This was John Hatcher, son of Thomas Hatcher Jr. & Martha LNU... William W. Hatcher Sr. Milledgeville, Ga. 31061 Phone: 478-454-3468 God Bless America! -----Original Message----- From: hatcher-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hatcher-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of GNW Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 6:54 PM To: HATCHER@rootsweb.com Subject: [HATCHER] John Hatcher, Twiggs Co., GA. Death 1834 Macon Weekly Telegraph June 5, 1834 Georgia: A Proclamation. By Wilson Lumpkin, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of this State and the Militia thereof. Whereas, I have received official information, that a murder was committed on the body ofJohn Hatcher, in the county of Twiggs, in this State, on the second day of this instant, by Joseph Sawyer; - and. whereas also, I have received official information that one one Winfield Moore committed murder on the body of Claibourn Forehand, in the county of Burke, on the eighth day of January last; - and it being represented that the said Sawyer and Moore have fled from justice, I have thought proper to issue this, my proclamation, hereby offering a reward of Four Hundred Dollars for the apprehension and delivered to the Sheriff or Jailor of said counties of Twiggs, and Burke respectively, the bodies of the said Moore and Sawyer, or Two Hundred Dollars for the deliver of either to the said Sheriff or Jailer of said counties which said murders were committed; - and I do moreover charge and require all officers, civil and military to be vigilant in endeavoring to apprehend and bring to trail the said fugitives, in order that they may undergo a trail for the offense with which they are charged. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HATCHER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.3/1746 - Release Date: 10/25/2008 5:55 PM