Frontiers Dispute With New Brunswick Sent to Congress
Washington transmits copies of Maine and New Brunswick dispute documents and a memorandum between the US State Department and Britain's envoy on frontier terms. The memorandum, not binding, serves as a recommendation to provincial authorities and Maine officials. Signed M. Van Buren.
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Wassington
Senate of the
United States
Congress
Maine
New Brunswick
Secretary of State
M. van Buken
Boundary Moratorium Between Britain and Maine New Brunswick
A 1839 memorandum records mutual limits on the dispute over the disputed northeastern territory between Great Britain and the United States. It directs Maine and New Brunswick to avoid armed action, release captured civil officers, and cooperate on preserving public property while awaiting final settlement. The document emphasizes no final agreement and urges friendly talks for a future resolution.
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Her
Great Britain
United States
Great Britains
New Brunswick
Maine
Aroostook
Porsyth
United Sudies
North America
Fox
Ht. E. M
Washineron
Law for the Defence of the United States Act
An act granting the President expanded powers for national defense in invasions and related cases. It authorizes resistance to Britain's attempts to enforce exclusive jurisdiction over a Maine dispute, as debated by Congress.
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United States
Senate
House
Congress
Great Britain
Maine
Britain
Provisions for calling and arming militia in 1839 act
The act empowers the President to use naval and militia forces, call volunteers up to fifty thousand in invasion danger, and equip naval vessels on the Great Lakes. It allocates ten million dollars for implementing provisions, allows borrowing on Treasury credit, and sets interest not above five percent. Also appropriates eighteen thousand dollars for a special minister to Great Britain and authorizes seaboard fortification spending up to one million dollars, with enforcement for up to sixty days after Congress's first session.
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United States
Congress
Great Britain
Secretary of the Treasury
Register of the ‘Treasury
Seaboard
Army of the
James K. Polk
House of Representatives
WM. R. King
Senate
M. van Buren
Warlike East Frontier News And Militia Call
The Augusta Age reports from the Aroostook encampment dated Feb 22. 300 men there with 3800 more expected. Detachments move toward Fish River and Little Maclas as fortifications are planned. British forces near Tobique, Gov Hodsdon shifts routes toward Houston. Militia issues stir across Augusta as newspapers speculate on Democratic factions and a new organ aiming to split the party. The piece condemns ambition and defends pure democracy amid rumor and political intrigue.
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Aroostook
Fish River
Jarvis
Tobique
Housdon
Bangor
Houston Imstead
McLaughlin
Hodsdon
Augusta
Ites
Maine Troops Prepare for Eastern Frontier Invasion Talk
The Salem Advertiser notes Maine authorities will inspect troops today and tomorrow, then march them to the Eastern Frontier. The Fredericton Chronicle reports Sir John Harvey acting promptly with dispatch as over twenty teams of soldiers head forward. The Chronicle mentions an American invasion with lumber seizures and property seizures. Enlistment continues with 1200 of the Kennebec division called out and 600 at Portland.
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Salem Advertiser
Calais
Maine
Fredericton Chronicle
John Harvey
Muel
Spirit
Kennebec
Portland
Peaceful settlement in dispute at north eastern boundary
The article argues the North eastern boundary dispute risks war as troops concentrate on both sides and each side asserts jurisdiction. It praises New Brunswick for demanding recognition of its rights and urges the United States government to stand firm, claiming the territory belongs to the U S and citing congressional unity against rupture.
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New Brunswick
Congress
Metropolis
Florida murders by Indians alarm Florida towns
A visitor from Tallahassee reports daily Indian killings in the region between the 17th and 21st. Fifteen residents were slain, Seminoles reportedly using dogs in warfare. A military occupation bill, now in the Senate, is seen as the most effective remedy by locals and officers alike.
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Pallahassee
Florida
Senate
Globe
Extraordinary Cave Near Chippewa River Report
The Red Lake Gazette notes a newly found cave near an upper Chippewa river branch in Huron district that emits a strong offensive gas. Dogs rush in with agility but succumb to a terrifying howl and vanish, never to return, leaving the area eerily quiet thereafter.
