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Henry Clay letter on Rhode Island nomination
A 1838 Washington letter from Henry Clay responds to Rhode Island Whig Convention nominating him for President. Clay thanks supporters, notes non interference in nominations, hopes for government policy change, and credits public sentiment for opposing a Treasury Bank. He closes with cordiality and fidelity to Josern Curios, Esq.
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Mr. Clay
Rhode Island
Washington
Lothinst
United States
Treasury Bank
Congress
Henry Clay
Josern Curios, Esq
Harrison rejects a second presidential term
Gen Harrison responds to the St Louis Missourian editor’s inquiry by stating he would not pursue a second term if elected. In North Bend on January 17 1838 he repeats the pledge and signs the letter as William Harrison.
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Harrison
St. Louis Missourian
North Bend
United States
William Harrison
Janes H. Braca
The
Missourian
Marriage Outright in Upper County Sparks Illicit Flight
In a rural county tale Ben Sykes delays proposing to a long-time sweetheart. The woman declares she will marry Bill Patterson if courted again. Bill, seen as unreliable, secretly obtains a license and marries that night. On the way to Gretna meets Ben who senses the plot and confrontation ensues.
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Ben Sykes
Bill Patterson
Bill
Mom
Dad
Gretna
Old Love Triumphed In Quarrel Over License
Our Mountain correspondent from Salisbury Watchman reports a rural feud over a marriage license. Sally accuses Caselay of deception and tosses him a thrashing challenge. He defeats Bill Patterson, takes Sally, and gains a license to wed Moody claims the supposed marriage. The Squire’s confusion ends when Moody declares the couple man and wife.
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Moody’s
Ben
Moody
Salisbury Watchman
Riding on a Rail. Judge Lynch in Lexington
A local account recalls Judge Lynch administering a rough midnight punishment in Lexington. The offender, who with another man left his wife and children, was placed across a rail and rode through town to a rhythmic chantey. The incident sparked reflections on the involved parties and their standing.
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Lynch
Lexington
Nalisbury
General Jesup Wound in Florida Skirmish Declared Trivial
Reports say General Jesup sustained a facial wound in a lateFlorida skirmish that authorities classify as slight. No serious injury is feared, and he is reported to be recovering without complications.
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G.gen. Jesup
Florida
Bank Officials Indicted for Perjury in Boston Case
The Cashier of the Franklin Bank in Boston Josiah Dunham and several Directors have been indicted for perjury and arrested. They have posted large securities.
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Franklin Bank
Boston
Josiah Dunham
Snake Stones and their supposed antidote claim
The Norfolk Herald reports on a claim that a simple stone can extract venom from wounds caused by deadly reptiles and rabid animals, restoring health. It credits Thomas B. Grisham of Princess Anne county with using such stones to treat bites and dog madness, urging publication of the cures.
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Thomas B. Grisham
Princess Anne County
Norfolk Herald
A Black White Man Experiment Near Shannon Hill
A ludicrous scheme in Goochland near Shannon Hill involved a white man agreeing to be colored as a negro for mutual profit. The pair prepared coloring matter and staged the act in a wood before taking the man to a neighbor’s home for further steps.
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Shannon Hill
Goochland County
Foolish plan to sell a man for profit ends in retreat
A reader recounts a staged sale where a man was paid shin plasters and put to hard labor before the buyer pretended anger and prepared a whip. The enslaved man fled, while the buyer demanded a refund after the elopement. The father of the supposed slave helped hatch the scheme. Abolitionists urged action to stop white men from being treated as slaves.
Soothsayers Described As Imposters Run Street Levée
A Star report condemns imposters who pose as forecasters in religious garb, charging $30 to $50 daily. One man holds a daily levee with astrology, furnishing a room full of globes and maps to promise better days while prey ing on distressed locals. The piece questions police tolerance and calls for action against such deceitful and blasphemous conduct.
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Star
Mormonism Exposed by Origen Bachelor at 162 Nassau Street
A scathing pamphlet condemns the Book of Mormon as a false work. It dissects the text and ridicules the claims of Joseph Smith. The publisher notes the pamphlet will sell as readers witness alleged depths of credulity and imposture.
