1 10 14 https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/fcc58054a00a4dfdbff21f31d1c4ad4c.pdf 2b9a91e0d3e691681fade99dc0d3042e https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/c097690406a04e250ad9fb13e294dcd6.pdf 2787c139571a603a298004d8f344dbc8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Commander of the Third Separate Brigade to the Headquarters of the Middle Department; Endorsement by the Commander of the Middle Department; Endorsement by the Commander of the Third Separate Brigade; and Endorsement by an Officer in the Third Separate Brigade Head Quarters 3d Sep. Brig. 8th A.C. Baltimore Dec: 19th 1864 Capt. Oliver Matthews A. A. Genl. 8th A.C. Capt. I have the honor to report that James Ross (colored) Elder of Western Md. [circuit] states that the building used as a church by the [colored] people near Reisterstown was torn down on the 5th [inst] by some ill disposed parties, and himself & and [some] of the member threatened and abused. Ross requests that some step be taken to protect them. I would therefore respectfully submit this statement to the Maj. Genl. Comdg. for his action in the premises Very Respectfully Your Obdt Servt Henry H Lockwood Brig Genl. Hd. Qrs. Mid. Dept. 8th A,C, Baltimore Dec 21st/64 Respectfully referred to Brig. Gen’l. Lockwood, Comdg. 3rd Sep. Brigade, who will investigate this affair, and if the church was burned by disaffected people, or if there is reason to so believe, he will levy an assessment upon the disloyalists, and disaffected of the neighborhood. Gen’l Lockwood will be governed by instructions heretofore issued to Gen’l Lockwood in similar cases. By Command of Maj. Gen'l. Wallace (Signed) Saml B Lawrence A. A. G. Hd. Qrs. 3rd Sep. Brig. 8th A.C. Baltimore Dec. 28th 1865. Respectfully referred to Lieut Hazzard, A.D.C. who will proceed to this locality and investigate & report upon the facts in this case, and inquire particularly as to whether the damage was done by disaffected persons. By Command of Brig. Genl. Lockwood. James E. Mullikin Lt. & A.A.A.G. Hd. Qrs. 3rd Sep. Brig. 8th A.C. Baltimore Jan 2nd 1865 Respectfully returned to Lt. Mullikin, Lt. AAAG. 3rd Sep. Brig. 8th A.C. with full report of investigation. (Signed) David Hazzard Lt & A.D.C. [in the margin] Encloses Lieut Hazzard's report, Henry H Lockwood to Capt. Oliver Matthews, 19 Dec. 1864, Letters Sent, ser. 4915, 3rd Sep. Brigade, 8th AC, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 319 [C-4221]; Endorsement by Maj. Gen'l. Wallace, 19 Dec. 1864, endorsement by Brig. Genl. Lockwood, 21 Dec. 1864, and endorsement by David Hazzard, 2 Jan. 1865, pp. 123, 144, vol. 84/156 8AC, Register of Letters Received and Endorsements Sent, ser. 4920, 3rd Sep. Brigade, 8th AC, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 319 [C-8901]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Black church elder reports the destruction of his church and the army investigates Description An account of the resource Brig. Gen. H.H. Lockwood to Capt. O. Matthews reporting that James Ross, and elder of Western Md Circuit, reports that a Black church near Reisterstown was torn down and its members harassed. Includes endorsements from Gen. Lewis Wallace and others ordering an investigation and possible tax assessment levied on disloyalists in neighborhood to pay for rebuilding Black churches. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/19/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Reisterstown, Maryland Black church church property white opposition to Black churches https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/011a9cc73738ddf7c3cec73cf227b5d8.pdf a474978bbda369d7b6415189715b81ca https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/aecd061f35374a62960ea0bec13b0276.pdf b278e6829f68f987f8c66b82af8f9078 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Reports to Headquarters of the Middle Department from a Black Recruiting Agent and Colonel Bowman Balto July 6th/64 Sir. At a conversation, about the 26th of June with General Wallace at that time General Wallace stated that the most effectual mode of procuring recruits was the expeditions in the country among the rebels, where they were in abundance, for the Army of the United States; and at that time written a communication to Col. Bowman, favoring this scheme with his approbation, and ,et the Col.s views, and the Colonel then orderd the preparations to go on, which expedition set out a few days after, to Middle River Neck to procure all the recruits, either free or slave, by their own volition and admission, when the necessary questions were propounded to them. Are you loyal men to the Government--? Are you willing to be in obedience to the call of the President for colored volunteers to put down the rebellion, and to exterminate the Rebels, so that you will be free men those of you that are slaves, and receive $100 Bounty and $40 worth of clothing, and your freedom, and be men, as other men, enjoying all the rights and privileges under the Government, that can be granted to you. If free men, they will receive $300 Bounty, $200 cash and $100 in monthly installments until the whole $300 is paid, with wages and clothes as above mentioned. To all of which they answer, they are willing and would be glad to go, if their masters could not get them back. I assured them their masters could not take them back, if they were competent on examination to bear arms, and that their masters would be paid for them. They then offered the objection that they were to be made breastworks off, and to be put in the front, that the Government was deceiving them in the promise of bounty, wages, and freedom, and that they could be brought back again if they ran away. But as soon as we removed all these impressions, the men assented and said they would cheerfully, willingly go, in the presence of their rebel masters and mistresses. Some of their masters who were much attached to their slaves were unwilling to believe that they had assented, until they questioned them in the presence of Lieut. Frick; and other witnesses whom we have. Some of them were told by their masters to make themselves either younger or older than the required age, as the case might be By a close investigation we ascertained this fact.