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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1843

Page

2

A Reflection on Democratic Respect and Equality

A writer questions how democratic ideals alter deference to authority. People now value moral worth and ability over rank or wealth, insisting that every individual, regardless of station, deserves equal moral consideration and respectful treatment.

Esquire

Elegant East Boston vessel with Forbes gun carriage

The vessel built at East Boston by Samuel Hart for R B Forses, Esq., measures 112 feet in length with 27 feet 3 inch beam and 13 feet 7 inch depth, registered 372 tons and pierced for 14 guns. It features a rakish bow, gilded stern ornaments, a spacious airy cabin, and Forbes’s innovative gun carriage with a hydraulic-like slide and slewing capability. The craft carries two quarter boats and a life buoy, and is coppered and copper-fastened.

Boston Samuel Hart R. B. Forses Spartan Forbes

Forgery arrest and multiple duels arc in the news

A New York man William Cowley was arrested for forging Minott Mitchell’s signature on two Seventh Ward Bank checks dated July 18 and July 17, 1843. The first sum was paid. the second was detected before presentation. Other items note a fatal Fairfax Court House affray, a pistol duel in Nashville, a bear story in Tennessee politics, and various cultural and local notices.

William Cowley New York Minott Mitchell Seventh Ward Bank S. P. Martin Josiah Hall Farquier Court House Robert Lee Moore Lee Nashville Tenn Nashville Inn Jesse J. Bryan Clarksville Gideon C. Matlock Carthage

Fires Raise Multiple Dwellings and Businesses in 19th Century Cities

A series of local blazes destroys a Litchfield dwelling owned by John Adam and occupied by Rev Payne, damages Elmes Seaver in Baltimore, and devastates Cable Cackle’s Burlington NJ carpenter shop. Providence print works of Israel Saunders burn, with extensive loss insured. Reports also note fires at Saratoga depot, a North Yarmouth tavern, and maritime incidents near Jamaica and Tahiti.

Litchfield Conn Payne John Adam Adam Baltimore Sun Elmes & Seaver Baltimore Street Charles O. F. Winchester & Co Cable Cackle Burlington N. J Chenery North Yarmouth Portland Gorham Mutual Providence Providence Journal Israel Saunders Cove Washington and American Georgia Insurance and Trust Co Hartford Fire Insurance Co Boston

Forgery case and identity bets highlight court fears

Preliminary exam for forgery of Samuel Mansur and Richard Martin notes was waived as Charles Cole Jr was sent to Municipal Court. A separate tale recounts a jailer’s bet over mistaken identification of John Smith, illustrating risks of eyewitness testimony and potential wrongful convictions.

Charles Cole, Jr Samuel Mansur Richard Martin Cole Coolidge Richard Robins

Change of Command for Morris Captain Requested

Capt Walden of the revenue cutter Morris is ordered from Portland to Key West. The Portland Advertiser laments the move noting his coast navigation experience and success in protecting seamen and merchant property. A petition to countermand the order is circulating.

Walden Morris Portland Key West Portland Advertiser

Deranged Pettigrew in Barnstead Jail Deprived of Food

A Barnstead resident, Hopley Y Pettigrew, confined for debt in the local jail, is described as deranged and has not eaten since last Monday. Report notes he previously escaped with others last September but voluntarily surrendered to prevent harm to the jailer.

the Globe Henshaw Greene Col. Greene Concord Freeman Essex Banner Pacific Kingston Jamaica U.S Chagres Panama Tahiti United States Vandalia Queen Pomare Victoria Great Britain Norfolk Dallas United States’ Squadron Commodore Jones Peru Lizarzaburn Ortiz Corpena Biranco Hopley Y. Pettigrew Barnstead Dover W. H

Dr Allen’s Balsam Endorsed by Medical Society

Dr Allen's Balsam of Horehound Liverwort and Pleurisy Root promoted for consumption and liver complaints. Comstock and Ross of 52 Cornhill named wholesale and retail agents for New England states. A Washington County Medical Society resolution praises the balsam’s composition and effects, urging adoption by faculty and public. John R. Smith M D president and David P. Hare M D secretary sign the endorsement.

Allen Comstock & Ross Cornhill New England New York Medical Society of Washington County John R. Smith John R. Smith, M. D David P. Hare Sec’y

Boston and Providence Railroad Prices and Bank Dividends

Financial notes show shares in Western Railroad 56 per share, Auburn and Rochester 923 per cent per share, Shawmut Bank 8 1/2 cents per share, Merchants' Bank 5 per cent advance, Hamilton Bank and New England Bank at various advances, State Bank at 562 per share, Western Railroad at 858 1/2 per share, and other prices including Boston Worcester Railroad 144 per cent, Eastern Railroad par, Charlestown Phenix Bank 40 cents per share, Atlantic Bank 954 per share, with general market mood cautious yet firm and expectations of later price advances.

Boston & Providence Railroad Western Railroad Auburn & Rochester Railroad Shawmut Bank Merchants’ Bank Hamilton Bank New England Bank State Bank P. P. F. Degrand Boston & Worcester Railroad Astern Railroad Eastern N. H.) Railroad Phenix Bank Charlestown Atlantic Bank

Fragmented Financial Ledger Related to 1841 42 Expenditures

The piece shows currency figures for Amer. Gold Portuguese and Mexican Dollars with cent values and a labeled statement of United States expenses from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1643, including civil military naval expenditures and totals like 6,215,946 19 and 13,913,898 418,248 917. The data appears as a ledger excerpt with headings Heads of Expenditures and breaks for Civil Miscellaneous and Foreign Intercourse.