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Red Lake
Chippewa
Huron
Love and life stages from childhood to aging
A poetic reflection tracing affection across life from early childhood to old age, noting bonds with mothers, partners, spouses, children, and grandchildren through ages three, six, sixteen, twenty, forty, and sixty. It contemplates evolving loves and family ties over time.
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Hellidaye
Drew
Detroit City Bank Suspension Notice and Debate
The Detroit Post reports the Detroit City Bank has suspended specie payments for sixty days with promise to resume after that period. A director says resumption is likely, while the paper urges public disclosure of resources and liabilities and recommends a legislative committee to investigate the bank’s condition.
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Detroit Post
Detroit
Wise as Whig Leader in Fraught Times
A Sanerville Whig piece lauds Henry A. Wise as the Whigs’ current leader, noting his speeches in papers and influence on the Investigating Committee. It blasts him as a Confederate in the murder of Cilley and accuses him of reckless, unprincipled conduct aimed at electioneering. The writer predicts a corrosive report and warns virtuous citizens to scrutinize its author.
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Mr. Wise
Bound
Henry 4. Wise
Cilley
Congress
Crittenden Bill Passes Third Reading Amid Dodging Votes
The Washington Metropolis reports that Mr. Crittenden's gag law bill cleared its third reading by five to twenty eight. Federalists dodged the final roll by amending motions, seeking to avoid party blame. Rises and Clay are cited as popularity hunters, while the paper condemns the measure as odious and notes political maneuvering.
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Mr. Rises
Mr. Clay
Mr. Crittenden
Ais Star
Wash
Metropolis
Army Movements From Fort Gibson To Fort Smith
Shrrtte Rock reports from Fort Gibson that the 7th Infantry will move to Fort Smith on the 7th to await a rise in water for transport to Florida. The 4th Infantry arrived on the 6th and will occupy the works the next day under Major Bennett Riley. A detachment of about 100 of the 4th Infantry arrived by the Bee last Friday en route to Fort Gibson and are encamped at the U.S. warehouse. May Lear of the regiment also arrived aboard the same boat.
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Fort Gibson
Fort Smith
Florida
Bennett Riley
Wim. Whistler
U.S
Lear
Gazelle
Character of the Journyman Printer at Cincinnati festival
Geo W Bradbury editor of the Republican of Cincinnati delivered a toast praising journeyman printers. The piece describes the class as odd yet favorable, often a man of genius sometimes a poet. It portrays printers as neither fools nor mere philosophers, but a blend of sight and shade of humanity with sound and substantial qualities.
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Cincinnati
Geo. W. Bradbury
Republican
Natup
Washington City Population and Early Building Report
Washington City records a population of 23,677 with thirty seven brick structures in the first year including four three story buildings and thirty three two story ones. A carriage fall near Tioga Pennsylvania left one horse dead and the carriage crushed, three men unharmed. A new political dye mix named Whig dye blends colors of Conservatism Federalism and Abolitionism. An English ledger notes vast liquor spending by the leading class in Liverpool, and a new stage piece titled Dill Johnston at the Hem of the Thea eand Isles is noted in New York papers.
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Washington City
City of
Washington
Tioga
Penn
New York
Dill Johnston
Mighty Engine of Athens of Mind Declares Event Stop
Fragmentary text from a dark wane paper hints at a planned event or announcement regarding the Aire and a broken share of effort. Names and specific details are unreadable, but the piece points to a dramatic turn in a local matter.
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Athens
A Cartoon of Eternity Told by a Local Wit
A letter recounts Addison and Nicnors discussion on eternity. A fanciful demonstration using a long tube, a tiny thread, and grains of sand aims to show vast time spans, concluding that even then eternity would seem only half out.
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Mr. Nicnors
Addison
Tallmadge Letter Attacks Administration Over Credit System
A New York City letter claims Tallmadge will visit on the Sth inst to attack the Administration as waging a war on the credit system. It notes his June 1836 stance for credit, debt struggles, and a shift from party loyalty to abstract principles, criticizing Bank government and bond obligations. The Globe framing emphasizes his pivot from allegiance to the people.
