Farrar
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Historical
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"Reading old newspapers is both a profitable and an
entertaining occupation. . ."
- Louis B. Wright, William and Mary Quarterly, 1959.
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BV 835 issues of The Salem Register 1806
July 14 Chinese women longevity – in Canton, 3453 women are over 100 July 21 Discoveries in Louisiana by Lewis, Clark, Dr. Sibley and Dunbar July 24 Stop criticizing Jefferson – “Was our Union ever more happy?” July 27 Americans riot at London docks / Webster’s Dictionary Aug. 4 Negro burned at the stake for murdering mistress Aug. 11 Wilberforce wants America to join Britain in abolishing slave trade Aug. 14 “It is not that we have advanced as far as possible” Aug. 18 Pope may resign / France extends influence to Constantinople Aug. 21 Napoleon’s decree concerning the Jews / Italian Sea battle Aug. 28 Paul, Emperor of Russia, is assassinated / Public Schools Sept. 1 Powder house blows up / Indians use slaves for farming Sept. 4 Pirates are executed / Dr. Priestly’s funeral oration Sept. 8 Bathing is healthy / Bitter party strife in New-England Sept. 11 Non-Importation Act against Britain / New lifeboats not used Sept. 15 “Jefferson’s Dignified Silence” / Blacks send petition to Congress Sept. 18 “Religion heightens the pleasures of life” / Indian barbarity Sept. 25 William and Mary College is starting an academy for females Sept. 29 New Lt. Governor Francis Gore in Upper Canada / Louisiana explored Oct. 2 Florida grows good coffee / Burr conspiracy / Mail robbers caught Oct. 6 United States Naval Power / Last slave trader ship leaves London Oct. 9 Libel cases / Federalism is now wrecked / Mr. Holyoke’s concert Oct. 13 Description of lands on the Piscataquix River in Maine / Pope is ill Oct. 16 No American involvement in European affairs / Cigar smoking bad Oct. 20 Napoleon agrees to Jewish Assembly / Accidental gun shot fatal Nov. 6 Nelson’s body now in London / Lewis returns to St. Louis Nov. 17 Lewis and Clark’s report / Talleyrand now a Duke / Do’s and Don’t’s Nov. 20 Detailed account of the massacre in St. Domingo last May Nov. 27 Federalism defined / Prime Minister Fox is dead / No peace Dec. 1 Crew massacred by Malays / Most newspapers are Democratic Dec. 4 In Ireland, bride drinks poison when she can’t marry her lover Dec. 8 Proclamation against western military enterprise / Burr indicted Dec. 11 Burr is laughed at / Duties of a faithful Hindu widow Dec. 15 French fighting the Prussians / Wife outwits merchant husband Dec. 18 Decisive Jena battle, French in Berlin / Western States for union Dec. 22 Prussia’s fate decided at Jena, three Queens nearby
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