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Jenks' Portland Gazette. Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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The Massachusetts Legislature has been handling local business on banking, insurance, and turnpike companies. Bills passed for a new Boston bank and advanced for others in Salem, Saco, Northampton, New Bedford, and Roxbury. Maine Turnpike bill advanced; academy bills for Gotham and Hamden passed. Hon. Timothy Pickering appointed U.S. Senator replacing resigned Hon. Dwight Foster.
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The bill for establishing a new Bank at Boston, has passed both houses.
Bills are before them for establishing a new bank at Salem—one at Saco—one at Northampton—one at New Bedford and one at Roxbury.
The Maine Turnpike Association bill has passed for a third reading.
Bills to establish the Gotham Academy, also one at Hamden, have passed to be engrossed.
The Legislature have made choice of the Hon. TIMOTHY PICKERING, Esq. as a Senator in the Congress of the United States, in the room of the Hon. Dwight Foster, Esq. resigned.
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bill for new bank at boston passed both houses; bills for new banks at salem, saco, northampton, new bedford, and roxbury before legislature; maine turnpike association bill passed for third reading; bills for gotham academy and hamden academy passed to be engrossed; hon. timothy pickering chosen as u.s. senator replacing resigned hon. dwight foster.
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The Massachusetts Legislature has been occupied with local business including banking, insurance, and turnpike companies. Various bills for establishing new banks in multiple locations are under consideration, with the Boston bank bill passed. The Maine Turnpike bill advanced to third reading, and academy establishment bills for Gotham and Hamden passed to be engrossed. The legislature selected Hon. Timothy Pickering as U.S. Senator in place of resigned Hon. Dwight Foster.