I got this from the Ga. List and thought it might be of interest to you. Subj: [GEORGIA] Macon,GA."Messenger" 1843-1847 Post #9 Date: 9/19/00 05:07:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: jmc@centex.net (Joyce McMurray) Reply-to: jmc@centex.net To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com Sorry, I did not #...# 8 4 Jan 1844 The Central Rail Road Elected Directors (all from Savannah) R.R.Cuyler John W. Anderson Asa Holt Andrew Low Jr Matthew Hopkins Henry McAlpin Wm. Crabtree Jr. Isaac Cohen William Durden Sumter Co. Sheriff sale Lot in 30 dist..property of Joseph Mims..in favor of William M.Lee,Wright Mims and William Tiner,security... Crawford Co. Sheriff sale One negre boy ...property of Robert M.Wright..in favor of George Moon and Nathan Respass,admr' of John Williams,dec'd...vs Hillard Cruthfield..admr' of Robert M.Wright, signed Thomas Anderson..D.Sheriff... 11 Jan 1844 Married; 4 Jan. by Rev. S.G.Bragg ...of the city of Macon...Elijah P.Allenesq. of Fayette Co. to Mrs. Sarah E.Meadows of Walton Co. List of acts by the Legislature..(cont') Baker Co. GA...Change the name of John Cooper to John Pollock.. Muscogee Co. Change the name of John Quincy Adams Cushing to John Robinson Patrick Cushing.... Stewart Co. James L.Williams,gets back a portion of the tax he paid... Heard Co. Authorize Baylis R. Crosby to establish a ferry across the Chattahoochee River and to set rates... For the relief of Ambrose Chapman...Monroe Co. For the relief of Richard Barlow..Butts Co. Lowndes Co..John W.Spann to build a bridge across the Withlacouchee River.. Early Co. Seaborn B.Grimmett to construct a turnpike... Gwinnett and Fotsyth Cos...Nathan L.Hutchens to establish a Ferry or build a bridge across the Chattahoochee river.. Act for the relief of Isaac F.King..Muscogee Co. Act for relief of William L.Lyon...Dekalb ( Co.) 18 Jan 1844 List of Acts (concluded_ Act of relief of Cyrus Robinson..Talbot Co. Act to refund to James Marion,a free person of color,the amount of taxes illegally oaid by him for the year of 1843... Act to authorize Ernest L.Wittich of Morgan co.,to charge extra compensation as admr' on the estate of George L.Bird.. Campbell Co. Leath Rice,to keep a Ferry across the Chattahoochee River. 25 Jan 1844 Died At his plantation near Waynesboro,Burke County..17 Jan...John A.Parons esq... Houston Co..all those indebted to the estate of Jeremiah W.Williams,...make immediate payment...signed John S.Williams,admr'.. ............... to be cont' Jackie Hughey Smith ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Johnson, Bailey, Santifer, Widner, Haire Early County, Miller County, Ga.