Ring in the omnibus sparks a family secret
In a tale of loss and longing, Mary, an orphan, battles poverty and a missing heirloom. Betty pockets a ring found in a trunk while Mrs. Meredith forgets it, and Mary's grandmother presses for its return. Mary conceals the truth, while a man wonders where he has seen her face before. The ring's fate tests family bonds.
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Mia
Meredith
Betty
Bety
Mary
Old Ré Haynes
Atention
Chance
Mary Richar
Launch of the Huma barque at Amos Crandall yard Bristol
A 600 ton barque named the Huma was launched from Amos Crandall’s yard in Bristol on a Saturday. The vessel, praised for finish and beauty, is owned by Capt Joseph L. Gardner and destined for freighting. Also notes on The October issue of Lady’s Companion and a long essay on habit and sobriety.
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Amos Crandall
United States
Crandall
Joseph L. Gardner
Wuilder
Destructive Storm Devastates City Leaving Many Dead
Florida endures a disastrous storm on September 13 striking Port Leon and St. Marks with severe flooding. The Tallahassee Star of Florida and Comercial Gazette report immense damage in Port Leon, St. Marks, and the city, with warehouses and dwellings swept away and multiple fatalities.
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Florida
Welento
Star of Florida
Tallahassee
Comercial Gazette
Port Leon
St. Marks
Coymencian Gazetts
Weil
Geovad
Mrasre
Hamlin & Snell's
Sinking of a Ship Brings Losses to Local Community
Report from St Marke details a disaster with many lost lives and property damage. Capt M C Robertson his wife and three children, a child of Dr Trader well, Mr Joseph Wood, a Tallahassee visitor, a child of RV Buffing, and five enslaved people perished. Survivors include Capt Hungerford his wife and two children, Dr Tradewella's youngest child, Mesars Oglesbee Blethen and Kennedy, pilots, and five enslaved people. Citizens search for missing and recover bodies as property losses reach about 250000.
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St Marke
Howse
M C Robertson
Well'e
Joseph Wood
Tallahassee
RV Buff
Dreadful Murder at Middletown Conn A Brutal Assault on Mrs Bacon
A shocking murder occurred at Middletown Westfield Society as Mrs. Bacon wife of farmer Eben Bacon was found slain with her skull crushed and throat cut. A butcher knife and bloody fragments were found nearby and several men including Bell Roberts Donohue Welch were arrested or questioned in connection with the case. Law and maritime items follow with the launch of the bry Milton Gage and details of ownership and routes planned through New York Mobile and the West Indies.
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New Haven Herald
Middletown
Conn
Westfield Society
Bell
Roberts
Robert
James Donohue
James Welch
New Haven
Menifen
Hanford
Milton Gage
Iron Works
Elemon
Evett Wo
Joseph Cranfall
Bertha Atecnent
Messrs. Mundy & Borden
JN Read
New York
Mobile
Plare
West Indies
J. N Read
Mysterious death and militia notices in Fairhaven and Rhode Island
An inquest on a drifted body found ashore near Scanifical Neck Fairhaven identifies a violent death with extensive skull fractures and cut limbs. The report lists several Rhode Island militia brigades forming under a new law and describes upcoming musters. Also noted is the death of Mr Grouse W Saxe of this town, a respected Quaker and longtime public official.
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Col. Silvester
Scanifical Neck
Fairhaven
Vermont
Bedford Megister
Grouse W Saxe
Suurday
Baker Wos
Society of Friends
Schoul Comemiier
Stagecoach Accident Near Singe's Ferry Injures Passengers
A stagecoach between this place and Providence toppled after crossing Singe's Ferry on Monday evening. Passengers suffered injuries, with Mrs Fisher of Lowells severely hurt in the back. The crash was blamed on road defects. repairs underway and traffic allowed through a single lane.
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Providence
Singe’s Ferry
Thi Place
Fisher
Lowsell
Joe
Fall River
Translation sloop death leads to coroner inquest
Inguett Charles Wren a colored steward aboard the sloop Translation under Capt Wells of Brovukhaven died on board shortly after arriving from Providence. He suffered with diarrhoea for days and took opium excessively causing stupor. Coroner's inquest returned a verdict consistent with these facts. Newport Rhode Islander.
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Inguett
Charles Wren
Wells
Brovukhaven
Providence
Newport Rhode Islander
Rapid Travelling by Oviedonia Capt Boss and Mr Weed
Capt Boss and Mr Weed left Halifax at 1 PM on Monday of last week aboard the Oviedonia. They reached Boston Wednesday morning just in time to meet Proviliteens, then took the Iolas for Newport and arrived here in less than 49 hours from Halifax. Distance about 600 miles.
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N. B. Cooke
Lon
Hos
Boss
Weedeo
Halifax
Oviedonia
Boston
IOA
Newport
Halifix
Yellow fever hits Key West with rising deaths
A Courier and Enquirer correspondent reports six weeks of yellow fever in Key West. The illness is described as highly fatal in the typically healthy port, with eleven deaths and two or three remaining sick.
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The
Courier & Enquier
Dave Key West
Panic over cotton imports shocks Liverpool in 1782
The Liverpool Mail notes that from January 1782 to April 1783 a flood of 7012 bags of cotton imports triggered a true panic, yet in the last week about 190000 bags entered Liverpool without any price drop, a striking contrast in market behavior.
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Liverpool Mail
Liverpool
Murder in Tennessee reported by the Knoxville Register
The Knoxville Register states an elderly Meigs County resident John Sutton a Revolutionary War veteran was murdered near Knoxville over thirty three dollars, the sum taken from his person.
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Tennessee
Knoxville Regis
Ter
John Sutton
Meigs County
Unclear Milk Supply and Farm Safety Notes
Reports of cows drying up suddenly with a remedy of valipetre in a meal, a dangerous attack on cattle near Hagerstown leaving several dead, and sporadic statements on England’s charitable giving and Michigan wheat prospects citing 20 million bushels. The mix includes farm issues and local crime alongside crop forecasts.
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Chamberlin
J Breck & Co
Olio Sintesman
Ivins
Michigan
Burglary at Mutu i Lisurner Office. second attempt
A burglar broke in last evening through a back window and attempted to pick the money drawer but fled after failing to gain entry. This marks the second burglary at the Mutu i Lisurner Office within a fortnight according to NB Bulletin 260A.
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Mutui Lisurner
Bulitin
Family nearly poisoned by soup in western city
A respectable family in the western part of the civ were struck by severe sickness after dinner soup. The husband fell ill with a feverish stomach and nearly died, the wife and children soon followed with similar symptoms. A physician found parsley worm in the soup, a poisonous diameter, and attributed the illness to it. The wife and children recovered by Monday night, but the husband remained ill.
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Civ
Ilex
Philadelphia Gazette
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CHE Pmenex
Bristol
Ladies’ Companion
Uscul
Ida
Companion
Jupiter
Hall
Siton
Thatelon
Cansel
Hhabit
Rhode Inland Horse Guards
Providence Hore Guards
Marine Artillery
Sea Pencibles
Foster Artillery
Light Infantry
National Cadets
Woonsocket Guards
Manville Guards
Johnston Guards
Washington Grenadiers
Wakefield Cadets
Wickford Pioneers
Pawtuxet Artillery
Kentish
Wickford
Brown's Taverns
Portsmouth
Smith's Hill
Centreville
Danovers
Botton
Jonathan Dustin
John Dodge
Caleb Lowe
Misses Foster
Mises Very
Haley More
G. Jacob
J Dustin
B Goodridge
Keamer
E Cay Ail
Danvers Mutual
Christin Spectator
England
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