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Tag 1874

Lansingburgh’s cannibal (1874)

One strange incident occurred at the [Rensselaer] park and was reported in the papers. A Cannibal with one of the shows bit a Lansingburgh resident and the local newspapers proclaimed that the man would probably die as a result of… Continue Reading →

Jacob P. Wright (abt 1825-1874) of AME Zion Church & the courts

Jacob P. Wright is something of a mystery. Through his self-publishing A History of the A. M. E. Zion Church, Lansingburgh, N. Y., from 1841 to 1868 https://archive.org/details/historyofamezion00wrig it’s possible to know something about him through his own words and… Continue Reading →

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