Three Tracts of Land for Sale in Jefferson County Ohio
Public sale set for Saturday July 22 offers three tracts in Jefferson county Ohio on the Wellsburg to Smithfield road. Tracts include the southeast quarter and the southwest and northwest quarters of section 30 township 5 range 2 with Johnson's Tract name. terms to be announced. Also included is a chancery notice from May term 1843 detailing judgment against John Swearingen and Henry Swearingen, with specifics on lands, contracts from 1836, and a call for appearance within sixty days or face decree. case by Edwin M. Stanton solicitor.
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Johnson
Wellsburgh
Smithfield
John
Henry Swearingen
George
William Adair
John Swearingen
Henry
George Adair
Sec
Edwin M. Stanton
George A& George
Adair
Jefferson County
Ohio
Steubenville Land District
Sai
Bill
Bank of Steubenville creditors warned to file claims
The State of Ohio on relation of the Bank Commissioners vs The President Directors and co of the Bank of Steubenville in Jefferson county creditors must exhibit their claims to the Receivers by January 1, 1844 at the Receivers office in Steubenville. Failure to comply will bar any benefit of the decree and any distribution from it. JOHN S. PATTERSON, Clerk. Receivers’ office on Washington Street over the Mayor’s office. June 17, 1843 6t.
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Ferson County
Court of Common Pleas
Jefferson County
John
Patterson
Washington St
Ohio chancery notices and coroner sale in Steubenville 1843
A chancery notice for Hans Wilson in Jefferson county asks Henry Swearingen George Adair and William Adair to answer within sixty days regarding a 1842 judgment of 429.05 and land interests in a 102 acre tract in Steubenville district. A coroner’s sale advertises liquidation of property on the Little Fork of Short Creek including carriages, horses, hogs, grain, lumber, and land, to be sold July 7. Also lists local 1843 periodical offerings and books in Steubenville.
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A. Court of Common Pleas
Jefferson County
Wm. Lyon
Little Fork
Short Creek
Warren Township
D. Hunter
Strayed or Stolen Bay Mare Near Steubenville
Notice from Wm Richards listing a bay mare missing from his pasture one mile north of Steubenville. The mare is 14 and a half hands, 7 or 8 years old, natural pacer with a black mane and tail, back sore, right hind leg lump, fore hooves without shoes. A reward is offered for her return or information leading to recovery. Date June 29, 1843.
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Wm. Inglebright
Steubenville
Wm. Richards
Notice to creditors and debtors of William M Scott estate
Administrator Francis Bell calls all debtors in Wayne township Jefferson county O to pay immediately and all claimants against the estate to present authenticated proofs within one year. Also mentions Travel in Yucatan by John L Stephens and Frazer's bookstore listing.
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William M. Scott
Wayne Township
Jefferson County
Francis Bell
Yucatan
John L. Stephens
Pereansheet
Stephens
Remed y for Pain and Soreness Sold by Frazer Agent
An 1841 advertisement touts an extraordinary remedy that cures or relieves sprains stiffness joint pains and many exterior injuries. The notice lists numerous conditions including rheumatic pains sore throat croup scrofulous enlargements and tender feet. It promotes the bottle at 25 cents with directions and identifies A L Frazer as the agent.
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A. L. Frazer
Residence of Eight Years in Persia Among Nestorians
New study by Rev. Justin Perkins details eight years in Persia among Nestorian Christians with notices of Mohammedans. It includes a map and numerous colored plates and is available through A. L. Frazer.
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Persia
Justin Perkins
A. L. Frazer
John Kells Auctioneer Receives Merchandise for Sale
John Kells, auctioneer, prepares rooms for reception of merchandise and will sell on commission or at auction. He offers references on request and currently has a general assortment of shoes, boots, slippers, and pumps for men and women. Prices to suit buyers. cash sales. Corner of Washington and 3d Street. June 10, 1809. ae, TH, WARD.
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Washington
3D. Street
Ward
The Beautiful Everywhere in Creation
A Boston Bulletin excerpt extols beauty as a divine grace present in nature, sky, seas, flowers, and seasons. It links beauty to faith, children’s smiles, and heaven, claiming the world shines with God’s smile from creation to the afterlife, concluding with a hopeful vision of beauty in the world to come.
