Heroes of the Sea and a Pensacola Manifesto
A Boston Gazette report honors William Tewksbury and his son Abijah for saving eleven men from a capsized boat near Deer Island amid a violent gale. The same issue reprints a flamboyant New Orleans Gazette reflection on Don Masot of Pensacola and a mock formalities around Florida cession negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Gazette
The
Humane Society
William Tewksbury
Deer Island
Abijah R. Tewksbury
Point Shirley
Winthrop’s Head
Long Island
Broad Sound
Sound Point
Mr .T
New Orleans
Don Masot
Pensacola
Don Masor
St. Charles of Barancas
Jackson
Ripley
Don. Masor
Farm for sale in Co ubia county near Uchee creek
The subscriber offers 600 acres of land 15 miles above Augusta on Uchee creek. Half cleared good soil well watered with gin powered by water, 450 tree apple orchard, 6000 tree peach orchard, and usual fruit. Corn fodder stock available on premises. To be away mid August for two months. contact Jaxon A. Smith on site or J. W. Smith for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co Ubia
Uchee Creek
Augusta
Jaxon A. Smith
J. W. Smith
Trustees award mercy and medals to Mr T and family
The Humane Society trustees approved seventy dollars in mercy and a silver ten dollar medal with inscriptions for Mr T. They awarded thirty five dollars to his son twenty dollars to Mrs Tewksbury and five dollars to the boy who carried the boat incident news.
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the Humane Society
Mississippi Territory Preparations for State Convention
Nashville Tennessee June 10 We report broad approval of the Mississippi territory division by congress and note the western section elected respectable men to a convention to frame a state constitution. Eastern voters will likely follow soon as the process quickens under General Coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Mississippi
Alabama Territory Lands Open For Sale In Madison County
Surveying one hundred townships along Muscle Shoals forming three counties Eli Blount and Sevier County plans spring sales at Huntsville with hopes of nine million dollars from lands near Fort Hampton and Black Warrior falls.
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Madison County
Muscle Shoal
Alabama Territory
Tennessee’ River
State of
Tennessee
Eli County
Fort Hampton
Tennesse
Chickasaw
Mobile
Blount Couny
Justice
Nn Ton
Bus
Busey County
Tombigbee Never
Clark County
Tombigbee
Sevier County
Battle With A Bear In St John Suburbs Ends In Death
In Quebéc on a Monday afternoon a bear entered open country from woods and was chased by laborer Joseph Montreuil. The struggle in a garden ended with Montreuil wounding and finally killing the bear after dislodging its grip on his axe.
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St. John’s
Lower
Bijou
St. Foy’s
Joseph Montreuil
Montreuil
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jamaica
N. J
T. & J. Cunningham
Pasent Medicines
Wholease & Retail
Apothicary’s
Herald Office
Drogdstreet
Hahn
Lee
Coit
Hooper
Anderson
Bateman
Harlem Oil
Castile
Cunningham & Dunn
Hassle ‘Lavern
Savannan
Chisolm & Shannon
Wm. Chisolm
Shannon
Messrs
James A. Black
Tuttle & Russell
W.F
Sicily
London
Stoughton’s
Frontignac
Ware House
Brax & Scurry
Messrs. Bissell Hinman & Wiilson
S. Willson
William Danford
James Barton
Jone
Royal Corps of Artillery
Gaings
United States
Louisiana
St. Charles
Barancas
Joseph Masot
Spanish Royal Corps of Artillery
West Florida
Kor Sale
Mississippi Territory
Moile
Huntsville
Quebec
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