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Marriages, Deaths, Accidents, Duels & Runaways Compiled from The Weekly Georgia Telegraph 1850-1853Marriages and Deaths, Accidents, Duels and Runaways, etc. Compiled from The Weekly Georgia Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, 1850-1853 - R. Newton Wilcox.
Newspaper abstracts are an excellent resource for genealogists and historians. In addition to the abundance of names and relationships, news articles tell us a lot about the customs, lifestyles, and priorities during this fascinating period�not just in Macon, Georgia, but in our county as a whole. This volume includes abstracts of articles gleaned from issues of The Weekly Georgia Telegraph from January 1850 to December 1853. Marriage notices with the names of those involved; death notices with varying amounts of biographical information; plus accounts of accidents, duels and other interesting tidbits of local concern really bring this community to life. Articles on �runaways� offer detailed physical descriptions of the missing slave and the full name of his/her owner. News of national note, and numerous articles from around the nation are included. All names are set in uppercase within the text, and a fullname index is included to facilitate research. 2002, 205pp, index, paper. [W2162] |