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Six Cents Reward (July 3rd, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: E.T. Getzendanner offers a reward of six cents for the return of Lewis Benson, an African American boy apprenticed to Getzendanner who has runaway
Full DetailsSchool Exhibition (July 3rd, 1867)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The Freedmen’s School at the Bethel Church in Hagerstown gave its Second Annual Exhibition last week. Students gave speeches, dialogues, sang and were examined in “mental arithmetic.” The teacher is J.S. Littlefield, whose salary is paid by the New England Branch of the Freedmen's’ Aid Commission.
Full DetailsCommissioner of Slave Statistics (July 10th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: William H. Hilton, of Frederick, was appointed Commissioner of Slave Statistics for Frederick and will begin taking testimony regarding slave ownership on Monday, July 22, 1867
Full DetailsNotice (July 10th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Commissioner of Slave Statistics will be visiting each district in a timely manner according to this schedule
Full DetailsThat Meeting (July 24th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The resolutions of the Democratic Party at a recent meeting are included; there is little sentiment for African Americans
Full DetailsHighly Important (July 26th, 1867)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Wm. H. Hilton, Commissioner of Slave Statistics for Frederick County, will be in Middletown to register former slaves so that former owners can claim compensation for their emancipation.
Full DetailsEmancipation Celebration (August 2nd, 1867)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The African Americans of Frederick County are hosting a celebration, to be addressed by Henry Wilson and Frederick Douglass.
Full DetailsRight of Suffrage (August 2nd, 1867)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: Article stating that African-Americans are by nature unqualified to vote, even if they served in the Union army
Full DetailsHabeas Corpus Case (August 7th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: An African American child hired by a Frederick resident is involved in a case regarding habeas corpus
Full DetailsEmancipation Pic Nic (August 7th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: African Americans from Frederick County will hold a celebration in honor of the Emancipation in Worman's Woods on the 21st
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