February – In Manchester, Vermont, the wife of a captain falls ill, probably with tuberculosis. Some locals believe that the cause of her illness is that a demon vampire is sucking her blood. As a cure, Timothy Mead burns the heart of a deceased person in front of a crowd of a few hundred.[1]
October 12 – The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on the campus of the University of North Carolina (the 12th of October is subsequently celebrated at the University as University Day).
October 28 – Eli Whitney applies for patent for his cotton gin (the patent is granted the following March).
November 9 – George Washington visits Philadelphia to announce end of the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia; around 5,000 people have been killed by the fever.
December 9 – New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
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Hannah Slater applies to patent a new method of producing sewing thread from cotton.
Edward Thornton. The United States through English Spectacles in 1792–1794. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 9, No. 2 (July 1885).
Earl L. Bradsher. A Model American Library of 1793. Sewanee Review, Vol. 24, No. 4 (October 1916), pp. 458–475.
The Democratic Societies of 1793 and 1794 in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The William and Mary Quarterly, Second Series, Vol. 2, No. 4 (October 1922), pp. 239–243.
F. W. Howay, T. C. Elliott. Voyages of the "Jenny" to Oregon, 1792–94. Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 3 (September 1929), pp. 197–206.
F. W. Howay. The Resolution on the Oregon Coast, 1793–94. Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 3 (September 1933), pp. 207–215.
Lewis Leary. Phaeton in Philadelphia: Jean Pierre Blanchard and the First Balloon Ascension in America, 1793. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 67, No. 1 (January 1943), pp. 49–60.
Elsie Murray. French Refugees of 1793 in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 87, No. 5, Papers on Archaeology, Ecology, Ethnology, History, Paleontology, Physics, and Physiology (May 5, 1944), pp. 387–393.
Philip Marsh. James Monroe as "Agricola" in the Genet Controversy, 1793. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 62, No. 4 (October 1954), pp. 472–476.
Wayne's Western Campaign: The Wayne-Knox Correspondence, 1793–1794. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 78, No. 3 (July 1954), pp. 298–341.
Lowell H. Harrison. A Virginian Moves to Kentucky, 1793. The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 15, No. 2 (April 1958), pp. 201–213.
Dwight L. Smith, Mrs. Frank Roberts. William Wells and the Indian Council of 1793. Indiana Magazine of History, Vol. 56, No. 3 (September 1960), pp. 217–226.
James R. Beasley. Emerging Republicanism and the Standing Order: The Appropriation Act Controversy in Connecticut, 1793 to 1795. The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 29, No. 4 (October 1972), pp. 587–610.
Loren K. Ruff. Joseph Harper and Boston's Board Alley Theatre, 1792–1793. Educational Theatre Journal, Vol. 26, No. 1 (March 1974), pp. 45–52.
Don R. Gerlach. Black Arson in Albany, New York: November 1793. Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 7, No. 3 (March 1977), pp. 301–312.
John Hammond Moore. Theophilus Harris's Thoughts on Emigrating to America in 1793. The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 36, No. 4 (October 1979), pp. 602–614.
William A. Hunter. John Badollet's "Journal of the Time I Spent in Stony Creeck Glades," 1793–1794. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 104, No. 2 (April 1980), pp. 162–199.
Michael L. Kennedy. A French Jacobin Club in Charleston, South Carolina, 1792–1795. The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 91, No. 1 (January 1990), pp. 4–22.
David P. Currie. The Constitution in Congress: The Third Congress, 1793–1795. The University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Winter 1996), pp. 1–48.
Mark A. Smith. Andrew Brown's "Earnest Endeavor": The "Federal Gazette'"s Role in Philadelphia's Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 120, No. 4 (October 1996), pp. 321–342.
Albrecht Koschnik. The Democratic Societies of Philadelphia and the Limits of the American Public Sphere, c. 1793–1795. William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 58, No. 3 (July 2001), pp. 615–636.
Tatiana Van Riemsdijk. His Slaves or Hers? Customary Claims, a Planter Marriage, and a Community Verdict in Lancaster County, 1793. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 113, No. 1 (2005), pp. 46–79.
Referencesedit
^Tucker, Abigail (October 2012). "The Great New England Vampire Panic". Smithsonian. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^Lossing, Benson John; Wilson, Woodrow, eds. (1910). Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1909. Harper & Brothers. p. 170.
