Sinking of a slave ship...
THE SALISBURY & WINCHESTER JOURNAL, England, Oct. 12, 1789
- Sinking of a slave ship
- Slavery trade
The ftpg. has a report off the sinking of what was likely a slave ship: "...The brig Bell, of Glasgow, from Jamaica to Georgia...was struck with lightning which instantly killed 11 of the crew...few hours after the accident the vessel, with 150 negroes, went down..." with a bit more.
Page 3 has an interesting report of crimes & punishment in Winchester.
Four pages, nice condition.
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THE DAILY REGISTER, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Sept. 2, 1840 Page 2 has a somewhat brief article headed: "Slavers Captured" reporting in part:
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 12, 1859
- Post John Brown execution (hanging)
- Much on the funeral services - burial
Almost the entirety of page 6 is taken up with:
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THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 16, 1860
- Pemberton Mill disaster
- Lawrence, Massachusetts
- African slave trade
Page 5 has: "The Lawrence Catastrophe" "More Bodies
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