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Registration of Voters (August 29th, 1867)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Notice of times and places for registration of voters in Carroll County, with list of names of Registers in each district.
Full Details$300 New Maryland State Bounty $300 (August 29th, 1867)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Advertisement of Westminster attorney A. D. Schaeffer offering help to soldiers and widows and heirs to collect bounties.
Full DetailsWhite Man to the Rescue (August 31st, 1867)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: List of upcoming meetings in Frederick County, with slogans supporting the new White Men's Constitution, "no negroes at the polls," etc.
Full DetailsDelegates to the Border State Convention (September 4th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Lists the members of the Republican Central Committee for Frederick county that have been appointed to attend the Border State Convention in Baltimore
Full DetailsCompensation for Slaves (September 4th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The author is against the compensating the owners of now emancipated slaves
Full DetailsThe Meeting At Middletown (September 4th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Recounts the meeting held in Middletown consisting of opponents to the new state constitution
Full DetailsDedication of Antietam Cemetery (September 4th, 1867)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Discusses the plans of various political figures and others to attend the upcoming dedication of Antietam Cemetery. It is expected that the governors of New York, Connecticut and Maryland will attend with their staffs as well as the mayor of Chicago. Possibly the President will also attend. Ex-Governor Bradford will give the oration. Ex-Governor Curtin of PA is unable to attend. The turnout of people is expected to be immense and there will be a need for transportation to the site from Hagerstown and Keedysville.
Full DetailsThe Next Sheriffalty (September 4th, 1867)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Notice: R. C. Thornburg accepts the nomination for Sheriff which was made at the last Union nominating meeting.
Full DetailsThe New Delegation to Congress (September 4th, 1867)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The dateline of this article is Nashville, TN, August 9, 1867. The Tennessee legislature is reportedly going to be overwhelmingly Radical and the state will send a Radical delegation to Congress.
Full Details18th of September (September 4th, 1867)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: "Remember the Election takes place on Wednesday the 18th of September, a busy time it is true, but let no Union man remain at home."
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