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Public Sale (April 2nd, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement; Estate sale of William Castle?, including 22 Negro men, women and children, 19 of whom are slaves for life, signed Thomas R. Jarboe, Basil Delashmutt.
Full DetailsNotice (April 2nd, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: Sheriff Zimmerman requests the owner to claim runaway slave John R. Johnson,. now in the Frederick County jail. Johnson was employed by an officer of the 11th MI Regt, killed at Bull Run.
Full DetailsThe Rebellion and Slavery (April 2nd, 1862)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: While the war is not for the abolition of slavery, Rebels have no right to the protection of the laws and face the loss of their slaves as contraband, unlike loyal slaveowners in MD.
Full DetailsThe Contrast! (April 2nd, 1862)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Editorial contrasting the prosperous conditions in Washington Co. with the "misery and desolation" in Jefferson, Berkeley and Frederick Cos. of Virginia resulting from secession. He also warns against the machinations of MD's secessionists.
Full DetailsA New Article Of War (April 3rd, 1862)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: A bill prohibiting soldiers from returning slaves to their owners is a “mean and wanton disregard of the rights of property”
Full DetailsThe Democratic Party (April 3rd, 1862)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Republicans are a sectional party; there cannot be national unity until a national party (such as the Democratic Party) controls the government
Full DetailsPutnam Ranger (April 4th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Cavalry compnay, "Putnam Rangers," passes through Middletown on way to Frederick
Full DetailsAccident (April 4th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Middletown slave, Leonard Brooks, property of Samuel Ahalt, has leg broken in wagon accident
Full DetailsValue of Slaves (April 4th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Prices of Clarissa Luckett's slaves at recent sale illustrate the sharp decline in value in Frederick since the rebellion began
Full DetailsA Troy Female Acting as a Lieutenant On the Potomac (April 4th, 1862)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Report of a woman from Troy, NY, serving as an officer in her fiance's company
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