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30 Oct 1855

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Camden Weekly Journal in Camden, South Carolina

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Camden Weekly Journal

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Camden, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1855

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Morse and the first telegraph message described in 1844

An exchange paper recounts Morse’s push in 1844 to secure federal funding for the electric telegraph. It notes his travels from Europe to Washington, the Senate and House battles, and the hopeful moment when Miss Ellsworth learns of the passing bill, with Morse racing to finish tests before funding was approved.

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A New Slave Trade Opened

Fragmentary excerpts describe a British debate on emigration from China and a brutal slave export plan, with vivid testimony of whippings, forced labor, and cruelty aboard ships. Reports mention frigates transporting African captives, and sensational accounts of suffering, overseers, and resistance as observed by observers and journalists.

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Post Offices Listed Across Southern Districts

A clipped listing mentions new post offices with postmasters in several districts including Boiling Springs Spartanburg Sumter and Stone House Greenville and Ashe. The text also references a 18th century London note about buying and selling enslaved people and a Virginia tavern inquiry involving enslaved youths.

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Fragmented Fashion Notes and Historical Tidbits

A collage of era style guidance on dress and conversation contrasts with clipped anecdotes. It cites fashion fantasies and bonnets, cautions on social polish, and short historical milestones from ancient to Napoleonic eras. It notes a Mississippi plantation fire causing large losses and surveys famed leaders with ages at notable victories.

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Random Historical Quotation And Comic Customer Exchange

A garbled quotation praises sovereignty by the people while juxtaposed with a boastful line about kings. Separately a shopper enters a hardware store demands sculfgrs, the clerks react, and the lady leaves without purchasing after noting insufficiency for her need.

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