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Subject: Re: [RHEA-L] Rea in Belfast
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 21:19:57 EST

In a message dated 3/3/99 3:49:41 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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Date:3/3/99 3:49:41 PM Pacific Standard Time
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At a recent Colonial Dames meeting I was given an article taken from the
Belfast News Ltr., dated Friday 10 June 1768.--

For the province of GEORGIA, This is to give notice that Matthew Rea of
Drumbo, and William Beatty of Belfast, will have a stout ship. Well manned
and
victualled, to fail the first of September next for Savannah, which strikes
the boundary line between Georgia and South Carolina, diftant from
Charleftown
about 140 miles. All such as chufe to take a paffage in faid ship fhall have
>>

It would have been a kindness to have turned all those "f" letters into "s"
letters which was the original intent of the writer who's penmanship simply
reflected the current style of writing for that period of time.

Sore eyes..... :-)

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