Councilmen Ticket Request to Elect S Tipton Lasselle Jr
A local notice lists names including Grover Kintner Bryer Eldridge Vigus Green Wilson Candler Fo R B Maron Williamson Wright and Geo Cannon Taber Tipton Lasselle Jr Wright Walker urging the insertion of this councilmen ticket by readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Grover
J. H. Kintner
Robi. Bryer
J. B. Eldridge
Jordan Vigus
John Green
T. J. Wilson
Sam’l. Candler Fo
R. B
Geo. Cannon
C. Taber
Tipton
H. Lasselle
W. H. Wright
Geo. B. Walker
Public meeting eyed to restore Michigan Bank confidence
A Cass county gathering at Tabers Building this evening aims to address the uncertain value of Michigan Bank notes. Merchants and citizens seek measures to restore public confidence in Michigan Banks or curb circulation of the uncertain paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taber
Cass County
Michigan
Cass County Anti Slavery Convention Questions
A Cass county gathering near Logansport forms the Cass County U S Society and issues fiery resolutions. The Cass Telegraph asks the society to answer queries on attendance, origins, and authorship of resolutions before publishing their proceedings to avoid misinforming distant readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Logansport
Cass County U.S
United States
Cass County U. S. Society
L.eet
Call for careful choice in Logansport election
A civic appeal urges voters to select sound minds for mayor recorder aldermen and treasurer to ensure orderly government and proper taxation under the new charter. The writer warns of potential abuse if unsuitable candidates are elected and stresses public interest over private gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Editors
Logansport
Logansport Elects For City Council Reform
The Telegraph notes Logansport voters face a crucial city council election tied to a new charter. Citizens must select leaders to address past neglect, organize streets, and establish a responsible municipal framework with state legislative backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bnrrons
Venice
Logansport
Congress
United States
The Devil and Tom Walker Satire on Usury in Loganport
A satirical letter attacks local usurers in Loganport claiming they exact harsh rates and threaten with arrest and property seizures. The writer invokes Old Scratch to expose the greed of the Logan family moneylenders and calls for intervention on All Hallows Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil
Tom Walker
Logansport
Tom
Mrs Graves praised for thwarting a Washington duel
In a Pennsylvania Inquirer account Mrs Graves is commended for seeking arrest warrants and pursuing the field of honor when her husband Mr Graves faced a fatal duel. She carried out steps to stop the fight, examined likely locations, and urged authorities, though the duel occurred before success. The letter by T H Benton protests slander against editors and defends personal honor amid the Graves Cilley affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pennsylvania Inquirer
Cilley
Mississippi
Congress
Courier and Enquirer
Bank of the United States
Churchill C. Cambreleng
Cilley In His Last Interview With Mr. Graves
Benton
Duncan
Graves
Letter from Col Webb on Washington affair
The writer references the recent melancholy affair at Washington and notes editorial prudence while implying personal involvement in field actions. He defends his stance, asking readers familiar with events to judge his conduct amid controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Death claims tied to counsel in Cilley case inquiry
Washington City March 6 1838 letters from Philadelphia and New York amid editorials allege my counsels caused Mr Cilley death. I deny any involvement, request presence at witnesses examination, and insist there is no truth in these claims. Also includes Texas notes and various regional items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Globe
Washington City
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
New York Courier and Enquirer
Cilley
Mexico
Toccoa Falls
Franklin County
Georgia
Niagara
Philadelphia Ledger
Thomas Cooke
New York
Jefferson
Paris
Madrid
America
Europe
Fuller
Austria
News from Texas on emigration and crime in Houston
In Bexar and Houston reports describe emigrants crossing the Sabine into Texas. The Lipans and Tonke are reportedly friendly. visitors were treated kindly at lodges. W. M. Bragham died from a dirk wound inflicted by John G. C. Quick after a gaming-table dispute. Quick is jailed and alleged to have committed five murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York Star
Texas
San Jacinto
Boston
Congress
Houston Telegraph
Congress of the United States
North
Rome
Brazos
Sabine Lake
Laredo
Rio Grande
Bexar
Matamoras
Bexaror
Aransazu
Chihuahua
Betieton
St. Augustine
Milam
San Augustine
Rio Grandenas
Middle Ferry
Sabine
W. M. Bragham
John G. C. Quick
Houston
Brigham
Quick
Jones
Massie’s Resilient Leadership Amid Western Frontier Hardships
The passage recalls a four day storm endured by a western expedition led by Massie forty years ago. It contrasts modern comfort with the party’s sufferings and privations, noting Massie’s cheerful leadership and persistent encouragement through gloom and despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M’donald
Ross County
E. Morgan & Son
Nathaniel Massie
Duncan M’arthur
William Wells
Simon Kenton
Cincinnati Gazette
Brush Creek
Paint Creek
Marin Paint
Buckskin
Old Town
Patot Creek
Adam Mallow
Frankfort
Duncan M’ Arthur
Fruit Hill
Chillicothe
William Leedom
Adams County
Massie
Rattlesnake
Wolves and a Mazeppa figure in a Tipton tale
A Memphis Enquirer note recounts a Tipton resident Mr Vaughan encountering wolves in a dark road near Hatchie swamp. He fired three times, killing three wolves. hounds sheltered under his horse as the scene echoed Byron’s Mazeppa imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazeppa
Byron
Mr. Vaughan
Tipton
Randolph
Hatchie
Vaughan
Also Mentioned on This Page
On Maron
Williamson Wright
Messrs. Epvrrons
C. Taber, John Green
S. Tipton
J. B. Eldridge, II, Lasselle, Jr
Telegraph
Corporation
Pierce
Senate
Haight
Tam
Tuos
H. Benton
Mr. Toucey
Col. Webb
PartanerPuta
Baltimore
Boston Courier
Webb
Roseton
Pennsylvania
Gen. Washington
Marcy
Massachusetts
Fhursday
Great Britain
Ireland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!