05 May 1866
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1866
Page
1
A fragmented verse from Charleston Daily News laments memory and justice, asking can mothers forget children and can a nation forget its fallen heroes. It recalls battles, sacrifice, and enduring love, urging remembrance despite oppression and pain.
A Mexico letter from Col Strive, dated Compova on March 16, 1860, extols the country’s beauty and climate. He notes Maylike days, cool nights, abundant tropical fruit, vegetables, and sugar cane. The writer praises scenery, markets, and high altitude, while asserting emigration benefits and productivity prospects despite garbled text and errors.
The writer describes a tropical settlement with shifting crops of corn and tobacco, rich land values, and high clearing costs. Emigrants arrive from the states seeking an American society, while government lands and haciendas offer parcels at about four dollars per acre. Towns lie miles away, with cotton mills and fountains, yet comfort is limited, and locals live in bamboo huts or stone houses.
The speaker notes Indians resemble Pendleton natives and stresses learning the local language. He warns against associating with satires, doubts on religious fit, and fears only political instability but believes Americans can influence and protect the colony. Projections suggest about a thousand families born within eighteen months amid expectations of valleys and cultivated fields.
The document discusses stamp duties effective from October 1, 1862 and the procedures for stamping instruments after issuance. It notes penalties of fifty dollars for late stamping, conditions for penalty remission within twelve months, and that collectors lack authority to remit penalties. It also covers retroactive stamping, the relation back to instrument issue, and returns of penalties paid via form 58. It closes with a note attributed to Commissioner A. Bi. Ronis.
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