Washingtonian Temperance Society reports strong growth
The Washingtonian Temperance Society held a well attended Tuesday meeting with 117 new members, bringing their total to over seven hundred since starting December 1. Weekly gatherings include addresses and pledges, reflecting steady expansion and a hopeful outlook for continued success. Madame Goldschmidt plans further professional visits to Germany and London before returning to the United States for concerts. Heavy winter weather threatens Mississippi and Missouri river headwaters, risking strain on New Orleans levees. David Bryan resigns as Alexandria Postmaster on the 25th.
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Washingtonian Temperance Society
Washingtonians
Intrigues and claims for territorial posts in Missouri
A New York Tribune excerpt notes Missouri asserting claims to official posts in the west. Bowlin for Indian Affairs Commissioner and Green for a foreign mission are mentioned, plus a candidate for Nebraska Governor if the new territory is approved. Wm. J. Brown is named for Special Mail Agent with a salary around 1600 plus perquisites. A survey of the North Western boundary is urged, and a Beecher prayer anecdote ends with a quip about rulers we cannot help.
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Indiana
Congress
Illinois
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Sibley
Pierce
Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Dr Wardlaw Abolition Meeting
A copied letter dated December 4 1852 from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Dr Wardlaw is read at Glasgow Female Association for the Abolition of Slavery. Stowe expresses gratitude for Scottish support, notes the unexpected success of her antislavery work, and mentions plans for a new public release titled A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin. She vows to join Scottish Christians if life allows and confirms sending copies of documents supporting the tale.
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Stowe
Mire
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Wardlaw
Glasgow Female Association For the
Deas
Christain
Scotland
Christ
Heaven
HL B. Stowe
Acknowledgements of Deeds Enacted in Illinois 1853
An act amending the Revised Statutes on conveyances declares deeds and mortgages executed by husband and wife valid despite minor formalities if the acknowledgment is substantive and voluntary. It preserves legal remedies against fraud or duress and takes effect upon passage, approved February 11, 1853.
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Galveston News Roundup Includes Deaths and Rail Plans
The Galveston press reports Indianola health strong with one death in three months and a population near 1500. Capt Tucker rumored drowned aboard a steamer. A Mr Sargdon of Grimes killed by an ox. The Manzoni arrives with six immigrants, forty five enslaved. Emigration rising in Washington county. Galveston and Houston Railroad to be built soon. Huntsville college enrollment at fifty one. Arkansas Governor seeks Col A E Thornton on forgery charge, amid party tensions. River improvements funded at two hundred and forty thousand dollars. Trinity Brazos Colorado get thirty seven and a half thousand each. Rail charter bill grants land per mile. Rancho San Ignacio near Laredo reported Indian depredations. notable locals killed.
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