Town Officer Election At Newport 1847 Meeting
The Newport town meeting at the State House elected town officers for the year and approved changes to town governance. The vote set a tax of 14,000 to fund town duties before August, with assessors and a collector to be appointed by the Town Council and compensation fixed locally. A July 4 celebration fund of 50 dollars was approved and committees named to make arrangements with local residents.
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Robert B. Grayston
Henry Bull
Okifla
Proving Pawn
Pawn
Tnwn
iPhe
Nngie
Counsil
General ‘Assembly
Loun
Benjamin B. Howland
Loan Council
Theophilus ‘Topham
David
AL. Coggéshall
James Horsewell
Nathan B. Huimett
George
W. Taylor
Lregsirer
George Freeborn
Ghiawag
Vba
Town Council
Waleh
Trene
Edsward Gilark
Nul
Samuel Brown
Com‘mantee
Mrw. C. Coxtzens
W. Lawton
Michall Treeborn
Soma Dauh
Nuh BC
Connecticut
Senate
Thi ‘Houaa
House
Boston
Avice
H Kendall
Nstrooper Co
Ian
Merrian
Barton
Worcester Rai
Wao
Camp Palo Alto Letter Reports 2200 Men and Health
Capt Pitman dated Camp Palo Alto May 16 reports perfect health and good spirits. The camp houses about 2200 under Col Ramey with guard and police duty, three companies of the 10th Regiment arriving, and more troops stationed nearby amid Civil War era events and regional news.
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The
Providence Transcript
Pitman
Camp
Palo Alto
Ramey
11Th Infantry
10Th
N.2
Esterday
Payin
16Th Infantry
Volligeure
Talbot
California Emigrant Sufferers in Sierra Nevada Rescue Efforts
A California paper reports the brig Francisca in Yerba Buena’s vicinity bringing news of sixty emi grants left beyond the mountains. Nineteen entered the valley. eight survived, some to starve, others kept alive by cannibalism. Public meetings in Yerba Buena raised about eight hundred dollars for remaining mountain sufferers. A separate item notes potato crops and Bermuda hopes, plus a New York Evening Post tally on Ireland relief and a Newport lawyer, W H Cranston, journeying West to practice law.
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California
Francisca
Yerba Buana
Californian Mountains
Beven
Yerba Buena
Aro Ron Luebana
New York Evening Post
Ireland
Mexican unrest and foreign relief reports from Puebla to New Orleans
Telegraphic despatches note Gen Scott in Puebla and alleged Doniphan defeat. Daniel Webster arrives in New York aboard the Southerner. Captains Webster Crowninshield and Father McElroy reach New Orleans. Mexican forces in Mexico City swell with deserters and surrendered troops. Santa Anna claims growing troops and firm war resolve.
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Webster
Crowninshield
Mascachinelle
Father McElroy
New Orleans
Rerara
Sacramento
Mexico
Cerro Gordo
Vera Graz
Peper
Santa Anna
United States Motel Ad Promotes New York Property
An auction style real estate notice for United States Motel on Pearl Fallon and West street in New York, credited to H. Johnson, touts the property as well kept and one of the city’s largest. It emphasizes a landlord and agent offering the premises with prospective buyers urged to inquire.
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St. Helena
H.M
Panelope
Sir Charles, Hotham
Florio
Scofield
New London Star
New York
Scotland
la Vega
Creele
New Orleans
Mallitt
Pittsburg
Tom Thumb
Philadelphia
Europe
Horera
Erie
Ounville
Binghampton
United States Motel
Pearl, Fallon and Wester Sis
H. Johnson
Wes
Hilbard
Hibbard
Lake Street
New ‘York
T. R. Hibbuni
Brownell
Accesa
Lace and patent remedies fill Deston Daily columns
A fragment from February 18 184? Deston Daily lists lace advertisements and medical cures. It extols Dr Deiming s patent body lace and Be particular and et Boe ning s Lace. The piece includes testimonials about health benefits and notes distribution by local shops and agents across Boston New York and other towns.
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Déiming
Boening
Putott
Beardman
Hone
Betalione
Beelon
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Huxton
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Lieut
Lanter
Vera Cruz
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Genhee
Hhe General Assembly of
Rhodeland
Providence
Navap
Pencatola
Kearney Hina
Navy Yard
Norfolk
Bee
Downes, Turner
Washington
Tyro
Chamber of Deputies
Courier Des Etats Unis
Napoleon
Henry IV
Legion of Honor
Bourbon-Vendee
Napoleonville
Royal Gazette
Bermuda
New York Herald
H. Cranston
Congress
United States
Scott
Puebla
Col. Doniphan
Daniel Webster
Charleston
Matamorcn
Massachusetts
Deston Daily
I. Butts
R. J. Taylor
la Kewes
Newport Philbiel
Port of
Boston Hampton
My Eien
Cotbrell
Epee
Clark Asaph - Callahan
Chase Jeremiah Chase Ruib Aw Chase
Mary T. Chappell
Jobs Chowles
Jok Chak
Mra
Jame Croshiy
Rich
Michael A Fiowell
WP. Smith
Charles DM “Sherman
Small
Aga Spall Jehn
Godfrey Small
Sherman
Jamea Stone
Siecle
Faward
Sprague Witlsrd
Stewart Suniney
Ma Sprague
Cubed
Bnow
Isaiah Stickenan
Henry Swain
Joeeph Sparrow
Joel Sulivan Owen
Stickney
Dovid
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