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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1843

Page

2

Retrenchment and the Governor Salary Controversy

The piece argues that early legislatures and John Hancock supported reducing the governor's salary as constitutional and expedient, while modern whigs oppose it. It contends the public would only accept a salary cut, not a raise, and condemns contemporary whig views as inconsistent with historical precedent and the meaning of the constitution.

John Hancock Hancock Commonwealth Bowdoin

Alabama and neighboring states election results overview

The report summarizes early election returns across Alabama Kentucky Indiana Tennessee Illinois and more. It notes Democratic gains in Alabama Mobile County and splits in various districts while detailing candidates and early majorities, including outcomes for congress governors and state legislatures with references to multiple newspapers’ projections.

Southern Mail Alabama Congress Mobile Goldthwaite Dellett Assembly Mobile Advertiser Clay Kentucky Cincinnati Gazette Ilth Tibbat Stone French Louisville Thompson Lecompte Shelby County Sprigg Andrews Bath, &c Davis Wickliffe Bourbon Indiana Whitcomb Liberty Party Harrison Henley White Jefferson Thomas Smith William J. Brown Robert Dale Owen C. B Smith Wayne C. Sample St. Joseph New York Tribune van Buren Senate Meigs County Meigs Waterhouse Nashville Union Polk Claiborne Jones Tennessee Alvan Cullom M. A. Long Sth A. V. Brown Cave Johnson Andrew Johnson Hardeman Frederick P. Stanton Illinois J. Wentworth Chicago Albany Argus Cook County Galena Jo Daviess County Hoge Dixon Lee County Hatlam’s Grove Stephenton County Walker Winnebago County

Wyman implicated in bank fraud and director knowledge questioned

The defense and prosecutors clash over Wyman's alleged deception and concealment of overdue drafts at S., R. & Co. The case details forged notes, secret transactions, and misstatements to directors and inspectors, with Browne and others eyed as conspirators in a years‑long scheme.

Thompson Concord Browne Wyman Webster Knight Buffalo New York New York City Acadia Ryrie Eastoston Liverpool Halifax Wyman and Browne Phnix Bank Mass Huntington William Wyman South Dexter Allen Boston Court House Dr Bates Mr Warren Messrs John Skinner Union China Charlestown Phillip’s Beach Stanley, Reed & Co Courier Bates RK. & Co House of S., R. & Co H. Here wHch Shove Russell Shore William H. Skinner Wm. Wyman M. H Mr H Wilhan Wyman Phillips’s Bench Stanley Skinner Odiorne Secretary of the Commonwealth Aller

Naval Vessels Ready for Service Across Atlantic and Pacific

The Navy prepares a force abroad with the Savannah bound for the Pacific as flagship under Commodore Dallas. Cumberland and Potomac at Boston ready for sea and to be commissioned. The brig Perry at Norfolk heads to the East Indies while the brig Lawrence at Baltimore will be equipped soon. Sloops Boston and Yorktown recently back from cruises to be refitted for sea.

Savannah New York Pacific Dallas Cumberland Potomac Boston Perry Norfolk East Indies Lawrence Baltimore Yorktown Army and Navy Chronicle

Testimony on Dr Taylor’s Balsam of Liverwort

A physician testifies after a year of use that Dr Taylor’s Balsam of Liverwort improves coughs blood spitting liver complaints and nervous affections. He warns of widespread counterfeits and urges buying only at the New York office 375 Bowery and Boston seller S Powell & Co 86 Cornhill corner of Franklin Ave.

Scottsaye

Remedy Offered for Distressing Piles at 52 Cornhill

A promotions style notice urges sufferers of the piles to seek an effective cure. It claims pity for the afflicted, then asserts personal responsibility if one ignores a guaranteed remedy advertised at 52 Cornhill.

Cornhill

Imports from Merchants Exchange Books

List of ships and cargoes exported to Liverpool Cardiff and Trinidad. Hercules loads salt and various firms entries include Wainwright Tappan Adams Bush Shaw and others with multiple cases twine trusses coal and mo lasses etc. Bark Franklin carries hogsheads molasses honey sugar and boxes.

