12 Sep 1856
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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1856
Page
1
OCR text fragment mentions several names such as Paine Barlow Jones and a treasurer role with unclear context.
Report from Pomeroy via the Emma describes residents driven from their homes by a mob led by Emery in Leavenworth. Citizens asked to circulate a petition to Governor Salmon P. Chase urging Ohio to convene the legislature for protection and action against the forced exodus and violence tied to abolitionist tensions.
Frugal Septembers issue notes a fire delay and a hastily assembled paper from Pomeroy. It reports on Ossawatomie fighting, Missouri raids, and Geary’s Kansas duties with accounts of captives, killings, and troop movements across the territory.
The town, recently destroyed, shows busy activity as merchants reopen in temporary buildings and builders work to raise substantial brick structures while the pressman waits for space.
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