Old Time Ledger of Fees and State Officials
Fragmentary note lists payments to Ambrose Day for printing fotices eight dollars fifty cents Lyon and Morse for like services four dollars seventy five cents D L Ryan for diets eight dollars seventy five cents. Signed by Abraham Jackson Speaker Jared Irwin President of the Senate Assected to December 7 1805 Jonn Milledge Governor.
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Ambrose Day
Lyon and Morse
D. L. Ryan
Abraham Jackson
House of Representatives
Jared Irwin
Senate
Jonn Milledgs
France Forestalls Heredity System in Senate Address
The prince archchancellor of the empire presented a decree in the Senate to establish hereditary rule and imperial family provisions. He outlined decrees uniting Venetian provinces to Italy, granting Naples to Prince Joseph, and elevating Marat and Borghese with new sovereign titles, while promising loyalty, virtue, and imperial benevolence.
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France
Senate
Kingdom of
Italy
Naples
Prince Joseph
Empire
Joseph
Marat
Cleves
Berg
Gantalla
Pauline
Borghese
Murat
Marthal Berthier
Principality
Neufchatel
Lucca
Mafia Carrar
Girfigna
Parasa
Placentia
Venice
Principality of
Europe
Fury in Commons Over Prussia France War Policy
London reports Mr Secretary Fox attacking the king of Prussia and the France Vienna accord. He denounces coercion of Hanover, spoliations against neutral and allied powers, and urges a firm, united response to uphold rights and just policy. He moves to thank the king for his message and pledges support.
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Fox
Hanover
Praffia
France
Pruffia
Vienna
Russia
Germany
Spain
Holland
Prussia
Prosia
Enemy activity suspected near Gaudaloupe and nearby depots
Reports from Gaudaloupe indicate enemy plans to strike at our islands. Authorities note large gatherings of troops described as vagabonds around Baffeterre and an extensive ammo and provisions depot at Point g Perre.
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Gaudaloupe
Baffeterre
Point G- Perre
Stockton Sues Hopkins for Damages in Land Suit
Miss Mary F Stockton daughter of lawyer Richard Stockton sued Thomas Hopkins former boarding school keeper for defaming her over conduct at his school. The Burlington Circuit Court verdict awarded five thousand dollars to the plaintiff after a trial before a special jury.
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Baltimore
Franks Letter from 1806 on Indian Threats and Lottery Draws
An 1806 St Louis letter notes warnings of Indian threats as troops march to Fort Adams and Nachitecbes, recounts Osage prisoners ransom and a violent incident over a wife’s infidelity. It also lists results from a Forty-Third Day drawing with numerous prize numbers and a Forty-Second Day draw.
Matron of the World experiments support earth rotation
M Beuzenberg of Duffeldorff reports twenty eight experiments using wheeled glass spheres to test rotation, noting seven lines of eastward deviation per plumb line. tests conducted in Schebuth coal mines aim to prove earth rotation. Nearby hail in HadlyMassachusetts damaged panes and grain.
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M. Beuzenberg
Duffeldorff
Schebuth
East Bay Street Lot Tery Drawings And Prizes Listed
Listing of multiple prize categories with draws on forty fire day and forty second day at East-Bay Street Lot Tery. Prizes include 100 and 50 dollar awards with numerous ticket numbers, followed by 40 20 and 12 dollar prizes across many lot numbers. A second day duplicate drawing appears with similar prize ranges and numbers.
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Goodollars
Contagion Debate and Maritime Disruptions Across Ports
A lettered exchange from London Philadelphia and Edinburgh argues yellow fever is not strictly contagious versus its recognized danger. Reports warn Whitby the pirate seizes ships near Sandy Hook and Cape Francois amid blockades while Leander impresses crew and captives. Gaeta resists French force as Bonaparte looms in Italy.
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London
Philadelphia
Edinburgh
Whitby
Joan Preace
Sandy Hook
Hope
Pierce
Haliefax
Wheeler
Tly
Canton
Savannah
Capte Wheeler
New York Daily Adverteer
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Paris
Yeterday
Elin
Bridge Town
Bar
Charleston
Lowth
Sukey
Peggy
Curracoa
Miranda
Porto Cavallo
Eddy
la Vengeance
Guadaloupe
Devonspire
Came. Ron
Liverpool
Favorite
Boston
Martinique
24S Place
United States
Sowle
Darmouth
Sligo
Leander
Herkimer
Barker
Peru
New-York
Meilis
Robert Gilchritt
John R. Livingston
Itslifax
Cape Francois
Thornton
Cape Town
Badeiaare
Capt
Sawyer
Leghorn
Gaeta
Bonaparte
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