Young John Russell a Hero at Valley Forge Aid
John Russell, a sixteen year old orphan living with Squire Holton, overhears a plan to seize General Washington. He forwards critical intelligence after recognizing a traitor at Maj Frye's, earning Washington’s gratitude and a role caring for the general’s horses. He later serves as a soldier and Virginia planter.
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Squire Holton
Maj. Jackman
John
Mrs. Holton
Lexington
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Valley Forge
Yelow
John Russell
Mr. Holton
Aquire
Thad
Washington
Ltike
Katrina
Hans
Maj Frye
Maj. Frye
von Rascal
Veil
Hana
Air
Besson
Maj. Singleton
Maj Singleton
Wiliam Howe
Maj Daniel Frye
Maj. Fryer
Old Luke
Glen
Pater Petria
Jet
Judas
Acquire
Yorktown
Virginia
Mt. Vernon
Fred M. Colby
Thomas Jefferson on George Washington A Wise and Great Man
In a private 1798 letter Jefferson praised Washington as wise and good, noting his integrity and justice. The writer recalls Jefferson’s judgment that Washington was the finest example of leadership, describing his temper, manners, and calculated generosity, and affirming the saying that he was a wise good and great man.
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Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Jefferson
President Washington
Washington
Virginia
New York
Mr. Jefferson
Jamy Parton
Hindoo Cremation Traditions Described in Calcutta
A writer recounts a Hindu cremation at a Calcutta ghat, detailing the out-of-doors funeral rites, wood piles, oil offerings, and the brothers’ reactions as the body is cremated. It notes ashes separation and cultural views on life after death, ending with a separate anecdote about a New York merchant correcting a bill.
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Calcutta
Hindoo
New York
Giant cobra in India grows to fourteen feet long
Medras Pioneer notes the cobra named Buriat in India, a long snake feeding mainly on other snakes. It mentions scant knowledge of its reproduction and incubation, with the creature widely feared but rarely observed in its nesting.
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Sete
Riggee
India
Piper
Coa Railway
Medras
Snake hunt ends district danger with 33 deadliest snakes
In British India a local resident named Vasey tracked a roadside monster snake. He shot it and found thirty two eggs beneath its coil, then recovered thirty three young snakes from the mass, sending specimens to the Bombay Natural History Society.
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Wacey
India
Mar
Mr. Wancy
The
Hombey Natural History
Frome & Sgake
Obsolete Portraits of Attorneys General and Red Color Theories
A dated sketch exam ines Attorney General Olney described in ornate terms as a forceful, reserved Boston lawyer with a rich practice and anti publicity streak. The piece contrasts his silence with Carlyle’s idea that silence is golden. It also includes a fragment explaining why red triggers oxen’s temper due to color perception.
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Bnt
Washington
Luke
Cinney
Olney Fo
Lippincotts
Boston
Carlyle
Supreme Court
Bay State
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