^"Welcome to Our Boarding & Day High School". Lawrence Academy.
^Schroer, Blanche Higgins (1975-09-15). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Slater Mill / Old Slater Mill; Slater Mill Historic Site. National Park Service.
^Sears, Donald A. (1978). John Neal. Boston, Massachusetts: Twayne Publishers. p. 11. ISBN080-5-7723-08.
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Henry Lee III Federalist Lieutenant governors edit Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut Oliver Wolcott Federalist Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Samuel Adams Democratic Republican Lieutenant Governor of New York Pierre Van Cortlandt political party unknown Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island Samuel J Potter Democratic Republican Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina James Ladson Federalist Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Peter Olcott political party unknown Events editJanuary March edit January 9 Jean Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a gas balloon in the Western Hemisphere from Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia to Deptford Township New Jersey George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison and James Monroe are among the spectators February In Manchester Vermont the wife of a captain falls ill probably with tuberculosis Some locals believe that the cause of her illness is that a demon vampire is sucking her blood As a cure Timothy Mead burns the heart of a deceased person in front of a crowd of a few hundred 1 February 12 The Fugitive Slave Act is passed by Congress as the first of the federal fugitive slave laws under the U S Constitution February 25 George Washington holds the first Cabinet meeting as President of the United States February 27 The Giles resolutions are introduced to the United States House of Representatives asking the House to condemn Alexander Hamilton s handling of loans March 1 John Langdon becomes President pro tempore of the United States Senate until March 3 March 4 President George Washington and Vice President John Adams are sworn in for their second term in Philadelphia April June edit April 9 Edmond Charles Genet France s new Minister to the United States arrives at Charleston South Carolina 2 April 22 George Washington signs the Neutrality Proclamation June 21 The town of Hamilton Massachusetts is incorporated 3 July September edit July 9 The Constitution of Vermont is adopted August 1 The yellow fever epidemic of 1793 starts in Philadelphia Pennsylvania September 18 United States Capitol cornerstone laying President George Washington lays the cornerstone for the United States Capitol in Washington D C October December edit October 12 The cornerstone of Old East the oldest state university building in the United States is laid in Chapel Hill North Carolina on the campus of the University of North Carolina the 12th of October is subsequently celebrated at the University as University Day October 28 Eli Whitney applies for patent for his cotton gin the patent is granted the following March November 9 George Washington visits Philadelphia to announce end of the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia around 5 000 people have been killed by the fever December 9 New York City s first daily newspaper the American Minerva is established by Noah Webster Undated edit Hannah Slater applies to patent a new method of producing sewing thread from cotton The first year of regular production begins for the United States Mint in Philadelphia and the half cent is minted for the first time Lawrence Academy Groton Massachusetts is chartered 4 Slater Mill is completed in Pawtucket Rhode Island as the first water powered cotton spinning mill in North America to utilize the Arkwright system of cotton spinning as developed by Samuel Slater 5 Ongoing edit Northwest Indian War 1785 1795 Births editJanuary 3 Lucretia Mott women s rights activist and abolitionist died 1880 January 4 Roger Sherman Baldwin U S Senator from Connecticut from 1847 to 1851 died 1863 January 14 John C Clark politician died 1852 February 9 James Long Filibuster and founder of the Long Republic the first Republic of Texas died 1822 March 2 Sam Houston President of the Republic of Texas died 1863 June 6 Edward C Delavan temperance leader died 1871 July 15 Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps American educator scientist and writer died 1884 6 July 19 Thomas Doughty landscape painter died 1856 August 25 John Neal writer critic editor lecturer and activist died 1876 7 October 28 Eliphalet Remington gunmaker died 1861 November 3 Stephen F Austin empresario died 1836 December 15 Henry Charles Carey economist died 1879 Date unknown Sandy Cornish freed slave