Anson Jones: Yankee Doctor to Texas President
Anson Jones born 1798 in Massachusetts rises from doctor to Texan independence advocate and surgeon. He serves as minister to the United States, becomes Texas president in 1844, and after annexation retires to his home before dying by suicide in 1858 amid Texas’s shift from independence.
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Anson Jones
Great Barrington
Mass
Young Jones
Litchfield
Conn
United States
Washington
Texas Senate
Sam Houston
Lone Star Republic
Jones
Republic
Republic of Texas
State of
Texas
James Pinckney Hender
Kington County
Ington
Eavern
Union
Purebred Hereford sale spurs roads debate and thanks
March report from Mt. Pleasant area describes a two day Hereford cattle sale near Yarmouth with heavy tire wear on soft dirt roads and gravel. Attendees praise neighbors who aided travelers, with many locals and visitors present, including auctioneers Fred Repper and Ed Trostle. gratitude shared for improving access and support.
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Roy Wells
Washington
C. B. Reed
Mt. Pleasant
Yarmouth
The Last Great Creole Gentleman Bernard de Marigny
Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, heir to Louisiana’s wealth, was exiled to England by his guardian for misbehavior. He returned with the game hazard which evolved into craps. His fortune dwindled as Americans rose, ending in a frail old age and a fall that killed him in 1868, marking the end of a Creole era in a city under multiple flags.
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Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville
Louisiana
Bernard
England
Marigny
London
New Orleans
France
Johnny Crapauds
Johnny Crapaud
Crapauds
New World
Market notes and probate notice from Washington County
Market report from Chicago shows hogs lean to 10 cents lower with top at 8.10 and cattle mostly higher by 10 to 15 cents. sheep steady with fat lamb bids up to 9.10 and higher. Also notice of probate in District Court of Iowa Washington County for Malissa Diller dated July 31, 1937 with hearing set March 15, 1939 at 9:00 A.M. in Washington Iowa.
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Chicago
Iowa
Washington County
Malisaa Diller
Washiton
Distr
R. R Noonan
District Court
Washington, Town
R. R. Noonan
Chicago Produce Market Report
Chicago market bulletin shows butter receipts 872,899 lbs with various first and extra class percentages. Meats and poultry receipts listed with grades and counts. potatoes described as steady to weak with 42 arrivals and 811 shipments noted.
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Chicago
Bottles as Earliest Glassware in Early American Craft
The passage notes that bottles represent the earliest form of glassware made in America, highlighting their role in early American craft and industry.
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America
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Claude Sojka
Riverside
Charles Berdo
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Rawleigh
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Ill
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Hills
Lucy
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Columbus Junction
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Washington, Iowa
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Jennery Brown Bees
Hennery
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Sirs
Yours Sincerely
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Call
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Allike Clover Seed
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Illinois Coal
Herman Kron
L. W. Chalupa
Pleasant Plain
Ghrais
Coppock Road
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Midway Sale Co
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Cattie
Fred Repper
Decatur
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Coppock
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Keota
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Near Pleasant Hill
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Titus
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Eravel
Him
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Wayland
Mr Kauffman
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Chicago Livestock
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Till's
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Nat’s Farm Loan Ass’n
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