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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1843

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2

Western Railroad Committee Appointed for Inquiry

The House orders a committee including Boutwell Walley Leonard Barrett Learitt to examine the Western Railroad. The Senate concurred on Jan 24 with Dickinson and Cham joining the effort.

House of Representatives Messrs Boutwell Groton Walley Roxbury Leonard Westfield Barrett Northampton Learitt Boston Senate Western Railroad Messrs Dickinson and Cham

Romance in Real Life From Bridgeton Chronicle Reveals Swedish Royal Lineage

The Bridgeton Chronicle recounts Mr Sarah Smith of Bridgeton New Jersey as a lineal descendant of Sweden's royal family. Elizabeth the great grandmother fled Sweden at sixteen, hid in a hogshead aboard a ship bound for America, and was wrecked on the Jersey shore. She married hunter Garrison in New Jersey and bore ten children, with her youngest son William born in her 55th year. A grandson in Bridgeton recalls her tales and estimates over a thousand descendants in the county.

Bridgeton N. J Sarah Smith Sweden Elizabeth Stockholm America Atlantic Jersey New Jersey Garrison William

Wise to Run Again for Congress Amid Naval Revelations

Hon Henry A Wise is expected to seek another congressional term. Fr ancis Mallory, who planned to run in the Eastern Shore of Virginia district, will withdraw to support Wise after his Senate rejection. Norfolk Beacon notes Com Hugh N Pace set to command the Levant at Gosport yard. Commodore Ballard dies near Annapolis and the President revokes his 12 month suspension from the Naval Court Martial.

Wise Henry A. Wise Congress Francis Mallory Virginia Senate Madisonian Norfolk Beacon Com Hugh N. Pace Levant Gosport Navy Yard Commodore Ballard U.S. Navy Annapolis Commodore B Representatives’ Hall Frederick Rosinson Isaac H Wright Wright Messrs Hallett Council Greenwood Allen, Howland Thomas House Massachusetts Old Bay Marcus Morton Henry H. Caps Pittsfield Democratic State Central Committee Maryland Baltimore Martin van Buren Democratic Legislative Convention Commonwealth van Buren Union Rhode Island Hallett Leonard Westfield Alten Northfield Norfolk Frederick Robinson Joan Spurr Grorace Hoop James Russell Edward P. Littie J F. R. GourGas Naval Service Indian Department United States Great Britain Washington China Treasury Secretary of State Robinson Maine District of Columbia Arkansas Rivers New Madrid Mississippi General Land Office Wisconsin Lake Michigan Florida Louisiana Memphis Tennessee Ohio Michigan Ocracoke North Carolina Dahlonega Georgia Camden New Jersey Wiscasset Circuit Court of the United States District of Connecticut Alexandria Commissioner of Pensions Ilinois Arkansas Williamsport Pennsylvania East Tennessee Wheeling Alabama General Court Yeas Messrs Bragg Champion Estabrook Fuller Gourgas Griswold Giles Gardner Hood Hartwell Lincoln Leland Plunkett Perkins Bristol Pingree Savary Spurr Ward Messrs Brown Davis Barnstable Dillingham Worcester Eliot Gray Hammond Quincy Richardson Strong Upton Messrs Davis Nays Messrs Gourgas, Gardner District Court of the United States Henry Winsor Benjamin D. Whitney Boston United States Court Room Francis Bassett

Mercantile Library Ball Planned at Papanu's Saloon

The Mercantile Library Association intends to celebrate its anniversary this evening with a ball at Papanu's Saloon. The event is described as likely to be one of the season’s finest parties, organized by prominent members of the mercantile community.

Savannah Liverpool Acadia Cheraw S. C Augusta New York Columbia Europe N York Macon Geo New Orleans India Havre London Paris York Philadelphia

Madison County man lynched after alleged abuse case

Four Brute-Dr Wells of Madison County Ohio was seized from his home by neighbors and severely lynched. He abducted his wife to a remote spot and tried to kill her striking at her neck but she escaped into thick brush.

Dr Wells Madison County Ohio

Senate approves amendment draft on city representation

The Massachusetts Senate debates and amends a constitution proposal on city representation, prints 500 copies, rejects and reconsiders votes, and passes related bills on rails and banking while postponing a West Railroad convention. Multiple committee reports proceed on militia, banks, and parish matters, with adjournment after a long session.

Senate Greenwood Quincy Yeas Gourgas Hood Wright Committee On Mercantile Affairs and Insurance Wm. Wright Howe Militia Charles Gordon E. W. Stone Navy Yard Mr Champion M. Plunkett Cyrus Alger Strong Probate Upton Messrs Brown Norfolk Bragg Champion Davis Worcester Estabrook Fuller Goswold Giles Gardner Hartwell Lincoln Leland Plunkett Perkins Bristol Ward Abbott Barnstable Dillingham Eliot Gray Hammond Plymouth Richardson Spurr Mr Abbott Committee On Railways and Canals Elijah Whitcomb House Western Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Traders’ Bank Berkshire Railroad Corporation Mechanics’ Bank South Boston First Congregational Society Dudley House of Representatives

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