Silk culture revival urged for Virginia as exports rise
The document recalls Virginia's interest in silk culture, citing Georgia and South Carolina efforts since the 1730s. It notes mulberry tree plantings, colonial exports of raw silk, and historical encouragement from figures like Dr. Franklin, with renewed calls tied to existing regional examples across New England and the southern colonies.
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Virginia
Georgia
Savannah
South Carolina
Thomas Lambe
Italy
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Franklin
New York
N. Jersey
Connecticut
Mansfieldy
New-England
Ohio
Kentucky
Carolina
Silk Cultivation in the United States
A Treasury Department letter on silk growth and manufacture notes partial success of efforts to cultivate silkworms in the United States. Initial trials began in Virginia with British silk worm stock and mulberry trees, facing regulatory and economic challenges and limited results.
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U. States
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
US States
Congress
James the
Vargia
Dusirous
Population and powers of major nations in wake of potential war
A compilation from authentic sources estimates Russia Europe and Asia holdings, populations, and armed forces, with notes on the British Empire and Ottoman domains. It covers army sizes, naval strength, and territorial extents, plus a sketch of President Adams and public sentiment from a Trenton True American letter.
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Europe
Usia
Russia
Mito
Asia
Persrarowata
Niles
France
Yurone
Adams
Ma. Apams
Trenton
True American
Capitol
Abd
Adams nativity clarified in sketch of John Q Adams
The Undiena Journal notes a sketch that confirms John Quincy Adams married a Maryland daughter of Joshua Johnston around 1794. It highlights Adams as a sincere Christian, devoted husband, affectionate father, and consistent public servant free from slaveholding, praising his virtues and long faithful service.
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John Q. Adams
Adams
Joshua Johnston
Maryland
Boyd
Frye
Washington
Hellen
Washington City
District of Columbia
Undiena Journal
Heaven and His Own Exertions Made Great
A fragment notes that heaven and personal effort have achieved great things. The line reflects themes of fortune and self-reliance with emphasis on individual endeavor. The source reads as a condensed citation without clear context or names.
Partridge Shot Ignored in Adams Presidency Debate
The Essex Jackson address in the Boston Statesman mocks Mr. Adams by noting he never shot a partridge and argues the presidency is for wartime, demanding direct command of all forces in war and critiquing civilian leadership in peacetime.
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Gunning
Boston Statesman
Adams
Hailstorm at Cambridge Kills Man and Wounds One
A heavy hail shower with thunder and lightning struck two Cambridge houses on Saturday week. It killed a Black man and wounded another, as reported in local weather and casualty notes.
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Cambridge
Public Executions in England Highlight Literacy Gap
In 1897 England hanged three hundred twenty six people and many convicted individuals were illiterate. The speaker lauds free schools and paternal example as a remedy and tribute to ancestral guidance.
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England
Thunderstorm Hits Crem, Widespread Damage Reported
A powerful storm rolled in from the north at dusk, bringing a heavy shower and vivid lightning. Residents reported broken glass and structural damage across Crem, with widespread impacts to homes and public spaces.
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Asxieorts
Woitlamsoan
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