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BOUND VOLUMES, May 2, 2013 200 YEARS AGO Several very large bets have been made in this city (Albany), on the result of the ensuing election – The following was offered and taken up on Tuesday last – 1,000 dollars was given to receive one dollar for each vote over 4,000, which Gen. Van Rensselaer should obtain more than Gov. Tompkins, for the office of Governor of this state. (Ed. Note: The wager came to nothing as Daniel D. Tompkins…

BOUND VOLUMES, May 9, 2013 175 YEARS AGO The Cherry Valley Gazette announces that the Central Bank at Cherry Valley resumed the payment of specie upon all its liabilities on the day previous. (Ed. Note: The banking crisis of 1837-1838 resulted from the issuing of private currency, or specie, by banking interests that had insufficient resources to redeem the notes) The Banks of New England, that intend ever to resume, will soon follow the excellent example of the New York…

BOUND VOLUMES, May 16, 2013 200 YEARS AGO Havre de Grace – This morning, a little after the break of day, a British armed force, under cover of armed vessels which anchored in front of this town in eleven large barges, landed below a small breast work which had been roughly thrown up, and in which were one nine and two four pounders, manned by 50 militia. The vessels in front of the town threw 8 Congreve rockets, one of…

BOUND VOLUMES, June 6, 2013 200 YEARS AGO Among the ten provisions of a village ordinance adopted on May 21, 1813 is the following: And be it further ordained, that the owner of every dwelling, house, office, shop or store, shall provide on or before the first day of October next, (under the penalty of one dollar for neglect or refusal so to do,) one leather fire bucket, for every two fire places in each and every dwelling house, office,…

BOUND VOLUMES, June 13, 2013 200 YEARS AGO Books for Sale by H. & E. Phinney at their Book & Stationery Store, Cooperstown – “Halyburton’s Enquiry into the Principles of Modern Deists,” “Shakespeare’s Works – 8 Volumes,” “Winter in London – A Novel, 2 Volumes,” “Blair’s Lectures,” “Life of Rev. Cornelius Winter,” “Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montague, 5 Volumes,” “Camilla, A Novel,” “Buchan’s Domestic Medicine,” “Christ’s Second Appearing,” “Smith’s Essays on the Causes of the Variety of Complexion and…

BOUND VOLUMES, June 27, 2013 200 YEARS AGO Indian Cruelty – A gentleman at Cleveland, writes under date of the 19th, inst. that the savages had made a descent on a small settlement call Cold Creek, about 50 miles from that place, near Lake Erie, and took 13 prisoners, 3 women, 9 children and one man; and that they killed and scalped one woman and three children in a most barbarous manner. They were pursued but not overtaken. Fourth of…

BOUND VOLUMES, July 11, 2013 175 YEARS AGO In the wake of several steam boat tragedies and injuries or death occasioned by other means involving steam-driven machines, the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to prepare and hand a report to Congress on the first day of the next Session, containing all the information that can be obtained as to the use of steam engines in the United States, and the accidents and loss of life or property which has…

BOUND VOLUMES, July 18, 2013 200 YEARS AGO British Monsters – Excerpt of a letter from Captain Cooper to Charles K. Mallory, Esq. Lieut. Gov. of Virginia – “I was in Hampton with my troop; that place having been evacuated in the morning by the British. My blood ran cold at what I saw and heard. The few distressed inhabitants running up in every direction to congratulate us; tears were shedding in every corner – the infamous scoundrels, monsters, destroyed…

BOUND VOLUMES, August 8, 2013 200 YEARS AGO Elopement – This may certify that my wife Sophia has run away from me for the truly honorable purpose of not going to Ohio & her friends have been so friendly, or rather devilish, as to advise her to quit me; and have kept her, and the children where I could not find them for some months. This is therefore to forbid all persons trusting or harboring her at their peril. Henry…

BOUND VOLUMES, August 22, 2013 200 YEARS AGO We are informed that a Floating Battery, in the form of an Octagon, constructed under the superintendence of Mr. William Cooper, formerly of this village, was stove to pieces on its way from Oswego to Sacket’s harbor, the fore part of July. It is said that 15 men were navigating it, one or two of whom were drowned and the remainder considerably injured. It is stated to have been built at the…