Bankruptcy Act Provisions on Partnerships and Deeds
The act details how partnership bankruptcies may mirror single-person cases, disposal of each partner’s separate estate to pay debts, and discharge certificates. It requires recitals of decrees and assignee appointments in deeds of lands, making such deeds valid proofs of bankruptcy and assignment. Courts across the United States gain authority transfer, with the act effective February 1, 1841.
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United States
Circuit Court of the
District of Columbia
Supreme
John White
House of Representatives
Sam L. L. Southard
Senate
John Tyler
Loganport Telegraph accounts placed with Pratt and Palmer for collection
The Telegraph announces that all subscriptions due to the office have been turned over to Pratt and Palmer for collection. The move is described as necessary to raise funds to meet pressing claims against the paper.
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Logansport
Young People's Book periodical launches in Philadelphia
Morton McMichael publishes a new monthly periodical in pamphlet form at two dollars per year. Each issue includes original content and engravings in steel and wood by noted contributors. The Louisville Journal reports a tomato of 29 ounces, while some Loganport tomatoes exceed 32 ounces.
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Philadelphia
Morton McMichael
Louisville Journal
Logansport
Cabinet Shakeup Looms in Tyler Era Opinion
Many Washington letter writers believe the current Tyler administration will split and a new cabinet will be formed. The speculated change signals possible policy shifts and internal disarray within the administration.
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Washington
Tyler
Whig Congressmen Voted With President On Bank Bill
The article argues that a handful of Whig members backed the President’s veto, likely driven by patriotic aims rather than corruption. It notes editorials harshly criticize them, but warns such partisan attacks may undermine trust and confidence in honorable leaders.
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Congress
House of Representatives
President Tyler Signs Bankrupt Bill Relic Pen Showdown
The Madisonian reports that as President Tyler signed the Bankrupt Bill a stranger rushed in and begged for the pen. Tyler granted the request and the pen is kept as a commemorative relic of the event.
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Madisonian
Tyler
Cincinnati Fatal Riot Atoned by Travel Arrivals
A gentleman who arrived by the last stage reports a fatal riot involving white and Black residents in Cincinnati. Several people were killed and the cause remains unknown.
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Cincinnati
Questions of Policy on a National Bank and State Branches
The text argues that if Congress adjourns without establishing a National Bank the issue becomes a major political question. It suggests a large majority favor a well regulated bank but questions whether the public would support branches in states without state consent.
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Congress
United States
Opinion on President Tyler and a National Bank
The piece notes public belief that Mr. Tyler may not support a National Bank in any form and argues his resignation would boost national happiness and prosperity. It presents a critical view of Tyler's banking policy and political future.
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Tyler
Bank project faces opposition in Washington
Latest dispatches report no favorable progress on Mr Sergeant's bank plan and show a sharp split between the President and Whig members of Congress. An extra session may end without a sound circulating medium. The piece questions if one man can contradict a majority and notes Buffalo investigations swelling Erie passengers to about three hundred.
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Washington
Sergeant
Congress
Buffalo
Yellow fever hits New Orleans in early August
The yellow fever appeared in New Orleans in the early part of August with several deaths reported prior to August 13.
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New Orleans
The Big Loot Boot Theme Promotes Foot Fashion
An essay on boots and shoes emphasizes their social value and power to elevate appearance and charm. It argues that proper footwear shapes a man’s dignity, confidence, and appeal to the fair sex, noting how a well fitted boot influences social success and romantic prospects.
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So and So
Leetle
The First National Bank Bill’s Proposed Fiscal Corporation
Long text outlines creation of Fiscal Corporation of the United States in DC with capital of 21 million dollars, 201 thousand shares, US to hold 70k shares. It sets subscription rules, governance, director qualifications, dividend rules, agency powers, and penalties. It charts limits on loans, note issues, and government dealings, with remedies for violations.
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United States
District of Columbia
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Senate
Congress
Zist
Washington
The Big Boot praised by readers of the column
The article notes John Green's Big Boot sign drawing attention for health and respectability. Harry Barker is praised for carving the large boot with notable symmetry and contour, admired from a distance in profile.
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John Green
Harry Barker
Monrovia Letters and Congressional Debate Report
Letters from Monrovia to June 22 describe Cape Palmas colony health and growth including a new sugar mill and syrup production, Tubmantown church with forty members, Heddington church growth, and loss of the Randolph sloop. The page then details a heated House debate on a national bank bill with speakers Marshall Johnson Wise and others evaluating vetoes, the President, and the Whig press amid procedural arguments.
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Trafagar
Baltimore
Boston
Monrovia
Cape Palmas
Tubmantown
Heddington
Randolph
R. Cooper
Monrovia shipping notes and rumors aboard Trafalgar
The report details the brig Trafalgar near Monrovia with two Liberia Leopards aboard about a year old. It also mentions a rumored illness of Mrs Canfield likely African fever, which is dismissed as unconfirmed. Reverend Jabez A Bunton departed Monrovia on June 8 aboard the brig Atalanta under Captain Lawlin for the leeward.
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Trafalgar
Monroy
Roumer
Canfield
Jabez A. Bunton
Monrovia
Atalanta
Lawlin
N. Y. Com
House Proceedings Open with Committee of the Whole
On Monday August 23 1841 the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole with Mrs Dawson of Georgia presiding in the chair setting the stage for deliberations on pending business.
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Mrs. Dawson
Geo
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Underwood
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