Early-Clay County GaArchives Obituaries.....SMITH, RICHARD March 1889
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REBECCA STEWART rstewart@enervest.net December 12, 2011, 1:22 pm

THE ADVERTISER, FT. GAINES, MARCH 22 1889
RICHARD SMITH, THE NEGRO BOY WHO HAS FITS AND HAS BEEN AT WORK ON THE PANPER 
FARM WAS FOUND DEAD IN A POND HALF A MILE ABOVE HERE NEAR THE RAILROAD THIS 
MORNING.

HE HAD PASSED HERE AN HOUR BEFORE HE WAS FOUND DEAD WITH A SMALL BUNDLE OF 
CLOTHING.  IT IS SUPPOSED HE HAD A FIT AND FELL OF THE RAILROAD INTO THE POND 
AND DROWNED.  HIS BODY HAS BEEN PULLED OUT BY THE DARKIES, BUT NOTHING ELSE 
DONE.  HILTON COR.  EARLY COUNTY NEWS

Additional Comments:
CONTAINS RACIALLY OFFENSIVE TERMS OF WHICH I DO NOT APPROVE.  BUT FOR 
HISTORICAL ACCURACY WAS COPIED EXACTLY AS WRITTEN IN NEWSPAPER.

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