02 Oct 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1847
Page
1
Page lists subscription details and advertising rates for the Bristol Phoenix. It notes a Saturday publication, price 6 cents for single copies, and one dollar per square for three weeks with twenty cents for each additional insertion. It also explains line counts, continuous insertions, arrears policies, and yearly advertiser limits.
A reflective essay advocates educating the heart in early life over rote knowledge and warns against precocious study that harms developing brains. It stresses pure air and physical activity, then shifts to a published Jesuits oath denouncing Protestant authorities and asserting papal supremacy.
The fragment depicts a sworn oath by a person named William Jesus who vows to assist and advise certain agents of a sacred authority against heretics. He pledges secrecy and obedience to a ghostly father and to execute commands, asserting belief in the Trinity and the Eucharist as witnesses to his intentions.
A troubled chronicle follows Amelia Linngey and Marquis De Lacroy amid 1776 Philadelphia turmoil. De Lacroy is protected by Col. Lindley while Amelia disguises escape routes and aids Cato against Indian raiders, then travels toward Brooklyn with her aunt for safety and possible wartime service.
Amelia disguises as a man to reach Monmouth June 27 1778 then slips into the British camp to relay Washington’s plans. She returns with crucial intelligence, encounters Marquis De Lacroy prior to a fierce June 28 battle where Lee and Clinton clash. Washington praises Herbert’s bravery under Capt De Lacroy.
In a tense scene amid ruins, Amelia Lindley meets Frederick Osgood who reveals a plot against De Lacroy and dies after naming her as his confessor. Osgood explains a forged letter, a theft driven plan, and a devastating box carried to the tent. Amelia then mails the evidence to Capt. Marquis De Lacroy before slipping away to safety.
Captain Marquis De Lacroy receives a forged letter and a diary miniature tied to Amelia Lindley. Frederick Osgood’s death reveals a plot including arson, a forged letter, and a hidden love that endures. De Lacroy pursues Herbert to uncover Amelia’s whereabouts amid wartime turmoil.
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