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Subject: [USGenWeb-NE-L] 11) Maine Farmer
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 04:57:12 EDT

Dear Friends:

More Maine Farmer Clippings:

A hard case - the Northampton Courier says that Capt. William Smith who for
the last ten years has been an inmate of the Northampton Alms house, has just
claims against the government for French spoliation, prior to 1800, to the
amount of $10,000. In 1798, and 1799, he commanded, at different times,
three vessels, in the cargoes of which he was interested to the amount of
$10,000 prime cost - all of which vessels were captured by French privateers
and with their cargoes, confiscated.- The French government made
compensation for these damages more than forty years ago, and the money was
used in the purchase of Louisiana, Capt. Smith has sent a petition to
Washington for relief.
[Maine Farmer 21 Jan 1843]

A Mr. Beach, who has recently been released from the Newburyport jail for
disturbing religious meeting, took his stand a short time since on the pulpit
stairs of Rev. Mr. POND, recently settled in Georgetown, and told the Pastor
he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
[Maine Farmer 21 Jan 1843]

Emigration - The N.Y. Journal of Commerce gives the following statistics of
European emigration to America-

During fourteen years ending with 1842 inclusive, there arrived in Canada
from England, 85,965 emigrants
Ireland 22835
Scotland 47300
other counties 4761
Cabin passengers 1842, 614
Total 366, 675

Enjoy,

David C Young
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs/history/newspaper/maine/farmer/&g

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