Secret Rescue at Willow Cottage in Princeton 1777
In a Princeton winter a cloaked stranger pursues a man guarding a prison plan while Edna waits in a candlelit Willow Cottage. Ellis Danford, captured spying on Brunswick, is saved when Gen. Putnam unmasked Henry Dansford, replacing him with Ellis and dismissing the traitor.
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Princeton
New Jersey
Putnam
Brunswick
England
Ellis
Edna
Henry
Tland
Col. Dansford
Gen. Putnam
Willow Cottage
Ellis Danford
Henry Dansford
Young Danford
Putman
Danford
Dansford
Ellis Dansford
Slaveholder in Missouri Urges Confiscation Implications
The St Louis Democrat prints a Marion county slaveholder's letter arguing Fremont's proclamation would not blame government if confiscation frees slaves. He says confiscated slaves become government property, rebels forfeited rights, and the proclamation has spurred public consideration of outcomes.
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Wuar
Missouri
Fremont
Blockade intensifies as seceded states face tightened pressure
The blockade expands to choke smugglers on the North Carolina coast and Kentucky routes. No trains on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad will carry contraband, nor will boats on the Green Cumberland or Tennessee rivers aid traitors. Inlets to Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds are sealed as the Union tightens control. A Philadelphia Press correspondent reports McClellan’s plain, uninsignia style, while a father and son exchange a moral quip about honesty and wealth.
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North Carolina
Kentucky
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Green
Cumberland
Tennessee River
Pamlico
Albemarle
McCarran
Philadelphia Press
McClellan
George B. McClellan
Colonel van Vliet
Notable Offenders Among Officers and Dignitaries
A claim that among officers of rank are three Prussian barons a Russian an English prince a German revolutionist and two of the Louis Philippe family. The statement notes that many people take offence at everything while their consciences offend at nothing.
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Louis Phillippe
Be Free Prophecy in Fremonts Bold Words
From the Boston Transcript a public utterance to John C Premont praises Fremonts plain sense and statesmanlike courage. The message declares the nations freedom rings and the winds of the Northwest herald the Mississippi’s roll to liberty, urging action and time to harden the cause.
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Fremont
Gulf
Osceola expedition tactics spark Missouri conflicts
The piece details Jim Lane’s blunt discipline in Western Missouri including burning Osceola after destroying rebel stores, and 1700 mounted men profiting from contraband meat and rations. It notes executions, a flag of truce offer, and Lane’s retaliatory life for life philosophy.
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Osceola
Jim Lane
Missouri
Lane
Jim
Sam
Trade figures show New York imports fall in eight months
The World reports eight month import totals for New York from 1859 to 1861, with imports in 1861 at 93,727,997 compared to 179,451,084 in 1859 and 167,646,641 in 1860. Exports rise, shipments 43,476,700 in 1859, 68,747,297 in 1860, and 86,502,059 in 1861, yielding a net gain of 115 million dollars from trade activity.
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New York
Prince of Divines Cites Living in Death Bed Contemplation
A sermon-like reflection recalls a renowned divine nicknamed the Prince of Divines who, on his deathbed, instructed an amanuensis to correct a line to say he hoped to be in the land of the living rather than the land of the dying. The passage contrasts earthly passing with the hereafter in his closing scene.
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B. G. Keyes
Warren
Hickory and
Third Streets
Stewart
Philadelphia
Jack
Daniel Webster
Col. Webster
Daniel
New Hampshire
King of Portugal Bans Privateering Vessel Fittings
The Portuguese monarch issued a decree prohibiting subjects from fitting out vessels for privateering. The order targets maritime exploits and reinforces royal control over naval activities.
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Portugal
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