Forgiveness Moves a Tory to a Washington Pardon
The Philadelphia Press recounts Peter Miller of Ephrata visiting General Washington in 1780 to save Michael Whitman from execution for treason. Washington grants a pardon after Miller’s appeal. Whitman’s life is spared as Miller travels sixty miles to Chester to witness the act.
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Extravagant Ottoman Harem Carriage Sparked by Favorite
In Constantinople an imperial favorite demanded a silver carriage worth about 80 000 dollars melted into ornaments for her use. The treasury measures reach 2 600 000 Turkish piastres. A Kansas mine report notes mercury at 47 cents below zero, and several returning miners died from the cold on the sixth day.
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Persistent Fire Company Member Purchases Presby Church
A Buffalo fire company member buys four tiers of pews for Presbyterian church use. St George Woodhouse a free colored man died in Norfolk Virginia aged 120, born 1739 in Princess Anne County. Navy list 1860 shows 35 vessels with 8190 personnel. 1857 had 20 vessels and 4714 crew. Shanghai Times notes Minister Reed treaty reopens opium trade. Edmund Estes of Fall River aged 92 shares tale of climbing a mill ladder near Newville.
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