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Boston Post

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1866

Page

2

Long list of political delegates from several states

A consolidated roll of Democratic and Conservative Republican delegates by district across Alabama California Connecticut Georgia and Florida with at large selections. Names include Wm T Coleman James A McDougall J. Gordon Cornelius Cole Eli Warren Warren Farmer J. Gordon Bates George C Bates A H Stephens and many others across districts and counties.

Lewis E. Parsons George S. Houston Benjamin Fitzpatrick Alex. White A. B. Cooper John Forsyth James W. Taylor R. R. Meadsay John W. Henry OC. C. Langdon W. P. Crenshaw T. C. Goldsboro Lewis Owen John Gill Shorter A. Tyson S. G. Foster C. A. Battie W. H. Cruikshank California Wm. T. Coleman James A. McDougall W. W. Cope Jackson Temle Jos T. Hoge Samuel Purdy John Bigler Samuel B. Martin Pierson Broding Thomas P. Harron Lai J. R. Doolittle Robert J. Walker John A. Diz General Slocumb Cornelius Cole Mont E Blair J. W. Wilcox Riley J. W. Simonton Jacob Leese James Dixon James F. Babcock Edward Prentiss Lyman W. Coe James E. English Loren P. Wadder Origen Seymour Jas A. Hovey Hartford County Gordon Trumbull Lucius J. Goodrich Freeman M. Brown Edward S. Cleveland Tolland County A. K. Goodrich Geo. D. Hastings Leverett E. Pease Gree M. Iyes New Haven Green Kendrick John B. Robertson Erastus C. Scranton Oliver F. Winchester Middlesex County Samuel Ingham Henry G. Hubbard Augustus Putnam Arthur B. Calef New London County William H. Barnes James B. Bill Joseph B. Lamb James A. Bill Windham County E. ©. Mosely John Gallup Joshua Perkins Marvin Sasger Fairfield County Wm. P. Jonce Jonathan Godfrey Edward P. Hughes James M. Taylor Litchfield County William H. Barnum Seth 3. Logan Gideon H. Hollister George W. Peet Georgia A. H. Stephens H. V. Johnson A. H. Chappell D. A. Walker J. B. Gordon William Fleming Eli Warren J. L. Wimberley Warren Farmer B. H. Worrell Thomas Hardeman P. W. Alexander A. R. Wright Linton A. Stephens John H. Chustdy R. M. McMillian Richard J. Lyon James Milner C. H. Browning J. A. McClernand Thomas J. Turner Wm. R. Morrison A. J. Kuykendall C. L. Higbee D. K Green T. L. Dickey Isaac Underhill A. G. Burr W. Fithian Marshall George C. Bates Wirt Dexter Thomas Dexter G. W. Park W. P. Chain C. Knapp A. A. Glenn L. W. Ross Captain Barnard James McCreery L. J. Ketcham Frank Marshall F. F. Slatton W. B. Anderson C. Robinson N. A. Eddy F. D. Preston E. M. West James J. Mitchell W. G. Kase S. P. Tipton Wesley Sloan R. R. Towns W. L. Hambleton John M. Crebs William §. Smith David Kilgore Gooding D. Garland Rove L. Q. DeBeuler W. C. Preston John 8. Davis Col. Sigler Joseph G. MacPheters James Garvin John Ferris Solomon Meredith E. E. Williamson John M. Flinn H. A. Swope C. G. Matson Ezra Reed W. C. Wilson W. C. Rise Henry Crawford RK. H. Rose John B. Howe Marshall W. Wines Nathan P. Lindsay Edward Wilson Lincoln Johnson T. A. Hendricks E. Perkins Thomas Dowling W. M. Franklin Graham