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The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], Look out for counterfeit Confederate bills ! (search)
Ranaway--$100 reward. --Ranaway, on Monday, a Negro Boy, named Essex, about five feet eight inches high black; stammers slightly; about twenty or twenty-two years old; weight about 150 pounds; formerly belonged to Capt. John Wright, of Plain View P. O., King and Queen county, Va. The above reward will be paid on his delivery to me at my office, in this city. He may be making his way to West Point, Va. He has a wife in that neighborhood. His upper teeth are dark, from tartar on them. Benjamin Davis. oc 22--ts
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], Wanted to Hire-- (search)
President's reception, which commenced at 12 o'clock and continued three hours. The President stood at the door of the large reception room, and thousands of persons took advantage of the opportunity, to give him a friendly grasp of the hand. Mrs. Davis was not present, but her place was well supplied by her sister, Miss Howell, Mrs. Col. Davis, and Mrs. Gen. Jones. The ceremonies of introduction were conducted by the President's Aids, Col. Jos. Davis and Col. G. W. C. Lee. The Armory Band wMrs. Col. Davis, and Mrs. Gen. Jones. The ceremonies of introduction were conducted by the President's Aids, Col. Jos. Davis and Col. G. W. C. Lee. The Armory Band was present, and everything passed off delightfully. Governor Letcher also gave a public reception, which was very numerously attended.--Many persons were introduced to the Governor and to the ladies of the household; and the generous compounds peculiar to the winter festivities were by no means forgotten. A band of music on the grounds contributed essentially to the pleasures of the occasion.