Nashville Races Report From November 1838
The Nashville Races began on Tuesday with J. K. Bullock's Sticker winning the Sweepstake in two heats. On day two O. P. Care's Canary Bird won the Proprietor's Purse of 200 dollars in two mile heats against five rivals. The Jockey Club Purse of 340 dollars went to David McDaniels Vashti, two heats, beating one foe. Vashti had been purchased from J K Bullock for 2750 dollars last week at Warrenton races while a race in which she previously ran produced a loss.
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Nashville
Wearn
J. K. Bullock
O. P. Care
Canary Bird
Jockey Club
David McDaniels
Vashti
Races On Tarborough Course Next Tuesday
The Tarborough Course races begin Tuesday with several fine horses already arrived and more expected. Much sport is anticipated.
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Tarborough
Hog market price note from Baltimore trade
Our country friends must not hold out for such extravagant prices as they are now asking for their fresh pork or they will drive consumers to the Baltimore market where prime hogs are plenty. Prices quoted range from 5 to 9 dollars with delivery included.
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Baltimore
Norfalk Iter
Prices for cotton in Colton and Fayetteville
The Colton market shows bids from 9 to 103 cents for Civ cotton with sales of 50 to 100 bales at 10 cents. The Fayetteville Observer reports prices at 10 to 11 1/3 cents, as cited by the Raleigh Star.
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Colton
Colvin
Fayetteville
Raleigh Star
Mordecai Leaves City to Seek Loan for Raleigh and Gastam RR
GFP George W Mordecai president of the Raleigh and Gastam Rail Road Company has departed for Europe to negotiate a loan for the company.
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GFP
George W. Mordecai
Raleigh and Gastam Rail Road Company
Europes
Florida delegate election results set Bellamy as Jackson county pick
Florida election for Delegates to the Convention to form a State Constitution for Florida has not taken place. We observe from the returns that our respected friend Dr Sami C Bellamy, late of this State, is elected one of the delegates from Jackson county by a handsome majority.
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Florida
Sami. C. Bellamy
Jackson County
Strait road on the Wilmington and Raleigh line near Rocky Point
A fragment describes the Wil mington and Raleigh Railroad stretch from Rocky Point to Moore's depot about fifty miles long, noting the section as straight as a line. The text references Wilmington Road but provides limited context or events.
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Wilmington and Raleigh
Rocky Point
Moore’s Depot
Wilmington
Steamer Neptune Goes Ashore at Horse Shoe Shoal
The Steamer Neptune, sailing from Baltimore to Charleston, ran aground Tuesday morning on the Horse Shoe shoal inside the New Inlet after passing through it to reach Smithville. The Gov. Dudley rescued the passengers and conveyed them to Charleston.
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Neptune
Baltimore
Charleston
Horse Shoe
Smithville
Dudley
Rail Road link proposed from Charleston to Georgetown
The Charleston Patriot reports a plan to connect Charleston with Georgetown by a railroad via Wilmington North Carolina. Estimated cost under 500000 dollars with bridges over the Santee. Local capitalists are ready to subscribe and begin after the Wilmington and Raleigh line completes.
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Charleston
Georgetown
Wilmington
N. C
Wilmington and
Raleigh
Highly Interesting The Raleigh Standard Item
A fragment from the Raleigh Standard notes an intriguing development with notable figures mentioned and a local context hinted. The brief suggests upcoming events or actions involving community leaders and civic interests, framed in a period newspaper voice.
Independent Treasury origin traced to Jefferson letter
Extract from the Mobile Examiner cites a Jefferson Gallatin letter as the germ of the Sub Treas ury idea. It argues for an independent national money use to counter banks and suggests the Treasurer issue drafts for payments with state deposits. The note credits Jefferson as the great champion of democracy for proposing this measure.
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Sub- Treasury
Sub-Treasury
Gen. Gordon
Virginia
Benton
Thomas Jefferson
Albert Gallatin
Treasury Circular and Bank Reactions Prompt Debate
A Fay. Jour. item notes a Secretary of the Treasury circular paying in advance of due dates on Treasury Notes issued by May 21, totaling about one and a half million dollars. It argues the move harms banks by depriving them of interest and accuses the government of cruelty in paying debts early.
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Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal papers warn of bank panic to challenge Congress
After a split election result the article argues banks could trigger another money panic for political effect. It cautions the public against using banking power to pressure Congress and notes strong will against Federal Bank aristocracy.
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Administration
Congress
The Crops Improve In North Carolina Counties
The Carolina Watchman reports corn crops in Stokes Luray Davie and Rowan counties are better than expected. Current prices are 50 cents per bushel for corn 3 dollars per hundredweight for flour oats fifty cents bacon twelve and a half cents lard four and five cents mutton five cents chickens one dollar per dozen. Abundant supplies at these prices reduce famine risk next year and Oak mast helps the corn crops overall.
