Search
History of Newspapers Video (see more)
Email Subscription
Sign up to receive our latest blog updates!Buy Historic Newspapers
The Traveler… make your own island… a tribute…
July 21, 2014 by The Traveler 
Email This Post
| 
Print This Post
Today I traveled back to Salem, Massachusetts, by the way of the Salem Gazette of July 19, 1814. There I found reporting in regards to Captain Porter and his taking possession of an island in the South Seas. The natives called it Noosheevah but he renamed it “Madison’s Island” after President Madison. He also establish Fort Madison as well.
Judge Parker provides a very nice tribute to the “Character of late Chief Justice” Samuel Sewall which he addressed at the Bar. In reading further information on the internet about Mr. Sewall, I found that his great-grandfather was a judge at the Salem witch trials!
~The Traveler
If you liked this post, you may also enjoy...
- The Traveler… impeachment begins…
- Here’s Hoping History Doesn’t Repeat Itself… 1693…
- My collecting story… Z.C. in Solvang, CA…
- The Traveler… getting benched…
- My Story… C. H. in Olive Branch, MS…
Comments
Feel free to leave a comment...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!