Early American copper money and notable coin varieties
A detailed note on colonial and early American copper coinage from Vermont and Connecticut, including rare Vermont issues with Immunis Colombia 1785, various 1787 and 178 Eighty-something patterns, and Brave issuer types by Hopkins Wyhouse Bishop and others. References include Connecticut Brattas and Mott tokens, with descriptions of obverse busts, reverses, legends, and their scarcity and value.
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Strothér
Britannia
Colombia
Brata
Connecticut
Bamuss
James Wyhouse
Joseph Hopkins
John
Tokens of Liberty and Commerce from 1790s New Jersey
Historical notes describe tokens with Liberty imagery dated 1794 1795 and 1796 from Talbot Allum and Lee and later Albion Copper pieces issued circa 1786 by Reuben Harman Jr Vermont. Mint sites Elizabethtown Morristown produced horse head obverse with Nova Cresarea motto and Pluribus Unum shield reverse. Values range low for common pieces with specimens selling for one to two dollars in fine condition.
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Urasher
Mova
Eborros
Columbia
Excelsior
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Mott
New York City
America
Talbot, Allam and Lee
New York
Talbot, Allam & Les
Talbot, Allum and Lee
Nott
Fathat
Allom
Lee
Reuben Harman, Jr
Vermont
Albion Cot
Elizabethtown
Morristown
New Jersey
E. Maris
Tartorors
Law Jersey
Jerae
Ergeyi
New Jers
Justice
Genie Bhatt
Connectict
Colonial Copper Coin Names and Rarity Discussed in 18th Century
The article lists several copper coin names from 1745 to 1787 such as African Head and Governor Bradford Head, noting most are plentiful and not rare with relatively low prices. It mentions New Jersey granting the right to coin coppers to Water Mould, Thomas Gondshy and others.
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Maag
United States
George Clinton
New York State
Clinton
State Armas
New York
Steargus
Excelsior
Aldo
Bradford Head
Vounest
New Jersey
Thomas Gondshy
Texas Cowboy Life on the Lone Prairie
A Harper’s Magazine writer paints Texas cowboys as disciplined, loyal, and generous riders who patrol vast fenced ranches, sleep on blankets, and ride days to inspect fences and guard cattle. They enjoy steady pay, free high quality provisions, and a rugged, chivalrous ethos that honors women, boots, and fearless skill across expansive Texan prairies.
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Harper's Magazine
Texas
Counterfeit Bill Defacement Sparks Clerk Ques tion
A Wall Street sub-treasury exchange recounts a man asking if a 320 bill was counterfeit. The clerk defaced the note per rules and returned it, provoking anger. The examiner notes the practice is common, with banks rarely defacing counterfeit notes, fearing to insult customers.
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United States Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
Ein
Billy
O. K
Treasury
New York Star
Lodge bill and election law clash in Washington debate
Washington dispatch reports Republican leaders in the Senate plan to advance the Lodge federal election bill. John M Thurston says Nebraska will gain seven seats, Republicans will win state tickets and three congressmen, while the South and North face pressure from boycotts and political alliances. The piece defends the bill as a supervisor driven reform, not a force bill, and notes ongoing party tension over reapportionment and southern alliance strength.
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John M. Thurston
Washington
Chicago
Gantlamen
South
Republican Party
North
Congress
Senate
Secretary of State
Board of Canvassers
Chicago Tribune
Lodge Bi
Nebraska
Lincoln
Orth
Gordon
President Harrison buys Cape May cottage for ten thousand
Washington dispatch reports President Harrison and his wife faced harsh criticism over a Cape May Point cottage gift. It states the cottage cost 10,000, paid prior to their first visit, and describes gifts as neither elaborate nor costly, but simple and to their taste.
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Cape May House
Washington
New York
Cape May Cottage
Harrison
Cape May Point
White House
Wade
Reconstruction ethics in the North and Black suffrage debate
A Springfield letter argues Northern voters should honor pledges protecting suffrage, noting Reconstruction era debates over literacy barriers and the Fifteenth Amendment. It urges mutual respect and warns against threats of boycott to deny voting rights to citizens who cannot read.
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Mason and Dixon
Massachusetts
Southern Democracy and sectional politics in the South
The Brooklyn Standard Union comments that the South remains a political province of the Democratic party, clinging to the past and resisting national business issues. It warns that abolition of sectional politics would threaten Southern politicians’ relevance as Republicans gain the nation.
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South
Democratic Party
Repubicans
Brooklyn
Steddard-Union
The Old Cry Kralaed Again in Boycott Threats
The piece quotes editorials warning of sectional boycott threats, labeling resistance to federal laws as intimidation. It argues boycotts are a Bourbon weapon used to pressure Northern goods and resist national authority.
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North
United States
Rochester Chronicle
Philadelphia
The Power Behind the Law and Suffrage Rights
The Indianapolis Journal argues that the federal elections bill is a force law to enforce voting rights, akin to murder statutes, aiming to restore suffrage for every voter previously denied it. The piece contrasts legal force with protecting voters' rights and emphasizes enforcement during elections.
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Indianiapolis
Southern and Northern goods fair opens amid crowd
A misread notice outlines a local fair featuring Southern and Northern goods. The event aims to showcase direct trades and crafts with foot traffic expected to rise through the day.
Humorous vignettes and quips from a bygone era
A collage of gags and exchanges featuring witty banter about politics fame luck and love. Jests touch on the Fourth of July 1776 jokes about editors and social mores with snippets of dialogue between common folk and professionals. The piece showcases era humor and playful misunderstandings across various social scenes.
Great Scientist Becomes a Stock Gambler Tale
Prof John Tyndall describes a mania for shares that gripped private homes and public halls. He reveals three weeks of railways misery driven by stock market obsessions and his attempt to abandon the shares as an accursed thing after a losing spell.
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London
Patbor
Railways
Stock Exchange
John Tyndall
The
Forum
12 All in Lewyer-If Anybody Asks For Me This Afternoon
A fragmented notice notes urgent messages about absence this afternoon. An office boy was called away to a game, with garbled phrases referencing a “pato game” and a Boston tournament. Names and details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Jean
Goodsman
Revisio
Soams
Obadiah Toogold
Lewyer
Boston
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