Amendments and local acts in Rhode Island 1847 session
Rhode Island General Assembly in the June session of 1847 enacts changes to court hours, appointing complainants in North Kingstown, school committee rules, guaging for casks, and Supreme Court jurisdiction. It details witness notices, penalties for guagers, and appellate procedures in civil cases. Various sections outline duties of town officials, school tuition rules, and city governance for quaggers and related offices.
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Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
General Assembly
North Kingstown
Nutth Kingstown
Anid Down
Witn
Henry Bowen
Seoty
L'rue
Enry Bowen
Soc'ry
Gunter
Haniel Anthony
Providence
City of
United
Guager
Wilies
Supreme Court
Courts of Common Pleas
Washington correspondent notes on peace talks rumor
A New York Journal of Commerce report from a Washington correspondent doubts any treaty between Scott and Tru. It says official word from Mexico is lacking and no credible rumors of peace negotiations exist. Market notes mention grain sales, pork steady, cotton inactive, and a Chinese junk voyage with long travel time.
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Washington
New York
Journal of Commerce
Scott
Tru
Geo. Scott
Mexico
Scot
Ace
Genesea
Western
Death and mourning shadow Eben Chase obituary
Obituary from the Phenix recounts solemn reflections on death’s toll on Eben Chase family and the loss of a young child. Verses lament mortality, urge faith, and comfort mourners while urging resilience through divine Providence and compassionate support. Also includes market notes from Brighton July 5, 1847 with cattle beef and hog prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenix
Eben Chase
Boston Daily Advertiser
Brighton
Peters Vegetable Pills Endorsement in Colerain North Carolina
A testimonial from James Hully and E. Hardy praises Peters Vegetable Pills for fever Bilious Fever and general family use in Colerain Burtee County North Carolina dated February 15 1888. The note lists W Bayley Briggs & Drury as sellers and urges circulation in North Carolina. A second notice promotes Sarsaparilla with tomato extract as a blood purifier, claimed to better cleanse impurities and dreadful diseases, also sold by Briggs & Drury.
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Colerain, Burtee Co
N. C
Petra
North Carolina
James Hully
FE. E. Hardy
Bayley and Briggs & Drury
Briggs & Drury
Dr Silas Holmes to Practice Medicine in Bristol
Dr Silas Holmes will devote himself to medical practice in Bristol and its vicinity. He may be found presently at the office of Dr J P at Bristol and lodging at the Bristol Hotel. June 26.
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Silas Holmes
Bristol
J. Pate
M. Mason
Burstou
William W. Munro
Bristol Phenix
Peter Gladding
Drouvate Notich
Profife
Nicholas Pack
Cristal
Peter Glauding
D. Briggs
Cock's Reading
Durham
Coxie
Hope At
Briggs & Drury
Harrison & Brothers
Philadelphia
Bristol Hotel
Josephus Gooding
Corner of Hope and State
Ats
Bristol Neck
Warren
Henry O'Wolf
Narragansett Bay
Charles D. Gibson
Eng
Lewin Wharf
Orto Hon. Nath
Bul
Marriages in Town and Fall River At Various Dates
Sunday evening service at the Baptist Church featured Samuel J Sasith and Mus bHay nah B Fish both of the town joined by Rev Sokes. In Fall River Ezra B Crapo and Lucretia H Chesly, both of that place. On the 4th John Walver and Sarah M Eltz. On the 5th Thomas W Joy and Emeling M Upton both of Fall River, and formerly of this town.
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Baptist Church
Sokes
Samuel J. Sasith
Local Notices of Adoptions and Births in Newport
In Newport on Saturday morning Inst Fillen A daughter of Joseph E Chace aged nine years 0 months to Newport on the Sth inst John Henry Phillips adopted son of George R and EB Henderson aged fifteen to Fall River on the 26th alt Miss Almira daughter of Frederick Downing Newport aged thirteen On the 6th mat Elizabeth Anthony daughter of Elijah B Smith aged about eight years
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Fillen A
Joseph E. Chace
Newport
John Henry Phillips
George R
EB. D. Henderson
Fall River
Almira
Frederick Downing
Elizabeth Anthony
Elijah B. Smith
Maritime Arrivals and Notations From July 3 to 9 1847
A Marine Journal entry records arrivals and departures at ports including Fall River Providence Warren and Norwalk from July 3 to 9 1847 with steamers Bradford Durfee King Philip and Perry and sloops Wm H Allen Providence Pawcatuck and Emeline. Memoranda note brig John Hill Emeline Staples and whalers Maria Theresa and Planter among others with lumber and oil cargoes.
