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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1867
Page
2
Obscure OCR fragment shows truncated terms for subscription and advertising rates. Mentions strict advance payment, burial or obituaries, personal character references, and enforcement of Cand payment rules. Lacks coherent names, dates, or clear events to summarize.
In Pickens and nearby, advertisements and notices discuss sheriff sales, educational efforts in Valhalla, a May theater event to aid education, and the Greenville and Columbia Railroad stockholders meeting. The piece also covers General Orders affecting debt relief, homestead and arrest provisions, and demographic shifts per South Carolina census, with court and association actions noted.
The issue prints Maj Penny and Gen Loxustrexr praise while critiquing Guv Perry’s letter on current politics. It also notes the death of Bane New Suren, a longtime minister, and reports on Blue Ridge Railroad business, Freedmen Bureau circulars, and military posts. Also includes remarks on President Johnson’s Raleigh visit plans, gin-house fire at Maj Boswell, and 1887 Senate adjournment reports from Washington and London stock fears.
A Greenville Pickens District circular dated April 17 1867 seeks magistrates to list needy residents white and colored for government rations amid famine fears. It urges accurate reports, notes those with disabilities, and warns of action if relief is denied, with statements from W DeForest and congressional references.
The author denounces federal military rule in Southern states after Reconstruction measures. He warns of tyrannical governance, urges voters to back a convention and defend states rights, while condemning universal negro suffrage and political corruption. He appeals to North Carolina and other states to resist what he calls tyrannical federal schemes and protect republican government. The piece laments pending consequences and argues for preservation of honor and liberty.
A speech argues for universal voting rights while condemning partisan voter suppression. It condemns punishing Union veterans and praises the Confederacy’s opponents, urging patience until justice returns and constitutional rights are restored amid postwar upheaval. It notes regional aid decisions and reports distress in South Carolina, plus local anecdotes from Columbia.
Bree Schools Commission records note a report on first quarter terms and teacher assignments. Names such as William and John appear with days of service and signatures from the UG Teacher, outlining leave and attendance details.
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