Horace Greeley and a Petersburg Romance Recalled
An old Petersburg chronicler recalls Horace Greeley as a seedy youth visiting the town during its prosperous trading era. He tutored Miss Cheney who later married another man at Hicksford. Greeley’s brief stay ended with a return to New York, and the tale ends with the note that Seymour men in New Jersey lose their homes to a prison fire, highlighting local sentiment on disruption and loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greeley
the Tribune
Jeff Davis
Austria
Petersburg
Cockade
McIndoe
Rambant
Marm
Miss Cheng
Massachusetts
Virginia
Norfolk
Richmond
Charles McIndoe
City Point
Col
John Rowlett
Market Street
Jonathan Smith
Cheney
New York
Mr. Land
Greenville County
Horace
Hicksford
Perils of the Pendleton Escort Homeward Slow and Desperate
An 1860s Cincinnati dispatch describes the Pendleton Escort on a grim homeward trek from New York. Exposed to heat and hunger their linen dusters are worn, hats ruined and shoes worn to tatters. They report slow progress through tunnels and mountains as they fear trains, endure brambles and mud, and plead for relief while a letter from John and Tom laments despair and a stalled trek toward Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Cincinnati
New York
Empire City
John
Seymour and
Sair
Joh
Geo
Tom
Blair Letter Sparks Democratic Fear of a New Government
A harsh letter from Frank Blair calls for a Democratic held House and a forceful reshaping of the Union with the South's voters, aiming to expel opponents and restore slavery. Critics call it a threat to the elective franchise as a revolution in party aims. A Georgia paper recounts a canary tale of false freedom and return to captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Blair
House of Representatives
Senate Io
Blair
Senate
Democratic Party
Jeff
Davis
Union
Jank Blair
Congress
State Guard
South
Charleston Mercury
Wade Hampton
Grant
The Black Man and His Guides in Old Times
A skeptical essay excerpt discusses a Black man arriving in a free country, aided by guides, living on the Eastern coast, and traveling with family across states. It laments lost safety, notes his need to educate children, vote, and manage life after centuries of guidance, ending with social observations on manners and street etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iTe
Ife
Tam
Ile
Africa
Josh Billings
Toot
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The
Warren Mail
E. Cowarn
Allen & Reeyves
Water Street
Hunter
IL Allen
F.D. Reeves
G. W. Allen
H. L. Bartholomew
Warren
Irvine
J. N. Schnur
Russell House
J. A. Neill
Watson & Davis
Water Streets
Passepit
W. C, Coburn
M. D
Dreh Potter
Tidioute
White’s Hotel
N. B
Venango
Forest Counties
Prantum & Beach
O. O. Trantum
R. CO. Braca
Hosklinson
Atlantic Hotel
J. M. Havens
Jamestown House
Depot
Jamestown
N. Y
Court House
John Thomas
Culbertson, Bowman & Wood
Youngsville
Warren Co
J. A. Gunperrsoy
D.C. Bowman
G. Rt
George Reig, JR
Second Street
J. B. Brown
Bangory
W. Martin
Cortland Street
Greenwich
Washington Sts
Peter Martin
WM. Martin
George Ball
S. R. Breed
Hazel Street
J. H. Mitchell & CO
Carver House
J. H. Mitchell
H. A. Jamieson
C. W. Stone
D. Titus
U. S
Shatter Block
Carver Iouse
WM. D. Brown
Oiffice
Liberty Street
Wetmore & Clark, Orneys
Johnson& Brown’s
Warren, Pa
J. D. Wetmore
J. R. Clark
J. Trushel & CO
Front Street
Warren Pa
Randall’s Drug Store
A. Kirberger
Greenland Brothers
William Kulow
H. P. Kinnear
Wilbur & Allen
Attorneys At Law
Johnson's Exchange
First National Bank
W. W. Wilsor
T. Allen
Russell
Seond Street
M. Russell
Charles Dinsmoor
Shaffer Block
Hickory and
J.B. Browns
Buffalo and Erie Railroad
Erie
Cincinnati Express
New York Express
Buffalo
Toledo Express
Steamboat Express
R. N. Brown
IL Creek
Boyd Farm
Titusville
Corry
Titusmle
Lake Shore
A. & G. W. Railway
Cleveland
Rie
Brocton
Cleveland & Erie
Buffalo & State Line
Buffalo & Brass Cut Railroad
H. F. Sweetser
Gen'l Sup’t
Hoofland’s
Bitters
Hoofland
Santa Cruz
Hoofland's
Philadelphia and Erie
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Harrisburg
Williamsport
Great Oil Region
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia & Erie Rail Road
Westwaard
Eric
Ee Corry
ERLE
of Creek
Allegheny River
Alfred L. Tyler
Erie Railway
Rence
Boston
New England
Dunkirk
Salamanca
Ases
C. M. Jackson
Philadelphia, PA
Germany
All Western Lines
Western
Depot Corner Exchange
Michigan Streets
Avon and
Hornellsville
Chemung
Susquehanna
Delaware
Ramapo
WM. R. Barr
H. Riddle
Wponey
Arnica
Hazelltine & CO
Joe Rae
Marbles &c
Varity Hall
Ees
Variety Hall
Inmense
Disston
J. H. Mitchell.& CO
Marasmus
Nou
George W. Woodward
Justce
Supreme Court of Pa
Geo. W. Woodward
James Thompson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Joseph H. Kennard
Tenth Baptist Church
Jackson
Kennard
Fighth
Coates St
ER. D. Fendall
Christian Chronicle
Philada
Hopfland
K. D. Fendall
Germa
G. M. Jackson
Arch Penna
Cha’s M. Evans
F. A. Randall
Warres
Emily J, Adams
Jesus
Express
New Jersey
Tyes
Georgia
Moody
Black Man
New Orleans
Wasix
Friends of Law and Order
Seymour Knights
Blair Guards
Texas
Louisiana
Yarmouth
Gov. Yarmouth
Sipewalk Kroguertre
Andrew Johnson
Buchanan
Cobb
Treasury
National Credit
Thompson
Floyd
Cobb and Thompson
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