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1859 
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Augusta City Directory
 
 
 
 
 
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
 
Mayor.....Benjamin Conley
First Ward.......Foster Blodget......William H. Tutt...Charles O Clarke
Second Ward...James M. Dye.......John D. Smith....John G. Sledge
Third Ward......Wm. E. Dearing.....Robert H. May....Lewis D. Ford
Fourth Ward....Benjamin F. Hall....John D. Butt.......Harland Bigby
 
 
BOARD OF HEALTH
 
First Ward...E.W. Doughty....Stephen D. Heard....Henry T. Peavy
Second Ward....Henry H. Steiner....G.T. Dortic....James Miller
Third Ward...Robert C. Black....Daniel B. Plumb....George M. Thew
Fourth Ward....Jas. Harper....John J. Miller....Wm H. Goodrich
 
 
 
CITY OFFICERS
 
Collector and Treasurer...John Hill
Clerk of Council.....Samuel H. Crump
Bridge Keeper.......Charles T. Rich
City Marshal.........John A. Christian
Deputy Marshal....Uriah L. Leonard
City Constables...Wm. W. King....Jos. B. Ramsey...B. Johnson
Supt. Streets and Drains...Jacob Sistruck
Warfinger.................T. S. Stoy
Jailor.......................Uriah Slack
Clerk Lower Market.....R. H. Philpot
Clerk Upper Market.....Allen C. Young
Lamp Lighter.............H. L. Leon
Keeper of Magazine... William M. Pickering
Keeper of City Cemetery.... Jas. Rogers
Keeper of City Hall and Houghton Institute Lot. F L Medium
City Physicans...H. A. Bigon....Dessausure Ford....William Doughty....S. B. 
Simmons
Keeper City Hospital....John Cartledge
Lot Inspector...David Hopkins...William Keener
Wood Inspector....R. A. Watkins
City Surveyor.......E. W. Brown
City Sexton.........B. Abrahams
City Sheriff.........Isaac Levy
Clerk City Court...D. L. Roath
Vendue Mas??(?Masters?)....W. B. Griffin....W. H. Howard  
Captains of City Watch....John L. Hill....Joshua King....J. A. Bennett....N. A. 
Ford
 
Assessors
1st Ward....J. B. Bishop
2nd Ward....J. H. Mann
3rd Ward....W. E. Jackson
4th Ward....W. H. Goodrich...&...Mr. Dye upon the part of the Council
 
Fire Wardens
1st Ward....Wm. M. Hight
2nd Ward....G. T. Dortic
3rd Ward....C. A. Platt
4th Ward....W. H. Goodrich
 
 
COURTS
 
Justices of the Inferior Courts
Benjamin H. Warren
James B. Bishop
Edmond Tabb
Foster Blodget, Sr.
James W. Brandon
 
Clerk of the Court Ordinary
Foster Blodget, Jr.
 
Sessions of the Court of the Common Pleas, held quarterly on the fourth Mondays 
of 
February, May,  August and November. Return day ten days before the sitting of 
each court. 
Judge...William S. Gould 
Clerk...David L. Roath 
 
Justices Of the Peace
Benjamin Hall
Lewis Leon
Lewis Levy
W. Mile Olen
Alexander Philip
A. D. Piquet
Mathew Shehan
Walter Freeman
 
Sheriff...Robert Wiggins
Deputy Sheriff...G. A. Parker
Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts...Benjamin F. Hall
Receiver of Tax Returns...John H. Bohler
Tax Collector...Alexander Deas
 
 
MILITARY
 
THE INDEPENDENT VOLUNTEER BATALLION OF AUGUSTA
Lieut. Col. Commanding.....John B. Campbell
Adjutant....Edwin B. Sharpe
Quatermaster.....Albert Hatch
Paymaster....Wm H. Wheeler
Surgeon.....Henry Rossignol
 
RICHMOND HUSSARS
Captain....Wm. E. Dearing
1st Lieut....T. P. Stovall
2nd Lieut....J. J. Thomas
Cornet....J. H. Alford
 
OGLETHORPE INFANTRY
Captain....John H. Jackson
1st Lieut....J. O. Clarke
2nd Lieut....H. B. Adam
3rd Lieut....Henry Allen
 
WASHINGTON ARTILLERY  (1854)
Captain...Daniel Kirkpatrick
1st Lieut...J. P. Girardy
2nd Lieut...George S. Barnes
3rd Lieut...J. J. Jacobus
 
CINCH RIFILES
Captain...C. A. Platt
1st Lieut...J. D. Butt
2nd Lieut...Jos. E. Marshell
3rd Lieut...H. D. Ansley
Sec'ty and Tres...Wm. H. Bird
 
IRISH VOLUNTEERS
Captain...Edw. J. Walker
1st Lieut...M. Deletre
2nd Lieut...James Duffy
Ord Sergant...Dennis Frely
 
