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711 Indexed Records Spanning 1730 to 1977

August 9, 1850

9 Aug 1850

Dead of Cholera: McCarroll, Hays.

Harpers Ferry, Aug. 8. — The cholera is spreading rapidly and is creating much alarm; six deaths occurred here last night. The public works are deserted, and the people are flying from the place in every […]

August 2, 1850

2 Aug 1850

3 Armorers Dead, Cholera

The cholera, at Harper’s Ferry, is spreading alarmingly. Three operatives in the government works, died on Tuesday.

August 1, 1850

1 Aug 1850

Cholera Rapidly Spreading

The cholera is spreading rapidly. Three deaths occurred at Harper’s Ferry yesterday, and five new cases are reported today.

July 31, 1850

31 Jul 1850

Cholera, Harpers Ferry fatal cases.

Cholera has broken out at Uniontown, Pa. and Harper’s Ferry, Va. Several fatal cases occurred at the latter place yesterday. Cholera prevails in a number of towns along the National road.

April 19, 1850

19 Apr 1850

Shenandoah Steamboat Company

SHENANDOAH STEAMBOAT COMPANY.– The river Shenandoah, which empties from the Virginia side into the Potomac, at Harper’s Ferry, it seems, is to be navigated by steamers. A company has been formed called the Shenandoah Steamboat Company, […]

May 20, 1849

20 May 1849

Greenhodge/wood Crushed To Death

Fatal Railroad Accident.HARPER’S FERRY, May 18– 6 P. M.We have again to inform you of another fatal accident on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad this afternoon, near this place. A man named Jacob Greenhodge, or Greenwood, […]

February 21, 1849

21 Feb 1849

Doran’s Mysterious Return

A MYSTERIOUS RETURN.– Mr. Richard D. Doran, a merchant of Harper’s Ferry, whose mysterious disappearance some few years since, has been a matter of newspaper comment, returned to his former home on Saturday last. He has […]

February 13, 1849

13 Feb 1849

Several Cotton Factories being Constructed

Several extensive cotton factories are in course of construction on the Potomac, near Harper’s Ferry.

January 17, 1849

17 Jan 1849

Bedinger: Motion for Sale of Government Lands at Harpers Ferry

HARPER’S FERRY.— The Richmond Whig has an article on the proposition now pending in Congress, on the motion of Mr. Bedinger, the representative from the Charlestown district, which has for its object the sale of all […]

October 7, 1848

7 Oct 1848

Suicide of John Kennedy

DISTRESSING SUICIDE.– The Spirit of Jefferson states that Mr. John P. Kennedy, a citizen of Harper’s Ferry, took his life on Thursday night last by taking laudanum. He was about 38 years of age, and leaves […]

August 15, 1848

15 Aug 1848

State of Ireland

By Magnetic Telegraph!ARRIVAL of THE STEAMER ACADIA.Alarming state of Affairs in Ireland— A rising of the people and a most sanguinary struggle anticipated. The first Telegraphic dispatch the readers of the “Spirit of Jefferson” have had […]

July 25, 1848

25 Jul 1848

Mysterious Disappearance of Doran

A TALE OF MYSTERY.– Mr. Richard D. Doran of Harper’s Ferry, who was for many years engaged in the mercantile business at that place, disappeared somewhat suddenly, about four years since, and all efforts to obtain […]

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