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For Rent (February 8th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: Thos. E. Getzendanner is hiring out an African American man by the year. Apply at the store of Wilcoxen & Getzendanner, Frederick.
Full DetailsPublic Sale (February 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: African American girl is advertised for sale near Ladiesburg. Good house servant; slave for life. Sale also includes livestock, carriage, furniture, etc.
Full DetailsDr. Boyd (February 17th, 1860)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Dr. Boyd, arrested in New Windsor with two slaves hidden in a wagon headed for freedom in Pennsylvania, was convicted of grand larceny in DC, but has filed for a new trial.
Full DetailsServant For Sale (February 22nd, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Private sale of 23-year-old African American servant - good Wagoner, ploughman and general farm hand; "of excellent character." To serve 7 years.
Full DetailsHard at Work (February 23rd, 1860)
>From The Carroll County Democrat; Westminster, MD
Summary: Frederick Douglass and Miss Redmond are fundraising for abolition in England; the author posits that African Americans are clearly better off in the United States than in Africa if “they can be found intellectually qualified to instruct and entertain the wealthy and refined classes of Great Britain”
Full DetailsA colored man… (February 24th, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A slave, property of Mr. Simon Long of Downsville, Washington Co., was cut with a knife and died the next day from his wounds.
Full DetailsFor Sale (March 7th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement: African American man age 30(?) years for sale. To serve three years from April 1, 1860. Good farm hand.
Full DetailsIncendiary Documents (March 9th, 1860)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Dan Ross, a Negro of Havre de Grace, was indicted in Harford County for receiving the New York Tribune, "an incendiary document."
Full DetailsRare 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.
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