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Domestic News
March 22, 1828
Virginia Advocate
Charlottesville, Virginia
What is this article about?
The Portsmouth Palladium reports that the Secretary of the Navy paid Congressman Newton $9,000 ($150 per acre) for 60 acres of land for a naval hospital site. A neighboring landowner offers more valuable adjacent land for $15 per acre.
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It is stated by the Portsmouth Palladium that the Secretary of the Navy has recently paid Mr. Newton (the representative in Congress from that district, and a thorough going administration man,) nine thousand dollars--being one hundred and fifty dollars an acre--for sixty acres of land, which was wanted as a site for a naval hospital. The Editor of that paper further remarks, that "A gentleman who owns a slip adjoining that purchased by government, authorizes us to say, that although his land is far more valuable than that at present owned by government, and for which $150 per acre was given, he will be glad to drive a bargain with the executive at $15."--Such a transaction needs only to be made known; comment is unnecessary.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Naval Hospital
Land Purchase
Portsmouth
Congressman Newton
Government Transaction
What entities or persons were involved?
Secretary Of The Navy
Mr. Newton
Where did it happen?
Portsmouth
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Portsmouth
Event Date
Recently
Key Persons
Secretary Of The Navy
Mr. Newton
Outcome
land purchased for $9,000 ($150 per acre); adjacent land offered for $15 per acre.
Event Details
The Secretary of the Navy paid Mr. Newton, a congressman from the district, $9,000 for 60 acres at $150 per acre for a naval hospital site, as reported by the Portsmouth Palladium. The editor notes a neighboring owner offers more valuable land for $15 per acre.