-- That strong active men of 21 had been represented as being only 16, and that strong healthy men of 40 had been represented as being 50 years old, and they were apprized that we were expected there and they were to make use of this deception to frustrate our object. One of their masters, called them on one side and told them they should be free as soon as they got to Baltimore, but they refused to rely on their master's promises any longer, and said they were willing to join the Union Army. If permitted to go in the Rebel camps, that is to say that part of the country which is wholly occupied by the rebels, we can get a thousand men in 30 days, strong, hearty, able-bodied men who wish to go, and only want the opportunity. As a specimen of that class of people we can get, we have now at Camp Birney, 14 fine, hearty-looking men, who are all cheerful and willing to go, and nothing could change their minds; except two, who are disappointed after giving their consent to embark in the army, and who thought the doctors would not pass them and they would be rejected. They said they would enter the army if their health permitted them, thinking they would be rejected. I saw them yesterday, on the 4th and conversed with them. They desired to go upon the next expedition, saying that they knew where plenty of men could be found, and that they would bring, by their appearance in uniform. the men around them like bees to the hive. The names are as follows.-- Age Residence Winfield Scott 20 Balto Co Slave Elias Dosey 20 " " free Sandy Bias 22 " " " Jerome Preston 33 " " Slave Thomas Preston 19 " " " Henry Preston 20 " " " Elias Allinder 23 " " " Jacob Lee 21 " " " John Jackson 19 " " free Damon Brown 43 " " " Emory Walker 19 " " Slave George Linch 36 " " free Jos Griffith 24 " " " Andrew Brown Slave The witnesses are as follows, who will corroborate the whole statement. Lieut. Frick. U.S.A. Recruiting officer, B. M. Hawley, Henry Carrol, and, in addition, several soldiers that were present and will testify to the whole conversations. I remain Your Obd't Serv't G. A. Hackett No 24 Holliday St [Baltimore, Md.] June 30 [1864]. General I have the honor to acknowledge the rect of your note of this PM papers enclosed, which I have not examined. I have been all day busy with the subject. As you know I hesitated about the expedition complained of, and but for your note by the black man Hackett I would not have allowed it to go out. But I am satisfied if you will just give me a few days at it, the thing will all evaporate. I have seen the recruits all, in the presence of complainants and only two out of 14 have expressed any desire to go back. I will not send them away, and if you say so, you can see them all yourself. I understand these people very well. Three of the men of whom most complaint is made declared they did not wish to be released, and two of them are very superior black men, almost white. I will send out no more parties. Very respy Yr obt st. S. M. Bowman G. A. Hackett to Col. Lawrence, 6 July 1864, H-162 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343 Middle Dept. and 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4137]; Col. S. M. Bowman to Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace, 30 June 1864, B-309 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. and 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4l32]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Black recruiter explains that enslaved Marylanders want to join the Union Army, but only if they are paid and treated equitably Description An account of the resource G.A. Hackett to Col. Lawrence (AAG) relating his experiences in recruiting Black soldiers (slave and free) in and around the area of Middle River, Baltimore County. Following up on Gen. Wallace’s advice that recruiting expeditions should take place among the rebel slaveholders, Hackett discovers that slaves were eager to join the Union army. But only after assurances that they would not be used as breast-work, that the government wouldn’t deceive them concerning wages and that they would not be returned to their masters. Hackett declares that, ’’Some of their masters who were much attached to their slaves, were unwilling to believe that they had assented (to enlistment), until they question them in the presence of Lt. Frick...” "Some of them were told by their masters to make themselves either younger or older than the required age, as the case may be." "One of their masters called them to one side and told them they should be free as soon as they got to Baltimore." "But they refused to rely on their master’s promises any longer.” Page four of the letter contains a list of fourteen slaves and freemen who enlisted. Hackett talked to some Black recruits who declare that, "plenty of men could be found, and that they would bring, by their appearance in uniform the men around them like bees to the hive." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/6/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore Co, MD bureaucracy military discrimination recruitment slavery https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/1324b7c20b274953cdf012ba6d3f1088.pdf b5d459d7383028fa70c5cc704614616a https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/2f792ff7d6266784789aefc29919592b.pdf 835bcbd4165453bb2c32bae5484956fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Maryland Soldier to the Headquarters of the Third Separate Brigade; Headquarters of the Third Separate Brigade to the Soldier; Headquarters of the Middle Department and Eighth Army Corps to the Commander of the Third Separate Brigade; and Commander of the Third Separate Brigade to the Headquarters of the Middle Department and Eighth Army Corps Salisbury Md Dec 2nd 1864 General, I have the honor to report the investigation of the burning of the Colored people's Church in Quantico district Somerset Co. Md by disloyal persons, The case is a follows: A few months since the Church was burned, the colored people, however, went to work & by means of contributions from loyal whites & themselves succeeded in