Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Free Negroes
Media Items
Media Items
Media Items
ItemID
wmsl360
IDEntry
8539
Creator
Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Date
1857-06-17
Collection Location
Washington County Free Library
Coverage
Western Maryland, 1800-1864
Body
Sheriff’s Sale.
By virtue of an Order of the Orphans’ Court for Washington County, to me directed, under the Act of Assembly, passed at December Session, 1839, Chapter 36, prohibiting Free Negroes from coming into this State; I hereby give notice, that on MONDAY, the 22nd day of June inst., in front of the Court-house in Hagerstown, I will expose to sale to the bidder for the lowest term of service, a certain Arnetta Graham, a Free Negro Woman, to pay the fine and costs imposed by virtue of said act.
June 17, 1857 B. A. GARLINGER, Sh’ff.