Soldier and Sister Bond in War Time Bargain
Major Ross arranges a substitute for his ward Miss Barclay, Richard Keene, who offers to fight for her and ensure her sister Emily’s education. Kate mentors Emily as Keene goes to war, and their bond deepens through letters, peril, and shared grief after Keene is killed. Emily learns of his death, and Kate adopts Emily as family while dealing with the burden of sending a beloved soldier to battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Ile
Emily
Miss Barclay
Gramercy Park
Mres Dupont
Misa Barclay
Richard Keene
Richard Keeny
Kate Barclay
Mr. Keene
Barclay
Fortune
Richard Keen
Muss Barclay
Inewa
Heagh
Sue
Emly
Kate Berclagg Presses Cousin On War And Duty
In a tense exchange Kate Berclagg challenges Major Ross about spending and courage. She urges him to hire a soldier to fight if money can secure a cause, while he argues a dedicated man would fight for love and family. The discussion centers on loyalty, sacrifice, and the fate of a sister left unprotected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Berclagg
Ross
Madame Ferarra
Kate
Gienne
Fidentist
Orpheus’ Kerr
Recruiting meeting in Epping NH sparks debate over volunteer pay
At an Epping New Hampshire recruitment meeting a reverend proposed paying volunteers two hundred dollars. Dr. Batchelder, recently released from Fort Constitution, urged raising the amount to three hundred dollars citing the risk to life and soul. The piece notes editorials and humorous misstatements, including Pickwickian explanations and paradoxical disclaimers about truth and lies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epping
N.H
Batchelder
Fort Constitution
Talleyrand's Boston Emigrant Bride and Market Visit
A fragment recounts Madame de la Tour du Pin and Mademoiselle de Dilon in revolutionary exile. They escape France with their families to Boston 1793, where the wife works as a market seller and farmhouse cook while the husband, M de Talley rand, admires her courage. They endure hardship, and she proves adept at household work and provisioning.
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Mi de Taleyrand
Boston
M.jde Talleyragh
Oman
Pagpon
M. de Talleyrand
Wall Be Dies
Argalles
Robespierre
America
Bost.x
Mons. de la Teit d'Pin
Rance
Muller
M.de Norborn
W. de Talleyrand
Jason
Madame de la Tour du Pin
M de Talleyrand
Palace
Versailles
New World
M_ de Talleyrand
Tam
Missis
Jullah
Dancino Thysot Racsorr at Niblo's Ballet Scene
Two country girls visit Niblo's New York during ballet season. They react to the scant costumes with discomfort and whispered exchanges about propriety, deciding to leave as the performance continues.
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Dancino Thysot Racsorr
Niblo’s
New York
Mary
Petroleum Cargo Sparks Naval Banter at Sea
A passenger and captain survey a ship’s cargo in a nautical exchange aboard the vessel. The captain confirms the cargo as petroleum and a passenger quips about “rock oil” and the value, while a line about a trout and forgiveness adds a tinge of moral reflection.
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Cole
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Ireh
WANG
Tye
Edward & CO
Crandall Exchange
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James Curry
Rougil
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Ohio
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J. H. Bandingardiner & CO
C &c Arcademe
East Liberty Street
Furnibang
R. R. Donnelly
Hardware
Sash, &c. &c
Mammoth
Merchants Emporium
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Rowe & Brother
Vocator
Louis Sheible
Oposite Exchange
Kauke
C. Watchus
Lindal Spragua
Washington Corner
M’donald, Laughlin & CO
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UB Totten
Miller & Totten
Hiv
Offich
Pox & Spear's
Black
Banky Leanan Lehman & Grant
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Wayne Sod
American Hotel
J Spink
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Redott
United States
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George
Joan M'Sweeny
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Wayne
South Market Street
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Public Square
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Jones
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Wooster Exchange
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Martin Welker
COX & Welkebr
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H. Richeson
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Peotograpeiist
Metz’s
B. F. Baltzly
Baltzly
Palace OF Art
Fox
Lehman's and Bounty Agency Office
GED
Czartis
Tfon
Cal
Hassla
Raul
Draet
J. H. Raqe
Loetry
Ylorenor Percy
Blumber
Angela Watch
NY Evangelist
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London Gardners
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Dalkeith
KATES
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Universalist Society
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