Again, please ignore if not interested. Also, please share. Full document to be scanned and posted at the Project site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~freshnup/markmurph/ God Bless America! -Mark [Hillsborough Recorder excerpts, Orange Co. NC, 28 Apr 1824] [p.1-4, transcribed by Mark Murphy, 15 Oct 2001] [p.1] ***** HILLSBOROUGH RECORDER. Vol. V WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1824 No. 220 ***** PRICES CURRENT, [samples-starting prices only, not orig. format-MM] Wilmington, Fayetteville, Newbern, Petersburg April 10, April 15, April 10, April15 Brandy, cognac- 125 cts gall, 125 cts gall, 150 cts gall, 150 cts gall Bacon- 8 cts lb., 61/2 cts lb., 6 cts lb., 8 cts lb. Coffee- 20 cts lb., 21 cts lb., 23 cts lb., 23 cts lb. Corn- 38 cts bush., 42 cts bush., 28 cts bush., 30 cts bush. Flour- 550 cts bbl., 475 cts bbl., 600 cts bbl,. 450 cts. bbl. Gin, Holland- 80 cts gall, 90 cts gall, 125 cts gall, 110 cts gall. Molasses- 23 cts gall., 23 cts gall., 26 cts gall., 30 cts gall. Powder, American- - ,500 cts keg, - ,550 cts keg Salt, Liverpool- 50 cts bush,. 73 cts bush., 65 cts bush., 75 cts bush. Sugar, Brown- 900 cts cwt., 900 cts cwt., 800 cts cwt., 850 cts bush. Tobacco- 400 cts cwt., 325 cts cwt., - ,300 cts cwt. Tallow- 8 cts lb., 6 cts lb., 8 cts. lb., - ***** LIST OF LETTERS, Remaining at the Post Office in Hillsborough, N.C. April 1, 1824. [samples only- see scanned document for entire list-MM] ...Samuel E. Alsobrook... A.D. Murphy, 4... Alexander Merphis, ... ***** To the Public. BE it known and remembered, that I, Augustus Benton, late of Darlington district, South Carolina, but now of the county of Moore, and state of North Carolina, for and on behalf of himself and his mother Frances Benton, bot at present of the county of Moore, and state of North Carolina, do hereby revoke and disannul all and every power of attorney made by himself singly, or with his mother, Frances Benton, jointly, all and every power of attorney made by them jointly or distinctly, either in North or South Carolina, to be null and void particularly a power recently made by the said Augustus Benton and his mother, Frances Benton, bearing date on or about the 29th of November, 1823, to Abner Benton Bruce, and attested by Washington Bruce, for their claim on the estate of Penny Bruce, deceased as also a power made by the said Frances Benton as aforesaid, on or about the 10th of April, 1822, to John Bruce and Lemuel H. Benton, to receive a certain negro boy called and known by the name of Gordon, which was recovered by the said Frances Benton in the Superior Court of Orange county, against John Taylor, jun. of Hillsborough. Augustus Benton, for himself and mother, Frances Benton. Feb. 26, 1824. 12-3m ***** NOTICE. THE subscriber having qualified as executor of the estate of Levi Branson, deceased, give notice to all persons having demands against the estate of the said Levi Branson, to present them for payment within the time required by an act of assembly, entitled "an act concerning the proving of wills and granting letters of administration, and to prevent frauds in the management of intestates' estates," otherwise they will be barred of recovery by the operation of the said act. Eli Pugh, Executor. Chatham county, 3d mo. 17 14-3wp ***** The Shorter Catechism, For sale at this office. ***** FIVE CENTS REWARD RAN away from the subscriber, on the 7th instant, an apprentice by the name of PURNEL LINGO, about eighteen years of age, dark complexion, five feet eight or nine inches high, stout made. The above reward will be given for his apprehension, but no expenses paid. All persons are forbid harbouring or employing him, under the penalty of the law. David McKee. Orange county, March 20 14-3w ***** Chickasaw Land for Sale. THE subscriber will sell on accommodating terms, sixteen hundred acres prime land, lying on the north fork of the Forked Deer and Obion rivers. Land lying convenient to Hillsborough, or likely young negroes, will be taken in part payment. A.B. Bruce. Hillsborough, Jan. 9 64-2m ***** [p.2] HILLSBOROUGH. Wednesday, April 28. ***** We are authorized to announce Thomas H. Taylor, esq. as a candidate to represent this county in the senate of this state. ***** The dwelling house of Mr. James Peace, in Granville county, was entirely consumed by fire, with all its contents, on the 17th inst. while the family were at church. Owing to some circumstance, a negro fellow the wife of whom Mr. Peace had hired, was suspected as the author of the foul deed, and he was consequently arrested. The negro confessed himself guilty of the charge, and stated that he had done it, to revenge his ill treatment, in being prohibited from visiting his wife. The negro is confined in jail to await his trial. Ib. ***** [p.3] ***** The secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania has advertised for a loan of $600,000 to the state. ***** Clergymen.