raising a sufficient amount to erect a plank tent, and in a few days that too was fired & burned down. Finding this to be the case & being unable to detect the guilty parties, I ascertained the probable value (about one thousand dollars) of the two buildings, for the purpose of taxing a sufficient amount of rebel property to repair the damage. The accompanying list shows the names, probable value of property, & proportionate tax, required of each influential disloyal citizen of the district. Stringent action in this & similar cases would most likely secure the co-operation of the disloyal with the loyal citizens in opposing rather than encouraging like outrages. The civil authorities being (like the perpetrators) disloyal[l] would were the case referred to them, in all probability ignore it, in view of which, I would most respectfully recommend that Levin D. Collier Deputy Provost Marshal of Somerset County be authorized to enforce collection & repair damages, This (in my judgment) being the most feasible course I most respectfully refer it to your consideration and have the honor to be Your Obedient Servant J Emory Mobray Lieut, 1st E.S. Md. Vol, Brig, Gen, Lockwood Comdg 3rd Sept, Brig, 8, A,C, Baltimore Md, Head Quarters 3rd Sep. Brig 8th A.C. Baltimore Dec 2nd 1864 Lieut. J. E. Mobray Salisbury M[d], You will remain at Salisbury until further orders. Suspend action in the church burning cases until Genl. Lockwoods arrival. James C. Mullikin Lt. & AAA,G, Head Quarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps, Baltimore, December 2nd 1864. Brig. Genl. Lockwood is hereby directed to proceed to the Eastern Shore, Md and take measures to ascertain the value of the churches burnt at Newtown, Worcester Co, and Quantico Somerset Co, and assess the same upon the disaffected and disloyal citizens in the vicinity of said churches: the money when collected to be handed over to the Trustees or other authorized persons of the respective churches— The method of the assessment will be the same as in the case of Ishmael Day– General Lockwood is hereby directed to make such details from the regular Troops as he may require to execute this order— By command of Major General Wallace Saml B Lawrence A.A.G. To Brig. Gen. Lockwood Com'dg 3rd Separate Brigade Head Quarters 3rd Sep. Brig. 8th A.C. Baltimore, Dec. 15th 1864 Lt. Col Lawrence A. A. G. 8th A.C. In compliance of orders from Depmt. Hd. Qrs. dated Dec. 2nd 1864 I forthwith sent Co. "C" 11th U.S. Infty. Lt. Smith Comdg. & Co. "C" 8th U.S. Infty. Lt. Aiken Comdg. to Salisbury Md, by rail, and, on the following Monday, joined them in person. I immediately took counsel with the leading union citizens of Somerset Co., as to the proper persons to assess for the church at Quantico and the amount of damages. A list of some thirty-five (35) persons was made out from whom a collection of $1000 should be made. I dispatched Lt. Aiken with Co. "C" 8th Infty. to Quantico, to execute the order of the Maj. Genl. Comdg. with instructions a copy of which is herewith enclosed. Lt. Aiken reported in person to me at Salisbury, & informed me that he had executed the order and had arrested and sent to Baltimore one J. Radish against whom suspicions rested of having received hire for burning said church. [I] directed Lt. A. to forward his Company by steamer "Star" to Cambridge and proceed in person to the same place after winding up his business at Quantico, and to make me a final and complete report in writing accompanied with a receipt from the Rev. A. Wallace, for the money. At the same time I ordered Lt. Smith with his company ("C" 11th Infty.) to Newtown, and went there in person. After due consideration and evidence, both as to the value of the burnt church and the rebels upon whom the tax should fall, I furnished Lt. Smith with a full list with the amounts affixed to each name and left him engaged in collecting, with orders to pay the same over to Rev. A. Wallace, Presiding Elder, and to forward his receipts to me with a full report. He is now engaged on that duty. I directed Lt. Smith after executing his orders at Newtown to proceed to "Liberia Church" in Annamessex Dist. and levy a tax on the disloyalists in that vicinity, for the church there burnt, to collect the same and dispose of the money as in the other cases, & to report to me with receipts enclosed. I remain Very Respectfully Your Obd't. Servt, Henry H. Lockwood Brig. Genl. Lieut J Emory Mobray to Brig, Gen, Lockwood, 2 Dec. 1864, Letters Received, ser. 4921, 3rd Sep. Brigade, 8th AC, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 319 [C-8877]; Lt. James C. Mullikin to Lieut. J. E. Mobray, 2 Dec. 1864, vol 69 8AC, p. 76, Press Copies of Telegrams Sent, ser. 2334, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-8877]; Saml B Lawrence to Brig. Gen. Lockwood, 2 Dec. 1864, Letters Received, ser. 4921, 3rd Sep. Brigade, 8th AC, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 319 [C-8877]; Brig. Genl. Henry H. Lockwood to Lt. Col Lawrence, 15 Dec. 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4199]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Lt. J.E. Mobray to Brig. Gen. Lockwood recommending taxation of rebel property in order to raise money to rebuild Black churches that were burned in Somerset County. Subsequent order implements recommendation, taxing disloyal and "disaffected" citizens to rebuild burned Black churches. