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Newspaper

American Union

Location

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1841

Page

2

General Prospective Pre Emption Law Debate in Senate

In the Twenty Sixth Congress during the first week of January 1841 the Senate debated a bill to create a permanent prospective pre emption system for settlers on public lands. Amendments sought to restrict aliens from pre emption and require proof of settlement, with讨论 on how to prevent fraud and ensure only bona fide settlers gain the right.

Clay Alabama General Land Office Kentucky Tappan Ohio Secretary of the ‘Treasury Commissioner of Public Lands Congress Cly Ignere Oris Sexi Bates Weil

Cumberland Road Amended Budget and Chandelier Report

From the House and Senate actions on January six eighteen forty one, Mr Davis of Indiana proposes an amendment to fund the Cumberland Road through Indiana Ohio and Illinois with three thousand dollars, shared among states under existing restrictions. A report on the chandelier collapse absolves the contractor, recommends payment of balance after deducting four hundred dollars, and approves contract compliance. A Pennsylvania contested election case with Mr Naylor versus Mr Ingersoll is noted. In Senate Calhoun outlines a land bill to ceded public lands in Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan with staged price reductions and graduation timelines.

Hough Senate Benton Missouri Mangum Yeas Messrs Clay Kentucky Clayton Cravendon Dixon Graham Nfantingdon Knnght Merrick Prentiss Preston Raggles Ailen Anderson Buchanan Calhoun Alabama Fulton Henderson Hubbard King Lian Lampkin Morton Nicholas Norvell Pierce Porter Roane Robinson Seve Davis Indiana Ohio Finois Leonard Committee On House Messrs. Hooper and Co Pennsylvania Messrs. Naylor Ingersoll Naylor House v. Representatives United States of America Congress Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Illinois Michigan United States

Tennessee land cession act and pre emption details

The document outlines conditions for ceding lands to Tennessee, including liability for surveys and Indian title extinguishment, voiding grants if violated, and state pre-emption rights during price reductions. It also covers presidential duties to close land offices, tax authority, and related legislative notes on steamboat safety measures and Oregon occupation.

United States General Land Office Washington Tennessee

Buenos Aires in Chaos Under Rosas Tyranny and Bank Collapse

The narrator portrays Buenos Aires as ruined by Rosas’s regime with confiscations of Unitarians, passport bans, and widespread misery. Paper currency in excess leads to devaluation with dollars at thirty to one, and exchange with England at 1 1/2 percent. The Brazilian and Sardinian ministers depart amid tensions and threats.

Erceras Buenos Ayres France Rosas England Unitarian

Marriages in the County This Week

Several nuptials announced this week with details of the couples and officiants. Thomas Arthur weds Margaret Jane McCullough, Henry Morton weds Anna Axton, and Isaac McDonald the county sheriff weds Eliza Beth Chambers of Mount Pleasant, all local to the area.

Henry G. Domingo Thomas Arthur Margaret Jane McCulough John Leetch Henry Morton Anna Axton Mr. Mitchell Isaac M’donald Elizabeth Chambers Mount Pleasant

Port Wine List of Letters Advertised in Steubenville 1841

A long list of names appears under the heading Port Wine List of Letters Advertised in the Steubenville post office January 1841. The roster includes Abraham, Anderson, Leech, Linsey, Leech, and many others, with a second Richmond list noting remaining names as of January 1 1841. The Steubenville notice closes with WILLIAM CABLE P M and date January 2 1841.

Steubenville Ohio Abrams Abraham James Anderson James Abraham J G Arnold Harrison Armstrong John Richmond Jefferson County Boyd James Doups John Equehart Moses H Groff Christopher Hartup Thomas Hieson Timothy Hirford Hiram Farmer de William Jennings Williem Johnston de J T Plummer Caleb Plummer Joseph Siewert John Talbot William Torrence Samuel B. Henry Smithfield John Armstrong Abraham Naylor Thomas Alaways Phillip Paul Stephen Brown James Plummer Abraham Bradly Mary Purviance Charles Barnes Benjamin Roberts William Chaddock MicaggRunyen John W Carter William Roe William Dunwell Thomas Lipsmith John Elliot Ee Ee Willian Gla Jane Hoyle Sidney Hall Richard Hathor Wite James Mardy Richard Logan Wathington la Manson McCance John Irvine DRG

Paren Money Yet Worth Less in Buenos Ayres Society

A crude extract from a Journal of Commerce letter describes Buenos Aires as money oriented with paper dollars valued near silver, while roving bands, executions, robberies, and brutal acts under Rosas’ rule stain the city. The letter notes numerous officers overwhelmed by a violent roving gang, with many residents killed or driven to fear as encampments form.

Buenos Ayres Corresao The Journal of Commerces Rosas

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