Bankruptcy Reform Debate and Boston Depot Project
A lengthy federal bankruptcy act draft governs discharge eligibility, trustee powers, creditor proofs, appeals, and district circuit jurisdiction. It outlines debtor duties, exemptions, joint partnerships handling, asset liquidation, distributions, and court procedures. Also noted is a massive Boston merchandize depot under construction, its scale, design, and anticipated December completion, plus political jests about banknotes and public figures.
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District Court of the
United States
Circuit Court of the
District of Columbia
Supreme
John White
House of Representatives
Sams L. Southard
Senate
John Tyler
Reflector Urges Whigs Unity Ahead of 1841 Election
Norwalk opinion piece calls Whigs in Huron County to alertness and unity as elections approach. It praises Whig legislation, lauds fallen national leader, admonishes against bickering, and urges concerted action to sustain Whig measures against opposition and royal prerogatives.
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Whig Party
WIIG COUNTY CONVENTION TO MEET TOMORROW AT COURTHOUSE
The Wiig County Convention will be held at the Court House in the village tomorrow at one o'clock PM Delegates should arrive early to organize and may select county offices and confer with Erie county delegates on a candidate to represent both counties in the next Legislature The Erie county convention will assemble in Milan on the same day
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Erie County
Milan
Locofoism exposed in a Penn Yan bank tale
A letter wrapper showing W. M. Oliver, cashier of a Penn Yan bank in Yates County New York, used his official frank to mail business notes. The piece accuses loco foco leaders of hypocrisy, condemning banks while backing bank officers and mocks their consistency.
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Congress
Penn-Yan
Yates County
New York
W. M. Oliver
Oliver
Locofoco
Final Passage of the Land Bill in Congress
The land bill to distribute public land proceeds passed both houses and awaits the President's signature. An amendment in the Senate suspended distribution when import duties conflict with the March 2 1833 Compromise Act, and the House backed the change 104 to 74. The Senate and House disagreed on distribution ratios but the bill finally passed in the form sent back from the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Whigs of Norvalk Township Elect Delegates
In a Whigs meeting at the White School House on the 4th inst, delegates were elected to the County Convention and to fill vacancies. Names listed include James Williams Eben Boalt Joseph K Owen Charles L Hopkins Horace R Jerome and others. The note cites a political confrontation over Bank and Distribution bills with accusations aimed at opponents.
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Norvalk Township
Holden
White School
James F. Owen
Moses R. Brailey
Douglass Laurie
H. L. Hurlburt
John Green
John Buckingham
H. Buckingham
Ch’a. San’. T. Worcester
Sec'y
Western Farmer and Gardener's Almanac 1843 notice
An 1843 notice highlights an almanac published in Cincinnati by E. Lucas at $2 per dozen. It includes almanac calculations, court dates in western states, and varied agricultural content. the piece also reports political commentary on the Experiment and lists yeas and nays on a fiscal corporation bill with many named congressmen.
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Cincinnati
E. Lucas
West
Universal Federal Locofoco Party
Doctrine of Instruct! Whig lawmakers rebuke party leaders
The piece scolds Whig lawmakers including Wright Buchanz Sturgeon Williams Day South Cuthbert Eye Nicholson Walker and more for voting against a Land Bill despite being told to support it. It accuses them of acting against their constituents and betraying their professed character, citing the New York Express critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Jen and Tappan
Ohio
Cuthbert O °Eye
Nicholson
Tennessee
Walker Iesissippi
N. Y
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Icate
Circuit Court
District Court
Circuit Courts
Boston
Western Railroad
Evening Gazette
N. Y. Sun
Clay
Calhoun
Georgia
Troy Whiz
Norwalk
Harcuep
George H. Flond, Esq
Texas
Galveston
Excaasce
Yeas and Nays
Sergeant
Yeas
Messrs
Adams
Allen
L. W Andrews
J. Andrews
Arnold
Aycrigg
Babcock
Baker
Barnard
Barton
Birdsey
Black
Blair
Boardman
Borden
Bouts
Brockway
Briggs
Bronson
M. Brown
J. Brown
Burewell
William Butler
W. B. Campbell
T.J. Campbell
Caruthers
N. Clarke
Cooper
Cranston
Cravens
Cushing
Dawson
Deberry
J Eewards
Everett
Fessenden
Fillmore
Poser
Gamble
Gates
Genty
P. G. Goode Graham
Green
Greig
Habersham
Hall
Halsted
Hastings
Henry
Howard
Hudson
Hunt
Irvin
James
W- C. Johnson
LD. Jones
J. P. Kennedy
King
Lane
Lawrence
Linn
T. F. Marshall
Mason
Mathiot
Mallocks
Maxwell
Maynard
Moore
Morgan
Morris
Morrow
Nisbet
Chain
Owsley
Pearce
Pendleton
Pope
Powel Ramsey
Benj. Randall
Alex
L. White
T. W. Williams
Lewis Williams
C. A. Williams
J. L. Willa
John Campbell
Ary
Chapman
Clifford
Clinton
Coles
Cre Daniel
Buck
D. Davis
John B Dawson
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