15 Apr 1829
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1829
Page
1
A brief notice outlines subscription pricing of two dollars per year with advance payment, or two dollars and fifty cents if unpaid within the year. It also states ad rates: not exceeding a square published three times for one dollar, with twenty five cents for each continuation. larger ads charged pro rata.
A March meeting of New Jersey citizens supportive of the late administration honors John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Samuel Southard. Adams replies praising public service, urging duty, and defending Cabinet picks, with thanks to allies and warning about future reform and political stability.
Harrisburg visit by Edward Livingston and Philadelphia lawyers to press settlements over lands sold by the state as late John Nicholson’s property. Lands worth hundreds of thousands across multiple counties may require indemnity if sales are invalidated. Also notes Quaker virtue and obituaries with local bequests from Wm. Len man and Wm. Lehman.
The Philadelphia flour market is surveyed with a 44 year average price table. The record cites yearly averages from 1789 to 1829 and notes fluctuations driven by European scarcity, England exports, embargoes, and currency shifts. The highest yearly average was 1250 in 1796, the lowest 465 in 1826.
The Portsmouth Journal editor defends Hamilton’s public services amid a clouded view. Journeymen Carpenters of Pittsburgh announce a demand for 25 percent higher wages after April 1. Baldwin of Pittsburgh comments on his rôle and lack of promised position or assurances from the General.
Opinion notes repeated four year removals hurt public service as officials are replaced before masteries are achieved. The writer questions right of tenants at will to enter and quit and warns frequent changes hinder efficiency and familiarity with duties.
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