Evidence

2253 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977
June 23, 1830

Direct Route to Baltimore

The people of Hampshire have long had it in contemplation, to improve the road leading through that county, from the National Road beyond Cumberland, to Smithfield in this county, so as to afford them the means […]
June 1, 1830

1830 Census: John Griggs Household

Jefferson County, Virginia Page 122   John Griggs (HOH) Possible Estimated Birth Dates Male – 20 & under 30 2 1801-1810 Male – 30 & under 40 1 1791-1800 Male – 60 & under 70 1 1761-1770 […]
March 23, 1830

Cox; Confession to the murder of Col. Dunn

Ebenezer Cox, the murderer of Mr. Dunn, late Superintendent at Harpers Ferry, has made a full confession of his crime and has accussed seven other persons of having been accessary to the murder. The particulars of […]
March 19, 1830

Cox implicates seven individuals in murder plot.

We learn by a letter from Washington, dated 16th March, that Cox, who recently shot Col. Dunn, superintendent of the public armory at Harpers’ ferry, has recently made a confession, in which he has implicated seven […]
March 17, 1830

Wm. Flanagan, admin of Hugh Flanagan estate.

Know all now, by these presents, that we William Flanagan, James Flanagan and Thomas Carlton of Frederick County, are held and firmly bound to the state of Maryland, in the sum of Five hundred dollars, current […]
March 15, 1830

Extract of Letter; Col. Dunn Murder

Extract of a letter, dated Harpers Ferry, Baltimore, Jan. 29, 1830.– “I am sorry to relate to you the most lamentable occurrence which I have ever witnessed. Our superintendent of the Armory, Col. Thos. B. Dunn, […]
February 11, 1830

General Rust appointed; Armory

General Rust has been appointed Superintendent of the U. S. Armory at Harper’s Ferry, vice Mr. Dunn, deceased.
February 11, 1830

Diabolical Act: Murder of Superintendent Dunn

Diabolical Act.–We learn, by a private letter from Harper’s Ferry, Va. that while Col. Dunn, the superintendent of the U. States armory at that place, was sitting alone in his office on Friday last, a young […]
August 25, 1829

School For Females in Alexandria

Female Education WM M. JONES respectfully informs his friends and the public generally, that he has concluded to open a School for Females in Alexandria, on the 1st Monday in September next. His course of instruction […]
August 17, 1829

So much for Buckingham.

“Off with his head– so much for Buckingham.” The Washington papers of Saturday, bring a new list of the proscribed, sacrificed to the resentment of our magnanimous President. Among these we truly regret to see the […]
July 14, 1829

Harpers Ferry Whigs at Armory

AT HARPERS FERRY. [The toasts at Harper’s Ferry breathe an indignant spirit. Has Col. Stubblefield, the Superintendant of the U. S. Armory there, been actually “punished” or only threatened? What are the charges against him, of […]
February 19, 1829

Harpers Ferry Bridge Constructed

Harper’s Ferry Bridge– This bridge was constructed by Mr. Lewis Wernwag, the builder of several of the finest bridges in Pennsylvania. It is a bridge of four arches, each 175 feet span, and will have two […]