Merchants’ Exchange Books Liverpool Wainwright & Tappan Moise Hovey Williams & Co Adams Homer & Co Wight & Brown Bush Grew & Co Bates Turner & Co Shaw Blake & Co de Do Gardner Cosby & Co Jenness Gage & Co Edwards & Stoddard Kendall & Co Cushing & Wilkinson West & Co Cardiff Wales Trenton Lewis Trinidad Franklin Benj Burgess & Sone

Railroad and bank stock quotations from the era

Stephen Brown lists shares with prices and percentage advances for Western Railroad Boston & Maine Eastern Railroad Hamilton Manuf York Manuf Boston Bank Traders' Bank North Bank Mechanics' Bank Eagle Bank Railroad Bank Firemen's Ins Co with various par values and adv percentages, showing market activity.

Shares Western Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Sn Eastern Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Tamilton Manuf. Co York Manuf. Co Boston Bank Traders’ Bank North Bank Mechanics’ Bank Eagle Bank Railroad Bank Firemen’s Ins. Co

Commerce items list from Boston and New York markets

Market notes detail prices and cash terms for goods in Boston yesterday led by coffee and lard with various bulk items. New York entries list drugs beverages tobacco and assorted bundles with prices, quantities, and terms.

Market and price notes from Brighton and New York Aug 14 1843

Market reports show beef cattle 300 head at Brighton with prices from 375 to 475 and several quality tiers. Oxen, cows and calves, sheep and swine sold in varied lots. New York prices mirror last week for beef cattle 350 to 475, sheep and lambs up to 3, with some sales. Flour and grain markets show dull Genesee wheat around 5, 1400 bushel shorts at 141c, canal shipments and tolls noted. Additional reports from Abang and Cincinnati cover flour, whiskey, and cotton price movements.

Brighton New England New York South Abang Genesee Syracuse Michigan Ohio Southern Georgetown Howard St

Scarcity of Jerked Beef Impacts Provisions and Prices

A Matanzas market report notes jerked beef scarcity boosts livestock and general provisions. Prices for beef, pork, fish remain volatile with cod and haddock quoted high. sales of Muscovado sugars are exhausted and shipments from Molasses port are near ended as war in South America continues. A vessel from Porto Rico sought sugars but failed to find cargo. No foreign vessels expected after Cybele sails tomorrow and Bernard on the 7th.

Matanzas Montevideo Buenos Ayres U.S Porto Rico South America Bernard Bureau of Provisions and Clothing Ofer Paris Turk’s Island Isle of Man Navy Hayy Yates Uot Cominhcanss United States

Maritime Shipping Listings Include Dozens of Vessels and Masters

Merchants' Exchange Books list numerous ships and captains trading from Philadelphia Boston New York and Canadian ports. Entries include brig Sun brig Robt Wain schooners Emerald Deposit Eugene Ocean Escort Martha Thos Ireland Ceylon Volta Kendaskeag March Velocity Rising Sun Albion Citizen and many others with masters from Philadelphia New York Liverpool Halifax Digby and beyond.

Merchants’ Exchange Books Kingston Mass Holmes Liverpool Trenton Snow Cardiff Wales Sidney Spooner Rotterdam Helvert Robt Wain Sears Philadelphia Sun Flinn Ricker Digby Emerald Hall Deposit Kendrick Havre de Grace Eugene Porter Philadelpha Ocean Bishop Escort Bryant Martha Dagny Ireland Somers Ceylon Colburn Volta Totne Mitchell March Matthews New York Velocity Montgomery

Missing naval sightings near Belize and Charleston in 19th century log

On July 31 a vessel observed off Belize two hundred miles from New Orleans named Watchman en route from New Orleans to Matamoras. On August 9 a brig Hayne Trescott from Charleston to Havana was sighted at latitude 29 30 north and 77 west.

Wilmington N.C Charleston Courier Belize New Orleans Ac Watchman Matamoras Hayne Trescott Charleston Havana

Voyages and sailings from New Bedford Nantucket and Payta

Listings show ships sailing on the 15th from New Bedford and Nantucket including Rodman Newcomb Florida Conningham and Arab. Payta entries note Robt Edwards Burgess to sail same day on a cruise, and Isal tla How land NB with 21 inches out 1200 sp. Herald Mayhew bound for Pacific from New Bedford with 17 days travel.

New Bedford Rodman Newcomb Pacific Ocean Florida Conningham Indian Ocean Wrightington Pacific Nantucket Silas Parker Coffin Payta Robt Edwards Burgess Isal Tla Howland E Ship Herald Mayhew

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