Militia Acts and War Powers in Rhode Island 1861
The document outlines several acts amending Title 34 of the Revised Statutes to raise and regulate militia forces for the United States. It details commander in chief authority, pay and bounty, provisioning, exemptions, officer appointments, and repeal of prior chapters. It also covers commissions, duties, and effective dates for enactment and repeal.
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Island
Providence Plantation
Tn General Assembly
General Assembly
General “Assembly
United States
War Department
War Department of the United States
Weslington
Gree
Army of the
Army of the United States
Uni States
Treasury
Hehall
Falloes
John R. Bartlett
Army Hymn and Revolutionary Speech Read in Zanesville
A fragment from a speech by Rev N A Resp given to volunteers in Zanesville Ohio cites the Army Hymn by Oliver Wendell Molkes and recalls Lexington Concord and White Plains. The speaker urges patriotism and presents New Testaments to inspire courage on the battlefield.
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Zanesville
Ohio
N. A. Resp
Plymouth Shore
Roger Williams
Lexington
Pitéairn
Concord
Bonxer's Heights
White Plains
King’s Bridge
Princeton
Trenton
Friends of Liberty
Home bread yeast method shared by Wisconsin writer
A Wisconsin woman contributes to Scientific American with a bread making plan using mashed potatoes as a base, mixed with flour to form a thick batter. She describes boiling water, adding four starters, cooling to luke warm, and incorporating sour dough and soda as needed for light bread, plus a brown bread recipe with corn meal, rye, milk, soda, and molasses baked three hours.
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Wisconsin
Thas
Scientific American
New Yorker
God writes all deeds in a book lesson for children
A mother tells her five year old son that God records every wrong act and cannot be rubbed out. The boy asks if Jesus blood can erase it, and she answers yes, offering a moral about sin and redemption through Christ. The page then includes quotes on habit, rice pancakes, and schoolboy anecdotes.
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Lord of Hosts
God of All Nations
Treagon
Tse
Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Ludicrous spy service incident at Havre de Grace
A Philadelphia Ledger camp correspondent reports Col. Burney had two smart men from a company stripped to rough citizen clothes. They were sent to Bush River to scout, pounced on by a guard near Aberdeen, accused of desertion, jailed to Col. Burney, then released amid camp laughter.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Havre de Grace
Burney
Bushiver
Janes
Spear
Aberdeen
Flavre de Grace
Uncle Sam
Col. Burney
Conversion Insight From Newton and Jay Exchange
A clipped historical quip records Mr. Jay telling John Newton he would never despair of a wicked man’s conversion if he himself were truly penitent. Newton replies that he never did despair after God saved the sinner. The exchange highlights late 18th century evangelical humility and belief in grace.
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Mr. Jay
John Newton
Mr. Newton
Transmigration of souls quoted in coxsound discourse
The fragmentary text presents a coxsound remark on the transmigration of souls with a reference to Moess and a claim that Y was a golden calf. Indy counters that tina has robbed you of nothing but the gilding.
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Indy
Tina
Gallant Fire Zouaves at Willard’s Hotel Fire
A humorous, oversized reminiscence from Doesticks detailing Fire Zouaves led by a boastful speaker. They rushed to a Washington blaze near Willard’s Hotel, moved engines, built human pyramids, saved a woman and child, and mocked locks while recounting daring rescues amid cheers.
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New York Sunday Mercury
Doesticks
Zouayves
Brother Zouaves
Washington
Willard
Tom Jenkins
Opf
Wallard
Company B
Company C
Jenkins
Indy
Dalley
Mercury
France and Britain favor Union in American crisis
London Herald reports France and Great Britain likely agree on preserving the Union in the American crisis. Emperor Napoleon, then in the United States, is believed to judge rival factions strength and oppose secession, with rumors of offering aid to Lincoln. Cabinet intentions remain unclear.
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Evouano
France
Great Britain
Napoleon
United States
Thouvenal
Lincoln
London Herald
Trial of trespass cuts shade terms and a farmer testifies
A trial on wood trespass from a neighbor's land features a plain farmer whose testimony supports the charge while the defendant's lawyer tries to smear the witness by questioning his intelligence. The scene erupts in laughter as the incompetent defense line collapses.
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Hodge
Eir
Quaker Courage and Comic Quips in Odd Anecdotes
A rustic Quaker endures insults and a show of strength after a nonresistant reputation. A doctor’s quip highlights ailing health as a punchline. A jokey remark about visitors and a cheeky line on marriage wrap a string of short, humorous vignettes.
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the Providente
Army Hymn
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