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Vol. XIV. — No. 4210 NEW-YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1865. PRICE ONE CENT.

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We operate a bit differently than other groups you may have written in before. Instead of “rules” we have “Terms of Membership” which have been thoughtfully modernized. Instead of “wanted ads” we have grouped together plots ads, character wanteds ads, businesses, locations and social groups created by our community all in one place as “story hooks” so writers can see what already exists in one easy location. These are considered ‘canon’ and so they are grouped together with our lore book we will refer to as our encyclopedia. This lore encyclopedia is pre-researched material and AU writeups to reduce the amount of researched needed to get started in a Historical Play-by-Post roleplay board.

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New York City New

A dense, industrial port city and the nation’s largest commercial center. Accessible by ship, ferry, and expanding rail lines. Contains a mix of wealthy enclaves, overcrowded tenements, factories, markets, and government buildings. Home to a diverse population including native-born Americans, Irish, Germans, and many recent immigrants. Major districts include Lower Manhattan, the Bowery, Five Points, and the developing uptown areas.

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June Poetically & Insufferably

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Collin Harper

Brooklyn

An independent city across the East River, accessible only by ferry. Middle-class tradesmen, skilled workers, and lower-class laborers make up most of the population, along with a growing number of professionals and merchants. Wealthier families reside in neighborhoods like Clinton Hill and Brooklyn Heights. Shipbuilding, brewing, and local manufacturing support the economy. No bridge yet connects it to Manhattan.

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Greater New York State

Includes Upstate New York, Staten Island, the Hudson River Valley, and parts of New Jersey. Staten Island is rural, wooded, and accessible by ferry. The Hudson Valley features river towns, farmland, and old estates along rail and steamboat routes. Northern New Jersey includes mills, canals, and port towns tied closely to New York commerce.

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Residentials

Covers all forms of housing, from tenement rooms and boarding houses to freestanding townhomes and private estates. Includes urban, suburban, and rural dwellings. Occupied by all classes depending on location, income, and circumstance.

For Designated Residential blocks. These Boards will always remain private from the public. These are associated with your residential purchases in the store that dictate your neighborhood.

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Elsewhere New

All regions beyond the New York metropolitan area.

Common destinations include Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington for political and commercial travel; southern cities such as Richmond, Charleston, and New Orleans for trade, military affairs, or postwar reconstruction; and the western frontier, including Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, and beyond, for expansion, settlement, or rail work.

Steamships and packet lines connect to Cuba, Jamaica, Brazil, Canada, and key European ports such as Liverpool, Le Havre, Bremen, and Naples. Maritime routes also support naval movement, merchant shipping, and long-term travel at sea.

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June The Smallest Nation

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Hayden Carlisle

As it was Written

Correspondence

Letters, Telegrams, messages, gift deliveries and any other form of communication between characters that does not involve face to face interactions.

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Headline Publications New

The Headline Publication archive of the New York Times Newspaper.

Click here for Latest News

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LINCOLN ASSASSINATION TRIAL CONTINUES — MRS. SURRATT MAINTAINS INNOCENCE

Jun 27, 2025
Aisling

Scribbles in the Margins
This board is a place where pending characters can write and flesh out their characters with willing participants. This board is NOT considered Canon due to characters not being fully Apped and approved. However, upon approval, the thread can be requested to move to a main board after staff has read it and makes any notations that cannot further be used. If the thread is outside of lore entirely, it may be rejected as canon.

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Pure Fiction is a place where new and existing members can test out new characters, or get started writing early before applications are fully processed. These threads are not considered canon and do not contribute to activity points nor general activity.
Once all involved character applications are all approved, Pure Fiction can be requested for staff review to be moved to the main forums to become canon. Not all Pure Fiction makes it to canon, as the thread must follow lore and site rules.

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June Bequeathed

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Michael Rose

The Future

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Here you can explore future timelines with your characters. Want to see what life is like down the line with ten years together and kids grown? Maybe you want to play the grown kids who grew up together? That is a full option here if you wish to explore it.

This board does not contribute to activity points or general activity.

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In Development, members can create threads for character journals, published works, notes, images, or anything else, just be sure to include appropriate content warnings. Posts here don't count toward activity points. You can also use “profile posts” for similar content directly tied to character profiles.
Some image hosts are blocked in certain countries, so this forum can be used to self-host images to avoid access issues.