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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1846

Page

2

Poetry and Sketches at the Atheneum Gallery

The Boston Post notes on the First Page poetry and literary notices in the Democratic Review and other works. It lists sketches at the Atheneum Gallery and a variety of miscellaneous readings on display.

Democratic Review Atheneum Gallery

Fire Hits Stores and Barns Across Towns

Fire damaged the shoe shop of William Sutton and the fruit store of Mrs Connor. Powers and Hicks held $3,000 in insurance with Mechanics Mutual. Aaron Cook’s barn near Rocktown Amwel NJ burned on the 24th with two horses and grain. John C Morrison’s house and barn in Dresden Me burned on the 17th. part of furniture saved and $500 insured.

William Sutton Connor Messrs Powers Hicks Mechanics* Mutual Trey Aaron Cook Rocktown Amwel N. J John C. Morrison Dresden Messrs Neilson & Bradford South Market Street National Merchants Reuben Richards Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Office Warren Charlestown Troy N. Y Brooks & Richards Columbus Insurance Company New York National Co

Settlement of the Oregon Question and Boston News Mix

The Lowell Courier lists town votes on Oregon matters with Patch and Hayden leading locally while 15 towns await results. Boston area notes urge growth near the city, with Brighton marketing summer residences and a copper ore assay near 28 percent. Misc items include theater, theft, naval news, a court martial note, and federal nominations.

Boston Brighton Brighton Market Old Road Mill Dam Avenue

Merchant ship cargo items and consignments listed across multiple firms

Detailed inventories show mdse and cargo items with quantities by various firms and ships, including corks acids beer books indigo brass wire iron bolts emery and more. Entries cover Marseilles Cape Haytien Sydney Pictou and Phips firms with orders and cargos aboard vessels Ganges Mary Chilton Brothers Petrel Maria and Frances.

Phipps & Co Amoura T Tarbell & Co Hopkins Stevens & Cu S May & Co J Lee & Co Little & Brown Follansbee Ruggles, Nourse & Mason Muse Shepherd Cottorn Kramee & Co Loledo Wightman Twombly & Lameon Henshaw, Ward & Co Lamb & Bro Emery West & Co Fowler Lombard & Whitmere Stimpeen & Reed Winslow & Co Gray & Morse Pratt, Rogers & Co Marseilles Reggie & Peloso AS & W G Lewis Llasigi & Goddard Cape Haytien Mary Chilton Kettell & Collins Sydney Frances Chaldrons Coal Hayward & Armies Pictou Brig Brothers Chads Coal Lewis Petrel Chalds Tremlett Maria J A Dickson Barnard

Grain and flour prices hold steady amid light trading

Flour prices show no significant sales with Genesee and Ohio contracts quoted around 425 to 475 per barrel. Grain trades are quiet. prime corn scarce with bids 59 to 60 cents per bushel and white corn around 54 to 56 cents. Oats improve slightly with Southern heavy at 31.4 to 32 cents, North River 37 to 38, and Eastern 36 cents.

Genesee Ohio North River Albany Oswego Michigan New York Upland Florida Mobile N. C Texas Havana Cuba Cuba Muscovado Porto Rico New Orleans Domingo Baltimore Howard Street City Mills Susquehanna Charleston Liverpool Havre N. York Boston

Norwich and Harlem Rail Bonds Lead Declines on Board and Exchange

The Norwich and Worcester and Harlem Rail roads declined at the board with Pennsylvania bonds and Reading RR also down. On the public board Norwich & Worcester Railroad and Harlem dropped, while exchange rates showed mixed movement with London at 107 108 and Paris 51. 374 Sf. 35 Amsterdam 3 4 384 Hamburg 344 343. Domestic listed varied with Boston par, Philadelphia 4 dis, Baltimore 4 dis, and New Orleans par. Gold and silver prices moved, with Five Francs 93 4 94 and Doubloons 16 0 16 50.

New York Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania Reading Canton Co Harlem RR Auburn & Rochester Long Island New Jersey Norwich and Worcester Norwich and Worcester and Harlem Railroads R RR Norwich & Worcester Railroad Hariem London Paris Amsterdam Hamburg Bremen Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Richmond Charleston Savannah Lidis New Orleans Cincinnati Louisville Nashville St Louis Detroit

Vessels in Port and Ice Conditions Reported

Brig Nancy Pratt of Saco reportedly in contact with the ship Warren at this port. Laurel of Cambridge sunk behind Cape Cod with domestic goods insured in Philadelphia. John R Skiddy sighted no ice five days off the Banks near New York. Mer cy’s cargo sale postponed to June 6 due to salvage advance, cargo loaded for Baltimore on June 18. Salvage advances on Russell Glover also noted.

