Early American currency lessons and Rhode Island Trevett case
The piece discusses depreciation of continental currency during the Revolution, the failed tender acts, and the Trevett vs Weeden case in Rhode Island. It notes how private contracts with depreciated money violated common law and constitutional rights, and cites Webster and Mirabeau on currency dangers. It then covers early American manufacturing in Massachusetts, Arkwright machinery, Slater’s factory, and the rise of the factory system alongside labor conditions in 1787-1790.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Pelatiah Webster
Philadelphia
Madison
Voice of
America
Cerutti
Mirabeau
France
England
Rhode Island
Supreme Court
Charles II
Colonial Assembly
Trevett Vs. Weeden
United States
Massachusetts
Worcester
Mass
Robert and
Alexander Barr
Bridgewater
Barrs
Scotland
Hugh Orr
Arkwright
Beverly
New York
Pennsylvania
Samuel Slater
Pawtucket
R. L
Mill Street
Eli Whitney
Georgia
Boston
Ipswich
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
A Century of Medical Progress in New England
An overview of early American medicine in New England from Puritan village doctors to formal education. Highlights include Dr. Charles Jarvis and Dr. Edward Holyoke in the Revolution era, Jennerian vaccination by Dr. Waterhouse, early inoculation efforts, and the emergence of ether anesthesia by Dr. Morton at Massachusetts General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
America
Massachusetts
Sydenham
United States
Charles Jarvis
Boston
Harvard College
United States Marine Hospital
Charlestown
Edward Holyoke
Salem
Thomas Berry
Ipswich
Maine
New Hampshire
Holyoke
Massachusetts Medical Society
England
Edward Jenner
Benjamin Waterhouse
Cambridge
Bristol
Waterslouse
Loddie’s Island
East Boston
Milton
New Bedford
General Court
Commonwealth
William Thomas Green Morton
Massachusetts General Hospital
Christendom
Henry J. Bigelow
Bigelow
Europe
Friends of Progress
Social life in 1787 Boston in shop keeping era
The article examines Boston society after the Revolution, noting wealth from trade with Asia, shift from Puritan zeal, and a rise in luxury. It details counting-house corruption, smuggling, disdain for science, and Copley portraits as status symbols, with fashions, dinners, balls, and public amusements shaping a new social order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
China
East Indies
Little Peninsula
Samuel Breck
Brissot de Warville
Copley
Lord Lyndhurst
America
Copley the Elder
Bulfinch
Beacon Hill
Hancock
Hafey
Judge Dana
Supreme Court
New York
Quincy
Brattle Street
Marquis de Chastellux
Mount Vernon
Washington
Leadenhall Market
Society of the Cincinnati
Loring
Gleaner
Shakspere
The
Musical Society
The Early Massachusetts Judiciary Before the Revolution
The article traces Massachusetts judicial history from the 1630s charter era through Andros rule, detailing court structures, jurisdiction, and legal practices. It notes the shift from general court petitions to separated legislative and judicial functions, the witchcraft crisis, and the rise of a more independent system by 1699, ending as the Revolution approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Chastellux
Boston Assembly
City
Philadelphia
General Court
Brutus
Cassius
Ignotus
Massachusetts
Charles L
Winthrop
Dudley
Andros
Governor and Company
Massachusetts Bay
New England
Boston
House of Deputies
Lechford
England
Law School
Litchfield
Royall
Harvard
Mikado
Palmer
Josias
Henry Stevens
Humfrey
Roger Scott
James Lr
Joseph Dudley
William Stoughton
Superior Court of Judicature
Inferior Court of Common Pleas
Court of Chancery
High Court of Chancery
Courts of Justice
William and Mary
Massaschusetts
Plymouth
Maine
Nova Scotia
Massaschusetts Bay
Phipps
Suffolk
Essex
Middlesex
Giles Corey
Europe
Sewall
Satan
Courts of Common Pleas
Justices of the Peace
John Adams
Punishment Details From Historical Doings
A historical note describes punishment involving standing in a pillory for one hour, cutting and removal of the right ear’s underlobe, and three years of forced labor confinement.
The Theory of Commercial Intercourse in 1787
An analysis by Hon. Harvey N. Shepard arguing that old world trade barriers and mercantilist tricks hinder free exchange. He contrasts British and German practices with American ideals, warning that taxing exports while aiding imports raises costs and distorts global trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey N. Shepard
Republic
Old World
Great Britain
London
Berlin
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Manufactures and Labor
Carroll D. Wright
Middle States
Samuel A. Green
Edwin Lassetter Bynner
Russell
Major Swan
Dorchester
Daniel Vose
Bowdoin
Academy of Arts and Sciences
Sam Adams
Mme. Rivitre
Oliver’s
Post Office
Eliphalet N
Polly B
John Shean
Simon Elliot
Sarah Armstrong
Daniel Woodbury
the Judiciary OF
Roger Wolcott
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