14 Dec 1833
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Newspaper
Bristol Gazette
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1833
Page
1
The Bristol Gazette lists subscription terms two dollars per year with quarterly payments. It notes no discontinuation for arrears except by the proprietor’s option and advert rates of one dollar per square for three weeks with twenty cents for each additional insertion.
The Senate debates placeholders for Rhode Island seats as Asher Robbins and Elisha Potter contest the seat. Members argue credentials validity, constitutional rights, and potential temporary seating while a committee investigates at length. The House and Senate clash over procedure as the crisis unfolds.
James Forten of Philadelphia is described as potentially worth 100000 by age twenty one. He runs a jail make business with over twenty employees, mostly colored, costing him 10000 yearly. He witnessed the Declaration read in Philadelphia and fought in the Revolution. He long endured confinement aboard the Jersey prison ship. Forten's private character is noted as highly respectable.
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