Ohio native candidacy debate in 1837 political piece
The excerpt argues against relying on native-born leaders for Ohio’s highest offices, noting most citizens were born outside the state. It critiques the indigenous talent argument and questions fitness and patriotism, reflecting the era’s migration and loyalty debates in 19th century Ohio politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wusw Guawpan
Belmont County
Tates
Atlee
Cass
Ohio
Ol Olio
Wabash and Erie Canal contracts and works update
The report details contract awards for the Wabash and Erie Canal from Maumee to the Indiana State line, with a 87 mile main line and additional side cuts. It notes completion by October 1, 1839, costs around 1.968 million dollars, and payments to commissioners. Repairs include two below Hamilton locks, aqueducts at Crane's Run and Dick's Creek, and improvements at Miami dam Middletown and Mad River feeder Dayton. Receipts for 1837 tolls and fines rose to 362,033.40, vs 351,110.52 in 1836, with specified disbursements to L Ransom and T G Bates.
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Board of Public Works
Assembly
Rapida
Bowen
Senate
Jonas
Haerizon
Ohio
Wabash and Erie Canal
Forrer
Maumee City
Manhattan
Indiana State Line
Maumee
Toledo
Leander Ransom
Indiana
Board of Faod Commissioners
Hamilton
Crane's Run
Dick's Creek
Ry’s Creek
Dayton
Miami
Middletown
Miami Canal
Uncertain British Colonial Politics and War News
Fragment from a 19th century newspaper detailing debates in Upper Canada and the U.S. Congress. Mentions Col. Arthur as governor candidate, Canadian crisis, and Halifax/Botany Bay references. Reports on Senate and House actions, Texas annexation, and a forged order scandal with local defections and arrests.
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Arthur
Gav
Pool
Cok Arthur
van Dieman's
Alittle Island
Botany Bay
New Holland
van Naan
Francia
Epinor
Canada
Qsuego Herald
Senate
Public Square
Columbus
Foot
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Charch
Cleveland
Herald
Correspondence Re: Postmaster Dissent on Canal Policy
A fragmented dispatch from the Niagara region discusses postmasters and canal management. Kendall responds with firm disapproval of cited measures and vows punishment for offenders. The mixed letters touch on governance, trade, and local administrative tensions.
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Desacma Canapuan Leppeen
Niagara
Canals
United States
Girmer Place
Endorvamants
Pangon
Navy Seland Bag
Kendall
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