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Bradford Durfee
Borden
Fall River
King Philip
Brayton
Providence
Wm H Allen
Springer
Crusade
Winslow
Warren
Norwalk
Pawcatuck
Ricketson
All River
Bradford Durfoo
Full River
Drayton
Sehr Baltic
Kennebec
Lumberto Pearce & D'Wolf
HU Wardwell
Emeline
Simmons
Yorden
Wall River
Fame
Pearse
Saireo
Llelen
Pitman
New Bedford
Wilmington
N.C
John Hill
Dayton
Philadelphia
Emeline, Smith
Sohr Peer Staples
New York
Church
Guayamar
P. R
Fisher
Pacific Ocean
San Carlos
Med
Damon
Davenport
Newport
Valparaiso
D 3d
Columbus
Davis
Pacific
Outer Roads
Nantucket
Planter
Hussey
Richard Mitchell
Long
Cruisa
Massafvero
Susan
Ray
Nan
Pitcairn’s Island
Martha
Folger
B. Bravros
News Fall River
Lall River
Loston
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LAWS
Peet Tye
Rand
Petit
Leary
Gardiner Howland
Buq
Flushing
James Brown
Brown, Brothers & Co
Au Boy
Canton
Richmond News & Star
Wistar
Akes
J. W. Cooke
P. MM. Bennett
Markie
Marine Journal
Port OF
Sydney
Nsw
Fend
Barclay
Mann
Pantheon
Jenney
Mt Wallaston
Bowen
John
Sanford
Golconda
Studley
Triton
Cal
Ummer Stuffs
S.J. Allyn
J. B. Munro
John W. Dearth Yyorth
State-stree
Hrintul
B. Muni
Thasmes Street
Albert S. Pearse
Church Street
Francis Bourn
Munro
Bradford St
Boston
Bank of Bristol
Sthinat
Levi O' Wulf
Barnard Smith
Byron Diman
M.A. D Wolf
Thomas Holmes
Joseph L. Gardner
Winl Od Wolf
Win. It. Taylor
Reaver
M. Bennett
Cashier
Eagle Bank
Vin
Robert Hogera
George Ab Mira
Thomas Richmond
Stephen T. Church
James LeDaron
Charles Falea
Jabez Toulines
Robert Rogers
James BH. Prench
Castner
Superior
Pearse & Diwolk
Allyn's Arcade
Pearse & Dy Wolf
Maar
High
Union Streets
New England
Marshal Waldron
Nason
J.B. Munto
Jeremiah Allen
Sarah Arnold
Julia Braley
Betsey S. Baker
B. N. Bennett
Robert Camron
Jane Camm
Joseph Dennis
John Day
Bilisa Gaskell
Mlisha Gifford
Henry J. Judson
Wau
Hunt
Wa, Hoar
Julius Ives
George L. Jenks
James Kilburn
L—Sylvenus Lawton
Lydia F. Lewis
Charles Munro
Oliver Mason
Mra
Me. Farlin
Daniel Mitchel
Misa J. Monro
R—Adam Rohrig
Louis G. F. Randolph
Spent R. Riley
Margaret Robinson
Mary J. Reed
Chae M. Stout
Benj. P. Sears
Sylvanus Sears
Henry Simmons
T—Jet. Tanner
Lydia Tower
Jonathan Weaver
George T. Weaver
Bens. Wyatt
P.M
Aulots
Les
Bayley
H. S. Bayley
Auet
Darling
Hope Street
Rees
Lape Street
Bradford Treet
Low
Suny P. Roussell
Mille Fleur
Gouraud
Lawson
Havis
Crary
Roussel
Johnson
Briggs & Prury
Hope St
Biraet
Hope At Street
Uone
Insred
Pully
C'St
Mzes
Bradford Street
Ape Street
F. A. Burgess
Pearse & D'Wulf
C. Easterbrooks
Hope Strest
CG. Rasterbrooks
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