Indian Affairs and Camp News from 1835 Forts
Latest Jacksonville Courier report from Camp Lang Syne details the December 18 1835 hammock engagement with Seminoles. Killed and wounded are listed for multiple companies led by Captains Ross Hutcheson Gibbons and Turner alongside letters from Col Mills and Gen Clinch. Also includes Tennessee Georgia border notes on Payne arrest and political commentary.
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Jacksonville
Col. Mills
Robin Chesley
Walter Furman
Sergt. Hurst
Neaster
Lancaster
Mr. Curry
Florida
Savaes
Powell
Warren
Mills
Ross
David McKee
Seymour Picket
Robert Chesley
Paul McKee
E. W. Weeks
Hutcheson
Bleach
Henry Bishop
Gibbons
HH. Pennington
McLemore
Columbia Volunteers
Tillis
Western Regiment
Crum’s Fort
Hagans
Call
Danous
Priest’s Old Place
Wils
Haddock
Targer’s
W. 4
Lang Syne
Richard
Micanopy
Sugg’s
Syner’s
Mellour
Graham
Wacahouta
Priest’s Yard
Morace Merry
Hutcherson
Chacel
Levy
Wyatt
Sumerall
Gibbon
Turner
Fort Grum
Watson
Suwannee
Escor
MeLemore
Fort Jennings
L. Walker
Payne's
Mason and Dixon Line in Slavery Debate Sparks House Fight
The debate and proceedings reveal a fixed plan to pursue emancipation north of Mason and Dixon's Line. John Q. Adams warns that reconsidering votes and tabling petitions could cost northern members re-election and trigger incendiary discussions on slavery leading to consequences for those voting with the South.
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Van
van Buren
Adams
Globe
Ile
Congress
South
John Q. Adams
Northern Democracy
House of Representatives
Mason and Dixon
Intelligencer
Butchery at Tampico raises alarm in New Orleans
The New Orleans Courier reports on the Tampico massacre of 28 men from a New Orleans expedition to aid the Texians, with 23 Americans, 3 French, and 2 Germans killed. Some merchants dispute the account while a Tampico letter criticizes American aggression and urges restraint for peace and security of property. The New Orleans Bee condemns expeditions from the U S against Mexico and defends the Mexican vessel Correo. Texas is described as a target for Santa Anna’s army funded by merchants and donors.
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Wastrixeron
Courier & Enquirer
Sach
Jackson
France
National Intelligencer
The
Globe
Duke de Broglie
Duke de Brogue
M. Pageot
United States
Washington
Forsyth
Aron
New Orleans
Tampico
Mexico
Correo
Thompson
New Orleans Bee
Texas
Santa Anna
Central Form Proposal in Mexico Draws Funding Debate
A discussion on establishing a central form of government in Mexico centers on a proposed appropriation of two to three million dollars, highlighting fiscal and constitutional considerations and the potential impact on regional autonomy.
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Mexico
Health of Savannah Report Deaths in December
The Savannah Board of Health records forty five deaths in Savannah for the month ending December 31. Deaths include 22 whites and 123 blacks in the city.
Health of Charleston Deaths Reported for Month Ending
The Charleston Board of Health reports twelve deaths in the city for the month ending the third of the inst. Two were white and ten were black or colored.
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Health OF
Charleston
Charleston Board of Health
Governor appoints new judge to Eastern District court
His Excellency Governor Sentey appoints Ronenr M. Cuanveon, Esq. as Judge of the Superior Courts of the Eastern District, replacing the resigned Joan C. Niconn, Esq.
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Sentey
Ronenr M. Cuanveon
Eastern District
Joan C. Niconn
Nominations Named for Postmaster General and Auditor
The National Intelligencer reports nominations before the Senate for Amon Kexpatt as Postmaster General and James C. Prexers as Fourth Auditor of the Treasury.
