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  1. What has been the practical effect of the Tariff of 1842?
    date 1842 to July 12, 1844map FAUQUIER, Virginiatags Economy, Government, Politics, Slavery

    Mr. A.P Hayne, a slaveholder in Charleston, S.C, sent Isaac Hazard, a merchant from Peace Vale Rhode Island, to Warrenton to purchase a shipment of clothing and cloth for his slaves. After his purchases Isaac wrote to Hayne informing him of what he bought and each items price. His purchases included: 30 men's frock coats, twilled cotton and wool, at forty cents per yard, 12 boys coats, 175 yards...

  2. The Loss of a Steamboat
    date September, 1842map ADAMS, Mississippitags Agriculture, Economy, Migration/Transportation

    In September 1842, the Vicksburg, a steamboat, was headed for New Orleans. On board were 145 bales of John A. Quitman's cotton. However, only 17 of the bales actually reached New Orleans as expected. The Vicksburg had an accident, and one hundred and twenty eight of Quitman's bales were unaccounted for. An accident such as this would have been very bad news for any southern...

  3. Inheriting Property
    date September 22, 1842map ORLEANS, Louisianatags African-Americans, Economy, Migration/Transportation, Native-Americans, Slavery, Urban-Life/Boosterism, War

    By the 1840s, it was clear to most Americans that the United States existed on a fair bit of land. This vast space stretched westward, father than many imaginations even reached. Word trickled back east of rich soil and bountiful harvests, but also of great hardships. Thousands of Native Americans perished on the over 2000 mile long Trail of Tears in 1838.

    It was in this context that O.G....