California Revolt Looms in July 1856 Dispatch
Sacramento reports a political upheaval in California driven by Southern influence and slaveholding interests. The Vigilance Committee rises as chivalry is challenged, revealing corruption in offices, biased courts, and violent tactics by pro slavery factions. Foreman seeks federal aid, while Californians reject outside interference and demand self rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
California
Union
Missouri
Pikes
Pike County
Kansas
United States
Mason
Dison
Heydenfelat
East
Supreme Court
Hugh C. Murry
Murray
Terry
Herbert
Weller
Congress
Foreman
Peopel
Pacific
Counterfeiting Pills Fraud Linked to Holloway’s Medicine
Philadelphia reports the arrest and committal of Pelham D. Hollis for counterfeiting Holloway's Pills labels. Investigators traced and destroyed counterfeits under guidance from Holloway's London office. The piece condemns the fraud as a threat to health and urges vigilance to protect patients and the inventor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pelham D. Hollis
Holloway
Hollis
New York
London
Loston Intelligencer
Not Guilty After Bartlett Speech in New Hampshire Court
A dramatic New Hampshire court scene features Ichabod Bartlett defending an old man charged with counterfeiting. Bartlett delivers a lucid argument, tears on the witness stand, and the jury promptly acquits the prisoner. The tale is paired with an English sea episode of six children saved at sea and a political note on Buchanan and Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Jeremiah Mason
Ichabod Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett
Rascal
Louisville Journal
James Buchanan
Mr. Clay
Buchanan
Adams
Mr. Buchanan
Clay
Gen. Jackson
Allen A. Hall
Nashville Banner
Hermitace
Gen Jackson
A Seneca Burial Rite Sends Birds to the Spirit Land
A Native American superstition among the Seneca keeps a young bird held until it begins to sing. Then the bird is freed over a grave with gifts of kisses and affection, believed to carry offerings to the departed. Often twenty or thirty birds are released over one grave.
Be Frank and Honest in All Interactions
Be frank and avoid deception. Do not praise to one person while disparaging others behind their backs. Refrain from revealing confidential information. Do not magnify faults or speak with insincerity to those you claim to support.
Post Masters and local party patronage appeal note
An 1856 note asks for a reliable leading Democrat in towns to confer with in Washington City. It mentions Perrin M. Brown and payment for campaign materials, reflecting press commentary on editorials across regions about marriages and social troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrin M. Brown
Washington City
D.C
Washington
Campagn
Times
Alb
Celebration toast and plucky shopkeeper exchange at Independence Day
In Binghampton the Fourth of July celebration had Daniel 8 Dickinson presiding as toastmaster. The women of the Revolution were praised as mothers of men and patriots while the women of today were urged to cheer. A colporteur asked to leave tracks and was told to leave them heels toward the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Board
England
Plymouth
Binghampton
Daniel 8. Dickinson
Witty Exchanges and Odd Jests From a Wartime Letter
A Western editor replies to a subscriber who quits the paper, joking that its length suits him. The page shares a string of quips about hurried letters, lawyers, wives and a punny Roman general in leap year, reflecting light humor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pnes
The
Sierra
Fremont
J. A
N. Y. Tribune
American
Worth
Kittering
Tn Tuolumne
Werth
San Francisco Evening Journal
Mr. King
Bulletin
King
Casey
San Francisco
James King
Warr
Citizens’ Committee
Atlantic
Ferris Foreman
P. M
Pierce
Gov. Johnson
Col
David
Moloney
Hopkins
Sind
Warren Mail
EH. Cowan
Bartlett & Morgan
Water Street
Warren
Jamestown
Bennett & Fingers
Stranahan & Randall’s
J. D. James
Janes
Carver
Hackney House
Second and
Liberty Streets
Warren, Warren Co
Wm. Hackney
L. T. Parmlee
Carver House
Warren Co
Wetmore & Spencer
Second St
Johnson
Brown
S. Warren, Pa
L. D. Wetmore
T. Co. Funcer
Johnson & Brown
Jonxson’s Exchange
L. P. Johnson
Rasselas Brown
Scofield & Brown
Liberty St
Glenniw
Scofield
William D. Brown
Phillip Mead
Justice of the Peace
Scott’s Exchange
Youngsville
Gilman Merrill
Notary Public
Water St
Warren, Pa
Lewis Arnett
Pennsylvania
D. M. Williams
Temperance House
J. B. Brown
Sugar Grove
A.e.hall & CO
Water St. Warren
C.w.ratabun
Breeze Point
WM. H.combs
Enn
George Sailor
Wilbur
Benjamin Nesmith
Exchange
P. S. Cox
Court Horse
E. M. Pierce
Third
Hickory Streets
L. E. Guignon
G. H. Ames, & Co., Seddie, Harness and Trunk Manufacturers
Benson
Chauncey Hulburt Hoskins, Wieskell, & CO
Market Street
W. Burton, Gordon & Fellows
Beaver Street
Broadway
Broad Streets
Bowling Green
W. J. Gordon & CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Dr. Pond
Noch
New London
Enoch
Senphante
Marius
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!