Rhode Island Military Bond Acts and Union Resolutions
Rhode Island passes acts amending militia funding and bond issuance to cover state military needs. Measures authorize up to 500000 dollars in bonds at 6 percent, with repayment planned over ten years, and set conditions for redemption. Additional resolutions express gratitude to Governor Sprague and Ambrose Burnside, pledge support for the Union, authorize bounty payments to families, and urge recognition of Rhode Island regiments in the Civil War.
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Boston
Mass
Willard Phillips
Sewell Tappan
Charles P Curtin
Chariea Hubbard
Thomas A Dexter
Wm B Reynolds
Marshal P. Wilder
George I. Folger
A W Thaxter
Francis C. Lowell
James Sturgess
Ben
John Hopper
Metroselitan Bank
Roadway
Corofane
12 Street
New York City
General Assembly
General Treasurer
Secretary of
United States
Sprague
Central Assembly
Guvernor
Rhode Island Volunteers
Bull Run
Rhode Island
Commendation of National Fund Drive in Taunton Gazette
The Noaie Movement Szconpsa endorses a Taunton Gazette suggestion to raise a church driven fund on National Fust day for volunteers in the service. Contributions would go through state governors and the Sanitary Commission chaired by Rev. Dr. Bellows to aid soldiers and their families. The Mercury urges clergymen to organize and presses the press to spread the call city by city.
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Taunton Gazette
Sanitary Commission
Dr. Bellows
Mercury
The Left Handed Thief
A mercantile bookkeeper recounts his experience with false suspicion and his later discovery of a left handed thief. Through careful observation of red finger marks and a mauled cross on notes, he shows how theft was carried out in his employer Mr. Wharton’s store and the role of trust and verification in uncovering the culprit. The tale emphasizes suspicion’s harm and the method of exposing the thief.
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Jacob Wharton
Mr. Wharton
Wharton
George
Ile
Hnande
Sle
Aguana
The Left Handed Suspect and a Family Promise
A merchant confronts a man about a crime he did not commit and discovers his only son is the culprit. The father mourns, the truth emerges, and the son seeks forgiveness after the heavy confession. The heartbroken tale ends with reconciliation and restored honor.
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Henry
Tia
Napoleon on soldier health and recruit training insights
The passage extols Napoleonic military organization emphasizing health, regular food and sleep, proper footwear and blankets, and measured rest. It notes careful handling of recruits, gradual acclimation, and disciplined marches to forge trained, hardy troops. It also references Vallandigham and livestock lice remedies, closing with a Swift quote on lies and foresight.
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Napoleon
Haga
Austerlitz
Marongo
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Bank of Commerce
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Fira
Wm. Foster
Amos D. Smith
Joseph F. Gilmore
Earl P. Mason
Daniel E. Carpenter
John F. Chapin
George C Nightingale
David Sisson
A. C. Barstow
A. B. Dike
Thomas J Stead
William M. Bailey
Albert
Gallup
Thomas Jill
Alexander Duncan
Lucius Weaver
Benjamin B. Adams
Enoch Steere
Edward D. Pearce
Simon Henry Greene
Richard J. Arnold
William Foster
Jon» F. Darscont
WM. P. Monro
Farrington & CO
Sign of the Golden Eagle
Cor. Exchange and Westminster Lts
Providence, EI
New Exigland Mutual Life Insurance Coo
Josephus Gooding
Ocorne OF Hope and Statents
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Brittania
Takeo
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Thames
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Fred. C. Garbanati
Guldebr
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Eason L. Slocum
Exchange Bank
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WM B. Kimball
Eame
Rhode Iland
General Assembly of
Are
Orray Taft
Shubsel Hutchins
Benjamin Finch
Newport
Ambrose FE Burnade
Ambrose FE Burneaide
Burnside
Ambrose
Burnaide
Chaprien
F Whaenaton
Rhode Talnand Volunteers
Virginia
Wheaton
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Slocum
Ballau
Tower
Prescott
Manaseas
Virgina
John R Bartlett
Sec
Tate
Envings
Vallandilnam
Sumter
Ohio
Vallandigham
Avery
Genessee
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