; .it increases suffering. If it
it was rumoured, would succeed the Duke be irrational in ourselves to shrink from pre
of Wellington, all of whose subordinate qf- sent pain that shall deliver us from future
fleers, exceeding forty, would retire wjth torment, it,is less irrational to lose, in a mo
him. Mr. Brougham or Sir J. Copley, it mentary feeling, consideration for the fu
ivas reported, would be assigned the Chan- ture sufferings of others ? Shall we judge
eery; and that the Marqnis of Lausdown wisely for ourselves and foolishly for them
would also constitute part of the adminis- be strong in our own cause and weak in
tration. M ( theirs? /i .
Mr. Huskin&on was spoken, of as the sue- j •** A fatal error regarding the origin of
cessor of Mr. Peel ; Mr. Rpbirison of Eaxl ideas induced the mass of mankind to the
Bathurst; and Lord Granville of Mr. Can- conclusion that they could determine by
ning; and Yiscount Dudley Lord of the their will what opinions should produee to
Privy Seal. minds conviction, and what opinions should
Some of the King’s household had re- appear to them erroneous; belief became, for
signed. them, not an involuntary sensation like that
The news from the Peninsula, though to of heat or cold, butu voluntary action, now
be taken with some grains of allow'ance, as worthy of ptaise, bow deserving of blame
coming through the French prints, is by no | ^ feeling that might,be assumed at pleasure
d to be pre-
Searetah/.
the Insti-
jor two
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EiOST,-.
O N the road leading from McDaniel’s Ferry, on
Savannah river, to Elberton, a small Pocket
Book containing between nine and ten dollars in
money, and several notes of hand, among which was
one given by Thomas Espy, of Jackson county, to
Robert D. Moon, for five hundred dollars, due at
Christmas last, with a credit of three hundred dol
lars. Whoever finds said Pocket Book, and will re
store the same to the subscriber, shall be liberally
rewarded ; in the mean time, all persons are caution
ed against trading for the above described note.
JOHN P. MOON.
May 25, 1827.—21 St *
SHS&IFF’s SALES.
W ILL BE SOLD, on the first Tuesday in
July next, in Gainesville, Hall county,
within the lawful hours of sale, the following pro*
perty, to w it:
Four Hundred Acres of Land, more or
less, lying on the waters of the Oconee river, in Hall
county: levied on as the property of Janies Black*
stock to satisfy a fi. fa. in favour of Isaac Whorton,
vs. said Blackstock. Property pointed out by Whor#
ton.
Two Hundred and Fifty Acres of Land,
known as Lot No. 132, in the 10th district of Hall
county: levied on as the property of John Herrin to
satisfy a fi. fe. in favour of Patrick J. Murray, vs.
said Herrin. Pointed out by Murray.
One Negro Girl named Mary, about five
years old: levied on as the property of Eli Dodgen
to satisfy a fi. fa. in favour of Patrick J. Murray, vs.,
said Dodgen, issued from Hall Superior Court.
One Negro Girl named Phillis, about
eight years old: levied on as the property of Eli
Dodgen to satisfy sundry fi. fa.’s in favour of Eli
M’Conncll and others. Issued from a Justice’s court
in Hall county, and levied by • constable and return
ed to me.
Two Hundred and Fifty Acres of Land,
known by Lot No, 164, in the 10th district of HaR
county: levied on as the property of Giles Dewberry
to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from a Justice’s court in fa
vour of L. S. Holland, vs. said Dewberry. Levied-
on by a constable and returned to me.
Two Hundred and Fifty Acres of Lanck
known as Lot No. 77, in the 8th district of Hall coun
ty • levied cn as the property of Needham Smith to
satisfy sundry fi. fa’s, issued from a Justice’s eour%in
favour of Cary Wood, vs. said Smith. Levied on by
a constable and returned to me.
JOHN P. BROOKS, D. £ i
May25. - • /
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GEORGIA, CLARK COUNTYv
W HEREAS, John Selman, Hobs Hale, and
Lydia Hale, administrators of the estate of
Joel Hale, Jun’r. deceased, apply to me for Lettcn*
of Dismission from the further administration of said
estate:
These are therefore to cite and sdmon^h all and
singular the kindred and creditors to be ^lUrJ
at my office within the time prescribed by law, to
shew cause if any they have, why saic letters should
not be granted. i jaffarieMT ~ ..I
Given under my hand, this22d dav of Mav, 1S27.
JOHN 11 LOWE, Clerk, '
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