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For President… (June 6th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Electoral Ticket for Presidential Election of November 6, 1860 - John Bell of Tennessee for President and Edward Everett of Massachusetts for Vice-President. Also lists names of those on ballot for 1st through 6th districts and at-large staff.
Full DetailsPrinciples, Not Men (June 6th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Examiner's dispute with the Republican Citizen about the political party that paper supports being one without platform or principles. This is ongoing argument between these two Frederick newspapers.
Full DetailsMilitary Promotions (June 6th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Lists the members of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regimental Cavalry under Col. William Richardson who Gov. Hicks has promoted.
Full DetailsManumissions (June 8th, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A Maryland law forbids the manumission of slaves after June 1, 1860. In the three months leading up to that date, 136 slaves were manumitted in Frederick Co. by 72 different owners. Two owners manumitted 10 or 11 slaves each while 43 owners manumitted just 1 slave each. The information was supplied by J. W. L. Carty, Esq., financial clerk in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Frederick Co.
Full DetailsManumission of Slaves (June 8th, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A large number of slaveowners in Washington County are manumitting their slaves before June 1 when it becomes illegal to do so unless the Negroes leave the state. [from Hagerstown Herald]
Full DetailsSmallwood Infantry (June 8th, 1860)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Report on organizational meeting and election of officers of the Smallwood Infantry
Full Details10 Cents Reward! (June 8th, 1860)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: 10 cent reward offered for negro boy, Dennis Woodrick, who ran away from William R. Steele on May 27
Full DetailsThe Legislature… (June 8th, 1860)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The MD legislature passed a law prohibiting the manumission of slaves, by deed or by will, effective the first of the month
Full DetailsMilitary (June 8th, 1860)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Report on the meeting to organize the Carroll Infantry with list of members and officers
Full DetailsNumber of Manumissions (June 13th, 1860)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Prior to the June 1 (1860) state law that prohibits manumissions, fifty slaves were set free in the county. In Frederick County one hundred thirty-six slaves were freed.
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