Oregon Country Described as Potential Settlement Region
The piece outlines a proposed expedition to Oregon country, detailing geography, climate, natural resources, and native tribes. It highlights rivers for settlement, timber, minerals, and favorable conditions, and notes international claims by Britain, Russia, Spain, France, and the U.S. with sovereignty resting with Congress though title to soil uncertain.
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Boston
Oregon country
Oregon
United States
Mexico
Columbia
Lewis's
beast
Rocky Mountains
Jey’s bay
Fant
infaney
England
Russia
Spain
France
America
Congress
Temperance Meeting Extract From Manchester Speech
Robert Rimmer, a journeyman dyer from Salford, addressed the audience saying he had been a drunken fellow known in Manchester and Salford. He described losing work and wandering for a year before temperance societies helped him regain employment and purpose.
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lony
Campfield
Eccles
Salford
Broughton road
Grave eLlane
Broone street
Canalstreat
Oldfield road
Rimmer
rae
tempermice society
Tom and Jerry
Manchester
Wilson
nhat
Temperance regiment
Temperance society
Temperance Societies
Charley
mme
Jerry
Robert Rimmer
dyfer
Cheerman
Letter on calling a convention to revise the federal constitution
Wood Lawn Geo Sept 13 1892 A letter to the committee at Alford's Cross Roads declines dinner invitation and outlines views on a southern convention to revise the constitution arguing anti tariff states should pass resolutions to compel Congress to call a convention. It defends the plan against objections about tariff state majorities delay and effectiveness.
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congress
South Carolina
WM. HL CRAWFORD
CRAWFORD
Alford's
Wood Lawn
Geo
Gunreven
Alford
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Varney Pearce
esburgh
George A. Knight
P. M
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Rtichard Salisbury
Jesfield
Smith Starr
Lena
Justin Shermin
renee
Creorge A. Boult
erst
Eliphascet Redington
Ovias Long
edge
David Coulter
wiltion
Charles P. Judson
Daniel A. Baker
efield
Henry Vice lee
George W. Curtis
Charles Standart
P.M. ningville
William Parishville
Union White
London
Isaac P. Case
P. M.ore
Seneca co
B. Hutchins
Lewis and Clark
Columbia river
Multnomah
Multnomah valley
Jewis
Clarke
Gailelen
Clarke’s river
New England
Lewis and
Mr. Jefferson
Sr. Lewis
Vasquez
St. Wdefonso. i
Paris
TEMPERANCE
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