N. Fitch Charles Denby P. M. Kent A.C. Downey L. W. Pidgeon R. A. Clements W. F. Farrett Richard Raleigh Levi Sparks W. F. Sherred James A. Cravens Cyrus L. Dunham Frank Emerson Jeptha D. New Thomas R. Cobb F. T. Hord George Berry James B. Foley Cortes Ewing A. B. Line John R. Elder Cyrus F. McNutt Benjamin F. Davis W. H. Jennings Jesse I. Alexander A. M. Puett Bayless W. Hanna Henry Wilson James McWorkman W.C. Vance E. F. Lucas James Odell R. P. Effinger Thomas J. Merrifield James Bradley A. L. Wheeler A. P. Edgerton Samuel E. Alvord I. B. McDonald Eli W. Brome William Mills L. L. Aineworth Pat. Richardson H. P. Rozelle Jarius E. Neal John White George Gillaspie J. H. Murphy James D. A . W. Warner M. D. McHenry J. M. Tuttle D. F. Ellsworth C. B. Letsom H. E. J. Boardman J. A. Hall Loarge Thomas H. Bee Jr Fitz Henry Warren J. W. Stews Ajor Thomas B. Hunt S. G. Vananda James D.4ramble F. J. Fairbanks W. Sommers J. G. DeWolf Lauren Dewey C. H. P. Scott Edmund Jager William E. Small Seg. O. Butler David H. Scott P. F. Hill William A. Chase B. F. Sanford William B. Hammond C. H. Mackay J. B. Atherton George Barton John K. Lyon William E. Taylor D. Ritchie W. C. Stonebarry J. F. Griffith Louisiana National Union Association Andrew Johnson Club New Orleans At . Roselius W. W. Pugh Cuthbert Bullitt E. H. Martin Charles Bienvenu Robert J. Kerr A. M. Holbrook T. P. May Jacob Nanwinkle A. C. Graham Joshua Baker E. Gant E. Hough Nicholas Coleman Maine L. D. M. Sweat Richard D. Rice Leonard Woods A.W. Joynton Wm. G. Crosby James Maine John H. Burleigh T. J. Southard H. Knights H. H. Burbank Solon Chase Selna Robinson Solomon Heath Maryland Thomas Swan Montgomery Blair J. W. Crisfield Reverdy Johnson George Vickers John R. Franklin James D. Ridgley L. Morrison Harris William H. Purnell John M. Frazier William P. Maulsby J.C. Sullivan Robert Fowler W. W. Watkins Largo Thomas G. Pratt H. G. 8. Key Richard Carmichael Isaac D. Jones Weeks Daniel M. Henry Richard Grason Henry W. Archer J. Nevitt Steele William H. Collins R. E. Cook Jacob Ponder Robert C. Winthrop J. G. Abbott Isaac Davis Couch Wm. Sutton John Quincy Adams George Ashman E. C. Bailey R.S. Spofford Albert Fearing H. H. Stephens G. Starbrooke Nantucket J. F. Redfield Charles Kimball William D. Field Waldo Colburn E. W. Pierce Freetown S. B. Phinney Barnstable Mathias Ellis Carver Robert B. Hall Plymouth A. M. Ide Taunton Edward Avery Braintree Moses Bates East Cambridge John Wilson Cohasset John L. Swift Roxbury Charles L. Levine Boston Josiah Dunham R. S Acton Richard Olney West Roxbury Daniel W. Lincoln Worcester George G. Parker Milford Alexander DeWitt Oxford W. H. Fuller Whatley D. W. Alvord Greenfield Lotis Hall Hubbardston Nathaniel Ward Fitchburg Tenthachat Ga Aten Pittsfield Chas. Farinsdal Chester W. Sorr Illiam G. Bates Westto la Babe Michigan Charles B Stuart M. J. Mills A. C. Balawine Charles Daglon Wm. P. Wells G. C. Murrs R. W. Loudon F. B. Smith C. M. Barnes C. Joslyn A. F. Bell J. G. Mason W. Davis H. Costler J. W. Pain John Atkinson B. Bliss A.W. Brockway

