A Dove Cote Morning: Henry Calls for Ranger Duty
Henry and Stephen Foster prepare for a warlike morning at the Dove Cote as Mildred steels herself against rumors of Cornwallis and Butler. Henry cites imminent march orders while Mildred endures fear for Arthur Butler amid national troubles and wartime anxieties.
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Lindsay
Tyrrel
Henry
Bell
Blanche
Hylas
Stephen Foster
Dove Cote
Stephen
Virginia
Amherst Rangers
Foster
Leutenant
Mildred
Tom
Butler
Rangers
Sister
Endymion
Camden
de Kalb
Cornwallis
Carolina
North Carolina
Arthur Butler
Gates
Dove Cove
Mildred and Stephen Escorting a Soldier Troop Southward
Mildred rides with Stephen Foster to an advancing troop bound toward hostilities. She entrusts him with a letter for Major Butler and a purse to fund his mission. Stephen agrees to seek Butler and deliver the letter, while Mildred urges careful search and secrecy.
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Mildred
Henry
Stephen Foster
Butler
Stephen
Georgia
Old man sells dressed chickens with a wit twist
In Lowell Mass a produce seller entertains with a tale about headless chickens. He explains he chops the chickens off to avoid cutting heads, prompting a startled but amused reaction from a customer. The column notes a tippling florist and an oculist facing love's onslaughts.
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Lowell
Mass
Lowell Citizen
Rise of a Royal Governor in antebellum Charleston 1719
In 1719 Charles Town faces a clash between Governor Johnson and a rising popular convention led by Alexander Skrine. As militia drills near, a de facto revolutionary movement proclaims James Moore as royal governor while the proprietors’ influence wanes. The confrontation tests loyalty to King George I and the legality of colonial authority.
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South Carolina
England
Nicholas Trott
Trott
George the First
Crown of England
Parliament of
Johnson
Francis Yonge
Ralph Izard
William Bull
Samuel Wrage
Charles Hart Benjamin de la Consilliere
Peter St. Julien
William Gibbon
Hugh Butler
Jacob Satur
Jonathan Skrine
Charles Town
Alexander Skrine
A. Skrine
George Logar
William Slakeway
George
Arthu Middleton
Co Ory
Tess
Itwis
King George
Paris
Rhett
Lloyd
James Moore
State Corn Contest prompts South Carolina entries
The article reports Capt. J. Drake of Marlboro County produced 265 bushels of shelled corn per acre, a record in the American Agriculturalist contest. It details a statewide and national cereal contest with prizes, rules, and entry steps overseen by B. J. Watson and Clemson officials, plus funds for school children and local clubs.
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South Carolina
Capt. J. Drake
Marlboro County
S.C
American Agriculturalist
Capt. Drake
South
Orange-Judd Company
Coke
Masby
B. J. Watson
New York
Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Immigration
E. J. Watson
Columbia
P. H. Mell
Clemson College
J. N. Harper
Department of Agriculture
Captain Drake
Young Folks’ Grain Club
The
Watson
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John P. Kennedy
Havng
Mount Latmos
Congress
Major Butler
Miss Mildred
Mr. Foster
Pshaw
Steve
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Yorkville Enquirer
Dignant
Barbadoes
Ers
State Corn Contest Commission
Berlin
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