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Embassador Terrell visits town in curious disguise
A mischief making dispatch notes an enterprising prank by a tall, booted envoy resembling Lord Terrell as he parades through the city. Observers describe him as a striking but unremarkable figure amid political ribaldry and the era’s partisan tensions.
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Terrell
Ife
Lord Terrell
U.S
Billy
Terrell, Thompson & Co
Republican Party
Sherman
Portland
National Republican
Ohio
Maine
Secretary of the Treasury
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Ashe
Lawrence
Columbus
Columbus Superior Court
Serison
North
John Sherman
Lewiston
Solid South
King
Mains
Marver
William Jones
Castle Hayne
Shriver
Sebriver
New Hanover County
Jones
Col. Moore
Fishblaze
Sam Tickett
Maria Covington
Criminal Court
Europe
France
Italy
Hampton Mead
T. B. Peterson & Brothers
Philadelphia
P. Heinsberger
Market Atreet
LuHor Axp
Wm. Jones
Cape Fear
H. E. Schriver
Randall Jordan
Schrivver
Jordan