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Mr. Editor (October 19th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD

Summary: Letter to the editor describing a recent affair at which several Radicals from New Market and Monrovia met with several radicals from Bethesda and stood outside the Bethesda Church in order to prevent the Conservatives from a attending a sermon by Mr. Hall of the Montgomery Circuit

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Buy Your Flags (October 19th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD

Summary: Smith's Temple of Fancy advertising the sale of flags for the Grand Mass Meeting

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Look Here (October 19th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD

Summary: Smith's Temple of Fancy advertising the sale of flags for the Grand Mass Meeting

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Ho! For the Grand Mass Meeting (October 19th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD

Summary: Smith's Temple of Fancy advertising the sale of flags for the Grand Mass Meeting

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Frederick County (October 24th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Loyal men of Frederick County must work to overcome the betrayal of President Johnson and the corruption of the governor to turn out a 600-vote majority for the Union ticket on November 6 (1866). Otherwise, the “traitors” will resume the war they lost on the battlefield in the legislature.

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Copperhead Ticket (October 24th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Notice: Suggests that a tax of $30,000,000 will be assessed on citizens to pay for the emancipation of the slaves if the “Copperhead Ticket” is elected on November 6 (1866).

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6 Cents Reward (October 24th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Notice: Offers six cents reward for the return of a “dark Mulatto Boy” named Calvin Fisher who had been apprenticed to Thomas Baker of New Market to learn farming.

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Col. Maulsby Elected (October 24th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Col. Maulsby is now the Johnson party candidate for Congress after the withdrawal of Independent Negro Suffrage candidate Aaron Davis in favor of Col. Maulsby. Circumstances around the withdrawal are unclear, but there may have been a guarantee between Maulsby and Davis that if Davis withdrew and Maulsby was elected, that Maulsby will not "close his eyes entirely to the unfortunately condition of the hapless darkey."

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Mass Meeting (October 24th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Unconditional Union Party to hold a Mass Meeting. Examiner hopes there will be "the strictest order and decorum" throughout the whole day. "Let the day be consecrated wholly and entirely to the promotion of the glorious cause in which we are engaged."

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An Address (October 24th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The Union Central Committee writes a lengthy address to the "Fellow Citizens of Frederick County" on the importance of voting to save Maryland from hands of other party candidates. Reminds them of the voting which has already taken place in some other states such as Maine, Vermont, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Ohio where voters have set "the seal of condemnation on Andrew Johnson as the man." Let rebels and rebel sympathizers wait. Let them remain on "probation" until they prove they can be trusted. Too many issues are addressed in this article to be included here.

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