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Tallmadge
New York City
stRiki
Globe
Vicksburg Market Prices and Trade Dullness
Vicksburg market reports limited pork and staple prices with pork at 18 for prime, 22 for mess, bulk 8 per ewt, flour 8 per barrel, cotton 124 to 14 ets, apples 24, potatoes 4, ham 12 cents per lb, western butter 25 cents, cheese 16 ets, corn per barrel 1.25, sack corn 873 per bushel. Business unusually dull for season as river falls and shinplasters devalue. Sentinel, Feb 21.
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Vicksburg
Sentinel
Ship Maria fitted for voyage to China at London
The ship Maria of 500 tons is fitting out at London for a voyage to China. It will be propelled by two steam engines of ten horsepower each in addition to sails. The paddles are designed to be unshipped at pleasure. Also, the London Spectator reports a diary of a Stratford vicar found in the London Medical Society library, promising new light on Shakespeare's domestic life.
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Maria
London
China
The
London Spectator
Stratford-upon-Avon
London Medical Society
Shakspeare
New York
Moffat
Cornelius S. Roe
Milo B. Root
Claverrock
Columbiana Co
N.Y
A. van Valkenburgh
George Brofts
Maueh Chunk
Mr. Moffat
Mr. White
Good Samaratan
Warren Patterson
T. & G. Johnson
W. B. Morrat
Broadway
Gregg and NeeCaundless late Gordon Gregg sells goods in Diamond alley
Pittsburgh merchants announce fresh assortment from Eastern cities. David Gregg and Jas McCandless invite customers to visit their old stand in Diamond alley near Wood Street to buy plain and edge quillings, bobbins, threads, jewelry, hardware and other small articles at low prices. February 5 1639 Pittsburgh.
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Gregg
David Gregg
Jas. McCandless
Pittsburgh
Moffat's Life Medicines Promise Quick Health Restore
An 1830s advertisement extols Moffat's Life Medicines and Phoenix Bitters as superior to mercury, claiming they expel disease and restore vitality. Letters from users across the U.S. tout cures for salt rheum, piles, rheumatism, and fever with testimonials to postmasters and neighbors, urging readers to seek the remedies at 367 Broadway.
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Moffat
Mr. Moffat
Broadway
U.S
M. Cloever
Sih
Jackson Avenues
Lawrence
N. Y
Clark
John E. Stearnes
Parkhill Estate in Common Pleas Court Ohio
State of Ohio Jefferson County files show Adam Reed as executor of David Parkhill in the Common Pleas Court seeking administration related motions and proceedings for the estate.
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State of Ohio
Jefferson County
Adam Reed
David Parkhill
Margaret Parkhill
Thomas McNary
Jane
Thomas McClenahan
Martha
William Parkhill
Robert Parkhill
Ann Parkhill
Elizabeth Parkhill
D. Parkhill
Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson Co. O
John Dickey
Coshoeton County
Oho
Miliary
Millcreek
Parkhill
Dickey
Parkhills
Henry A. Becket
Cross Creek
Ohio
William Ridinghame
Elijah Cole
Brice Rickey
Beckett
Petiion
Court of Common Pleas
Tappan & Stanton
Prayed or Stolen Mare Report Near Salt Run Ohio
A light sorrel seven year old mare with a white face and one white hind foot is missing from the subscriber near Salt Run in Jefferson County Ohio. A handsome reward is offered for return to the owner Wm H Rockwell with dated February 12 381.
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Salt Roo
Jefferson County
Ohio
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Teeaseey Devarment
Treasury
Levi Woodbury
LAW For the Defence OF the
Portland Advertiser
Avevera
Martin van Buren
Wilson Shannon
Dervat Express
Lebaing Elase
Liverpool
Jefrenson County
Common Pleas
Alexander Skelly
Mahala Periron
A Y Parriron
Kinsey Talbot
Deborah Iss
Idelbo Hammond
Mary
Joel Norris
Rachel
George Renshar
Sarah
Amos Pigeon
Nancy
Henry Peeples
Joseph Plummer
Caleb Plummer
John Plummer
Thomas Plummer
Mahala
James Collier
Third Street
Steecbenville
ELL & Cooke
Bell
Moore & Co
Bell, Moore & Co
Gaet
Hell & Cooke
Hell
Cooke
Mr. W. Moffit
Philadelphia
Jas. Dougherty
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