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Carolina
Stokes
Lurry
Davie
Rowan
Banks to be chartered in Greensboro and Fayetteville
Notice in the Greensboro Patriot states a request to the Legislature for a chartered bank to be located in Greensboro and for another chartered bank to be located in Fayetteville with a Greensboro branch.
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Greensboro’ Patriot
Greensboro
Charter One
Fayetteville
Fever in Charleston Decreases Says Charleston Courier
The Charleston Courier reports that the Stranger's Fever has fallen noticeably though not vanished. For several days the weather was mild with a rare frost noted on one morning, indicating improvement in the public health situation.
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Charleston
Safety Notice on Small Pox Containment Visit Permission
The Committee of Safety at War renton issues a report stating smallpox has been arrested and that individuals may visit the place with safety. The notice emphasizes continued precautions and urges adherence to guidance from local authorities.
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Committee of Safety
Warrenton
Cotton price report from several ports in late October
Fayetteville reports new cotton sales at 10 to 113 cents while New Orleans sees 114 to 134 cents and Augusta 11 to 13 cents. Charleston shows 10 to 134 with principal sales at 134. Cheraw records 9 to 124. Observer.
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Fayetteville
New Orleans
Augusta
Charleston
Cheraw
Exchange Drifts as Banks Pay 1 Percent Premium
In this town both banks now check on northern cities at a one per cent premium. South Carolina notes pass at par in most purchases, though not all banks accept them. The remark suggests general acceptance with some caveat on availability.
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South Carolina
Banka
Auction Terms Mention Discount Range for Ile Sale
The fragment notes a sale constraint stating discounts from 1 to 14 percent apply to ile items. Specifics about product type, timing, or purchaser roles are not provided.
Pennsylvania Convention Ratifies New Constitution by Narrow Margin
A state convention met for six months and cost about five hundred thousand dollars to draft an amended constitution. The people voted at the annual October election, with all counties reporting. The new constitution was ratified by a slim majority of 2,113 votes.
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Pennsylvania
Death Toll Memo: Ta dian Losses Amid Westward March
Cassville Pioneer notes dire mortality among the Tadians as camps report continual deaths. A local informant says at least 500 coffins have been made at Cassville for the Indians. The New York Star attributes the fate to massacre and pestilence during their westward movement.
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Cassville
2D Inst
N.Y
Florida march of Gen Taylor through Tallahassee
General Taylor, commander in Florida, passed through Tallahassee from Tampa with mounted dragoons on October 9 en route to the Chattahoochee to pacify fugitive Creeks and urge emigration. He traveled with Tallahassee’s chief and his son, plus a negro interpreter. The Micasakies and Tallahassees showed friendly disposition. no Todians are embodied, and he hopes they move east of the Suwanee.
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Florida
Taylor
Tallahassee
Tampa
Chattahoochie
Neamathia
Suwanee
Mormon Tensions Rise as Missouri Mormon Conflict Grows
Louisville Journal reports Mormon groups encamped near Grand River Missouri with several hundred armed men at a rendezvous called De Witt. A civic mob with a field piece engages in skirmishes, wounding several. Dr Austin of Connecticut and Col Jones lead the mob offering to buy land and move Mormons out for 10 percent, while Mormons receive reinforcements from Par West Caldwell County about 70 miles away, delaying a general attack.
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Louisville Journal of
Out
Dr. Austin
Connecticut
Col. Jones
Caldwell County
Abolition Lecture Sparks rioting at Danbury church
In Danbury Conn a crowd attacked Rev Colver as he tried to lecture in the Baptist Church. Windows were broken and projectiles thrown. The lecturer escaped and planned a second attempt, while church trustees allowed use of the damaged building. Outcome of the second trial not known.
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Danbury
Panfield County
Conn
Colver
Baptist Church
Disgraceful Riot at Masonic Hall Over Lecture
A riot erupted after a lecture by Panny Wright & Co. at the Masonic Hall drawing about 5000 tickets sold at a shilling each. Police intervened to restore order as crowds of up to 10,000 gathered outside, with mobs directing degrading epithets at departing women and widespread upheaval.
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New York Express
Sws
Panny Wright & Co
Masonic Hall
Rioters Attack Street Crowd as Fair Fanny Is Rescued
A large mob in Broadway and Anthony Street assaulted attendees near a fair event. Police protected Fanny as she was lifted and hurried to safety, while watchmen formed a cordon. Officer Hays seized ringleaders Alexander Fanning and David Knapp and two women on the west side were escorted to Bridewell after violent assaults.
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Anthony Street
Broadway
Win
Taylor
John H. Miller
Bridewell
Benjamin Hays
Pearl Street
Centre Street
Hays
Alexander Fanning
David Knapp
Torrid Murder by a Boy in Milton Orange County
Young Purdy, shot while grape picking with a comrade in Milton, Orange County, died from a gunshot wound after a boy named John Baker fired at him. Purdy and Staples had been gunning when Baker joined, quarreled over lending a gun, and wounded Purdy fatally. Baker fled. the act is described as atrocious for a precocious crime.
