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A Wanderer’s Letter On Prescott and the Dead Village
The writer recalls returning to Prescott and visiting the village of his birth. He describes factories along the river, the old bridge, and a canal murder mystery that stirred local gossip. He reflects on aging, memory, and the loss of familiar faces, then recounts a court drama featuring John Taylor and a dramatic defense by a famed Southern attorney.
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Onarcey
Prescott
Benk
Myself
Chance
Charley
Jim
Jake
John
Henry
Daniel
John Taylor
Mississippi
Taylor
Marks
Court House
Clarksville
Texas
Red River
Geo. Hopkins
Mary Ellison
Hopkins
Eillison
Hopking
Ashley and Pike
Arkansas
G. S. Prentiss
New Orleans
Mary
America
Ilo
Pike
Prentiss
Col. Ashley
Senate
Albert Pike
J Jeharme
Ashley
Jand
Roga
Cadence
Chen
Webster
Clay
Calhoun