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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Devastating fire in Newburyport destroys over 250 buildings including stores, offices, and the Baptist Meeting House. Local committees and subscriptions raise aid for sufferers; $1000 reward offered for the arsonist.
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We learn that the respectable committee elected by a number of Charitable Citizens of this town to receive subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers by the fire at Newburyport, have chosen the Hon. George Cabot Chairman, and Ebenezer Stocker, Esq. Secretary. The committee meet each day, at 9 A. M. at the Branch Bank, to further this laudable purpose; and it is with great pleasure we have witnessed on the Donation List such sums annexed to individual names, as do honor to the character of our town for benevolence, & promise valuable aid to the distressed.
The Selectmen of Newburyport, have offered one thousand dollars reward, for the discovery of the infernal incendiary who caused the late dreadful fire in that town.
Praiseworthy. We learn from Newburyport, that two subscription papers, were circulated at that place on Tuesday, the one headed by Mr. Bartlet with $3000, the other by Moses Brown with $1500.
The Newburyport Herald, of Wednesday last, is entirely filled with matter relating to the dreadful fire which took place in that town on Friday night last. It is therein stated, "That upwards of 250 buildings were destroyed, most of which were stores and dwelling-houses; in which number nearly all the dry goods stores are included: four Printing-Offices, the whole number in Town: the Custom House; the Surveyor's Offices; the Post Office; two Insurance Offices; the Baptist Meeting House; 4 Attorney's Offices: four Book Stores, the loss of which is $30,000 dolls. and also the Town Library."
The Selectmen of Newburyport are authorised and appointed to receive monies and other donations for the use of the sufferers on this melancholy occasion.
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Newburyport
Event Date
Friday Night Last
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upwards of 250 buildings destroyed, most of which were stores and dwelling-houses; nearly all the dry goods stores; four printing-offices; the custom house; the surveyor's offices; the post office; two insurance offices; the baptist meeting house; 4 attorney's offices; four book stores with loss of $30,000; the town library. one thousand dollars reward offered for the discovery of the incendiary.
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Dreadful fire in Newburyport destroyed numerous buildings. Committee in this town with Chairman Hon. George Cabot and Secretary Ebenezer Stocker, Esq., receives subscriptions at Branch Bank daily at 9 A.M. Subscription papers in Newburyport headed by Mr. Bartlet with $3000 and Moses Brown with $1500 circulated on Tuesday. Selectmen of Newburyport authorized to receive donations and offered $1000 reward for the incendiary.