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Death of an Old Colored Citizen (April 9th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Death of Abbe Chase, "Old Aunt Ab," well-respected former slave of John Herring of Middletown
Full DetailsFestival (May 28th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Colored people of Middletown netted about $100 at a festival to raise money toward building a school-house.
Full DetailsDelegates (May 28th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: In Middletown, delegates were appointed to the "Republican colored State Convention": Lewis and Emanuel Butler, Harrison Thorn, Emanuel Bruner, and Franklin Ellicott .
Full DetailsDisgraceful (July 23rd, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Republican factionalism leads to competing meetings of colored Republicans in Frederick, one addressed by Dr. H.J. Brown, the other by W.U. Saunders, both from Baltimore.
Full DetailsEmancipation Celebration (July 30th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The "colored people" of Frederick County will hold their Emancipation Celebration on August 18 at the Agricultural Show grounds, with Frederick Douglas expectedto attend.
Full DetailsRival Emancipation Celebrations (August 6th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: "White disorganizers" (Democrats) are politicizing the emancipation celebration by announcing a rival event at Worman's Woods to compete with the one at the Agricultural Show grounds in Frederick
Full DetailsThe War Still Goes On (August 13th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: More about the rival emancipation celebrations, both to be held at Worman's Woods on separate days, Frederick Douglass speaking at one, Judge Bond and Dr. Brown at the other.
Full DetailsThe Emancipation Celebrations (August 20th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Many African Americans of Frederick County attended the Emancipation Celebration on Aug. 17 ( Douglass absent, replaced by John Langston; fewer at the "Bond faction" celebration on the 18th.
Full DetailsRepublican Mass Meeting (October 29th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Large Republican meeting in Frederick addressed by W.L.W. Seabrook, Col. Wm. McKellip, W.M. Marine and Baltus Kennard.
Full DetailsThe Result in Frederick County (November 5th, 1869)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Results by district of the recent election, showing a Democratic margin of 480 votes in Frederick County..
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