1803
Mar. 2 Edward Tiffin is
Governor of the new state of Ohio
Mar. 9 Louisiana French
expedition
Mar. 16 U.S. militia bill
Mar. 30 Bay of Algiers declares
war on France / Lewis sent Southwest
Apr. 6 Indians drive Russians
from the Northwest coast
Apr. 13 Story of the execution
of men who tried to kill George III
Apr. 20 Bonaparte’s character /
French won’t go to New Orleans
Apr. 27 Paris fever “La Grippe”
/ Violent snowstorm
Apr. 29 (Broadside Extra)
King’s message / England mobilizes
May 4 England – France war /
Jefferson invites Paine to America
May 11 Gibraltar mutiny /
Algiers and Tripoli wants U.S. tribute
May 18 A Quaker’s letter to the
Citizens of the United States
May 25 Bonaparte sends troop to
St. Domingo / Britain leaves Egypt
June 1 French suspends
expedition to Louisiana
June 8 James Monroe in Paris
seeking the rights to use the Mississippi
June 29 France sells Louisiana
to the United States
July 6 Fashion / First
United States statistical tables
July 13 Spirit of Democracy
criticizes Jefferson
July 20 The purchase of
Louisiana will cost $15 million.
July 27 A description of the
Louisiana territory
Aug. 3 St. Domingo barbarity
/ James Callender drowns
Aug. 10 Croswell convicted of
libel against Jefferson in his Balance.
Aug 24 Huge water break on a
Virginia mountain
Sept. 7 Sedition Law was
passed to stop lies, not to throttle the Press
Dec. 14 Senate discusses the 12th
Amendment / Burr caters to all
Dec. 21 Lewis and Clark
expedition to explore Louisiana
1804
Jan. 9 French turn over New
Orleans to General Wilkerson
Jan. 11 Some say the 12th
Amendment assures Jefferson of reelection
Jan. 18 Jefferson tells
Congress that money is left over from last year
Jan. 25 South Carolina repeals
law for non-importation of slaves
Feb. 1 No invasion of England
yet / Jefferson and Callender
Feb. 29 “Who are true friends
and real enemies of the United States?”
Mar. 14 French army surrenders
in St. Domingo / USS Philadelphia lost
Apr. 11 French fleet at Toulon
evades Nelson / Indian claims
Apr. 18 Plot against Bonaparte
/ Moreau arrested / George III’s 14 children
Apr. 20 Liberty of the Press /
Impeachment against Judge Samuel Chase
May 2 Now 180 American
newspapers / Can ransom USS Philadelphia
May 9 “Be cautious how you
believe” / St. Domingo massacre Whites
May 16 Moreau defies Bonaparte
/ Nelson bombards Algiers
May 30 Decatur’s report on the
burning of the USS Philadelphia in Tripoli
June 6 Talleyrand on the
conspiracy / Stephen Decatur made a captain
June 20 Only free white men can
vote in congressional elections
June 27 Senate and House
minority protest choice of electors
July 4 Review of Jefferson’s
Administration / Maryland floods
July 18 Bonaparte made Emperor
/ Hamilton wounded by Burr in a duel
July 25 Hamilton dies /
Disturbances by Blacks in Augusta, Georgia
Aug. 8 “Pernicious Practice
of Dueling” / Burr indicted for murder in NY
Aug. 22 Parliament considers
abolishing slave trade / PA Black education
Aug. 29 Dessalines Hayti
Emperor / Restore drowned man / Farrar’s store
Sept. 19 Female derangement /
10,000 attend execution of an Indian
Sept. 26 Creek nation and U.S.
boundary set / Spain to defend Florida
Oct. 3 “Democracy Upside
Down” / Difficulties with Spain in Louisiana
Oct. 10 12th
Amendment ratified / “Comforts and Disappointments of life”
Nov. 21 Jefferson’s “State of
the Union” message to Congress
1805
Jan. 16 An account of Lewis
and Clark’s stay with the Mandan Indians
Jan 23 Napoleon and
Josephine’s travel bed / King of Otaheite dies
Jan 30 Indiana Territory
divided into two / No mail because of the snow
Feb 6 Last year 1538
American seamen were impressed by Great Britain
Feb 13 Bonaparte’s coronation
/ John Randolph’s conduct questioned
Feb 20 Debate libels “Monarchy
of Federalism” in New-England Palladium
Feb 27 Imported Slaves Bill /
Jefferson reelected with 162 electoral votes
Mar. 6 Article on the
Sedition Act / Louisiana has territorial government
Mar 20 Jefferson’s Inaugural /
Comments on Jefferson’s inaugural
Mar. 27 Wilkerson is Governor
Upper Louisiana / NY: Truth libel defense
May 1 Impressment: “Once an
Englishman, always an Englishman”
May 22 Bonaparte now King of
Italy / “Resolutions when I come to be old”
June 26 Braddock’s grave /
Jefferson refuses third term / Pulpit death
July 10 Ottoman army defeated
in Egypt / American fleet sails to Tripoli
July 17 Progress of Lewis and
Clark / “Inconsistencies of Mr. Jefferson”
July 24 St. Domingo Slavery
abolished / Long tirade of Jefferson’s sins
July 31 Yellow fever / John
Quincy Adams elected a Harvard professor
Aug. 7 Prisoners at Tripoli /
Negro insurrection in North Carolina
Aug. 14 Lord Melville’s trial /
Ohio Indians cede million acres to U.S.
Aug. 21 Boys should not smoke
cigars / “Louisiana – Land we didn’t want”
Aug. 28 Maine to separate from
Massachusetts / Crime prevalent in U.S.
Sept. 18 English naval victory /
Lear gets Tripoli treaty at a high cost
Oct. 9 Progress of war in
India / Obadiah Williams, a complete villain
Oct. 16 Austria declares war on
France / Earthquake in Italy / NY fire
Dec. 11 Napoleon takes army
from Holland / Nelson to attack Cadiz fleet
Dec. 18 Jefferson’s “State of
the Union Address” read to Congress by clerk
Dec. 25 Nelson’s last words
“England expects every man to do his duty”
1806
Jan. 1 Indiana wants slaves
/ Trafalgar victory details / Ulm victory
Jan. 25 Napoleon in Vienna /
“Immortal Nelson” poem / Profane Swearing
Mar. 5 Congress holds secret
session on a $2,000,000 bill to buy Florida
Mar. 12 Congressmen watch as
slaves pass in Washington / Austerlitz
Mar. 19 Long, detailed report
on the battle of Austerlitz and Armistice
Apr. 2 Massachusetts forbids
stage plays / Try to force Spain over Sabine River
Apr. 5 Randolph “Impeach
Madison and Jefferson” / Democratic lies
Apr. 16 Non-importation of
British goods Bill passes / Austria’s distress
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