United States

Notable Saltpetre and Indigo Shipments Across Global Ports

Merchants report Carthage at Calcutta with saltpetre indigo hides gunny cloth and ammo. Trading lists show cargoes in Calcutta Havana Lemnos and New Orleans with indigo sugar molasses rum lard pork beef and numerous hides, bales hemp and cotton. Multiple firms and masters, including Peabody, Williams, Johnson, Daland, and Colman, appear alongside consignments to Matanzas Pictou St John Bay and New Orleans ports.

Calcutta Carthage Jos Peabody J W Peabody H L Williams W H Johnson P S Shelton Matanzas Middlesex Jane Batlister & Co Greely & Guild E C Bates R C Hooper Jellison & Co Pictou Mary Jane Skinner St John Eleanor Jane Cleland New Orleans Julie & Welen Wiggin & Co Jas Chandler, Howard & Co Fay & Farwell E & E R Secomb Dana Jno H Davis M F Fowler Winslow & Son W & W K Lewis Boyd & Frothinghams P Adams Wells & Libby Hy Howard Cheever, Newhall & Co J G Kidder P F Frothingham Little & Brown Fessenden J M Floyd Geo A Woods David Taylor Goddard Reed Jenks & Palmer E Baldwin J Ballister & Co T Dixon & Son Cheever Newhall & Co Brooks & Saunders Barnard, Adams & Co Hawes, Gray & Co J S Wiggin & Co Gordon Chapman Thos Jones Moise J G Warner J H & J Osgood R Lincoln & Co

Boston Post Marine Journal Arrivals And Departures Ledger

The shipping column lists numerous vessels arriving at or leaving Boston ports including ships Drome Devereux New Orleans 5th and 7th, Bar Byron Bath. brigains and schooners such as Anne Reynolds Philadelphia and Mazeppa Nantucket. brig Benj Franklin Philadelphia. sloops Leader Nantucket. and many others with routes to New Orleans Philadelphia Jamaica Cienfuegos and Havana. The compilation notes masters and home ports across a wide maritime network.

Drome Devereux New Orleans Byron Bath Valhalla Thatcher Anne Reynolds Taylor Philadelphia Jane Portland Drinkwater Matanzas Jilia & Thelen Thomaston Bartlett New Orieny Souther Lormbsd Port Leon New York Benj Franklin Flinn Tuscan Coggins Mariner Kidder May Parker Bangor Mazeppa Melanson New Edinburg Spark Wooster Digby Thebes Croscup Annapolis Isabella Richmond Mary & Susan Hines Pilet Poland Genoa Lampher Emily Knight M’intyre Detroit Cammett Albany Oliver Fuller Helen Frazier Fish John B. Gorham Renown Lovell Angel Sippican Alien Rochester Mass Nantucket Lore Manilla Belvidere Lovett Macao Boston Ldg Naples Venice Batavia Sumatra Oon Ansier Paul Jones Palmer Canton Mayaguez Anawan Trathen Relief Strout Henzia Essex St Croix Rosalie Hill Martin W Brett Avery St Thomas Copenhagen Kingston Jam Sharp Rebecca M’guire Arecibo Schs Louisiana Marsh Porto Rico T Bryant Elizabeth City Victorine Owen Maracaibo Amer Michigan Coleman Abeona Doane Amsterdam Allen Manson Neuvitas California Mayhew Paragon Curtis Camera Whitney Bremen Ldg. Barks Tartar Smith Cowes Isadore Springer N York Orptorio Hart Disg Augusta Leach Charleston Orb Caleb Hibernia Sawyer Washington Bishop Cybele Edmunds Schs Forest King Kelly Merchant Leslie Agawan Rogers Clark Providence Cidith Havana Norma Barton Cris Colon Anc Chester Knight Hence Ligonia Waterhouse Hope Howes Shaw Uneas Cyclops Unc Schs Zephyr Reby Pequot Lewis Mobile Thracian Brown Marseilles L1th Aquetuet Mosher Cronstadt Betsey Miller Card

Market Report Highlights Dull Pots and Steady Rumors Across Commodities

New York notes dull pots at 4374 and Pearls at 5374, with about 300 bales of cotton traded daily and Florida range 54 to 73c. Flour markets weak. Genesee quoted 49338. Rye steady at 65c, oats dull 28–29c. Large corn receipts 30,000 bu afloat. New Orleans 52–54c, north 55–56c. Whalebone soft with little activity. Tin Plates 8 124–825. Teas three cargoes to sell on 2d, 9th, 16th. Sugars firm. New Orleans 6–64c, Porto Rico 69–71c. Provisions firm. Pork prime 975, mess 1137. Oils show improvement. whale oil 33c, linseed 78–79c. Molasses strong for superior qualities. New Iberia 254–26c, Porto Rico 264–27c.

New York Florida Mobile New Orleans Genesee Michigan Ohio Georgetown Richmond Maryland Northern South Sea Brazil Java Porto Rico St Croix Naval North County

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