Untitled note of Old Bank Bills found on hearse
A fragmentary report notes a hoard of silver and old bank notes valued around $6000 recovered from a hearse. The notes, partly eaten by rats, belonged to the first issue of old banks and were hidden by a man who has since faded from memory. The man, a veteran of the Revolutionary era, was described as currently affluent and drawing a pension from Providence paper for his service.
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Providence Paper
New York
Wagenon
Harriet Z. Allen
Miss Allinger
Nale
Landlow
Hidden Wealth Found In Captain Tripp's House
The Daily News reports discovery of 3938 55 concealed under an oven in bags inside an old pail. Amounts include dollars, crowns, and cents with a 1735 dated dollar and others aged 60 to 80 years. Total credited at High-street Bank reaches 5002 9.
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Daily News of the Sun
Othaniel Tripp
Tripp
Providence Daily News
Wealth and power of Trinity Church in New York
A memorial to the New York Legislature critiques Trinity Church for vast real estate wealth, argues it surpasses state revenue, and contends the vestry seeks to control parish wealth. It warns large ecclesiastical property could threaten liberties and elections, citing 1784 acts and concerns over charter-based privileges.
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New York
Trinity Church
Europe
City of New York
City of
Church of Foeland
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Sand Church
Mortmain
Memorials urge Trinity Church to surrender excess real estate
The memorialists petition the Legislature to compel Trinity Church Boston to account for property that yields more than the legal limit and to allocate the surplus to the state. The piece references the Massachusetts Mechanics' Association in Boston, its funds, and its work on the Bunker Hill Monument, plus notes on Boston’s thriving mechanical community, public schools, and a postscript from the Boston Transcript with Liverpool news and rumors of a dissolved Parliament.
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Massachusetts Mechanics’ Association
Boston
Bunker Hill
New England
Worthampton Courier
Ollie Ut
England
Boston Transcript
Tiphiff
Liverpool
New York
Orpheus
Cully
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