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THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Sept. 15, 1800
- re. the creation of the state of Indiana
- Gabriel Prosser's slave insurrection
Page 3 has a brief & early report on Gabriel's Rebellion,
It notes: "An insurrection was discovered on the 30th alt. among the negroes in the neighborhood of Richmond, Vir. and some of them are lodged in the gaol [jail] of that city...".
Gabriel's Rebellion was a planned slave rebellion in the Richmond, Virginia, area in the summer of 1800. Information regarding the
SPOONER'S VERMONT JOURNAL, Walpole, June 2, 1806
- Shawnee Prophet Tenskwatawa
- Spiritual revitalization movement
Page 2 has a letter from Vincennes in the Indiana Territory concerning: "...the Delaware Indians have burnt several...of their nation & condemned several others to undergo the same fat. A prophet it seems, appeared among them...the Great Spirit...commanded him to tell the Indian that it was his will they should destroy all those who drink spiritous liquors...".
The back page has: "An
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