Township Meetings and Jefferson County Delegates
Readable fragments show a Democratic Central Committee call for township meetings on the third Saturday of August to select five delegates each for a county convention at Bloomsfield to nominate county officers. The note critiques issuing notes as currency and discusses the legality and expediency of a United States Bank amid political opposition and Jacksonian veto history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Seth
Tyler
Jackson
Whig Party
Harrison
United States Bank
Tip Ann Tye
Convention to Nominate District Representatives in Jefferson County
By arrangement with the Central Committee a convention will be held at Springfield Jefferson county on Tuesday the 24th of August to nominate a Senator and two Representatives for this district. The townships are directed to elect delegates at their meetings on the Bath to meet in convention at Springfield on Tuesday the 24th inst to make the nominations. By order of the Central Committee Jefferson County M Stanton Secy August 7 1841.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Central Committee
Jefferson County
Wloomfield
Edwin M. Stanton
See
Dem. Central Committee
Central Committee
Carroll County
Springfield
Qeir
Bath
Spring Mela
M. Stanton
Stark County
Court of Common Pleas
Steubenville
Daniel Weleanan
Noth
Willow Merengaie
Sherlfe
John Mills
Brush Creek
Gelong
Isaac M'Donald
Ohm
Debates on a United States Bank in Clay era politics
Fragmented remarks discuss the two Banks of the United States and the then current stance of Mr. Clay. The piece urges reconsideration of a central bank backed by executive power, citing historical arguments and labeling the period as highly signaling in national economic policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Clay
Senate
Congress
United States Bank
ISEI
SIS
Hich
Alwaye
Mg Power
Sa United States Bank
Emeedeenie
Mary
Bank Robbery By Jacksonville Officials Exposed
A long report attributes the Jacksonville Illinois branch bank robbery to its own officers. It details alleged schemes to recover and conceal funds, notes anonymous tips to bank president Col. Mather, and a sequence of questionable contacts and favors tied to a western money scandal.
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Tinois State Register
Jacksonville
Frederick Co
Col. Mather
Springfeld
Toews
Town versus Mather and the Bank Robbery Plot
A dramatic account details factional bank warfare in Springfield and Jacksonville. Private directors oppose Town with State allies and install Brothers, while Mather schemes to replace him. Town resigns, a vault robbery then ensues with 10,000 dollars in specie and 78,050 dollars in notes burned, and townspeople pursue Mather, arrest Town, and demand justice as Town confesses years of robbing the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town
Brothers
Mather
Springfield
Jacksonville
Scott
Scot
Leo
Col. Mather
Supreme Court
The Backhese Blacksmith Mystery Unclear
Fragmentary OCR text references Jota W. Dear, retained in office, Whig party politics, and Marion County. Several garbled phrases obscure context, parties, and events, leaving ambiguity about the exact incident or dates involved. The readable elements hint at political tension and local figures without a clear narrative.
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Jota W. Dear
Marion County
Wwe
Fragmented OCR Pushes Mystery Names to Fore
A garbled OCR text fragment hints at a local notice or column with scattered proper nouns and phrases. Readable bits mention a theater or event context and possible personal names, but details remain unclear and incomplete.
Great Western Arrives with News of British Elections
The Great Western sails into New York from Bristol after fifteen days at sea bringing London and Liverpool papers to June 13. London reports Tory gains and Peel as expected to become Prime Minister. The Globe notes a Tory majority around 50. Elections stir riots in Ireland while trade and taxes show mixed changes. Reports claim bribery in votes as contests remained tight.
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Toulouse
Great Western
Hosken
New York
Bristol
London
Liverpool
England
Robert Peel
The
Globe
Lingroad
London Globe
Indiana
Mississippi
Congress
America
Garrick
Portsmouth
Ireland
Hume
Leeds
O'Connell
Dublin
Meath
Connelly Letter on Defeat and Repeal Support
Fellow citizens and Irishmen denounce the Orange faction as bribe corrupted, yet pledge renewed repeal efforts. Meath representation will proceed, Horton to prosecute a petition, Merrion Square dated 10. Election returns show Reformers ahead in several counties while Tories gain 79 seats, 22 inRegie counties.
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Ireland
Orange
God
Meath
Horton
Opconnell
Merrion-square
Tories
Kogileh
Wewate
Cownty
Tee Meooth
Regie Coamices
Thee Te Seviel Cownties
Brink Perot
Hanover Advices Announce Queen's Death and Political Moves
Advices from Hanover report the queen's death and her burial on the seventh. The king dissolved the Estates after they refused supplies. Taxes will be levied for another year without Estates consent. Estates have met for four weeks. No new major news from China or the continent. The London Herald notes a new eastern settlement treaty signed by France Austria Prussia Russia and Britain. Mehemet Ali's acceptance of Portes' ultimatum reported. London grain market shows cold weather, wheat supply steady, bonded wheat draws attention, and U S stocks in London listed with various bond and stock figures.
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Hanover
China
London Herald
East
France
Austria
Prussia
Russia
Great Britain
Portes
Mehemet Ali
London
United States Bank
Maryland
New York
Ohio
Tennessee
Great Western Circus to Exhibit in Steubenville
Steubenville citizens will welcome the Great Western Circus featuring an esteemed troupe of equestrians and a famed rider Le Tort. Under H Needham direction the display promises moral entertainment with European and American talent, graceful ladies, and the Boston Brass Band providing music.
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KH. Nichols
Steubenville
H. Needham
Europe
America
Boston
Taxes Taxes Jefferson county tax collection notice 1844
Tax collection notice for Jefferson county Ohio lists tax collection dates in multiple townships and locations including Steubenville and cross townships. It states collection will occur at election places on specified dates, with an office period from October to December for non attenders, and penalties for late payment. Local officials and schedule details are provided.
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Jefferson County
Island Creek
Knox
Saline
Brush Creek
Ross
Springfield
Salem
Wayne
Smithfield
Mt. Pleasant
Warren
Wells
Cross Creek
Steubenville
Mets
Creek
Mt Pleasant
C. Creek
D. Cable
G. Steubenville
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UNSOR
Steubenville, Cilg
Oficers
Ill
Backhese
Teaitieiegene
Foreign News
Qconnelly
Rother Haw
ATV
Ruthestee
Gemell
Water Gees
Sheriff’s Sale
Belmont County
Thomas V. Carey
David Peck
Isaac A
Jayne
J. 8.Scott & Co
WM. Simpson
Penwee
Albany Amphitheatre
Great Western Circus
Albany
Griswold
Florence
John Crawford
John K. Sutherland
McGowan
Sue Deiphmgse
Philadelphia
J. M’mechan
Warrenton
aMay
Ann Brown
John Benedick
Martin Brown
Coeman
Nathani
Clifford Benjamin Denny
Aexander
Aquinla Abhooseman
David Fivies
James Ewing
Haerristy
Jobo Deters
Wenn Livingston
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