Compensation to Owners of Colored Soldiers
Summary
Three men have been appointed commissioners for the State of Maryland to award compensation to each loyal person who owned a slave who went into the military service for the Union. The men are William Flinn, Esq. of Washington, D.C.; Col. William H. Stewart of Baltimore and John M. Miller, Esq. of Elkton, MD. They have an office in Baltimore and took up their duties on November 26th.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: December 5th, 1866
Page/Column: 2D
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Aftermath of War / Reconstruction
