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Summary

Fraud in Urbana - Reporting an alteration of a document signed by Urbana district residents to forward to Committee of Fourteen. Words "District of Columbia" changed to "Maryland" to intimate that signers wanted to abolish slavery in MD.


Article Source

Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner

Publication Date: January 16th, 1861

Page/Column: 2

Town: Frederick, MD

County: Frederick

Subjects

  • Slavery / Emancipation
  • Secession Debate

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