Black Matt and the slave trader’s downfall tale
A Virginia seaboard slave dealer known as Black Matt bought a mulatto named Samn, who posed as a refined white man to enlist a planter’s aid. Samn’s plan unraveled when Matt was revealed as the owner. A chase ended with Matt’s arrest, Samn fleeing aboard a ship, and the planter’s cash lost to deception.
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Matthew Hobson
Black Matt
Seaboard
Virginia
Samn
Matt
Norfolk
New Orleans
Sam
Alhambra
Hal
Cee
Samuel Hopkins
United States
Rascal
Nevenze
Letter From Tennessee Mistress Demands Payment for Runaway Slave Jarm
A Tennessee woman writes to the fugitive slave Rev J W Logue in Syracuse offering to sell him or the mare Old Rock to recoup losses from his escape. She details land and asset sales, threatens sale to others, and seeks one thousand dollars to redeem land and satisfy debts. The missive, dated February 20, 1860, questions his repentance and notes his status as a minister and Underground Railroad agent.
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Sarsh
Jarm
Syracuse
N.Y
Cherry
Old Rock
Abe
Ron
Bi Ighy ‘Ile
Maury County
Tennessee
Clay letter declares November committee troubles ended
A letter from C. M Clay dated 10 April states our troubles with the November committee are ended. It claims trust is restored and the path is open to enjoy our constitutional rights.
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C. M Clay
Arrival of Japanese War Steamer at San Francisco
The San Francisco Times reports a curious scene as word spread that a Japanese war steamer, the Candimarah, arrived with Japanese officers including Admiral Kimmooransettino Cami and Capt. Katslintarro aboard. Dutch-built and armed with 10 guns, the ship is on a prelude to the Powhatan and the Japanese embassy, with crew and officers praising naval prowess and orderly conduct.
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Commodore Jarvis
Senate
Navy Department
Jarvis
Savannah
San Juan del Norte
Nicaragua
United States
Miramon
Vera Cruz
R. McLane
McLane
Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Tarrazut
Brooklyn
Turner, Jenkins
Hazard
Saratoga
Preble
Poca
San Francisco
Katslintarro
Kimmooransettino Cami
Royal Japanese Navy
John M. Brooks
E. M. Kern
U.S
J. Fenimere Coopér
Yokohama
Caudinmarrah
Japan
Canegawa
Brooks
Vallejo Street Wharf
International Hotel
Palmyra Ladies Visit Quincy Rail Opening Celebration
About 800 Palmyra residents arrived by invitation to Quincy early Tuesday for the railroad opening. Mayor Benneson and W J Jackson hosted seating while military escorts and a public square welcome marked a day of hospitality. Edward McCabe and William Marsh gave speeches as visitors toured shops and the Tremont House.
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Quincy
Palmyra
Benneson
W. J Jackson
Ferry
Marshal Jones
Wm. Marsh
Edward McCabe
Tremont House
Palmyra Couaier
Tom Marshalls last and the chalked baggage joke
Tom Marshalls departure from Delaware after a Cincinnati visit ends in a humorous mix up at the station. A young agent chalked Cleveland on the valise, prompting Tom to demand a piece of chalk to show for his baggage while the agent quips that a small brat is usually given to baggage holders. The train looms, and Tom leads the crowd in departure.
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Tom Marshall
Cincinnati
Delaware
Cleveland
Marshall
Tom
Cassius Clay Stands Up For Free Speech In Abolition Lecture
An 1858 Kentucky incident shows Cassius M. Clay defending Rev. John G. Fee against mob intimidation. Fee was barred from a courthouse, then invited to speak two weeks later with Clay vowing to protect him. Clay declared no one would interrupt, stating he would defend Fee to the death, and Fee lectured uninterrupted.
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Mr.b
Mr B
Altho
Mr. B
Bishop S
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Tauzh
Naghville Christian Advocate
Kentucky
Cassius M. Clay
John G. Fee
Mr. Fee
Clay
Court House
Cassius McLay
Mr. Clay
A. ¥. Tribune
Washington Items The Detecates to Chartestox
Delegates from Charleston and other states fill hotels as speculation swirls about presidential nominations. A rumor claims Douglas secure the nomination by a third pilot, while others suggest John Idell as a later rival. Breckinridge Hunter Lane fade from contention as New York allies back a compromise. Government officials arrive, and the mood centers on winning, with Douglas seen rising in stock. A separate grand jury indictment accuses Hicks alias Johnson of piracy and murder in the oyster sloop tragedy.
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Charleston
Douglas
John@lidell
Hunter
Breckinridge
Lane
New York
Ispicrest
Fos Muppen
Hicks ‘Alias Johnson
Early Newspapers in Illinois Founding History
Proceedings of the Chicago Historical Society note early Illinois journalism from 1814 onward. Key papers include the Illinois Herald at Kaskaskia, Illinois Intelligencer later, Illinois Gazette at Shawneetown, Edwardsville Spectator, Star in the West, Illinois Republican, Illinois Corrector, and Kaskaskia Republican. Mentions: Duncan, Warren, Hale, Eddy, McGuire, West, Fleming, Brown and Barry.