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/2/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Worcester & Somerset Counties, MD Title A name given to the resource Army officials levy a tax on rebel sympathizers to raise money to rebuild Black churches burned down by arsonists Black church church property white opposition to Black churches https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/39bf4e4bf42525c14d2e7392bdf8fdcb.pdf ed5f8a3bd970ff8b802dd4cf841cae12 https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/5b1df0a674845e35e970e4a334f9792f.pdf 0cb55d7b077f987fc085eb9cace5a499 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Black Maryland Nuns to the Maryland Freedmen’s Bureau Superintendent of Schools [Baltimore, Md., October 1867] William Howard Day, Esqr, Superintendent of Freedman's schools, Dr. Sir, The very flattering notice in the Zion's Standard and Weekly Review of Sept. 4th/ 67. of our Academy, and the zeal you have shown in the moral and intellectual education of the children of our race, lead us to hope, that the reports herein enclosed — will be favorably received by you, and that you will, by your influence endeavor to obtain from the Freedman's Bureau some pecuniary aid to enable us to continue the good work, in which you yourself are so deeply interested, We respectfully submit to your consideration the history in brief of our Establishment. In the year 1829, a few Ladies of Color, formed themselves into an association for the Education of Children of our race, It was the first effort of the kind made in the United States, Our support was derived from the tuition charges of the Boarders in the Academy, who received a good English Education, consisting of the branches usually taught, such as, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Sewing. Besides these it was optional for the Boarders or day scholars, to learn, French, Music, Tapestry, Waswork &c, at an extra charge, Among the Boarders and day scholars some have always been received free, By great economy we have struggled to maintain ourselves, and to continue to impart to those entrusted to us, a good Education Free School, To further the advancement of our race, and to rescue many children from ignorance, the Sisters in March 1865, opened a free school for young girls. The attendance has ranged from 50. to 70. Yearly, The buildings necessary for this school cost $1500, dollars, The hours of class are daily from 9.A.M, to 2.P.M, and the children are taught, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Sewing. Children of all Denominations are received and nothing is done to interfere with the religious views of any, Orphan Asylum, To rescue from want and misery, many young children left helpless by the ravages of war or poverty, we in the year 1866. opened an Orphan Asylum, in this home children are received from infancy to the age of 16, They are taught daily the usual branches of an English Education as Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Sewing, The number at present in the Aylum is 25, The building and furnishing of the house cost $3300, dollars, We have depended upon the charitable collections of the Colored people for the maintenance and clothing of these orphans, (Orphans of all denominations are received). General Items, The Oblate Sisters of Providence receive and education children of all denominations; but for the Promotion of order, they require a respectful attendance at Divine service, morning and evening prayer from all, In doing so they carefully and religiously abstain from interfering with the religious convictions of Parents or children. During the war they clothed, fed and furnished with books 8 children from Southern States, whose Parents were unable to transmit funds, and since the close of the War they have been unsuccessful in receiving pay. The first and longest established Institution in the Country the Sisters have never received one dollar of assistance from the State or General Government. They respectfully submit to your impartial consideration, that the Free school and Orphan Asylum seem to fall under the class of schools, which since the war the General Government has so nobly maintained in this and other States, The teachers in the Free school and Orphan Asylum receive no pay for their services, being supported by the labor of their hands, by sewing &c, and by the revenue from the Academy or Boarding school. This truthful statement would be incomplete if we did not mention, that the debts of the various schools amount to $8000 dollars, and the income from the Academy is only about $4000 dollars, leaving us struggling for the maintenance of the Free school and Orphan Asylum. The continuance of the Free school and Orphan Asylum must depend, upon the very precarious collections from our poor race, unless your influence and charity shall come to our assistance by obtaining for us some substantial recognition from the General Government. During the 38 years of the existence of our schools, the number of Pupils was at least 1500 hundred scholars, of whom 800. hundred at least were of a different denomination from that of the Sisters, Thanking you sincerely for your attention and the interest you have been so kind to take in our schools, we remain Your's very gratefully Oblate Sis of Providence, Oblate Sis of Providence to William Howard Day, 22 Oct. 1867, Letters Received, ser. 1962, MD & DE Asst. Comr., RG 105 [A-9634]. Appearing under the title “The St. Frances’ Academy,” the article in question offers a review of the school, its pupils, costs, and the service it provided to the community. “Only those who have lived in Maryland, during the dark days of Bondage,” the author asserts, “can fully realize how much service this School has been.” The article explained that “The Sisters of Providence a colored religious organization have renounced the world to consecrate themselves to God and the Christian education of young ladies of color.” The school was organized, readers learned, under “the Mother Superior, or Directress of all, is Sister Mary Louisa Noel, assisted by Sister Theresa C. Willingmann, Sister Mary Virginia Royal, and others; among these, a bevy of amiable Monitors who are preparing, to succeed when called, to the Sisters’ places.” While the author noted religious differences between the African Methodist Episcopal paper and the Catholic school, they noted “our Catholic friends are too liberal-minded to ask” strict conformity to Catholicism, and were motivated by the desire to educate the Black children of Baltimore. (“The St. Francis’ Academy,” New York Zion's Standard and Weekly Review, 4 Sept. 1867, enclosed in J. M. Langston to Gen O. O. Howard, 13 Sept. 1867, L-225 1867, Letters Received, ser. 15, Washington Hdqrs., RG 105 [A-9634].) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black nuns in Baltimore petition Black Superintendent of Schools William Howard Day for support for their school and orphanage Description An account of the resource Oblate Sisters of Providence to William H. Day (supt of F Schools) gives a history of the school, which the Black sisters established for the education of Black children. Opened a free school and orphan asylum since the war. Petition for financial assistance. Claim that they don't show any preference to religious denomination of students. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/22/1867 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore, MD Black association Black church Black orphanage Black school https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/29198d9fc251cdba607dbfd9b6040988.pdf dd46464b733c76e3c7fe78db1a49cb88 https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/5a23185ef623ac86b81416b596c70e1a.pdf 116c381ce28e3da2c3c1cfa76f002e45 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Black Clergymen to the Secretary of War [Baltimore, Md., June 1, 1864] To the Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Dear Sir: Sometime since an order was issued by your Department, authorizing the Methodist Episcopal Church, North, to take possession of all Methodist Churches, South, formerly under the jurisdiction of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, over which no loyal minister, of said denomination, is presiding. The noble and Christian spirit which prompted such an order, encourages your petitioners to ask your consideration of a fact which is thought not to have been brought to your notice: to wit:— There exists in this Country a religious organization, known as the African M. E. Church, embracing a majority of all the Colored Methodists of the loyal States, having a membership of forty thousand, and five hundred itinerant ministers, also four Bishops, and a College near Xenia, Ohio. The aforementioned order virtually excludes us from a vast field of Christian labor among our brethren, whom we have long prayed to meet, and organize. It is conceded by all denominations that we are peculiarly adapted to their spiritual wants. Indeed under circumstances not the most favorable have we planted Churches in South Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana — Mississippi and Tennessee. Our devotion to the government as a denomination — the devotion of the Colored people to whom we represent, to the government we believe is appreciated by you, while it is equaled only by our desire to build Moral and Religious bulwarks around the millions of our people just now emerging into the sunlight of American freedom. We would now most respectfully ask that you will so modify the order granted to the Methodist Episcopal Church, North, as to authorize the African Methodist Episcopal Church to take possession of all Churches formerly belonging to the Methodist Church, South which were used by Colored Congregations before the commencement of the present rebellion, and such Churches as are now used mainly by Colored Methodists. We beg leave to state that we make this appeal in pursuance of a resolution passed by our last General Conference which was convened in the city of Philadelphia, May 1864. Hoping that this matter may commend itself to your favorable notice we are with highest regard and esteem, Your most obedient servants, A. W. Wayman D. A. Payne John M Brown M. F. Sluby James Lynch In behalf of General Conference of the A. M. E Church Baltimore Md June 1 1864 A. W. Wayman et al. to Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, 1 June 1864, W-1941 1864, Letters Received, RG 107 [L-53]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black pastors petition the Secretary of War to partner with the A.M.E. Church Description An account of the resource A.W. Wayman, D.A. Payne, John M. Brown, M.F. Stuby, & James Lynch to Edwin Stanton responding to Stanton's order authorizing the Methodist Episcopal Church to oversee all Southern Methodist Churches. Wayman et al. inform Stanton of the existence of AME church, the strength of its membership and ministers, and the readiness of the AME to assume control of the spiritual direction of Black Southerners. "The aforementioned order virtually excludes us from a vast field of Christian labor among our brethren, whom we have long payed to meet, and organize." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/1/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore, MD Black church Black ministers Black politics https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/3377056fa16a7755e2868fcb84680229.pdf d8dbefb69506c69de01f1ac8fefd877e https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/018cdb1d19d0ba02d7117940cd53fdb2.pdf f46343930fb1dea160d8c66839b2751d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Black residents of Baltimore to the Secretary of War Baltimore [Md.] May 31st 1865 Honibl Edwin M, Stanton War departement Washington, D,C, Sir I have the Honor to reporte that in obedience to the general requeste of the Colord Peple of this City for the Maryland Institute or the temples temple for a lecture by Fredrick Dougles of the State of New York, for the purpos of procuring money to convey the body of a lady to Culpeper Count House Va. We have Maid an aplication the boards of manigars for Eaither of the Halls but thay have denied us, & refuse to let the Halls to Colord ordniance. the objection is this Simpley say the Colord [ordneise?] will geather on the Street in front of the Halls & Stop the way of the Street is all the Excuse thay make or give. sir The Colord Class have had the Hall before the war was Ended & why can they not have the use of them Now as well as before. sir I aske you to Assiste us in the matter if I am not interferring with rival wrights & if I am you will Please Excuse me for so doing, sir I thik it is predickss against the Colord men. or other Words a gainst the Colord nattion, the bord of manigers have at this time is the only reasion I can assine for the present. sir the Colord men of this city have Assiste[d] in all the war and they ought to Have the wright of the Hall for sutch a case. the bord may have a wright of refusing the Colord Class from you as secatary of war. if so you will plese in form