- It is calculated that there are about 6,000 regularly ordained clergymen in the United States. ***** Small Pox.- It appears by the report of Doctors Mitchell and Bell to the managers of the Philadelphia Alms House, that of the 138 persons place under their care, having the small pox, but 25 are known to have been previously vaccinated. These 25 all recovered, while of those who had neither been vaccinated, nor had the small pox, 70 out of 113 died. Four persons died of the small pox who had had it before, two of whom had it by innoculation, and two by the natural way. So it would seem that to have been vaccinated is a better security than to have had the small pox, either naturally or by innoculation. ***** U.S. Ship Franklin.- A letter from captain Gardener, of the U.S. ship Franklin states, that the small pox continued to prevail on board, and that several of the crew had died of that fatal disease. Eve. Post ***** A letter, received in Washington city from Natchez, of the 16 March, announces the death of Lieut. GUION, of the army of the United States, a most promising young officer, who was shot through the heart in a duel, about that date. ***** "Killing, no Murder."- Since commencement of the 11th century, England and France have been at war 266 years, and the total loss of men is estimated at twenty-six millions! ***** Halifax, April 16. Murder.- On Tuesday last, an inquest was held in this town on the body of Samuel Horne, a free colored man, who died the preceeding day. From the Coroner's report it appears that on Sunday last Edward Jones, a shoemaker, residing in this place, saw two chicken-cocks fighting near his house; he caught one and threatened to shoot the other, which Samuel Horne, the deceased, begged him not to do; upon this Jones ordered him out of the house, and swore if he did not go he would kill him, and immediately looked about for his shoe knife; the deceased went off, was pursued and stabbed by Jones. The wound was afflicted just above the collar bone on the left side of the neck, passing obliquely across the breast, cutting his windpipe, puncturing the swallow, and dividing important blood vessels. Jones was immediately take in to custody, and is now in jail awaiting his trial. Free Press. ***** MARRIED, At the seat of A.D. Murphy, esq. In this county, on the 20th inst. JONATHAN WORTH, esq. of Guilford county, to MISS MARTITIA DANIEL. DIED, Lately, in Chatham county, Mrs. Elizabeth Ramsay, relict of the late John A. Ramsay, esq. ***** Valuable Property FOR SALE I WILL sell to the highest bidder, upon very accomodating terms, on Wednesday the 9th of June next, my Tavern Lot in the town of Chapel Hill. The purchaser will be expected to give notes with approved security. Those who wish this valuable property are invited to attend the sale, as I am determined to relinquish all public business, and am therefore desirous to dispose of the aforesaid property on said day. John Taylor, sen. Chapel Hill, April 23 23-4w ***** [p.4] EXTRACT. The wisdom of God appears in afflictions. By these he separates the sin which he hates from the son whom he loves. By these thorns he keeps him from breaking over into Satan's pleasant pastures, which would fatten him indeed, but only to the slaughter. ***** Sulphur a preservative against measles. During the winter of 1817, the measles prevailed epidemically at Munster. Children affected with the itch, who were using sulphur exernally[sic] and internally were exempt. The year following, measles occured again, preceded for many days by a convulsive cough.- For this sympton[sic] I prescribed flowers of sulphur and white sugar half a tea spoonful. Many trials were made on children of different families and ages, and all who took of it in time escaped the disease.- M. Tourtual. ***** The triumph of woman lies not in the admiration of her lover, but in the respect of her husband, and it can only be gained by a constant cultivation of those qualities which she knows he most values. [end of exerpts]