Treasury Act Establishes Gold Payments and Vault Construction
The act directs creation of vaults and safes for public money, sets gold and silver payments for disbursements, and schedules phased currency conversion. It specifies salaries for receiver generals and Mint officials, authorizes land payments receipts, and allocates ten thousand dollars for Charleston and St. Louis offices with vault provisions.
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United States
Congress
Jane
Secretary of ‘the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Boston
Charleston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Unite States
South Carolina
Missouri
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
K. M.T. Hunter
House of
Roads Impassable Prompt Action Demanded by Commissioners
August issue reports the Brown's upper ferry road remains nearly impassable after late rains and urges commissioners to repair it to avoid indictment next term. It notes Congress passed nine acts and six resolutions, discusses the Independent Treasury Act, and mentions petitions for a Wattes Point Lighthouse.
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Brown
Upper Fairy i
Congress
Tobin Campbell
Wattes
Blyth
Sheen
Committee On Commerce
Curtis
Gazette
Cherati
Cheraw
Loss of the Steamer North Carolina
Report of a collision near Wilmington between the steamer North Carolina on a mail run to Charleston and the Gov. Dudley bound Charleston to Wilmington. Both vessels were moving at about 12 miles per hour and lantern signals were seen, but Gov. Dudley crossed too close, causing damage.
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Wilmington
N. C
Charleston
Gov. Dudley
Dudley
North-Carolina
Dain
Passenger boat disaster yields minor injuries and losses
Sailors report a boat collision with two vessels owned by the Wiknington and Raleigh Rail Road Company. Passengers escaped in night clothing, and substantial money losses are noted. A catfish oddity was observed on North Taskind Beach, described by Jno. D. Ford, Esq. The specimen may join the Charleston Library Society cabinet of curiosities.
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Wiknington
Raleigh ‘Ail, Road Company
Tskind
Jno
Ds Ford
Ford
Charleston
Legislative candidates from Prince George’s will share views
The intending candidates for the legislature from Prince George Wiinyaw will allow their names to appear in the next issue with a statement of their views on the political subjects that now agitate our soul.
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Prince George Wi
Diffusion of Tight and Whig Opposition in South Carolina
Letter to the editor dated Manon July 27 argues the spread of Tight is essential but hampered by Congressmen Preston and Thompson. The writer blasts the current representative’s stance on the Sub Treasury, denies Whig support, and laments South Carolina’s political independence and the district’s perceived ignorance before the nation.
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Manon
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Congress
Preston
Thompson
Farewell to Ena and Edu in a Poetical Fragment
The piece presents a fragmented poetic letter from an unnamed author lamenting farewells to Ena and Edu. It hints at emotional turmoil, visions, and drowned spirits, with obscure lines and broken phrases describing longing and memory.
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Georgetown
Ena
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