I have been reading old newspapers on microfilm for a project completely unrelated to Crawfords, but I came across these entries that I thought might be of some interest to someone on the list. I am not, to my knowledge, related to any of these Crawfords. I can’t get clear copies of the microfilm at my library, so I’ve transcribed each. The paper is the weekly Tuskegee News of Tuskegee Alabama. I have indicated the date for each of these items. Tuskegee News October 11, 1866 Sales and Probate Notices Executors Sale Valuable Plantation in Cotton Valley By virtue of an order granted to us, as the Executors of Elisha G. Crawford deceased, by the Probate Judge of Macon county, we will sell to the highest bidder before the Court House door in Tuskegee on the 1st Monday in November next, the following real estate, to wit: North ½ of Section 29. South ½ of Section 20 South ½ of North ½ Section 20 120 acres of West ½ of Sec. 20 – also two acres in South West corner of the North half of Section 28, all in Township 15 of Range 24 – containing 962 acres known at the plantation an premises of the late Elisha G. Crawford deceased. This is a fine cotton plantation about one half cleared, has a good gin house and screw, and other out buildings, and excellent artesian well. Situated 12 miles South East of Tuskegee and 6 miles from No. 6 on Mobile and Girard Rail Road. Terms of sale one half cash and the remainder on a credit of 12 months. Wm. G. Crawford, A.J. Crawford, Executors. Tuskegee News Tuskegee, November 12th, 1866 Mr. Editor: -- On yesterday, I was informed that my services would be needed to hold an inquest on a man found dead in Caleebee Swamp. I accordingly got Dr. Rige, Mr. Jesse L. Adams, and Jas. M. Alexander, Jr. and proceeded to the place. We found the body of a white man this side of the swamp between Mrs. Gordon’s and Mr. Ellington’s, lying on the side of the road not more than six or eight inches from the wheel tracks and in the mud. The man, it seems, had staid on Saturday night at Mrs. Gordon’s and had complained of having had congestive chill the day previous. He ate his supper and went to bed, and left next morning before day. He was found dead on Sunday morning about a quarter of a mile this side of Mrs. Gordon’s about 10 o’clock in the day, by Mr. M.T. Wright. Mrs. Gordon says his name was ---WADE, and that he either staid down at Mr. Calvin Bryan’s place at Cotton Valley, or at his Steam-mill on the Rail Road. The corpse had the appearance of being that of a man about sixty years old, blue eyes, light hair, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, dressed in homespun clothes “a little the worse for wear,” and had under his head a bunch of palmetto that he had been braiding or plating for some purpose. After the Doctor had examined the body, we searched the pockets and found a spectacle case and spectacles, a recipe of some sort, two papers of medicine, as lot of old buttons, small pencil and toothpick. Whatever may have been the cause of his death, there is one thing very evident to my mind, and that it, that he died very easy, almost without a struggle; he had his hat on, and had lain in all the rain that fell on Sunday up to five o’clock. I empanelled a Jury from the bystanders, addition to it Mr. ADAMS and Mr. ALEXANDER, DR RICE making the examination and the Jury agreeing on their verdict. I returned to tow after leaving orders to have him buried at the expense of the county. Below you will find the verdict of the Jury. Wm. Dougherty, J.{P. & acting Caroner. We the Jury of Inquest Empanelled and sworn to inquire into and investigate the cause and circumstances of the death of a white man found dead on the road leading from Tuskegee to Union Springs, between Mr. Ellington’s and Mrs. Gordon’s, find that his name it-------WADE. Further, that there is no outward appearance or marks of violence on the corpse, and that he came to his death from some cause unknown to the Jury. This November 11, 1866. Wm. Doughtery, J.P. & A.C. M.T. Wright T.L. Gordon J.P. Gray S.J. Crawford Jesse L. Adams Jas. M. Alexander, Jr. Tuskegee News Thursday, November 22, 1866 MARRIED On the 24th ult., in Darlington, S.C., by Rev. Wm. Brearly, Col. Junius A. Law and Miss A. Blanch Crawford, all of Darlington District.