and farmer died 1869 John Slidell U S Senator from Louisiana from 1853 to 1861 died 1871 in the United Kingdom Deaths editJuly 23 Roger Sherman lawyer statesman and signatory of the Declaration of Independence born 1721 October 8 John Hancock businessman smuggler statesman patriot and signatory of the Declaration of Independence born 1737 Date unknown Philip Phile violinist and composer born c 1734 in Germany See also editTimeline of United States history 1790 1819 Further reading editEdward Thornton The United States through English Spectacles in 1792 1794 The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol 9 No 2 July 1885 Earl L Bradsher A Model American Library of 1793 Sewanee Review Vol 24 No 4 October 1916 pp 458 475 The Democratic Societies of 1793 and 1794 in Kentucky Pennsylvania and Virginia The William and Mary Quarterly Second Series Vol 2 No 4 October 1922 pp 239 243 F W Howay T C Elliott Voyages of the Jenny to Oregon 1792 94 Oregon Historical Quarterly Vol 30 No 3 September 1929 pp 197 206 F W Howay The Resolution on the Oregon Coast 1793 94 Oregon Historical Quarterly Vol 34 No 3 September 1933 pp 207 215 Lewis Leary Phaeton in Philadelphia Jean Pierre Blanchard and the First Balloon Ascension in America 1793 The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol 67 No 1 January 1943 pp 49 60 Elsie Murray French Refugees of 1793 in Pennsylvania Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Vol 87 No 5 Papers on Archaeology Ecology Ethnology History Paleontology Physics and Physiology May 5 1944 pp 387 393 Philip Marsh James Monroe as Agricola in the Genet Controversy 1793 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol 62 No 4 October 1954 pp 472 476 Wayne s Western Campaign The Wayne Knox Correspondence 1793 1794 The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol 78 No 3 July 1954 pp 298 341 Lowell H Harrison A Virginian Moves to Kentucky 1793 The William and Mary Quarterly Third Series Vol 15 No 2 April 1958 pp 201 213 Dwight L Smith Mrs Frank Roberts William Wells and the Indian Council of 1793 Indiana Magazine of History Vol 56 No 3 September 1960 pp 217 226 James R Beasley Emerging Republicanism and the Standing Order The Appropriation Act Controversy in Connecticut 1793 to 1795 The William and Mary Quarterly Third Series Vol 29 No 4 October 1972 pp 587 610 Loren K Ruff Joseph Harper and Boston s Board Alley Theatre 1792 1793 Educational Theatre Journal Vol 26 No 1 March 1974 pp 45 52 Don R Gerlach Black Arson in Albany New York November 1793 Journal of Black Studies Vol 7 No 3 March 1977 pp 301 312 John Hammond Moore Theophilus Harris s Thoughts on Emigrating to America in 1793 The William and Mary Quarterly Third Series Vol 36 No 4 October 1979 pp 602 614 William A Hunter John Badollet s Journal of the Time I Spent in Stony Creeck Glades 1793 1794 The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol 104 No 2 April 1980 pp 162 199 Michael L Kennedy A French Jacobin Club in Charleston South Carolina 1792 1795 The South Carolina Historical Magazine Vol 91 No 1 January 1990 pp 4 22 David P Currie The Constitution in Congress The Third Congress 1793 1795 The University of Chicago Law Review Vol 63 No 1 Winter 1996 pp 1 48 Mark A Smith Andrew Brown s Earnest Endeavor The Federal Gazette s Role in Philadelphia s Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography Vol 120 No 4 October 1996 pp 321 342 Albrecht Koschnik The Democratic Societies of Philadelphia and the Limits of the American Public Sphere c 1793 1795 William and Mary Quarterly Third Series Vol 58 No 3 July 2001 pp 615 636 Tatiana Van Riemsdijk His Slaves or Hers Customary Claims a Planter Marriage and a Community Verdict in Lancaster County 1793 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol 113 No 1 2005 pp 46 79 References edit Tucker Abigail October 2012 The Great New England Vampire Panic Smithsonian Retrieved September 1 2020 Lossing Benson John Wilson Woodrow eds 1910 Harper s Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A D to 1909 Harper amp Brothers p 170 Town of Hamilton Town of Hamilton MA Welcome to Our Boarding amp Day High School Lawrence Academy Schroer Blanche Higgins 1975 09 15 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Old Slater Mill Old Slater Mill Slater Mill Historic Site National Park Service Early American nature writers a biographical encyclopedia Patterson Daniel 1953 Thompson Roger 1970 Bryson J Scott 1968 Westport Conn Greenwood Press 2008 ISBN 978 0 313 34681 1 OCLC 191846328 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link Sears Donald A 1978 John Neal Boston Massachusetts Twayne Publishers p 11 ISBN 080 5 7723 08 External links edit nbsp Media related to 1793 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