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Abbeville Advertiser
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Description: A Printer in Luck - John Whitfield Wins $37,000

Date: March 17 1859

Newspaper published in: Abbeville, AL

Source: Madison Co. Library, Huntsville, AL

Page/Column: Page 1, Column 3

A PRINTER IN LUCK. – We have just learned that the Supreme Court at Macon has affirmed the decision of the Superior Court of Houston county, in the case of Whitfield vs. Everett, by which the heirs of Whitfield take thirty-seven thousand dollars. The plaintiff in this case was the father of John Whitfield, a printer, now of Montgomery, Ala., but formerly of Griffin, Ga., who received his first typographical lessons from our recent partner, Col. J. H. Logan. We congratulate John, whom we have known from his boyhood, upon his good fortune, and hope he will use his funds in a becoming manner. Certain parties in this city, for whom we have strong attachment, are equally interested in this streak of fortune, but by their special request we withhold their names. Three cheers for the printer John Whitfield and his good luck.—Atlanta (Ga.) Intelligencer.

Submitted: 04/05/14 (Edited 04/05/14)

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