Convention Arrangements for Wigwam Event in Portapentuia

Rain delays Wigwam completion as a temporary organization forms at the National Guard ball. Delegation chairmen select two vice presidents and equal delegation representation on committees for the convention. Notable figures named include Tilden Abbott Pomeroy Orr Parsons Morse Able Rosebeck Browning Loomis Porter Cowan. Vallandigham and Dean resist serving. Hendricks expected as temporary chair. An Irish prisoners widows fund address was held at Musical Fund Hall led by Hogan.

Associated Press Portapentuiaa Ava National Guard Race J. Tilden New York J. G. Abbott Massachusetts T.S. Pomeroy Maryland J. L. Orr South Carolina Governor Parsons Alabama P. A. Morse Louisiana Barton Able Missouri W.S. Rosebeck Ohio C. H. Browning Illinois C. D. Loomis Michigan Porter Cowan Pennsylvania Vallandigham Henry N. Clay Dean Iowa Dean Richmond Hendricks Indiana Winthrop Gen. Dix Musical Fund Hall John F. Hogan Maine W. B. Crosby New Hampshire C. B. Bowers Vermont D. H. Simmons R. C. Smalley Rhode Island N. B. Lawrence Connecticut F. M. Brown S. J. Tilden New Jersey Jos T. Crowell Gov. Porter Senator Cowan Delaware J. P. Camegys T. G. Pratt Virginia Thos. S. Flourney Gov. Orr North Carolina Nath’l Boyden West Virginia Dan’! Lamb Georgia R. F. Lyon Florida Thos. Randall Gov. Parsons Mississippi N. F. Lynnell Lousiana Texas W. H. Eberson Tennessee Prien Arkansas Wm. Byere Kentucky E. Hayes Grosbeck A. Hendricks Gen. Solomon Meredith C. 0. Loomis Barton A. Bell Minnesota H. M. Rice Wisconsin P. H. Smith H. L. Palmer Lowa Thos. H. Benton, Jr Hanson Hugh Ewing Col J. A. McDougall District Columbia

A Letter From Fernando Wood and the Convention

A long report on Fernando Wood and Clement Vallandigham amid convention expectations. It notes Wood signaling restraint to avoid disturbance and reflects mixed beliefs among Conservatives and Radicals about his intentions and influence. The piece frames the political mood and rumors surrounding entry into the convention.

Fernando Wood Clement Vallandigham Fernando Ohio

Indian Tribes Convene Near Smoky Hill Over Medicine Lodge

Washington dispatch reports Colonel Leavenworth noting Cheyennes and allied tribes meeting in Smoky Hill country to decide White road access and treaty stance. Kiowas and Comanches peaceful. possible hostilities depend on Medicine Lodge counsels. Also mentions pay arrears rule, Gen Canby appointment, Queen Emma arrival and welcome in Washington.

Washington Acc Colonel Leavenworth Arapahoes Brule Smoky Hill Country Great Medicine Lodge Medicine Lodge Canby Department of Washington Augur Queen Emma Sandwich Islands Secretary of the Treasury Kennebunk Emma Stansberry

Tax guidance on cigar bonding and valuation

The acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue explains cigar taxation practices. Bonded cigars may be appraised at wholesale value and drawn for consumption. sales can be wholesale or retail. If tax is not paid until sale, the price received sets the tax, with example figures showing tax at $10 per thousand cigars sold at $30 per thousand and higher at $50 per thousand.

San Francisco Ava Jonnie Kanagawa Japan Ophir Yellow Jacket Hale & Norcross Savage Crown Point Imperial Empire Overman Sir Leon Hong Kong del Norte Crescent City Pacific States California Orizaba Columbia River Tahiti Cadiz Secretary of War Pacific Coast Halleck Ce Ent Collar Hall & Norcross Richard C. McCormick Arizonia Juarez Chihuahua el Paso Durango Santa Anna Colorado Panama New York Yellow Jacket Mine Los Angeles Camp Cady Bank of California Washineton Aus The Internal Revenue Wasuineton Sre

Severest thunder storm hits Wuecuina Virginia area

A Sunday night storm washed away bridges culverts telegraph poles and houses in Wuecuina. A Robertson family of seven was swept away and perished west of the city. A man and a woman were killed in town. Trains on the Columbus and Pittsburgh line halted due to washed bridges at Portland and Bridgeport. The storm's impact spread within 13 miles with more rain east and west but no additional damage reported.

Wuecuina Ava Robertson Columbus and Pittsburg Portland Bridgeport

Cholera Toll Rises as Steamers Reach St Louis

In St Louis and Ava 59 cholera cases in 24 hours with 26 deaths reported. Continental arrives with 61 deaths since Cairo, 26 aboard now. Henry Ames also from the South brings 7 cases and 2 deaths. Board of Health moves to curb spread, with district physicians to attend gratis and depots set for free medicines.

St. Louis Ava Continental Cairo Henry Ames Board of Health Catro Itt Cuba

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