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Purdy
Milton
Orange County
John Baker
Staples
Baker
W. Y. Star
Eight Mounted Companies to March Against Seminoles
The Brunswick Advocate reports eight mounted companies to be raised immediately from the Eastern division to pursue Seminoles said to be in the Okefenokee swamps. General Charles Floyd is appointed to command.
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Brunswick
Okefenokee
Charles Floyd
Southern Commercial Convention Adopts Improvement Plan
The Southern Commercial Convention at Augusta adjourned on the 17th after adopting a report urging railroads and canals and all internal improvements. It calls for a large expansion of banking capital tied to public works and closer ties with foreign banks. A silver drop was presented to Mr. Wm. Dearing of Athens for proposing the idea.
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Augusta
Geo
Wm. Dearing
Athens
M. F. Star
Singular Affair at Danvers Wedding Ends in Mysterious Disappearance
The Salem Gazette reports a rainy day marriage in Danvers. After returning from the fields, the husband found the house locked and a note from his wife saying she would never be seen again. Her fate remains unknown.
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Salem Gazelle
Danvers
Execution of two enslaved killers at Warm Springs
The Charlottesville Advocate reports that Lucinda and Andrew, recently convicted in Bath County for the murder of Mr Mayse’s children, were executed per their sentence at Warm Springs on the 24th. A witness says they denied involvement to the end. The girl who testified leading to conviction has since confessed she alone committed the murders, a claim viewed skeptically due to her youth and size, and other circumstantial evidence supported the verdict.
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Charlottesville
Lucinda
Andrew
Bath County
Mayse
Warm Springs
Lynching Extraordinary at Valley Forge Va Post Temperance Address
A barrel of whiskey was tarred and feathered then burned at Valley Forge Virginia following a temperance address by Rev. Mr. Hunt. The arsonist was a local liquor dealer implicated in promoting alcohol.
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Valley Forge
Hunt
Destructon
France Expedited Naval Expedition Against Mexico
France has outfitted a new naval expedition presented as targeting Mexico while signaling broader colonial aims. The move follows evolving tensions and reflects strategic posturing by Paris in the Americas.
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France
Mexico
France Warns Washington Over Cuba Island Expedition
A high born French figure in Washington says letters from France claim a planned expedition against the island of Cuba. The claim, if true, would be highly important and may influence the stance of the United States toward intervention and policy in the region.
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Prince de Joinville
Washington
France
Cuba
Murder in Marietta: Henry Stabbed by Father-in-Law
An adult man identified as Henry, about 20 years old, was stabbed with a butcher knife by his father-in-law in Marietta Ohio. He died the following night. Police report the suspect, Morrison, is in custody in Bubon Anid awaiting charges.
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Marietta
Ohio
Henry
Anger
Fatal Steamboat Explosion Report From The Grand Gulf Advertiser
The Grand Gulf Advertiser reports a fatal steamboat explosion near the Arkansas River mouth. Details are scarce with language suggesting boiler flaws and owner accountability, marking an early disaster in Congress era maritime oversight.
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Grand Gulf
Warning to Steamboat Owners in Mobile
Steamboat owners are warned that penalties of $300 apply for breaches of the late federal steamboat law. The notice cites pilots and vessels including the William Wallace and cautions compliance to avoid enforcement actions.
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Mobile
William Wallace Feizy
Canada War Frontier Rumors Surface In Press Report
A fragment from the York Post cites a respectable source predicting further transcopy and frontier tensions. It notes possible developments by the first of next month and hints at an organized movement toward reciprocity, contrasting with last winter and spring actions.
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Canada
York Post
Foreign News From Europe: Grain Market and Trade News
The Hibernia brings Liverpool papers to Sept 25 and London to Sept 27. Grain prices rose despite a fine harvest and expectations of higher duties. Corn laws provoke complaints as duties rise toward 1s 6d per quarter and flour duties near 1s 6d per barrel. Reports from Dantzig warn of smaller supplies. tobacco and cotton markets show activity. France reportedly warns that vessels with Mexican letters of marque may be treated as pirates unless two thirds of crews are Mexican.
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Dantzig
Europe
France
Mexico
Washington Market Prices Reported Turpentine Dip
Washington Market on October 30 shows turpentine new dip five dollars old price one ninety scrape one hundred tar one hundred fifty white.
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Washington Market
Petersburg Market Prices Report Oct 26
Petersburg market report lists cotton at 12 cents for new crop with old at 10 to 11. flour at $8. corn at 5. bacon and other goods noted with quotes from 14 to 16 cents per pound for coal round and cut lumps.
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Petersburg
Norfolk Market Prices Report and Observations
Norfolk Market notices for October 26 report cotton at 11 cents for high grade, corn 86 to 85 cents, hog round at 14 to 14.4 cents, lard 13 to 14 cents. Remarks note cotton demand rising with some new lots selling at 11 to 15 cents, flour steady, corn declining as holders rush to realize.
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Norfolk
Herald
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Sammel T. Sareyer
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Alexandria
D. C
North Carolina
Godwin Cotten
Ephraim Dicken
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