The Creek Chief Neamatlia's Flight and Emigration Tale
In 1836 Neamathla, head of the Creek Nation, fled Fort Mitchell with his two daughters to avoid emigration, disguising himself and later being captured. General Jessup pressed the treaty terms, while Neamathla urged that his people, driven by past wrongs, must stay free. He died before the tribe left, mourned as a noble patriot who loved his land.
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Jessup
Neamathia
Ile
Ife
Neamathla
Fort Mitchell
Lrec
Osceola
Napoleon
Cesar
Recovery of a Female After Ex Execution in Paris Case
A French account recounts a 1760s Paris case where a virtuous servant woman was accused of theft by her depraved master. The box contained his items, and she faced a harsh trial, condemned to hang. A botched execution led to life, a surgeon’s shock, and a priest’s witness as she revived, revealing the accuser’s guilt and provoking moral reflection. The incident underscores judicial error and the need for reform, with lingering punishment for the accuser.
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France
Paris
Gil
Journal de Paris
Villianous
Antiquities of Westminster and the Palace’s early days
A fragment recounts Westminster’s island origins, its first houses, and the early Palace of Westminster. It notes Matilda’s bridge, Durham House by Thomas Hatfield, claims on Antyony de Deck’s rebuilding, Elizabethan times with courts and inns, and legends of the marble table once in Westminster Hall linked to the King’s Bench name.
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London
Westminster
Thames
Shorney Island
Matilda
Henry L
King Street
Gardener’s Lane
Stow
Durham House
Thomas Hatfield
Pennant
Anthony de Deck
Edward I
Adelphi
Elizabeth
Palace of
Edward the Confessor
Old Palace Yard
Court of Requests
Court of Exchequer
Westminster Hall
King’s Bench
Thrattle Snake Bite A Forest Adventure
A hunter recounts a dramatic forest encounter with a rattlesnake. The serpent's mesmerizing color display and eerie music paralyze him and end with his wife mortally bitten. He crushes the snake in fury, carries his dying wife to a rivulet, and reflects on biography's need for vivid physical detail to convey character.
Memory of Andrew Jackson Endures Beyond Years at The Hermitage
A letter from Charles Cassidy recounts visiting Gen Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage after sixteen years. Cassidy notes Jackson at seventy four, still vigorous in mind, decision, and enthusiasm, though physically aged. He recalls Jackson’s leadership in the Creek War and defense of New Orleans, praising his enduring intellectual power and the immortality of the human mind.
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Charles Cassidy, Esq
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Sumner County
Gen
Jackson
Hermitage
Tom Moore
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Louisiana
Europe
Govenor
Florida
The Democratic Convention Prospective in Georgia and State Sentiment
Large sections discuss forthcoming Democratic Convention activities, delegations, and hopes for party ascendancy. Mention of John Forsyth attending and expectations of eloquent speeches. Also reports on a shooting near Mobile, a theatre scene misprision, a wedding anecdote, and light social notes.
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John Forsyth
John Tyler President of United States Named
From the New World: a portrait of John Tyler, native of Hanover County Virginia, characterized as a Jeffersonian Democrat and ally of Henry Clay. The piece discusses his Senate opposition to the late administration, stance on the national bank, anti veto position, and potential as a prudent, capable president. It notes his age, appearance, manners, and suggests Webster may depart cabinet for an England mission, while Tyler’s rise to White House signals a shift in influence toward Clay’s faction.
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Andrew Jackson
Napoleon
Shakspeare
Warwick
Ossian
Fingal
John Tyler
United States
Hanover
Virginia
Congress
Henry Clay
Harrisburg
Senate
Tyler
Washington
White House
Potomac
Webster
Gen. Harrison
Clay
England
Great Britain
Daniel Webster
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Duke of Somerset
John Duke of Marlborough
Frazer’s Magazine
Aaron Burr
Alfred
Scotland
Wallace
Bruce
Mary
Charles Stuart
Ireland
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Man With the
Iron Mask
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Poland
Thadeus
Russia
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Burr
New Republic
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Grand Jury
New Jersey
Mexico
Richmond
Boston
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South Carolina
Allston
New York
Mr. Allston
Charleston
St. Margaret’s Street
Heaven and Purgatory
Purgatory
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Wes Minster
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Federal Union
Democratic Convention
Mobile Register
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L. Hull & Son
Spring Hill
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New World
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