me of the facts, & the groun[d] to Which they have a wright to object to the Col[ord] people — Having a lecture in said Halls in Baltimor City, I will give a garientee of good order. you will state why the can not get the Hall. the Colord people are willing to Pay the price the manigers may want, and I can not see why they object in giving the Hall, I think the Colord Have a wright to the Hall as long as thay can pay for it. at time it may be vacated and for rent sir you will plese Decide this grate question. of disputee to which a letter from you can decide it at once, you will parden me if I am not wright in making apeal, to you as it is a question hear between us, the bord of manigars, respect[fu]lly yours obedient servent B. R. Hawley No 43, St, Paul, St Balto, Md; B. R. Hawley to Honible Edwin M, Stanton, 31 May 1865, H-775 1865, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. and 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4148]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black residents of Baltimore petition for redress after they are prevented from renting a concert hall to host a lecture by Frederick Douglass Description An account of the resource B.R. Hawley to Edwin M. Stanton (sec of war) writing that Black residents of Baltimore have been unable to rent either the Maryland Institute Hall or the Templers Hall for a lecture meeting at which the announced speaker was Frederick Douglass. The reason given for the refusal was that Black resdients would ather in the street in front of the hall. Hawley claims discrimination against Black residents of Baltimore and "against the colored nattion." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/31/1865 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore, MD Black leader Black politics discrimination segregation https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/9fdc28df7e4473bc6aeae59b07324249.pdf d928e0f1ada7acbd4f1c9f47d8462f88 https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/4fcda871a38e8557dfcf2d9956d86a63.pdf 2fb7f754601a2a67598842862e50df36 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Black Surgeon to the Assistant Secretary of War Washington, D.C., February 8th 1864. Hon. C. A. Dana, Assistant Secretary of War. Sir, I have the honor to report that your request of this date to forward to the Department an account of the outrage committed upon me by the Conductor of Car No. 32, of the City Railway Co., last week, has been received, and the following are the facts connected therewith:— I had been summoned to attend a Court Martial as a witness in the case of Private Geo: Taylor, who was charged with causing the death of a colored man last August, the said colored man having died in the hospital of which I was at the time in Charge. I started from my lodgings at the corner of 14th and I Streets, on the morning of Feb. 1st for the purpose of proceeding to the hospital in order to obtain some notes relative to the case. As my time was short, and it was raining very hard at the time, I hailed the car which was passing just as I came out of the door, and it was stopped for me; but as I was in the act of entering, the conductor informed me that I would have to ride on the front with the driver. I told him I would not, and asked him why I could not ride inside. He stated that it was against the rules for colored persons to ride inside. I attempted to enter the car, and he pulled me out and ejected me from the platform. The consequence was I had to walk the whole distance through rain and mud, and was considerably detained past the hour for my attendance at Court. On my arrival, I reported the case to the Court, and the President, Col. J. H. Willetts informed me that I must make my statement in writing. On the next morning I handed in my written statement, and was informed on the adjournment of the Court, that action had been taken in the matter, by forwarding my statement to the Adjutant General. There are persons living in the neighbourhood who saw the transaction and who can corroborate my assertions. Trusting that something may speedily be done to remedy such evils as those we are now forced to submit to. I have the honor to be. Your Obedt Servant, A T Augusta Surgeon 7th Regt U.S.C.T. Surgeon A. T. Augusta to Hon. C. A. Dana, 8 Feb. 1864, Records Concerning Medical Personnel, ser. 561, Medical Records, Record & Pension Office, RG 94 [KK-1]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Surgeon Alexander Augusta reports on his ejection from a segregated streetcar in Washington D.C. Description An account of the resource Surgeon Alexander Augusta describes his ejection from a streetcar for being Black. "I attempted to enter the car, and he pulled me out and ejected me from the platform. The consequence was I had to walk the whole distance through rain and mud, and was considerably detained past the hour for my attendance at Court." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/8/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Washington, D.C. Black leaders (doctors) Black officer segregation https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/49129917dbfefb0ad162227b3915c61f.pdf 5e39ad9df096eca693d9c9bd2437cd0f https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/33cb1ecd77c93dc40510676d9bfc3e89.pdf 5b8372c4b23e5672cc05659bd8d418c3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Black Surgeon to the Middle Department Commander Balt [Md.] Jan 20/65 General, I have the honor to lay before you a disability that the colored people have to labor under, in travelling between this City and Washington Which I am of the opinion if you will be kind enough to call the attention of the President of the Balt and Ohio to, will be removed. The company exacts of colored passengers the same fare it does for White, and then huddles them together in the front car with all sorts of persons, where smoking of pipes and segars continue all the time, and where they are subject to insults. It makes no differece how respectable a colored lady may be; how disagreable smoking may be to her; or how ill she might be, the Employees about the depot will not permit her to enter any other