12 Mar 1808
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1808
Page
1
A satirical piece features characters Homespun Major Cotton, Miss Fenny, Mrs. Pullet and others debating independence and economic strain. They mock tariffs and exchange, imagining a clash between American industry and European powers amid cotton, bagging, and fashion remarks.
The text outlines 1808 navy funding including pay, provisions, medicines, repairs, freight and contingent expenses. It lists specific sums for marine corps, stores, medical costs, quartermaster services, navy yards, and ordnance. The act allows payment from unallocated treasury funds and records approval by Jefferson.
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