Lynchburg to Houston Describes Texas Battle Front and River Routes
The narrative walks from Lynchburg near the San Jacinto and Buffalo Bayou to Buffalo Bayou’s mouth and Harrisburg, describing terrain, river channels, and encampments. It recalls Mexican approaches to New Washington, the encampment under Generals Houston and Santa Anna, and local towns later renamed Pokersville and Harrisburg, ending with the march toward Houston and a note that the account continues.
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Lynchburg
Buffalo Bayou
San Jacinto
Vinces Bayou
Drunkard
Pokersville
Harrisburg
New Washington
Texas
Galveston
United States
Grenada
Redfish Bar
Jean
Clapper
Houston
Vinces Hayou
Santa Anna
Vilisola
Vinces Farm
Buffalo
L’exas
A Plain Unvarnished Tale Of Truth From Harris Pittsburgh
An old story about hard times and specie hoarding ends in folly. A farmer seeks payment with wheat, a miller betrays him for notes, and a butcher extends credit on tick though specie never returns. The teller, an elderly man, recalls a father who valued industry and discretion.
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Texas
Wise adviser urges loaning money for profit and public good
An old tale contrasts a parsimonious farmer with a prudent merchant. The narrator argues for lending money at interest instead of hoarding specie, noting bank notes and reliable payments as better for wealth and society. A moral: adapt to circumstances and avoid foolishly clinging to hard currency.
Neutrals as mercenaries in a heated moral landscape
Burke argues that neutral men lack character and courage to commit to any cause. He dismisses them as mercenaries with no heart for principle, capable only of weak, energyless conduct. They admire villains from a safe distance, never rising to decisive action.
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Villian
Burke
Seed Wheat Selection Advice From Kentucky Farmer
Richmonp Kentucky August 6 1838 to the editor of the Franklin Farmer. A farmer explains a seed wheat selection method: harvest ripe grains by striking barley barrel in the stack yard to cause perfect shattering then winnow for seed. He warns against using coarse sieves as unripe or diseased grains utero remain. The writer reports ten acres Baden corn in full shoot with strong yield prospects.
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Richmonp
Franklin Farmer
Sim
Sweet potatoe preservation via smoke and soil
An Augusta Banner excerpt discusses curing sweet potatoes by smoke and dry earth storage to prevent frost damage. The author notes success with a sealed box placed in a frost-free spot, and warns that deceitful farming practices will be exposed by the earth in autumn.
A Bargain and Oddities From a Bygone Era
A sailor offers Boniface a bargain to reveal how to sell more liquor by diluting it less, while the pirate tactic sparks a quarrel. Other notes include a job inquiry after a store closing, a willow bark remedy for warts, Columella on eggs and chick sex, a wheat sowing claim against the weevil, and a Hamilton County Agricultural Society fair report.
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Boniface
Hamilton County Agricultural Society
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A. M. Gest
Brays Bayou
Brasses
Harris
Pittsburgh Intelligencer
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Phin Iy
Agricultural
Sweet Potatoe
Arth
Bart
Augusta Banner
Sang Froid
Chicago
Dem
Columella
New Hampshire
Newburyport Herald
Black Sea
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