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Government & Law

This topic appears in 111 indexed records between 1799 and 1976.
111 Indexed Records
1799 Earliest Record
1976 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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June 14, 2026

Curtailing of Wages of National Armories

FOR THE FREE PRESSThe Curtailing of the Mechanics’ Wages at Harpers-Ferry. The proposed reduction of the prices at their place, is a subject that has enlisted the deepest solicitude of every member of our highly respectable […]
June 14, 2026

Armory Wage Reduction Temp. Suspended

We are glad to learn that the order for the reduction of wages at the National Armories, has been, for the present, suspended. Some further investigations are directed to be made by a Board of Officers.
June 12, 2026

New Court House to be Erected

THE COURT HOUSE QUESTION.The County Court of Jefferson decided on Monday week, in favor of building a new Court House in rear of the old one. Eighteen magistrates were present, and the vote stood, 10 to […]
June 11, 2026

The Poor of Jefferson County

THE POOR OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.‘Tis not “the poor man alone,When he hears a poor man moan,From his morsel a morsel” should give. If there be one virtue more lovely, admittable, and enobling than any other, and […]
June 10, 2026

War Aftermath: As it was and as it is.

As it Was and as it Is.If anyone who was acquainted with Jefferson County in years that are gone, should now visit, he would think that the hands of the “Dial of Time” had been turned […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1830s 24 records
1850s 15 records
1860s 12 records
1900s 8 records
1880s 8 records
1840s 7 records