But generally a "Crier" was an auctioneer. "Base born" meant any child
born out of wed-lock.
HBG
At 09:17 AM 11/9/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> A "Crier" was hired to publicly state an event. Often a "Crier" would
>announce the name and possible the conditions of a public land sale
>(auction). Criers were also used to announce the death of a prominent
>individual.
>
> Bill Balderson
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