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Georgetown American in Georgetown, South Carolina

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Georgetown American

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1840

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Public Works Statement on Creek Obstructions and Navigation

R W Coleock reports on the Little Pee Dee Pee Dee Drowning Creek and Black Creek improvements. He details survey results from Darlington to Hood's Bridge and notes obstructions, raft removal needs, and cost estimates to restore navigability enabling Marlboro Marion and Horry districts to ship cotton and receive goods via Georgetown.

R.W. Coleock Lyvell Sit. Izaw Lake Swamp Black Creek Whitson Pee Dee Iiver Darlington Wilson’s Hood's T Hood’s Bridge Court House Elean Pee Dee Little Pee Dee North Carolina Line Great Pee Wee Drowning Creek Benetsville Nath Carolina Line Melnnis Walker North Carolina Littler Pee Dee Big Pee Dee Philips Lake Marlbrough Marion Horry Georgetown

Curiously Blundering Franklin Draft Noted in 1775 Confed Plans

The piece cites an 1775 Franklin draft for the Articles of Confederation that oddly names Ireland and the West Indies among North American colonies. It highlights a bungled phrasing seen in Sparks Franklin biography and American Archives commentary.

Old Colonial Congress Great Britain Congress Franklin North America Ireland West India Islands Quebec St. John’s Nova Scotia Bermudes East West Floridas Old Congress American Archives Peter Force Washington West Indies

War Secretary Poinsett's Report Praised for Clarity and Defense Plans

Review lauds the War Department's secretary for the recent report's lucid, practical naval and land defense proposals. It highlights troop concentration at Albany and St Louis, coast defenses, and a proposed inland depot for armed steam vessels below the Ohio.

Secretary of War Poinsett War Department Florida Albany New York St. Louis Missouri Gulf of Mexico Falls Ohio Mississippi Lurdpe France Military Academy West Point United States America Europe Corps of Topographical Engineers Amy

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