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Veteran Napoleonic Duchemin story and Civil War dispatches
A long mixed item recounts the life of an elderly Napoleonic veteran named Duchemin, noted as a duelist and survivor who later lived in Paris and London correspondence. The piece blends the veteran’s exploits with a detailed contemporary political report from the Seventh District convention, followed by European war dispatches, a Belgrade theater of operations note, and Charleston riot coverage. The jumble includes fragmented sections on soldiers, a laboring public riot in Charleston, and political maneuvers surrounding the 1876 Democratic and Greenback movements, with various names, places, and dates interwoven.
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London Standard
Mle
Commandant Duchemin
Napoleon
Pans
Wellington
Blucher
Grouchy
Marie
Gardes Francasses
Mane
Joseph Duchemin
Toulon
la Vendee
Chattel
Corporal Duchenin
Sho
Plymouth
Lilling
Pana
Marengo
Legion of Honor
St. Helena
Serrmier
Invalas
Legion of Onor
Col Weddell
Seventh Congressional District of
Georgia
Tilden
Hendrick Athe Rat
Hon AH Gy'qultt
Kovr Eno
Alindtin Odd
Cal
Willian
Dabney
United States
Hes Toe Pratt
Deby
Ripecore Ua
Pegesteis
Hat Aires Ebay
Menity
DELON
Ebadi
Inyo Hoa Botaaeh Poe
Ia Bed
Constitution
Sr. Paul
Register
C Eika
Post Office
Greenbackers
Greenback Convention
Coper and
Cary
F P Alexander
Omaha
Oxana
P Eggglish
Charleston
Cnantzston
King Street
Snonse
Beny
Mon Ls
Guy
Chamberlain
Rain
South Carolina
Mississippi
Attornley
South
Eouth
Gaal ML GaButler
Robeson
Albarge Morce OF
Marin
Port Royal
Supreme Court
Congress
Jon
Harrisburg
Eerie Argarrdn
Sherman
Fedéaal
Enger
the Times
Jon Louidyile
Army of the Sith
ATO