car, and should she by chance get into another and is found there, she is rudely thrust out The following occurence took place with me to day. I accompanied my wife and another lady to the depot, that they might take the three thirty train for Washington and procured their tickets, after which they entered a car, when a man whom I learned to be one John Wright, followed them, and compelled them to leave that car under the penalty of being put off the train, and go into the front one, where they were nearly stiffled, by the fumes of tabacco. They were obliged at the risk of taking cold, to hoist the window in order to breathe. In fact they both felt quite sick. Just behind them sat two rough white men, who indulged in insulting langange. I appealed to the ticket agent and he said had nothing to do with the cars. I then spoke to a person by the name of Showacre whose duty it is to superintend the seating of passengers, and he stated that, that was the only car colored persons could ride in. Lastly, I appealed to the Conductor, and he said the President made the rules and they had to carry them out Now General, I submit that it is unfair for the company to practice such an outrage upon us, and I most respectfully claim your protection in the premises, as a United States Officer. Nor is that the only company that pactices these impositions upon us, for all others, whose trains leave the city, does the same. At the Baltimore and Philadelphia depot there are certain trains in which they will not allow colored persons go on at all. Notwithstanding, their business may be ever so urgent. Another great inconvenience is, they refuse to sell them through tickets to New York, thereby often times putting them to an extra expence, and detaining them in Philadelphia from ten to twelve hours. Should a strange colored person not acquainted with these regulations, come there at the hours, which they are not permitted to go on, a policeman is standing by backed up by the Provost guard to put him out Only a few weeks since an altercation took place at the Washington depot, and I apprehend that unless a stop is put to these outrages, a serious difficulty may occur. Hoping General, you will use your good offices to remove these unjust rules, I remain Your obedient Servant A. T. Augusta. Surgeon A. T. Augusta to Major General L. Wallace, 20 Jan. 1865, A-63 1865, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. and 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4147]. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource A.T. Augusta (surgeon, 7th USCT) to Maj. Gen. Lewis Wallace (cmdg Middle Department & 8th Army Corps) alleging that the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. charges Black passengers the same fare yet forces them into the front car of the train, which is filled with tobacco smoke and all sorts of people. "It makes no difference how respectable a colored lady may be; how disagreable smoking may be to her; or how ill she might be, the employees about the depot will not permit her to enter another car, and should she by chance get into another and is found there, she is rudely thrust out." Gives exmample of his wife and another Black woman expelled from their car and forced into the smoking car. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/20/1865 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore, MD Title A name given to the resource Black Surgeon Alexander Augusta writes about the discrimination his wife endured on the train from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. Black leaders (doctors) Black officer Black soldiers segregation women https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/5a04ec082979ba3c535c9db8c76d03dc.pdf bffec0af40d263439a92ac80cd689fa5 https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/dcbdebb4197b32c3972ec054d2724fea.pdf 80d8c78618239d8e98f9d861966103fb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Black Clergyman to the Headquarters of the Washington D.C., Freedmen’s Bureau Assistant Commissioner Smith fieald VA Jen the 27th 1866 I was travling In Anaplaus Marland In may 1855 — I prechd In the M E church Mr Samyel E devall [?] came and tuck me home to his house 3 miles and A haff from Amaplas In that time his wife and him prasuaded me to Leve Baltimore and he wood give me graund to Bild A house on In Anaplas Neck South River fary from 55 to 57. In march I was macking up my mind wather to go are not In march I Left Baltimore and came to anaplas And give Mr devalve 65 Dalors to By the Lamber fore my house from Mr AgleHart I Bought the Lambar from him Mr devalve Im plaid Hilley Willson colard to Bild the house fore me In July 1857 I movd from Baltimore to Anaplas In my one [own] house I thair Livd comfortable fore 3 yeairs In the year 1861 the atharateys starped mee from preching And in Auguest 1862 I was A Rested and put in Prison fore preching then my house was sarched By Mr devalves 2 sons Trenton and hary devalves Ha[ry?] destraded my papers and A counts I Lade in prison an till febury the 3th 1863 I was tackon to the court house and thair sold out fore 15 yeairs fore Biding me not to cross the Lines of marland the witsnaces to theas things are Rev John H Brice Metilda Edwards cathrin Blackson the cost of my House was /aa 47 Dalors Independent of my sha[rt?] that my son Bilt Laid A Benjman Howrd Plantaff Amelia Howard [different handwriting] make a careful abstract of this for file C — Reply who addesses to Lloyd Howard — No 4 Eutaw Court Balto, Md — Benjman Howrd to [C. H. Howard?], 27 Jan. 1866, Letters Received, ser. 453, DC Asst. Comr., RG 105 [A-9745]. General C.H. Howard included a summary of Benjmin Howard’s account in a May 18, 1866 report to the headquarters of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Washington, D.C. detailing “cases of outrages and assaults committed upon Colored Churches and Schools.” There is no indication of any further action in the case. (Brig. Gen’l C.H.Howard to Lieut F.A. Sladen, 18 May 1866, C-173 1866, Letters Received, ser. 15, Washington Hdqrs., RG 105 [A-9713].) According to Section 7 of “An Act Relating to Free Negroes and Slaves” passed by the 1831-1832 