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Rare Chance (March 14th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Sale of an African American woman, slave for life, excellent washer, ironer, cook, house worker, kind and obedient. Owner has no need for her.
Full DetailsServant Woman to Hire (March 14th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Hiring of a African American servant woman, aged about 20 years, by month or year - excellent cook and housekeeper.
Full DetailsFor Sale (March 14th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Sale of an African American male slave, age 29, very good farm hand. To serve three years from April 1, 1860.
Full DetailsStevens and Hazlett (March 16th, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Stevens and Hazlett, 2 men involved in the Harpers Ferry insurrection, are scheduled to be executed on this day. No commutation of the sentence or reprieve was considered by the Courts of Justice in Virginia.
Full DetailsThe Governor of Virginia has… (March 16th, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Gov. Letcher of VA has issued a requisition to Gov. Denison of OH for the arrest of 2 supposed Harper's Ferry insurgents - Owen Brown and Francis Meriam, but Denison has declined to issue the warrants.
Full DetailsMass Meeting of the Democracy (March 16th, 1860)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Democratic Party held a mass meeting in Westminsterto select delegates [named) to the state convention and the Congressional district convention.
Full DetailsWe invite the attention … (March 20th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Herald; Frederick, MD
Summary: Re upcoming county convention of the Union Party in Frederick to choose delegates to state convention
Full DetailsNegro Boy for Sale (March 20th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Herald; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Stephen C. Adams, Point of Rocks, offers a male slave for sale
Full DetailsPublic Sale (March 20th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Herald; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement of Stephen C. Adams, offering for sale near Point of Rocks farming equipment, animals, furniture and "a Negro boy"
Full DetailsConstitutional Union Party (March 21st, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Editorial requesting that all Frederick Examiner readers support the Constitutional Union party. Other parties support "Disunion Democracy" or "sectional fanaticism." Constitutional Union party is "peculiarly appropriate for the conservative Americans of this state."
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