Reminiscence of a Civil War Era Black Volunteer
Rev J Preston Watena of Pueblo Colorado recalls a former enslaved youth who fled slavery during the Civil War and found shelter with Thomas Gannon in Missouri. The letter recounts wartime kindness, the youth’s literacy efforts, and later life as a devout servant and educator amid broader black uplift in Texas and Prairie View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnan
Eallor
Mt Monte Vien Cole
Gannon
Ninth
Missouri Cavalry
Ely
Iter
Watson
Cannon
Taptath Gannon
Mr. Watson
Gannon Walt
Axain
Furitt
Telpfut
Lynehtur
Hiis
Robert Barnatt
Howling Grean
Pike County
Missoul
Punblo
Paul's
3. John's A. M
Benjamin Banneker The Black Astronomer and Ellicott City Birth
The article recounts Benjamin Banneker born near Ellicott's Mills Maryland before the Revolutionary War. It notes his self education in reading and mathematics and astronomical work aided by Andrew Ellicott. It mentions praise from Thomas Jefferson and a memoir by J Hbntrode, plus a Philadelphia paper planned by a colored men syndicate to circulate in many cities as a pioneering fully black run newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanneker
Ellicott’s Mille
Maryland
Baltimore
Tip Wan
Andrew Ellicott
Staatronomer
Ellicott's Milly
Ellicott Wan & Friend
Washington
District of Columbia
Hanneker
Manneker
Thomas Jefferson
Praach Academy of Sciences
Secretary of the Navy
J. H. i Bn
Philadelphia
Weston
New York
Gallimore
Phite Delphin
Fragmented OCR notes on social habits and markets
The excerpt lists quirky observations about pretended art and gender roles, references a Bible pun, notes beer production in the United Kingdom, and mentions looting in a depot waiting room. It includes a stray line about a Japanese toy center and Tokyo. The text is garbled and reads as miscellaneous fragments rather than a cohesive report.
Local Groceries and Meats Dealer Promises Prompt Delivery
A local grocer and meat market proclaims first class products and attentive service. The ad emphasizes customer care, prompt order handling, and repeat business.
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the Exchange Insurance Association (Incorporated
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Greenwood Avenue
G. H. Ambrose
Mgr
C. B. Paul
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Home Office
Muskogee, Oklahoma
The
WM. Walker
East Archer
Okla
Oscar Tolon
Clinton Tolon
Oklahoma Country
Oklahoma
Youngman’s Red Cross Pharmacy
Brady
Kodaks and Supplies
Post Office
Brady Hotel
North Louisiana
South
DeSoto Oil and Development Company
Mansfield
H. N. Johnson
J. J. Jackson
Tulsa Star
North Greenwood
Holleton Post
Porter
Hrenham Norniml
Fem
K. L. Wlackahemr
Texas
Iwetucom
Luisne
OWF
Khowlelge
Blackaheat
Prairie View
Tom
Nancy
Suan
Gre
Neer Ts Combhe
H. W. Ragdales
N. Greenwood
Tulsa, Oklahome
Trode
Faithmore
Maltimore
Oslo Railroad
Maryland Tie Jurical Society
Bet & Man
Wora
United King Mots
Oana
Rimat
Tokio Noxy
Main
Brady Hotel Cor
Archer
Weldy Bros
E. First St
O. Winterbringer
Guy W. McColle
Mowbray Undertaking CO
Second St
Tulsa, Okla
H. Augustus
E. Archer
Economy Drug Co
A. F. Bryant
S. Boston
Mm. J. Lathon
the Anderson Grocery
L. C. Anderson
HONE
Greenwood ST
J. J. McKeever
Williams Bidge
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