Spies Plot in Corydon Encounter with David Lawrence
In 1814 Corydon Indiana territory young weaver David Lawrence aims to kill an enemy. He meets Patrice O Bannon and daughter Toinette and becomes store clerk. Doctor Elliott seeks Toinette and plots against David. He hides as spies plan a midnight meeting at the courthouse.
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David Lawrence
Corydon
Indiana Territory
Patrice O’bannon
Toinette
Colonel Posey
Job Cranmer
Lydia
Britain
David
Doctor Elliott
Elliott
Cranmer
Harrison
Vincennes
Blackford
Madison
Hampden- Sidney College
College of William and Mary
Harvard
New Haven
Princeton
Blackford Lanighed
Bleckford
Night at the forge as political intrigue unfolds
David hides near a smithy as Girty Scull and Cranmer plot with Tecumseh allies. Scull warns of a Northward league while David plans to warn Harrison. Cranmer vanishes with his daughter, and David later learns Scull has disappeared as well, leaving him in a tense, unsettled frontier town.
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Vincennes
David
Ansein
Malden
Girty
Satan
Osk Jane and
Israel Butt
Cranmer
Flounswan
John Wesles
Crangmers
Lydia
Cormer
Simon Girty
Captain Girty
England
Edward Scull
Crammer
Senll
Bincek
Blue Licks
Maumee
Scull
Ned
Tecumseh
Seull
Aptain Girty
Mr. Cranmer
Israel's
Colonel Posey
John Tipton
Johnny
Harrison
Warmer lights in Hettle village Bardwell party
In a June night scene at the Hettle village Randolph SBunell hosts a social gathering with his wife, grandniece of Lord Cornwallis, presiding as Creole Violin music evokes a distant French voyageur mood along the river.
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Hettle
Randolph Sbunell
Lord Cornwallis
England
Blackford May Serve Nation If Given Greater Tasks
Fragmentary note contemplates David Blackford delivering greater service to the country if entrusted with larger duties.
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David
Blackford
Uncle Sam’s chemists and the secret explosive progress
The article lauds government chemists led by experts like Doctor Rittmann and Dr. Harvey Wiley for advances in smokeless powder and "dannite" explosive. It notes a new flashless powder with reduced muzzle glow and concealment possibilities, including a high defilade believed needed for night use, indicating cautious optimism about military applications.
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Uncle Sam
Rittmann
Harvey Wiley
Pure Food
Pickatinny Arsenal
How She Wed a Fortune Hunter Revealed
A social chatterer recalls a marriage to a fortune hunter. The tale describes flattery and persistent compliments as the lure, ending with a dramatic, sharklike catch.
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Miss Cayenne
Heard in an Office Cigar Pocket Remark Sparks Tale
The Boston Transcript records a quip where Blank complains of feeling sick after smoking a cigar from the wrong pocket. The remark reflects office banter and a humorous mix of gesture and humor.
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Boston Transcript
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Antoinette O'Bannon
Indiana
Michel de Richardyville
Cardinals
Andres
Burdaleaux
Racines
Laderoux
Bullett Cabin
Indian Creek
Mr. O'Bannon
Besexenridge
Pittsburga
Freneau
Eutaw Springs
Hack
Blnackford
Spencer
Mr. Blackford
Strongen
Toineette
Ike
West
Blackstone
Judge Ford
Morristown
Banoon
Falstaff
Coventry
S.e
Dean
Ohio
Elnora
Lutz
Prospect
St. Marion
Doan
Lydia E. Pinkham
KODAK
M.l.jones
Fort Wayne
Ind
Oklahoma
JR. Candle
Collinsville
Okla
Winnie
Ory
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