Narrative of a Cowardly Trial and Reconciled Friendship
In a fragmented reminiscence the speaker recalls a courtroom dispute labeled extortion, a heated confrontation with Laban Adams, and a failed attempt at peaceful reconciliation. After a fatal moment, both men acknowledge their cowardice, choose to stand together, and forge a lasting friendship buoyed by witnesses and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adame
Adams
Rand
Laban Adams
Watkins
Fife
Adidi
Amy
White Heart
al- Most
Laban
Price
Adama
Lias
Loye
God
Law of the Land
Hame
Laban Adam
Scala
Dave
Clara Wolcott Denew
Enban
Wong Et Rao
Butler on New Orleans slavery changes and social demoralization
General Butler describes his New Orleans tenure and views on slavery, noting a radical shift in stance and the impact of slavery on society. He cites property, loyalty, and cabalistic secret societies as forces shaping the rebellion and recounts a harrowing case of a white woman forced into a slave marriage, illustrating demoralization and legal failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y. Evening Post
Butler
Southern
New York
New Orleans
South
Davis
Slidell
Cincinnati
United States
Louisiana
Emancipation Edict and Local Reactions in New Orleans
The speaker recounts Union occupation in New Orleans with oath-taking by 14 000 residents and notes the Confederate slave system as the war’s cornerstone. He argues emancipation aims to undermine slavery and cites exemptions for 87 000 slaves in Louisiana, including those held by French and English residents, based on nationality registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Butler
Louisiana
Lafourche
Victoria
Startling Confession Intertwined with Domestic Folly
A saddler Mordecai Paine is summoned home to a wife Barbara near death after she ingests arsenic. In a rambling confession she admits minor thefts and a planned elopement, while the apothecary is exposed as a fraud. Paine chases away the comforter and local officers are called as the affair unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mordecai Pains
South Ninth Street
Philadelphia
Barbara
Afra. P
Mr. Paine
Mrs. P
Mata
Deves
Mr. P
Tlordecsi
Mordeza
Eace Jung
Paine
Deman
Physic
Mordacai
Secon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sym Gyr
Sylvanus
Aban’ Adams
Srentleman
Skeesicks
Eithor
Tony
Corher
Beren- Ann
Cakay
Sigsbee
AlltrLe
Reseu
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Houston Telegraph
Galveston News
Maine
Duke de Levis
Noah
Levis
Asarton
Pyarratt
Turns
Lake Champlain
Wes
Margerey
Mr. Jones
Marm
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!