 
MONTGOMERY GUARDS
Captain...J. B. Weems
1st Lieut...Thomas Whyte
2nd Lieut...Clairborne Snead
3rd Lieut...M. J. Jones
 
 
AUGUSTA FIRE COMPANY
Organized 1794...Incorporated 1845
 
Chief Engineer...F. Lamback
1st Assistant...J. A. Roberts
2nd Assistant...B. Henney
Secretary...Alexander Philip
Treasurer...Anton Iverson
 
Washington Fire Company Number 1
Captain...Chas Auferman
Lieut...(?H?) Pund
Secretary...J. Heitzman
Treasurer...H. Stoffel
 
Cinch Engine Fire Company Number 2
Captain...John McCann
Lieut...T. O. Whitman
Secretary...Christopher Cosgrove
Treasurer...Andrew Yonge
 
No Number 3 Listed
 
Fillmore Fire Company Number 4
Captain...Whillam H. Wheeler
Lieut ...Edward Baskerville
President...Clairborne Snead
Secretary...W. J. Cumpsty
Treasurer...Henry P. Richmond
 
Augusta Fire COmpany Number 5
Captain...Daniel Gavin
Lieut...James Hughs
Secretary...James Magarahan
 
Augusta Fire Company Number 6
Captain...T. W. Shakelford
Lieut...Stephen Frank
Treasurer...W. H. Hight
Secretary...Wn Yonge
 
Viglilant Fire Engine and Hose Company
FOreman...H. C. Goodwich
Assistant...J. B. Stoughton
Secretary...N. K. Rutter, Jr
Treasurer... Mathias Clark
Pipeman...E. T. Miller
Assistant Pipeman...Wm. Miller
 
Pioneer Hook and Latter Company Number 1
Foreman...J. B. Platt
1st Assistant...S. B. Simmons
2nd Assistant...W. B. (?)Chusboro
Secretary...W. H. Edwards
 
 
BANKS
 
1. UNION BANK
Capital...$300,000
President...Edward Thomas
Cashier...John Craig
 
Directors
Edward Thomas
William E. Jackson
Germain T. Dortic
John K. Jackson
John Craig
 
2. BRANCH BANK OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
Capital...$400,000
President...Thomas Barret
Cashier...Grenvile Simmons
 
Directors
Thomas Barret
J. P. Garvin
W. C. Jesup
George W. Lewis
L. C. Warren
John W. Walker
John H. Phinney
 
3. MERCHANTS BANK
President...T. S. Metcalf
Cashier...M. Hatch
 
Directors
T. S. Metclaf
Jacob Danforth
Foster Blodget
James B. Walker
Alfred Baker
Josiah Sibley
James B. Bishop
W. S. Roberts
Robert O Kerr
 
4. CITY BANK
Capital...$100,000 or $400,000
resident...A. Gould
Cashier...W. J. Sanes
 
Directors
A. Gould
J. C. Fargo
B. Conley
G. N. Newton
W. H. Stark
 
5. BANK OF AUGUSTA
Capital...$600,000
President...John Bones
Cashier...James W. Davis
 
Directors
John Bones
Robert A. Reid
Henry H. Cumming
john Davidson
M. Wilkirson
E. Staunes
James W. Davis
William Shear
L. D. Lallerstedt
James Brown
John A. (Moore)(Moser)
Henry Moore
 
6. GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK & BANKING COMPANY
Bank Capital...$500,000
Whole Capital of the Company...$1,150,000 or $4,150,000
President...John B. King
Cashier...Joseph Milligan
 
Directors
B. H. Warren
John Bones
James W. Davis 
W. M. D'Antignac
Eligah E. Jones
Samuel Barnett
(?Asbery?) Hall
John Cunningham
Ferdenaud Phenizy
George J. Jackson
Wm. D. Conyers
Richard Peters
Antoine Poullain
Thomas M. Hamilton
George W. Evans
Masillon P. Stovallv
 
7. AUGUSTA INSURANCE AND BANKING COMPANY
Capital...$375.000
President...William M. D'Antignac
Cashier...Robert Walton
 
Directors
W.M. D'Antignac
E. Henkell
S. D. Linton
Y. McCord
Wm. J. Owens
 
8. EXCHANGE BANKERS
F. C. Baker and Wood, Eddy Co.
 
BAD Or UNWORTHY BANKS
To aid the people to protect themselves in as much possible from all which 
we regard as totally unworthy of credit ot confidence.
MERCHANTS BANK OF MACON
INTERIOR BANK, Griffin
LAGRANGE BANK, LaGrange
CHEROKEE INSURANCE AND BANKING COMPANY, Dalton
PLANTERS' AND MERCHANTS' BANK, Dalton
NORTH WESTERN BANK, Ringold
BANK OF GREENBORO, Greenboro
 
BROKEN BANKS
MANUFACTURERS' AND MECHANICS' BANK,  Columbia or Columbus
EXCHANGE BANK, Griffin
SOUTHERN BANK, Bainbridge
 
 
 


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