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Illinois
WW. H. Brown
George Churchill
Robert Blackwell
Bape Warren
Ilinois
Illinois Herald
Kaskackia
Matthew Duncan
Duncan
Kentucky
Thellinois Intelligencer
Elijah C. Barry
Vandalia
Mesars
James Hale
Henry Eddy
Edwardsville Spectator
Hooper Warren
Messrs. Lippincott & Abbott
Star In the West
Messrs. Miller & Stone
Thomas J. McGuire & Co
Porter Retessep Visit Sparks Delighted Clerks Office
Mr Potter arrived at the House at 14 o clock and was greeted by several friends who then retired to the clerk's moot, creating a moment of informal camaraderie after his entrance.
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Porter Retessep
Potter
Kansas Admitted Action Referred in Senate and Assembly Footnotes
The Fifty Sixth Congress first session in Washington reports the Senate reading the House act for Kansas admission and referring it to Territories. Resolutions concerning Randolph Clay’s ministerial accounts and suppression of the slave trade proceed to relevant committees. Sumner discusses habeas corpus writs in Sanborn discharge, hints at Harper's Ferry notes, Wise’s facts, and arrests. Patent law amendments and private calendar items progress. In the House, authority for a clerk is denied for Carter's District of Columbia request, agriculture bureau reform discussed, and several private bills pass before adjournment to Monday.
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Washington
Senate
House
Kansas
Committee On
Territories
Fitch
Treasury
Randolph Clay
Peru
Wilson
Committee On Foreign Relations
Sumner
Wm Sanborn
Mr. Sanborn
Wise
Harper's Ferry
Mason
Carter
District of Columbia
Burnett
Cary
Committee On Agriculture
Branch
Potter
Committee On Revolutionary Pensions
Steamship Persia brings latest Europe news to New York
News from London and Rome details Piedmontese moves in Italy, Austrian protests over Tuscany Parma and Modena, and French plans for Rome. Despatches mention Florence occupation, Nice garrison returning to Genoa, and Garibaldi elected deputy from Nice. Also reported are church rate repeal, tax changes, and a Rome excommunication act amid ongoing European tensions.
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New York
Persia
Liverpool
St. Johns
Sardinia
Savoy
Nice
Patrie
Italy
Chambray
London
Genoa
Florence
Bologna
Ravena
Vienna
Turin
Tuscany
Parma
Modena
Piedmont
House of Hapsburg
Great Britain
Robert Peel
Napoleon
Lord Elgin
China
Bank of England
London Times
Rome
Eide
France
England
Paris
London Herald-eays
Gerda
Constitutionel
Garibeldi
Romagna
Empire Club parade mishap meets mob on small scale
Major Holton's Dragoons parade through New York streets with thirty three riders on broken down horses. A blind horse bolts into a city block, vehicle fences and a cellar, injuring a rider’s wrist. The event, described as a democracy strong arm display, highlights rough crowd and tragicomic rodeo atmosphere.
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Major Holton
Dragoons
THE
New York
Empire Club
Herald Office
Maine Street
Quincy House
Douglas
4Th Street
4Th
Arrival of Pony Express and Japanese Embassy News
Telegraphic dispatch from St Joseph reports the Pony Express arriving in ten days from San Francisco. It notes the first such achievement and the Japanese embassy's arrival in San Francisco. Details include ship movements, cargoes, California legislature actions, and the Powhattan's voyage with ambassadors toward Washington.
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Pony Express
St. Louis
St. Joseph
San Francisco
Japan
Central Overland Pony Express
California
Carson Valley
Paget’ Sound
Valparaiso
Hong Kong
Eagle Wing
New York
Rover
Orado
Treasury
Sacramento
Mare Island Navy Yard
Panama
U.S
U. S
Parson
Tamal
Japan Vie
Honolulu
Emperors Council
United States
Aspinwall
Roanoke
Washington
Atlantic
Powhattan
Catgon Valley
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Phe
Jas. J. Langdon
Fourth Street
Public Square
Republican
Whig
Rev. J. Schofield
Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
Emile
Petersburg
Charles Dickenson
Charles Dickens
Dr. Johnson
Jeaden
Grand Jury
Adams County
T. C. Young
Tenn
G.d.riddle
W. P. Gilliland
Ken
Bellene
Doug
J.chase
Penn
Thos. Panrose
David Hughes
Thos. Smith
Ireland
David Wolf
Jacob Stuffer
George Hancock
Ohio
Dem
Joel Rice
Wm. Scriber
Prussia
E. Johnston
Silas Enlow
E.T Elis
Jas. Minneare
Hendricks
John Degrodt
H.B. Besto
John Downing
Joseph Douglas
David Bollinger
Thos. C. Young
Calvin A. Warren
Quiner
Lincoln
New Haven
Buffalo Courier
Chicago
Water Street
Ned Osborne
Wentworth
Osborne
Springer Street
Tremont
Ned
Springer “Étrest
Nev
Napoleos
Theodore Parker
Europe
Napoleon the Little
Bateman
Lenate
Bigler
Philadelphia
Committee On Congress
Johnson
Ark
Chandler
Gwinn
Green
Military’ Committee
War Department
Georgia
Andlorida
Coast Survey
Harlem River
Gilmer
Committee On Elections
Minnesota
Congress
Ancona
Prince Carignan
Leghorn
M. Thovenal
Switzerland
Victoria
Berlin
Frederick William
Spain
San Francisco Times
Cleveland Plaindester
Iinois
Chicago Historical Society
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