Supplement to act on county and township rates and officers
The document details a Pennsylvania General Assembly supplement authorizing counties to appoint collectors of taxes without typical securities, setting penalties for noncompliance, and outlining duties of commissioners, prothonotaries, and clerks. It repeals or amends sections on dupli cates, assessments, and election of supervisors, with phased implementations and exclusions for Philadelphia. It also defines penalties, term limits, and cross references to prior acts.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Cyatas
Siale
Hus Duses Wa
Col- Jentor
Ehrall
Eballic Ape
Court of Common Pleas
Erie
Franklin
Wayne
Venango
Warren
Susquehanna
Bradford
Tioga
Luzerne
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Commonwealth
The Rothschilds and European finance in 1814
A lengthy survey of the Rothschild family’s rise in bankin g and influence during and after the Napoleonic era. It details Solomon and Moses Rothschild, their wealth, alliances with princes, and roles in Paris and Frankfurt operations. The piece references loans for France and British events, noting alleged charitable acts and baronial wealth while mingling sensational praise and critique.
Prince of Hesse Cassel Dependent on Moses Rothschilds
An 18th century London Metropolitan account describes the Prince of Hesse Cassel seeking aid from Moses Rothschild as French Revolutionary mobs advanced on Frankfort. Moses, trusted yet modest, hid the prince’s treasure in his garden to save the remnant of the fortune. After danger passed, he resumed banking and returned the deposit with five percent interest.
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London
Rotheschildes
Prince of Hesse
Cassel
Lis Serene
Highike
Prankfurt
Maine
Moses Rotheschild
Moses
Frankfort
Prince of Hesse Cassel
Origin of Day and Martin's Blacking
Origin of Day and Martin's Blacking recounts a humble barber aiding a fatigued soldier with a guinea leading to the creation of a famed blacking remedy, amid praise for his charity and shrewdness, ending with a note of speculation on future gains. A separate local notice reports a fire at dawn near Baltimore and Calvert streets where a candle sparked a blaze in a cupola under a building.
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Day
Martin
Bartitore
Nate
Baltimore and
Calvert
Quaker Property Dispute Bill Passes New Jersey Assembly
A bitter split among Quakers in New Jersey over property rights leads the Assembly to pass a bill distributing Society of Friends assets. The measure would divide holdings formerly held by the trustees among all members of Hicksites and other Quaker factions, including men women and children, under longstanding trust conditions.
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Jersey
Society of Friends
House of Assembly
Expected Comet Among the Year’s Skies
The column discusses an anticipated comet with notes from the American Almanac and a Falouth Packet report. It cites Lieut Morrison of the Royal Navy predicting a spectacular display from May to August, brighter than 1811, with a tail spanning forty degrees and a head reaching the meridian. It warns of possible atmospheric upheavals such as floods earthquakes and storms linked to electrical forces.
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Asia
China
Naples
Sisitus
Falouth
Lieut. R. Morrison
Royal Navy
Itis
Morrison
Cometary Influence Across Six Centuries Cited
The text cites the comet's varied appearances over the last six hundred years to support a theory of substantial cometary influence. It notes reliance on the author's correctness of the cometary influence principle and discusses appearances in different comet years.
New Frigate Constitution Sails Toward Mediterranean
New York on March 16 reports the Constitution frigate sailed yesterday with orders to stop at Havre. If relations remain amicable she will proceed to the Mediterranean. otherwise she will return with Mr Livingstons and family. The vessel, rebuilt with only a few old timbers remaining, is described as the pride of the Navy and carries the country’s best wishes.
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New York
Constitution
Havre
Mediterranean
Protest Association Meeting Interrupted by Riot
A New York Protestant Association gathering on a Friday evening at Roadway Hall was disrupted when about two hundred assailants stormed the doors and attacked the audience as Rev. Finley prepared an introductory talk. Clergymen led by Rev. Brownlee faced violent heckling and had to flee for safety.
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N. Y. Cour
Finley
Rioters Destruct Furniture After Forcing Out Congregation
A mob tore benches and destroyed room furniture, splitting items into fragments. They drove out the congregation and perpetrated widespread mischief before leaving the scene.
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General Advertiser
Geo
Wolf
Germany
Vienna
Moses Rotheschilde
Bresia
Thade
Rotheschilde
Paris
Fortunatus
Euch
Europe
France
Manchester
Solomon
Moses Rothesthitde
Andreas Rotheschilde
Baron Rotheschilde
Jaflai
Solomon Hercher
Duke's Place
Mromean
Hat
Onio
Micuican
Tver
House’ of Representatives
Senate
Letus
Judeed
Henry Cray
Cha Chamber of Deputies
America
Gen. Jackson
Henry Clay
Iim
Apple Alley
Fleet
Alisanna
F.P
Robt
Old Hagar
Themory
Finian
Hagar
Grindi
Sions
Yowu
John Me
Guire
Eton
Pitsburg
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Fenwics
Charlestown
Boston
U. S. Gazette
Harrisburg
Joseph Riter
Harrrison
Washington
Joseph Ritner
Jackson
Pensylvania
Rither
A-B.c
Steverang
James Findlay
the Commonwealth
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