Nancy Pratt Saco Warren New Orleans N. P Sch Laurel Cambridge Cape Cod North America Philadelphia Luce Pkt John R Skiddy N York Liverpool Key West Sch Mercy Baltimore Russell Glover Bangor Swis Senry Wm Henry Lenny Cordelia Boston Westuln Providence Susan & Phabe Newburyport Ann Magia New Rackhf Portland Columbia Pierce Searsport Swhs J P Johnson Provincetown Brig Wave Bates South America Avon Georgiana Sandwich Welcome Besse Catharine Gardiner Nantucket Olger Champion Robinson New York Gardner Silas Parker Coffin Wm E Bird Clark Tryall Gibbs Caroline Ferris Norfolk Dighton Union Bangs Hartford Empress Snow Bedford New Haven Barnstable Cates Machias Batavia Park Skiddy Park City Antwerp Berg Gouverts Johann Delhard Bremen Charles Beals Matanzas Marcus Montezuma Lowther Wellington Chadwick London Oneida Funck Havre Arabella Rice Gaston Anthony Marseilles Wanderer Davison Windsor J W Huntington Barnett Trinidad de Cuba Eunice Hatch Danham Wilmington Hector White Icis Margaret Cardenas Jos Ham Holmes ML Jones Tyler Apalachicola Madison Hoey Savannah Home Mason Icis Cabot Northam Georgetown Elizabeth Ann Tedford Turks Island Ashland Rodney Friend Lovell Meletta Dan Joceline St Croix Hopkins Sci Eliza Eldridge Portsmouth Ronaldson Hamburg Condor Sarah Wood St Johns St Thomas Albany Schs Energy Henry Clay New Bedford Sarah Adaims Nickerson Joseph Potts Ford Washington Meteor Phinney Oread Bibbear Eastport Augustus Kilborn Banner Lufkin Charleston Megunticook Philbrook Betsey Aies Hill Advance Bryant Calais Alexander M. Crowell N Bedford Altamaha Sherman Abraham Brown Davis Fall River Imperial Pickins Swallow Frances Fowler Hornet Paddleford Taunton Matilda Staples East Greenwich Scituate Baker Collins Turk Streat Mary Augusta Hewes Repeater Jarvis Richmond Essex Frail Medford Patriot Smith Mary Elizabeth David Pratt Tarr Oporto Robi Waln Sears Icis Otranto Morgan Lubec Elisha Buckman Mitchell Lion Welden Ficketts Teazer Caldwell Mass Lydia Farnham Arcturus Lowder Toledo Glover Creole Colson F River Icis Mechanic Sawyer Brighton Export Carver Reaper Loring Broark Fanny Londonderry Lewes Del Selim St John Cayuga Mobile Martha Kinsman Icis Vandalier Challenge Palestine Tarquin Weymouth Rebecca Abigail Pawtucket Ninetta Plymouth Clutha Cunningham Henrietta Kinsman Maria Prince Hitchcock Hathaway Newbern Clatha Belle Whitter Barbadoes Cook Cape de Verde Celia Thos H Thompson Wixon Clarissa Perkins Corb Glaucus Wood George Shattuck Bragdon Mary Trefethen Decatur Stevenson Brown Upton Billow Lawrence York Ellen Brooker Freeman Russel Tampico Brazos Santiago Euphalia Taylor

Shipping Movements and Losses Off Cape Florida

On June 3 at noon the fat 5100 and son 10 50 W ships Patrick Henry from New York and Shenandoah from Philadelphia bound for Liverpool, proceed to Cape Florida by June 23. The brig Virginia floods from New Orleans for Boston June 26 at lat 31 10 Jon 81 63. The brig Flora Hurd from Matan gas for New York and the sch Sen from Pensacola for New York at the same time. On June 28 at lat 38 20 Jon 73 54 the brig Charlotte Kelly from Car denas bound for Boston.

Patrick Henry New York Shenandoah Philadelphia Liverpool Cape Florida Virginia Flood New Orleans Boston Flora Hurd Matangas N York Sch Sen Pensacola Jon Charlotte Kelly Cardenas

Fishermen ships and arrivals noted at Gloucester and Barnstable

Gloucester reports Am elia of Portsmouth from fishing on the 28th with Candace. Accumulator and Candace from the same port then on the 29th Union, Majestic, and Emerald. Barnstable logs the Mary and Susan at 100 bbls mackerel on the 29th, and the Samuel sailing for mackerel. June 16, lat 43 35 lon 50 10 mentions Salem of Marblehead with nothing further.

Gloucester Amelia Portsmouth Accumulator Candace Union Majestic Emerald Barnstable Mary & Susan Taylor Samuel Lon Salem Marblehead

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