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Paul
Aubwarnter
Rageration
Ailwance
Iertiaeatio
The Great Western Land Pirate Revealed in Pamphlet
A sensational pamphlet details the exploits of Joby Marel and his vast Confederate band. It alleges a planned mass insurrection across slave states with leaders in Arkansas and Mississippi, describes thefts, killings, and coercion, and claims many prominent locals are involved or aware of the plot. It notes Marel’s capture and exposes confederates, with reports of a Mississippi insurrection thwarted and arrests in Tennessee.
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Virjo
A. Stewart
Joby A. Marel
Arkansas
South
Henning
Madison
Tennessee
Murel
Madison County
Mississippi River
Virwil AL Stewart
Vitel
Stewart
Mel
Stewart Im‘ely
Another Slave Atrocity Reported by the National Intelligencer
The National Intelligencer recounts a slave of Mrs. Thornton attempting to murder her in bed while the mistress slept nearby. The mother awoke, restrained the slave, and the assailant fled through a back door as angry threats and incendiary rhetoric echo the harsher abolitionist language.
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National Intelligencer
Hibany Arcus
Free man named Jenkins runs from Westmoreland to a slave trader
A Richmond Whig correspondent reports that a free Black man from Westmoreland County Virginia named Jenkins sold his liberty to a slave trader a few weeks ago for three hundred fifty dollars. The ceremony was described as a billet sale of his freedom by the trader.
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Jenkins
Westmoreland Co. Va
Richmond Whig
Longevity in North Carolina Genes of Century-Old Residents
A tabular statement from public records shows North Carolina has 5 white and 297 colored people aged 100 or more, highlighting climate health. Virginia has 54 white and 328 colored centenarians. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia hold the most aged individuals. New York lists 115. Massachusetts only 15. Raleigh Register.
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North Carolina
Virginia
Old
Massachusetts
Raleigh
Joice Heth Shown At Niblo's Garden In New York
Joice Heth, the dry nurse of George Washington, aged 161, is exhibited at Niblo's Garden, New York. Described as resembling an Egyptian mummy, she is noted for extreme dryness and long smoking habit. A Baptist, she was said to have been immersed over 100 years ago in the Potomac. Petersburg Con.
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Stewart
Nashville
Tuscaloosa
Savannah
Georgia
Crenshaw
Cumberland Mountain
Tennessee
Tander
Ilea
Hrim
Texas
Mississippi
New Orleans
Joice Heth
Geo Washington
Niblo’s
David Crockett Loses Congress Seat in Large Majority
David Crockett a member of the Tennessee delegation who nominated Judge White for the presidency fails to win reelection to Congress by a substantial margin.
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David Crockett
Tennessee
Judge White
Congress
Distressed Farmer George L Martense Ends Life in Out-house
A respected Flatbush Long Island farmer, George L Martense, killed himself Tuesday in an out-house after a brief period of temporary derangement triggered by surprising gains from a property sale. The act followed a sudden windfall and marked a tragic end to the man known for his steadiness.
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George L. Martense
Flatbush
Long Island
Strange suicide method near Martense home shocks town
The report notes a man used a gun muzzle linked to a foot trigger to kill himself, describing the scene near Mr. Martense’s residence as part of a string of intoxicated acts ending in madness. A nearby Pennsylvanian is also mentioned in the strange context.
Pardon Granted to Bernardo De Soto Pirate in Boston
The Boston Post reports Bernardo De Soto, sentenced to death, received a presidential pardon after his reprieve expired for aiding the American vessel Minerva wrecked in the Bahamas in 1828. He was later freed after his attorney, L D Child, sought bail and recovered expenses. Seignora De Soto, Spanish wife, assisted and later secured his release.
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Bernardo de Soto
Boston
Minerva
Bahamas
de Soto
L. D. Child
Iesq
Boston Post
Child
Seignora de Soto
Spain
Delaware Gazette
Prophet buys three mum mies from Jo Smith
The Mormon prophet purchased three mum mies and claims they are the bodies of Joseph son of Jacob and King Abimelech and his daughter. He says the bodies will be paraded around the country to gull the public.
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Jo Smith
Joseph
Jacob
Abimelech
Natere
Thief killed by hog in Annapolis bizarre hanging tale
A thief named Jones in Annapolis stole a hog and used a rope to carry it. Fatigue forced him to rest the hog in a tree crotch where the rope slipped to his throat and hanged him as the hog slipped away. Morning found both dead split by the tree. The report also notes a Mobile child abduction later resolved with hangings and a French physician involved in a separate conspiracy.
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Annapolis
Jones
Mobile
France
Brothers’ plot to seize fortune ends with child rescue
A pair of Mobile brothers contrived to extort 450000 from a bank for a child’s safety. The father raised funds while citizens seized the conspirator, who confessed and directed them to a hollow log where the child lay emaciated but alive. The mob later reported the brothers hanged.
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Don Juan
Mobile
Richmond Whig
Fever Strikes Boston As Noted Leaders Succumb
A severe fever spreads in Boston causing several prominent men to fall ill and die. The outbreak has drawn attention to public health conditions and local reactions seek containment and care.
Duel near miss ends as Constitution sails away
Commodore Elliot and General Towson nearly fought a duel over a Boston biographical sketch that credited only Ellion for the cutting out of the Detroit and Caledonia during the late war. Towson replied sharply, the exchange escalating until the Constitution sailed to the Mediterranean.
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Elliot
Towson
Mediterranean
Boston
Detroit
Elion
Com. E
Norfolk Herald
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