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Tom, negro pianist, plays Hagerstown & Cumberland. 1860

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ItemID
wmsl160
IDEntry
8116
Creator
Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Date
1860-08-09
Collection Location
Washington County Free Library
Coverage
Western Maryland, 1800-1864
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Tom, the Negro Pianist,

This musical prodigy had appeared and played in public at only five places before he visited Hagerstown. These were Charleston, Mobile, New Orleans, Baltimore and Frederick. He gave exhibitions at Cumberland and Martinsburg last week.