Local Residents Back from Visits and July 4 Fire Plans
Wilton residents Gail Paleinen Mrs S Wy Allshotte and son Brier returned from Gastenh after visiting friends. J M Hellopeter and daughter visit Rocton. Carl Pifer and family of Richmond, formerly here, passed through. Fire Company plans a big July 4 celebration. Mr and Mrs C B Sloan back from vacation. Mrs Joe Johnston and family return from Leechburg. Mrs Charles Fairman shopped in Indiana. Martha Fisher recovering from appendectomy at Indiana Hospital. Mr and Mrs Russell Spence visited. Mr and Mrs Clair Johnston were here Sunday.
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Wilton
Gail Paleinen
Mra
Joe
Johnston
Leechburg
Charles Fairman
Indiana
Martha Fisher
Indiana Hospital
Russel Spence
Clair Johnstno
Pilon and Brackenridge Career in Early America
The fragment outlines Pilon’s removal to Philadelphia and study of theology, his shift to law with Judge Chase, and Brackenridge’s roles as chaplain in a Pennsylvania regiment, writings in The United States Magazine, and ascent to Pittsburgh legal prominence. It notes a controversy with Major General Charles Lee and Brackenridge’s 1788 legislative election.
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Earby
Gay Wition
Philadelphia
United States Magazine
Charles Lee
Brackenridge
Pennsylvania
Judge Chase
Supreme Court of the United Stats
Pittsburgh
Brackenridge's Role in Early American Politics
The article traces James Brackenridge's stance on free Mississippi navigation and the Louisiana Purchase, notes his advocacy for the U S Constitution amid rifts with Gallatin and Lindsay, and details his controversial position during the Whiskey Insurrection. It highlights his later appointment as a judge by Governor McKean, and the ensuing tensions with Judge Yeates over commission conduct.
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Congress
Mississippi
Jefferson
Louisiana
United States
Gallatin and
Lindsay
Brackeniidge
Parkinson's Ferry
Braddock’s Wield
Washington
Henry M. Brackenridge
James Ross
Jasper Yeates
William Bradford
Yeates
Juda
Brackenridge
Supreme Court
McKean
Brackenridge Family Biographical Sketch and Dates
The article recounts Judge Brackenridge’s wit and eloquence at the PA bar and a courtship tale with Sabina Wolf near Washington Pa. It notes his death in Carlisle on June 26, 1815, and mentions his son Henry M. Brackenridge, born May 11, 1788, died January 18, 1871, along with birthday anniversaries for George Catlin, Loren Burritt, Dr. Charles M. Nea, Truman H. Purdy, and Charles F. Bidelspacher. It also notes a contract for a Larabee bridge at $45,801.
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Prems Court
Pennsylvania
Brackenridge
Washington County
Wolf
Washington
Sabina Wolf
Hoyse
Philadelphia
Great Britain
Carlisle
Penna
Henry M. Brackenridge
Pithee
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Pilon
Mach Wun
Billy Jones
Aisa
Walter Scanlon
Rose of
Naikiki
Awali
Hawaiian Orchestra
Fox Trot
Moon Shines In
Coral Gables
Chas, Hart
Jay
Fox
Anna
Nate
Edison
Kathleen Meyers
Lucille Hutton
Alan Hale
Fay Holderness
PHILO_M*CULLOUGH
Bull Montana
Charles Kenyon
J. G.blystone Production
Tom MIX
Our Gang
Hank, Mathilde
Hiram
Jack Gwinnie & CO
Dixie Mason
Draper-Maynard CO
Baseball Goods
Ath
Burgh
George Catlin
Wilkes-Barre
America
Loren Burritt
Susquehanna County
General Assembly
Charles M. Nea
York
Truman H. Purdy
Purdytown
Wayne Co
Sunbury
Charles F. —Bidelspacher
Lycoming County
Williameport
Leglnature
Larabee
Candy Worke
Bill. the
Germany
R.M. Motor Co
Ebonite
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