Harvest report warms farmers as polls approach
The county's harvest for wheat rye oats and grass is praised as fine though fall crops may fail due to dry warm weather. Ohio Virginian and state crops appear strong. The notice urges Democrats and Whigs to vote on Monday, linking the governor race to the presidential contest and party strength in Miami County.
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Ohio
Virgines
Howard
Indiana
van Buren
Byzer
Harrison
Miami County
Louisiana Election News and Suwannee War Report
Partial Louisiana returns suggest Harrison supporters gain in the state and a Whig legislature. A July 4 1840 Florida letter from Camp Marys near the Suwannee River details Major Dearborn’s engagement with a 300-strong Indian force, with 30 dead and 53 prisoners, including chief Wild Cat, as recruits panic yet are rallied and repelled.
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New York Morning Herald
Tallahassee
Camp J?arys
Battle Ground
Suwanna River
Middle Florida
Suwannee
Dearborn
Fort Panning
Gardiner
Persoral
Wild Cat
Pebed Ie
Andy
Bapny
Gene
Exploring Expedition Notes and Fort Wayne Funds
Excerpts describe the Exploring Squad Antarctic traverse with sights of ice fields and mountains, a vivid account dated January from coastal Antarctica, plus funds update at Fort Wayne Land Office detailing land payments in specie or treasure notes and new bank bill acceptance for land payments by twenty dollar bills and up. Also mentions War Department actions and Mississippi cotton prospects as broader context.
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Hiyowe
DE Obick
Meridian
Eine
Nes
Withane
Ile
Neptune
At & PL ML
Fort Wayne
Treasury
Treasury Department
Tadiauay and
Ohin
Voyage Narrative From Pacific Expedition Reaches Antipodes
A letter from Sydney dated March 11, 1840, describes the Exploring Expedition’s relief after hardship and their hope to reach the United States by mid-1841. The author notes harsh conditions, Antarctic-like seas, abundant seals, and peculiar Australian wildlife while contrasting seasons with the northern hemisphere.
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Friends of the
McQuarties
Sydney
United States
Explosion on steamer near New Orleans causes drownings
Fragmentary OCR report describes a steamship near New Orleans that exploded and sank decks. About twenty inches above the former city, parts and crew fell overboard as the vessel listed and capsized, with several men missing or drowned.
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Orl
Wien
Passengers safe after Chester engine trouble voyage
The report notes all passengers were uninjured. An inspector aboard the Chester before departure found the engine and boilers in good order, but a defect existed as water level was high and steam was reduced. The text also discusses Greece’s king and a sealer captain’s 1539 land sighting.
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Chester
Anoiier
Texian Congress Enacts Emigration to Slavery Law
The Texian congress passes a law reducing free colored persons and restricting their emigration to the Republic. It requires all free colored persons newly in Texas to leave the state within two years.
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Texian Congress
Republic
Texas
Mammoth Skeletons Reported From Boonville Fossil Find
The St Louis Republican notes Mr Kock retrieved two mammoth skeletons from near Boonville on Shoat Creek after a three month search. One skeleton, claimed the largest yet, stood 18 feet tall with a 42 inch thigh bone. other fragments from the find accompany reports of otter curiosities for a museum.
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St. Louis Republican
Kock
Miesvar River
Boonville
Shoat Creek
Sub-Treasury Bill Yaes and Nays Vote Recorded
The vote on passage of the Sub-Treasury Bill shows 124 yeas and 107 nays. Listed lawmakers include Judson Allen and Hugh J. Anderson among the yeas, Adams and Alford among the nays, with names across multiple states and regions. The record lists a long roster of senators and representatives and notes a regional dispute over the North Eastern territory, reflecting high parliamentary contention.
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Yeas
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Hugh J. Anderson
Atherton
Banks
Beatty
Bairne
Black
Blackwell
Boyd
Brewster
Aaron V. Brown
Albert G. Brown
Burke
Sampson H. Butler
William O. Butler
Bynum
Carr
Carroll
Chapman
Clifford
Coles
Colquitt
Connor
Mark A. Cooper
Wm. R. Cooper
Craig
Cross
Dana
Davee
John Davis
John W. Davis
Dickerson
Dean
Doig
Dromgoole
Duncan
Earl
Eastman
Ely
Fine
Fletcher
Floyd
Fornance
Galbraith
Gerry
Griffin
Hammond
Hand
J. Hastings
Hawkins
Hill
N. C
Hillen
Holfeman
Holmes
Hook
Hopkins
Habbard
Jackson Jameson
Joseph Johnson
Cave Johnson
Nathaniel Jones
John W. Jones
Keim
Kemble
Kille
Leadbetter
Leet
Leonard
Lewis
Lowat
Lucat
Melelland
M’cutlach
McKay
Mallory
Marchand
Medill
Miller
Montanya
Montgomery
Sam
Vanderpoel
Vroom
David D Wagener
Waterson
Weller
Jared W. Williams
Worthington
Nays
Adams
Alford
John W. Atlen
Andrews
Baker
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Bell
Biddle
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Botts
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Brockway
Calhoun
John Campbell
William B.campbell
Cartier
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China
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Clark
James Cooper
Crabb
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Crockett
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Cushing
Davies
Garret
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Dawson
Deberry
Dennis Yellet
Edwards
Evans
Everett
Fillmore
James Garland
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Gentry
Giddings
Gougin
Goode
Graham
Graves Green
Grinnell
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Hall
Wm. S. Hastings
Naws
Henry
John Hill
Virginia
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Slade
Trimon Smith
Stanly
Circular candidacy for Atami County Commissioner nomination
A circular announces a candidate for Atami County Commissioner in the upcoming August election. The writer argues county balance, residents in each area should share leadership, and stresses duty to the people while pledging scrutiny of public office actions.
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