Swindle over county clerk vote in Wapello 1862
Long account of a contested canvass by the Wapello County Board of Supervisors over the October 14 1862 election for Clerk of the District Court and County Surveyor. It details letter exchanges with Elijah Sells and E Leis Secretary of State corrections to a soldier vote tally, noting a prior error that changed Gillespie to Brown and asserting the home vote favored Brown despite a soldier majority for Gillespie and the board’s contested certification. The narrative emphasizes fairness questions and procedural errors in Des Moines and in county records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello County
Orrowwa
Iowa
Barron Hangers
Board of Supervisors
Apello
Mr. Brown
Elijah Sells
Brown
Wapello
Sells
Des Moines
John E. Gillespie
Board of State
E. Leis
Davis
Iowa Volunteers
Ctk
Tows
District
J. M. Davis
Board of State Canvaigers
Hugh Brown
Samuel H. Burton
Desen
A. D
Jo. W. Jones
Treas'r
Eours Kisser
Clerk of District Court of Wapello Co
J. E. Gillepie
Board of Supervisore
Attorne Euan Sextus
Sec’ of State
Board of
Bosra
Messrs
Knox
Hinsey
Osborn
Fairburn
Simpson
Dickens
Bidwell
Ayes
Mesers
Dickena
Neville
Nays
Cloyd
Rose
Bedwell
Myers
Israel
Knight
Dresser
J. ¥. Simpson
Moses Fairburn
Silas Osborn
Peter Knox
Martin Dickens
George W. Dresser
Blackstone
D. F. Gaylord
J. E. Gillespie
Monratiry
Wasaincroy
Cincinnati
Locos
Washington
Union
Willards
A Mother's Prayer and the Army After Sawardago Battle
A lengthy account discusses a Civil War era dispute over the election of a county clerk, protests filed by board members, and a mother’s poem interwoven with reports on the Army of the Potomac after the Fredericksburg action. It notes failed attempts, contention over returns, and calls for careful examination of evidence before deciding on proper action.
Memorial for Letters of Marque Against Alabama Aggression
The National War Committee of New York forwards a memorial to Congress urging immediate action against British aided depredations by the Alabama. It calls for private armed vessels as letters of marque and reprisal and a liberal reward for the capture of the raider to protect American commerce and honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
National War Committee
Nationa
New York
Senate
House of Representatees
United States of America
Congress
Citizens of
Great Britain
England
France
Fence Your Farms willow fencing appeal and warnings
Reprints urge farmers to consider The White Willow for windbreak fencing, claiming it outperforms osage orange buckthorn and similar plants. Articles praise its durability and timber value after years, with notes on genuine cuttings from E S Pike and warnings against impostors. The letters cite Illinois horticultural society support and advice from Prairie Farmer editors and nurserymen about authentication and agency certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Horticultural Society
Pike
Chicago Tribune
Prairie
Illinois State Horticultural Society
E. 8
Chicago Times
Mr. Pike
Willow
M. L. Dunlap
Hontor
Illinois
Samuel Edwards
Lamoille
Jesse W. Fell
Bloomington
W. L. Smith
Willow Creek
Edward Kelly
Lane
H. D. Emery
Prairie Farmer
Four Letter from a Democrat in Camp Near Nasavitts
A Democrat officer from an Illinois regiment writes from a camp near Nasavitts on Dec 14 1862. He praises Old Abe's proclamation and notes enslaved people counting January I plans, masters anxious, and white families fearing the war’s end. The piece blends labor, supply, and economic strains with Confederate movements and naval ironclads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasavitts
Abe
Richmond Examiner
North
Washington Morality and Military News From 1862 Dispatches
A Chicago Evening Journal correspondence from December 18 1862 reports Gen Burnside's cautious confidence while crossing the river to attack, noting storming fortifications was unlikely without a flank move. It also critiques Washington morality, laments vice, and discusses conscription, currency, and artillery trials with references to Armstong and Whitworth guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Evening Journal
Washington
Asutraton
Ttia
Burnside
Beverdap
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Burlington
Hawk-Eye
Pather
Army of the Potomac
N. Y. Tribune
Mead Nock
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock
Butterfield
French
Hancock
Cnprinep
Chicago
Nashville Union
108Th
Ohio
104Th
Illinois Infantry
Indiana
Hartsville
Morgan
Rosecrans
Bragg
Steveper Rient
Smith & Dwer
Lake Street
Aclerk
Europe
South
Jeff
Jeff. Davis
East Tennessee
Hie
Gulf Tates
Tennessee
Mexico
Texas
Missie
Gippi
Charles
Jon
Mobile
Savannah
Secessia
Warrior
Black Prince
la Gloire
Normandie
Martinique
la Gravierre
Paria Temps
Imall
Sidney Willard
Massachusetts
Springfield Republican
Lancaster
Harvard
Boston
War
Richmond Whig
Posse Comitatus
Comissary
William Armstrong
Ft. Whitworth
Armstrong
Whitworth
America
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