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Joe Smith
Origen Bachelor
Nassau Street
Joe
Lost money found in a corset defense
Mrs. Forgey of Norfolk Street hid 1350 in bank bills in her dress. On wash day she handed the garment to Mary Burns who kept the money. Forgey recovered the suds and Mary denied knowledge until an officer uncovered the bills in Marys corsets. Committed.
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Mary
Kenyon College Students Attack Tutor in Room
Two censured Kenyon College students in Ohio forcibly entered a tutor’s room with cowskins dirks and pistols and attacked him. Other students intervened and the assailants were captured but escaped justice by forfeiting bonds set at 500 dollars each.
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Kenyon College
Ohio
Laughable Scene in Ohio Legislature Reported
An angled, fragmented note describes a humorous scene in the Ohio Legislature. The snippet hints at a chaotic exchange or display, with no clear outcomes or named individuals provided in the readable portion.
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Ohio
Forty One Scoundrels In This House Sparks Resignation
A Jackson co associate judge election in the State House led to a dramatic outburst. After 41 votes were tallied for him, he denounced the assembly as containing scoundrels, then counted 11 more, intensified his fury, and resigned his seat. Newark Advocate reports February 10.
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House of Representatives
House
Court of Common Pleas of
Jackson Co
Newark
Advocate
Horrid Atrocity Report From Baltimore County Case
A Baltimore county resident, about twenty miles from the city, was arrested Friday and jailed for savage cruelty to a child in her care. Report says she forced the child barefoot into a heated Dutch oven to make the feet parch, then applied an instrument to the head to produce a similar effect.
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Baltimore County
Yorkshire woman seizes horse in Baltimore disguise
A Yorkshire English woman was taken up in Baltimore a few days ago for stealing a horse. She rode into town disguised as a man, leading to her arrest and the unraveling of the theft.
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Baltimore
Bear Fight by Three Boys in Maine Den Encounter
A Boston Transcript excerpt recalls three boys from Machi Maine who tracked a bear to its den. After wounding the mother bear with a single gun they pursued two cubs with knives, fought the old bear for half an hour, and killed her. They also killed the cubs, dressed the animals, and transported the entire bear and cubs to a store for exhibition. The hunters were Marshall Harmon Rufus Berry and Otis Hanscomb.
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Machias
Brain
Marshall Harmon
Rufus Berry
Otis Hanscomb
Boston Transcript
Ten Mile Mail Run by John Mann in One Hour Fifteen
The Columbus Ohio Gazette notes John Mann, 23, of Pennsylvania, delivered Express Mail ten miles on foot in one hour fifteen minutes after a frostbound road forced the rider to dismount. Mann, a sturdy courier, boasts he is fit for a ten mile chase any time over any track. He earns commendation for service to the Post Office.
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Eaton Register
John Mann
Mann
Pennsylvania
Manon
Post Office Department
Columbus
Ohio
Jamaica Apprentice system shows mixed early results
From Jamaica papers to January 31, the new Apprenticeship system appears to function but poorly. Labor and industry are at a standstill, and the audacity of the Black population is said to be encouraged by the agitation.
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Jamaica
Abolition fuels Jamaica unrest and slave masters' fears
A Kingston Chronicle excerpt accuses abolitionists and philanthropists of corrupting apprentices, praising harsh discipline while warning of rising crime among pampered Black laborers. It predicts revolts, political danger, and white insecurity as Jamaica nears upheaval under post‑emancipation agitation.
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Kingston Chronicle
Jamaica
St. Domingo
Her
West India
Quambo
Fire at Bollingbrook Hotel Stables Damages Nearby Buildings
A Wednesday evening fire adjacent to the Bollingbrook Hotel stables engulfed the wooden structure and spread to the brick Boswell building and the Anderson & Rives lumber house. Several small outbuildings burned. horses and carriages were saved. Fire companies arrived but water supply hindered efforts. Suspected incendiary act, town vulnerable. Petersburg Intelligencer.
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Bollingbrook
Wm. C. Boswell
Walker’s
Anderson & Rives
Petersburg Intelligencer
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