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American Union in Morgantown, West Virginia

19 Jun 1838

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American Union

Location

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1838

Page

2

Eighth Ward Ledger of Jefferson County Expenses (1838)

An exhaustive list of county expenditures and payments approved by the Jefferson County auditor on June 19 1838 includes numerous items for printing groceries coal and other goods furnished to the jail poor house and courthouses. It records payments to jurors witnesses clerks and treasurers with totals and specific accounts such as school districts road taxes and erecting public buildings.

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David Finnegan M. Andrews & Son John Aiken P. Runyon Ohio Rezin Myers Ross Waker Alexander McConnell Joseph Watson J. Wilson Wayne Township David Cable H & R Permar Wm Ekey Ross Walker James Wilson A. Sutherland Creek D. Ault C A. Shaw E. ‘Thompson Robert McConnell Samuel Filson Steubenville David Wilkin James O' Neal W & J McDonald Kendrick L Ball Ohie Elliott Stewart John Sheppard Artt Duc Carroll County James Turnbull Joseph Cookson J Footer J W Armstrong James Parks Henry John On John Orr John Leetch W Brown James Bell Finley B McGrew Smithfield Finley B Isaac Meek G Robinson L J Thomas J Foster J. Collier George Woods Springfield Robert A. Sherrard Cross Creek Abraham Peters Knox Hamilton Walker Ross Joseph Iddings James Clark Fulp's Lane Bollengreen March John McCauley John Dudley J & W Brown John Johnson Warren Amt John Shelley Emt Im Knox John Milligan Coffin H Kirkpatrick Ross Township J Druckmiller Joseph R Day Weph R Day Amner Jewett Island Creek Campbell J Shouse A W Litton Talesmen Homes Service Burk Amt Due Samuel Clark Brush Creek HH Beckett John Barrett Wells Levi Miller Thomas Ewing Jr James McElroy Wilson Wayne W Leslie John Henderson Delos Sloane J. Buchanan Witnes Jos Ward James Scott Jr IC Salmons & J M Kinney C Shields S Wiles Jos Dickey Robert Mills Stephen Flowers Amt Due School Joseph Dunn J Hukill Thomas Wier Stubenville William Crawford Isaac McDonald William Roach Ian Wells Thomas Hammond Heaing & Beatty M Andrews & Son J Kelle Ve Henrye George Bealler G Chamblin Mary Chamblio O As Crowley J Duff Tarn Merryman Tuscarawas James Mitchell Sam Watt Geo. Alban B Coe J Myers W Hunter J Hamilton Juro DevilVorkman Jr Carroll Co James Irwin Crowley Eberlein H P Walcott Grand Jury T Eberlein P Wilson J Walker Wive Joseph Tilton Abraham Peters Jr John Andrews W Cady O Vs Leeper Belmont A. Croxton Jr Due School Elisha Bracken R Clemmons A P Wayman Talesman W McCleary Ovs McGarry McCauley Jesse Litten McGarr Oliver Do C Kimball Dodo McCormac Humphrey Crowley Alex Smith J Dean Samuel Swickert S. Tomlinson Hall Joseph Buchanan Thomas Davall Thomas Graden Jr James Hamilton John S Graham James Lawrence Robert Hill Joshua Cole James Jackson Mathew Myers McCleary Ors McGarr Josiah Price Wim Ekey Ekey Huntsman Mairs South Carolina Columbia United States of America United States Congress of House of Representatives House Senate T. W. Glover
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Political clash over Virginia Conservatives and Whigs

The Richmond Enquirer and editors from the Madisonian and New York Gazette debate alliances. The Enquirer denounces joining with Whigs or Republicans of 1798 and 1799, while Ritchie’s declaration is framed as a rebuke to political adversaries in a Globe commentary.

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Richmond Enquirer New York Gazette Madisonian Virginia Ritchie The Enquirer Globe
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Critical remarks on Whig eloquence in New Era

A grave Old Kentucky man criticized Ogden Hoffman’s speech saying it would be better with more bacon and less greens. Bystanders note deeper meaning in nature and politics, comparing current rhetoric to two grains of wheat amid chaff.

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Old Kentuck Ogden Hoffman
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Durand Found Guilty of High Treason in Hamilton

The Toronto Patriot reports Charles Durand, barrister of Hamilton and brother of James Durand, was tried for high treason. The trial lasted until 8 pm, the jury returned a guilty verdict after a short absence, and a death sentence was pronounced the following day. The Patriot notes the sentence will not be carried out and that Durand will be transported with other condemned prisoners.

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Upper Canada Toronto Patriot Sth Charles Durand Hamilton James Durand Patriot
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Boston editors aboard steamer John W. Richmond

Forty two Boston editors arrive in Astor's on the new steamer John W. Richmond captained by Townsend. They depart this evening and promise to report if the vessel returns without bursting boilers, calling it the age's most miraculous event and a sign of safety forever.

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McKinley United States Bank New Orleans Richmond Boston Astor's John W. Richmond William AH. Townsend
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Staple productions of Ohio and bank debtors note

A historical Ohio markets reflection argues that staple crops corn and wheat drive exports like flour and beef. It contends that stockholders and note holders won’t unite to force payment, predicting banks won’t sacrifice dividends to support creditors, invoking a romanticist view of bank support despite debt.

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Elopement in Lexington Patronized Female Academy

A Lexington incident details a husband and his young Philadelphia assistant eloping after repeated affairs at a local Female Academy run by the couple. They fled to Maysville aboard a boat, leaving the wife and two children unsupported. both were church members.

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Lexington Ky Lexington Philadelphia Maysville Cincinnati
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Truth and error in political discourse across administrations

The speaker asserts that opposition papers and leaders have circulated more untruths than at any time since the nation’s founding, save perhaps Jefferson’s era. He notes error travels faster than truth but promises truth will prevail, invoking Bryant’s lines about truth rising again despite error.

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William Bramwell Baltimore Mobile Texas B. Bowen Cincinnati Lebanon Springfield Ohio Waynesville Ireland London Pittsburgh Connecticut Congress United States Maine New England Kataden Jackson Daubeney University of Oxford Eng Harrisburg Lancaster and Massachusetts Barbadoes Colonial Assembly New Orleans Jefferson Bryant
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Banks Resume Specie Payments and Stabilize Community

Banks in the city have resumed specie payments fully, keeping circulation steady and supporting public confidence. Despite federal policy, bank officers deserve credit for early resumption to relieve the people, with mutual trust fostering healthy financial action and prospects for lasting economic stability.

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New York Connecticut Mr. Biddle Wall Street Post Office Department Biddle Washington Globe
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