Jefferson City Notice On Tax Delinquent Lands And State Accounts
Jefferson City Missouri will promptly collect notes and claims pay taxes on lands delinquent and redeem lands sold for taxes procure and forward tax deeds investigate titles on deeds issued transact sheriff clerk collectors and other state business. It will special handle state to individual payments such as salaries and fees and remit money by check on the State Bank of Missouri or as ordered.
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State Bank of
Missouri
Our Native Land Excerpt From Sir Walter Scott
The excerpt questions loyalty to a homeland and warns that a man who betrays his native land loses honor. It contrasts titles and wealth with moral integrity, concluding that such a traitor would be doubly dying and unremembered.
Greenville Raid Affects Camps Of Rebels And Union Relief
A private letter from July 22 1862 notes a dawn attack on Greenville camp by 300 to 400 Confederate forces, capturing arms and clothing. Capt Leeper’s detachments counterattacked across the St Francois but reality dictated a retreat amid higher rebel numbers. nine of the enemy were reported killed and six wounded. Subsequent pursuits and troop movements stretch toward Rives Station Butler county as authorities search for the raiders.
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Turmen
Greenville
Kanob
Piter Kyoz
Leeper
St. Francois
Fredericktown
Rives’ Station
Butler County
Illinois
Missouri
van Buren
Carter County
Confiscation Bill Passed by Congress and Slavery Provisions
The Paris Mercury reports a confiscation bill authorizing the President to use African descent workers to suppress rebellion and declaring treason punishable by death with emancipation of slaves. It also imposes ten years imprisonment for aiding the rebellion, with slave liberation and property forfeiture, and allows discretion on colonization of freed persons.
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Congress
United States
Paris Mercury
Postage Stamps Made Legal Tender by Law
The bill making postage stamps legal tender passed both houses and became law after the President's signature. It will provide small change for retail trade and force silver coins from hiding as stamps fulfill their purpose. The move may end the silver premium as coins return to trade channels.
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Congress
St. Louis Union
Improper Water Drinking Rules For Marching Troops
Military guidance warns that excessive water during long marches can cause collapse and madness. Soldiers are advised to rinse the mouth when dry, sip water slowly in small amounts, avoid cold drinks when overheated, and only drink when allowed.
Kansas Items From Fort Scott War Post Notes
Fort Scott is made a military post for three years or during the war. The Quartermaster contracted for erecting buildings for Commissary and Quartermaster departments. Refugees from Missouri crossed into Kansas this spring. Southern Kansas may face drought if rain does not come soon after two months without rain. A British government chartered vessel discharged military stores at Montreal including 26,000 stand of arms. What is both food for the body and mind Bacon.
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Kansas
Fort Scott
Missouri
Montreal
Public Land Grants for Settlers and Farm Stewards
The Homestead law offers 160 acres of public land to any settler willing to cultivate it, excluding lands within fifty miles of certain railroads. Individuals over twenty one who meet US citizenship or declaration requirements, or military service veterans, may qualify for the benefits. Married pairs may claim eighty acres each on reserved and higher priced lands.
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United States
Federa
Wounded Yankee Prisoners Transported Under Truce
Richmond Examiner reports that 700 to 800 Union wounded and officers were moved by ambulance trains under a truce to Drury's Bluff on the James River. Several Federal soldiers volunteered to stay to tend the wounded, while about 1,000 Union prisoners remain in prisons.
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Ricusoxp
Baltimore
Richmond
Drury’s Bluff
James River
Guerrillas Routed Near Memphis Missouri in Civil War Dispatch
A Hudson Missouri dispatch dated the 21st reports Col McNeil clashing with Porter's guerrilla gang near Memphis Scotland County. Union forces suffered 15 killed and 30 wounded or missing. Rebel losses were heavier with many left on the field. Col Stacy among the dead. McNeil pursues Porter's gang.
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Dergat
Missouri
Hudson
McNeil
Porter
Memphis
Scotland Co
Col
Stacy
Col. McNeil
Wool clip estimate boosts Ohio state revenue this year
The Ohio wool clip is expected at about 13 million pounds, 2 million more than last year. About three fourths sold at an average 48 cents, leaving finer grades unsold. Wool sales plus transport costs will bring over seven million dollars into the state in currency.
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Ohio
Telegraphic Blunders Turn News Into Misreads
A Toronto telegram misreports Mr Brown as no more causing a family funeral rush while another dispatch misreads a Cleveland visit as a child’s chill. The mixups show how telegraphic errors produced odd, humorous, and alarming outcomes.
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Brown
Toronto
Jefferson City Examiner Marriage Notice and War Substitution Ad
The July 15 notice records Rev. Welch officiating for Joseph Stampfly and Eliza Kolkmyer of the city, with thanks from the Examiner printers for wine and cigars. Richmond papers note aristocratic chivalry members advertising up to 800 for war substitutes, reflecting wartime tension.
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Mannrzo
Welch
Joseph Stampfly
Misa Eliza Kolkmyer
Examiner ‘Office
Joseph
Jefferson City
Richmond
Fragmentary note on historical terms and events
Uneven text fragments reference a shoemaker, a person who held on to something, and a moment of cheer tea first made in England. Mentions Henry VIII dissolving the Pope's bull, but context remains unclear and fragmented.
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England
Henry
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