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Union Convention (April 17th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The undersigned (85 signers) requests that the Union citizens of Washington County meet in their districts on April 20 (1861) to elect delegates to a County Convention in Hagerstown on April 23, which, in turn, will choose six delegates to represent the county at the State Convention that will meet in Baltimore on May 2 for the purpose of organizing a state party that supports the Union.
Full DetailsNegro Boy for Sale (April 17th, 1861)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Advertisement: John Reichard, executor of the estate of the late John Ringer, offers for sale a “Negro Boy,” aged 13 to 14, a slave for life.
Full DetailsWar, War, War! (April 17th, 1861)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement; An ad for the self-proclaimed only twice daily source of war news in Frederick.
Full DetailsThe "Union Meeting" on Saturday (April 18th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Union Party meeting on Saturday elected five delegates from each district to the state convention in Baltimore
Full DetailsWe are opposed to war (April 18th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Editor is opposed to the civil war Lincoln has begun and hopes it will not be carried any further
Full DetailsOur Country (April 18th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Championed by the “sectional and social tyranny” of the federal government, opposition to the constitutional rights of the South is destroying this nation
Full DetailsThe Call for Volunteers (April 18th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Governor Hicks calls for volunteers to fill the four regiments Maryland is obliged to raise
Full DetailsSheriff's Sale of a Free Negro (April 18th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: John Paraway, convicted of robbery, is to be sold on April 29 to serve out of the state for 10 years from date of sale
Full DetailsCourt Proceedings (April 18th, 1861)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Charles Elder, an African American convicted of stealing jewelry from William Frazer's shop, will be sold as a slave out of the state for 10 years
Full DetailsVirginia Convention (April 19th, 1861)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The Virginia Convention supposedly passed an ordinance of secession and the government buildings in Harpers Ferry were seized. This information proved false, but the convention was meeting secretly.
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