Remorse and Resolve In a South Reconstruction Letter
A long 1876 correspondence from John W. Duxvey debates loyalty and race, as he defends Southern colored rights and warns against carpetbagger misrule. He argues for reconciliation, political balance, and independent Black civic action while defending his mission work and urging unity with white Southerners.
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Nicuaono
Brother Curtis
Agsoon Aa Ftre
Virginia
America
South
What Holds All the Snuff in the World Nowio Tose
A brief fragment questions the source of snuff and names Nowio Tose. The line reads as a cryptic inquiry without clear context or fuller article details.
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Nowio Tose
Fragmented 19th Century Gossip and Odd Remarks
A garbled column mixes quips about a tinking attire fashion, a tailor bill, and a witchlike likeness, with tales of a sultan in delirium tremens, a belated citizen facing a lamp rescue, and a bold fort remark. It notes a New York crowd style talk and a Brooklyn vote on a dating question, with nineteen yes and one no by a red haired woman.
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Ficamond Whig
Conconko
N.H
Brother Dunjoo
Harper's Ferry
Bro. Dunjoo
Tilden
Hendricks
Ruth
Christ
Richmond
Cause of Freedom
Jef, Davis
South
Morrell
Crackett
Stewart
Burgess
Anthony
Chase
D&c
SivAn Cunrtis
Robe
Jos
Davis Stripe
Hose
Brooklyn
Wowan
Fragmentary dialogue from a pirate era scene
Disjointed quotation presents characters Percy Verey and Miantugengt in a rough exchange. The text hints at biting tobacco and coping with hardship, but readability is limited and no clear action or setting emerges.
Fragmented dialogue about a minia ter and named figures
A hazy excerpt presents a flirtatious exchange in a Highland car with garbled names like Mudgu, Gunther, Lili, Maui, and Wray. The text shifts to a preachy setting and mocks a figure’s supposed journey, yielding an incoherent, unreadable passage.
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Gunther
Lili
Maui
Maud
Vague Miniature Quote From Chemung County Sermon
A fragment recalls a preacher in Chemung County who used a vivid simile about a hypocritical Christian and a raccoon climbing a stovepipe with a tea kettle tied to its tail. The remark highlights a moral critique and local religious discourse.
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Watkins
Sumilays
Chemung County
Springfield barber case ends with discharge in assault suit
Ira Brackett brought against John H Powers for assault and battery on Cree George A Sirackett after a barber allegedly cut the boy’s hair too short. The boy wore his hat at meals to avoid mockery and not be teased at school. The barber was discharged with no motto shown.
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Jobe
Sarah
Inez
le Clothilde Arnault
Sir John
Eufaus Trouves
Paris
Nureosly
Charity
Beloveu
Ludonauchnas Eletur Angelique
John Ercigal
Sarah Grovilleld Ie
Liu
Springfeld
Ira Brackett
John H. Powers
George A. Sirackett
George
Damayges
Tim
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Stinger
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Radical Party
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Ately
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G. W.thurtoon
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St. Louis
Forreight
W. i. Mershon
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Thornhill & Buswell
Tonsgama Palace
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