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Re Admitted (May 4th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD

Summary: Michael P. Gallagher, a Frederick attorney prior to the Civil War who served in the Confederate Army, has taken the oath and been readmitted to practice in the Circuit Court of Frederick County.

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Laws of Maryland (May 9th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Among the Laws of Maryland passed at the 1866 Special Session of the Maryland General Assembly, one appropriated $800,000 to supplement a previous appropriation toward the completion of the Antietam National Cemetery in Washington County.

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MD Free Press (May 9th, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD

Summary: In the first edition of a new newspaper called the Maryland Free Press, published at Williamsport, the editor, Andrew G. Boyd, admits he supported the Confederate cause during the late war. He now endorses the policies of President Johnson.

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The Central Committee (May 9th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: A meeting of the Unconditional Union Central Committee will take place. "The defection of a majority of the Executive Committee of the Union party of the state, devolves new duties upon the loyalists of this county." A date must be set for the Frederick County Union Convention where delegates will be chosen for the state convention in Baltimore on June 6.

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Origin of Slavery (May 10th, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD

Summary: A history of slavery in the colonies as taken from various sources

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Johnson Clubs (May 10th, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD

Summary: The editor urges the formation of "Johnson clubs" in every election district and neighborhood of Carroll County

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Public Meeting (May 10th, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD

Summary: A meeting of Johnson supporters will be held at Carrollton House in Carrollton on May 14

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Loyal Meeting (May 10th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD

Summary: Notice of a meeting of "Loyal voters of Carroll County" at Westminster to nominate six delegates to the state convention.

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Union Men Arouse (May 10th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD

Summary: The Sentinel says the "next few months will be fraught with momentous issues" - every loyal man must be active and vigilant against "conservative rebels and designing demagogues."

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The Rebel Meeting on the 29th Inst. (May 10th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD

Summary: The Sentinel finds it strange that Cols. E.H. Webster and Chas. E. Phelps, former Union officers, are going to speak at the "rebel meeting" in Westminster.

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