session of the Maryland General Assembly, “it shall not be lawful for any free negro or negroes, slave or slaves, to assemble or attend any meetings for religious purposes, unless conducted by a white licensed or ordained preacher or some respectable white person or persons of the neighborhood… and if any such meeting shall be held without being conducted as aforesaid, they shall be considered as unlawful and tumultuous meetings, and it shall be the duty of the nearest constable, or any other civil officer knowing of such meetings, either from his own knowledge or the information of others, to repair to such meeting, and disperse the said negroes or slaves.” Although the law treated Black religious assemblies without white supervision as illegal, Section 7 stipulated that “nothing contained in this act shall be construed to prevent the assemblage, within the limits of Baltimore city and Annapolis city, of such slaves, or free negroes and mulattoes for the purpose of religious worship, if said meetings are held in compliance with the written permission of a white licensed ordained preacher, and dismissed before ten o’clock at night.” According to Section 8, any Black Marylanders “found associating, or in any company with slaves, at any unlawful or tumultuous meeting… such free negro or mulatto shall be subject to the same punishment, and be liable in every respect to the same treatment and penalty as slaves thus offending.” Finally, Section 12 stipulated that if the penalty for these crimes fell short of capital punishment, free Black Marylanders found guilty of violating the act might “be banished from this state by transportation into some foreign country.” (An Act relating to Free Negroes and Slaves, 14 Mar. 1832, Laws Made and Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland [Annapolis, Md., 1832], chapter 323.) Amelia Howard, listed by Benjman as “Plantaff” in his letter, filed a similar complaint with the headquarters of the Middle Department in 1864. Her undated testimony alleged that on May 9, 1862, she, “Matilda Edwards and Kitty Blackson, were setting down on the shore at Mr. Duvall's shucking oysters, and talking about Mr. Lincoln, the war and the emancipation which was to take place in 1864” when “Mr. Duvall rode up in our midst and overheard me say that Mr. Lincoln was the men that God [h]ad ordained to set the Etheopian free.” Duvall then crafted charges against her, and “made his son Vinton Duvall take a false oath that [she] was persuading his two men servants Jerry and Pompey [to run] away.” The testimony eventually led to a conviction, after which she was “sold at the Court House to go out of the State to stay away for 15 years.” Not only was she wrongfully imprisoned and sold, Amelia Howard alleged, but Duvall “has taken away my house and all my property, the ground which the house is built on he gave me for my lifetime, he has also taken and if not destroyed, he will not give up my free papers, my bills and receipts, and the contract of my house which he gave me himself of his own hand writing, signed with the consent of his wife Elizabeth Duvall.” (Testimony of Amelia Howard, [1864?], in Communication from Major Gen’l Lew. Wallace, in Relation to the Freedmen’s Bureau, to the General Assembly of Maryland [Annapolis, Md., 1865], pp. 94-95.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A-9745 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/27/1866 Description An account of the resource Benjman Howard, apparently intended for D.C. Assistant Commissioner C. H. Howard, reporting that he had been a preacher in Annapolis and bought a house there in 1857. Was arrested in 1862 for preaching and jailed until Feb. 1863 when he was sold away as punishment for 15 years with a mandate to never return to the state of MD. Title A name given to the resource Free Black pastor Benjman Howard reports on having been arrested and sold by the state of Maryland for preaching Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ann Arundel Co, MD Black ministers Free people of color incarceration property ownership https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/a662dc0cbaef493b9ee18eed20e506d6.pdf 856851e6235b678f602827104d01c7b3 https://www.fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/33af2dabb57c368343fc56eeb620763f.pdf 98d0408192317a4a2f0dfc2f074db150 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Black Parallel Politics Description An account of the resource This collection highlights Black political activity and organizing from outside formal institutional politics. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Maryland Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Black Resident of Baltimore to the Commander of the Middle Department Baltimore Nov 29 1864 Genrel Walles Honred Sir my mistres Chessier [Ann?] left me a house lot twenty years be She Diead her Ness Mrs Masson was wit ness that she gave this place to me Cince her Death her nephyew Mr John Price has put off of the place and i have witness that he Mr John Price Did put me off of the plac that was left to me by mrs Annes i would like to know thought you if i Cant get it agane i have bin to a laryar and he says i can get it a gaine but i thought i would asks your advise a bout it first ples let me know your advise on it if you ples sir Mr L Meads to Genrel Walles PS i live 105 Low St L Meads to Genrel Walles, 29 Nov. 1864, M-820 864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4234]. A note on the file from the commander of the Middle Department, General Lew Wallace, reads “Dont see Jurisdiction. File LW.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Free Black resident of Baltimore seeks help retrieving property taken by the family of his former enslaver Description An account of the resource Formerly enslaved Black resident of Baltimore L Meads to Gen. Lew Wallace reporting having been turned off of his property by the nephew of his former enslaver and requesting advice on how he might retrieve his property. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/29/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Baltimore, MD Free people of color property ownership slavery