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Literary Fragments and Local Notices in a 19th Century Scrap
A collage of quoted lines from Sir Walter Scott on Pitt and Fox, a tale of a slave’s capture and return, romantic entanglements, court cases on libel, and a Philadelphia district court verdict. Also reports on a fatal youth and a church arson attempt, plus social quips and warnings from New York and Martinsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt
Fox
Mr. Fox
Westminster Abbey
Mr. Pitt
Sir Walter Scott
Tanor
Walter Scott
Anp
Garrettes
Tobin
Tayward
Sivauar Ronsery
Mademoiselle Pamyre Este
Ue Riv—r
Frances
M. de G
Verniera
District Court of
Philadelphia
John Hays
Joseph Baker
Hays
N. Y
Ephe
E. DeStevens
National Theatre
John Stevens
Tribe of
Black Hawk
Lowa
Martinsburg
Dan
Atery
N.Y