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National Intelligencer
United State
Senate
Amon Kexpatt
James C. Prexers
Treasury
Pastor Resigns to Take Agency Post at Oglethorpe University
A Presbyterian minister resigns his charge before delivering his farewell sermon to the congregation. He has accepted an agency role for the Oglethorpe University being established at Midway near Milledgeville.
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Presbyterian Church
Oglethorpe University
Midway
Milledgeville
Steam Boat James Wrights Swift Charleston Run
The new Steam Boat James Boat Wright arrived Sunday night and completed the Charleston to this city trip in thirty six running hours, believed to be the fastest voyage by steam between the two cities.
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James Boatwright
Charleston
Railroad Turnout Accident Near Blackville Claims Two
Thursday last a careless act at a railroad turnout near Blackville caused cars to derail. One white person was killed instantly and another gravely injured, with unclear identification of the victims who were said to include a conductor and his brother.
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Blackville
Georgia Steam Boat Co declares $20 dividend per share
Directors announce a substantial dividend of twenty dollars per share for the last eight months, highlighting strong profits and suggesting the stock is highly valuable among chartered institutions in the state.
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Georgia Steam Boat Company
County Officers Election Returns by County
The election for County Officers occurred statewide on Monday. Returns show Chatham County names Avam Carr as Sheriff and others including David Beus as Clerk, B Larmer as Tax Collector, C Stervens as Receiver, Tuos Even as Surveyor, and James A. Hre1 as Coroner, plus Warren with local officials in Baldwin and details for Warren and other counties listing sheriffs clerks and tax collectors.
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Chatham County
Avam
Novel satirical paper praised for wit and engravings
The Mil ledgeville Standard notes the first number of a new semi monthly paper titled Sarmacunom. It features over thirty engravings showing human nature in humorous poses and sharp sarcasm. Priced at two dollars per year, the issue promises solid amusement for the community.
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Milledgeville Standard of Union
Cuarntes Atexannen, Esq
Franklin Place
Philadelphia
Colonization and Abolition spark bold northern opinion
The New York Herald editor is praised for an independent stance calling Colonization a hidden threat, worse than abolition. The piece notes a large Washington meeting, with speeches and harsh words, and labels Colonization as the mother of Abolition and advocates for its opposition.
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New York Herald
Colonization Society
Abolition Society
The
Herald
Besyert
South
Washington
Banks and poets stir Augusta Chronicle letters
A reader condemns a poem signed Francis as plagiarized from Samuel Rogers and questions the ethics of a Savannah Augusta Bank of Augusta branch plan. The writer attacks the constitutionalist editor and Savannah delegation, criticizing the bank’s past loans and copper payments to creditors. VETO.
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Augusta Chronicle
Constitutionalist
Bank of Augusta
Savantdh
Savannah
Lam
Augusta
Baal
Opposed Banking System Echoes in Kentucky Speech
Gabriel Slaughter of Kentucky denounces banks as a monetary aristocracy that erodes farming power and republican liberty. He urges constitutional limits or abolition of incorporated banks across the United States to avert national peril and restore balance to the republic.
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Missus
Eprrons
Gabriel Slaughter
Kentucky
American Republic
United States
Bledsoe
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John Howard
Nashville
Schley
State of
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Tennessee
John Howard Paine
John Ross
Mev. Ross
Georgia Guards
Young
Bishop
Paine
Georgia Guard
Union
Newton Cannon
John Howard Payne
Payne
Col. Bishop
Government of Georgia
William Schley
Clayton
Clark
Atlantic
Pacific
Napoleon
Dr. Logan
Jefferson
Logan
Tom
Ry Washineron
Washineron
D.C
Couriers& Enquirer
Barton
Gen. Jackson
State Department
Pageot
Mr. van Buren
North
Richmond Enquirer
Charleston Courier
U. S. Telegraph
Samuel K. Talmaghe
Salmagundi
Messrs. Pemberton
Samuel Rogers
Francis
General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky
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