Slaves, Western Maryland

COLOURED POPULATION.

A bill relating to this class of persons has passed the House of Delegates, The chief features of it, are

Those, already Free may remain but if they will go Voluntarily, they will be furnished with the means of going to Liberia. Those hereafter to be set Free, must go out of the State, or be sent out, except they renounce their freedom for the sake of remaining with their friends.

Convictions —

On Tuesday week, Nathan Parker, free negro, was tried before Washington County Court, at Hagers-town, and convicted on two indictments—the one charging with an assault and battery (upon a white man) with intent to kill, and the other, with aiding and abetting a slave to run away from his master. His sentence in the former case was confinement in the Penitentiary for the term of five years five months thereof in the cells; and in the latter case Confinement in the Penitentiary for three years, three months thereof in the cells. —Banner.

IN COUNCIL, March 20, 1807.

Public sale

The undersigned, as executor of the last will & testament of Eli Swearingen, late of Allegany county, deceased, will sell at public sale, at the late resident of said deceased, about 8 miles north west of the town of Cumberland, immediately on the Potomac river,              

On Monday the 15th of September, inst, all the personal property, of which the said deceased died seized, consisting in part of as follows;—
10 HEAD OF HORSES
amongst them several fine colts and riding cratur[?].
40 HEAD OF CATTLE,

For hire, on the public square in Cumberland, on Monday, the 1st day of December next,
2 NEGRO MEN
who are first rate Servants
Said Servants will not be hired to any person who may want to work them on the Public Works.
Jas Hilleary
A.L. Withers
Guardian for Levi Hilleary
Nov 22

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The subscriber has a number of Negroes, Women, Boys and Girls, the property of John T. Mason, Esq, to put out upon hire. Enquire at the Farm of the said Mason, under North Mountain.
M. Bayly
January 1, 1806