A Child's Evening Prayer by I. C. Pray Jr
Poem in brief verse asking for divine guardianship at night and strength to face tomorrow. Child speaker asks for angel protection, a cheerful light through darkness, and painless renewed mornings, seeking daily guidance and comfort.
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Father
The Corruption of Labor in Education and Character
A critique of how modern education undervalues labor and elevates pleasure. It argues honest work is a universal necessity, warns against grafting rewards onto duties, and condemns paying children to do right as a perverse root of character formation. It emphasizes truth, service, and self restaint over enticing rewards.
Perpetual Day and Its Toll on Sleep at Sea
The narrator recounts adjusting to endless daylight after crossing the Arctic Circle. The constant sun initially charms but soon tires the crew, who struggle to rest and keep night watches. They imitate birds by retiring at proper hours to obtain needed sleep and reflect that constant daylight may not be a real blessing.
End of Tabor and rest anecdote from Dublin crowd
A long extract recounts Beechy’s North Pole expedition passage and a comic Lord Chancellor anecdote. In Dublin, Mr O'Connell shared the tale of the Irish Chancellor visiting an insane asylum and being mistaken for a patient, provoking wit from staff and a surgeon general’s arrival. The punchline: the Chancellor was the most outrageous patient observed.
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Tabor
Rest
Globe
Beechy
Buehyn
North Pole
Ireland
Dublin
Edward
Tam
O'Connell
Silk culture as new national industry prospects
The Baltimore American discusses silk culture as a rising national interest. It highlights J W Gill of Mt Pleasant Ohio and his silk worm feeding invention a Feeding Tent and Ventilating Cradle. Prices in Mount Pleasant suggest profitable feeding of silkworms year round, with mulberry cultivation enabling farmers to supplement income, potentially rivaling cotton in the South.
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Atstonk
Barnum’s
J. W. Gill
Mt. Pleasant
Ohio
Gill
New Orleans
Istalt
United States
Patent Office
Mount Pleasant
Union
Reception of the First President Washington 1789
The first President under the new Constitution was George Washington elected unanimously to serve four years from March 4 1789. He left Mount Vernon for New York after being notified, met with immense public reverence in his northward progress, and faced both heartfelt acclaim and some criticism during the inaugural reception.
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George Washington
Mount Vernon
Washington
New York
bin An Sar
Sons of Freedom
Alexandria
Trenton
New Jersey
Elizabeth Point
Congress
Bay
Malcolm
True Sun
Lord's Prayer Fulfillment Across Denominations
The prayer has been offered by Christians worldwide countless times, rising daily from distant shores and seas as a pure offering. It is foretold that though heaven and earth pass away, these words will endure until every petition is answered and God's will is done on earth as in heaven.
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Montgomery
Defence of General Armstrong Against Steubenville Gazette
In reply to a Steubenville Gazette editor James, the author defends Gen Armstrong as Secretary of War regarding the 1814 Washington attack. He rebuts alleged warnings by Col Duane and criticizes the editor for fabricating a tale of supposed counsel to concentrate forces along the Potomac. The piece argues Madison and Congress supported Armstrong’s defense decisions despite the editor’s claims. The author asserts the story reveals prejudice and malice and praises Armstrong’s conduct amid militia limitations.
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Col. Stone
Jacob Barker
New Orleans
Armstrong
Washington
Steubenville
District of Columbia
Potomac
Washington City
Duane
Col. Duane
Patuxent
Upper Marlboro
Bladensburgh
Washington, Had Col. Duane
Committee
House of Representatives
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Madison
Barker
Gen. Armstrong
Steubenville Gazette
Niagara
Plattsburgh
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George Johnson
John J. Johnson
The
State of Ohio
Jeffers Hans Wilson
Chancery
Bank OF Steubenville
President, Directors, & Co
Bank of Steubenville Et. al
Hans Wilson
Mellor
Neander
Father Clements
Caleb Stukely
T. T. Thomason
A. M
Fast India Company
J. Sargeant
A. M. Just
DR. B. Brandreth
Arge Quarto
Fprazer
John Kells
Boston Bulletin
Channing
London
BY I. C. Pray, JR
Horace Greely
Baltimore American
Silk Culture
N. ¥. Herald
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