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Kent County officials arrest army recruiting officers for enlisting enslaved men against the wishes of their enslavers
John Frazier (pro mar) to H.W. Hoffman reporting that judges in Kent have ordered the arrest of several citizens, including the Deputy Pro. Mars. for alleged interference with the enlistment of Black soldiers. Frazier states that “This is done to…
Union officer orders local officials in Havre de Grace to permit Frederick Douglass to give a lecture there
Brig. Gen. H.H. Lockwood to Lt. Col. Lawrence (AAAG) opposing intention of town authorities of Havre de Grace to prevent Frederick Douglass from speaking there. Says Douglass's speeches are sensible and would do much good.
Maryland Governor Augustus Bradford complains to Lincoln about the liberation of enslaved prisoners from jail in Prince George's County
A.W. Bradford to Lincoln complains that a troop of colored soldiers committed an outrage in Prince Georges County by freeing prisoners from the county jail. Bradford asks Lincoln to have those guilty of this outraged punished and orders issued to…
White officials in Queen Anne's County challenge the recruitment of free people of color as temporary slaves
William T. Chamgbers to Col. William Birney reporting arrest of Col. J.P. Creager for recruiting among free people of color on the grounds that "when a free colored man hires himself for a year, or short period of time, he is a slave for the length…