4 10 44 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/1324b7c20b274953cdf012ba6d3f1088.pdf b5d459d7383028fa70c5cc704614616a https://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://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/1e1aa3ad8a5e9f206763c007d3d3c8cf.pdf 91bf31191d055f3a3eeea8b016f06585 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/cef65273622afe27f1defc809e827046.pdf a161019fa08ecf87754e0e4320ad59a6 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 Maryland and the Military Description An account of the resource This collection documents Black Marylanders' interactions with and contributions to the military during the Civil War. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The National Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Open access Language A language of the resource English 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 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 a Washington, D.C., Black Refugee Camp to the Secretary of War Contraband Camp Washington D C May 16th 1863 Hon. E. M. Stanton Secretary of War The bearer Dr A S Agusta Surgeon USA reported to me, as commander of this Camp, to be assigned by me to duty in the Camp. Knowing that Dr. Agusta ranked as Major, & that I ranked only as Captain, I felt as a loss as to what I should do, douting my right to assign to duty an officer who ranked me. I referred him to Dr C. B. Webster Surgeon in charge of the Contraband Camp Hospital who being a contract Surgeon was embarrassed by the same consideration. Dr Augusta returned to you & an order came to me from the Head Qrs of the Military Governor, asking why I had not assigned Dr Augusta to duty, to which I replied stating the reason assingned above, & the reply to that from Gen Hitchcock. Acting Milatry Governor, is an order of which the enclosed paper is a copy. The usual routine, according to my understanding, for such matters is for the Surgeon General to order Medical officers to Report to some Medical Director, & for the Medical Director to assign such officer to his post of duty. The Surgeons in the Contraband Camp Hospital report immediately to Medical Director Abbott who appoints or removes them at discretion If your wish is for Dr Augusta to be assigned to duty in the Camp Hospital. Medical Director Abbott is the proper channel through which to have it done. If you wish him to be on duty only in the Camp, then I suppose I have the power to assign him & will do so, but I have not heretofore understood that there was any necessity for a physician in camp apart from and independent of the Hospital. All of which is respectfully submitted. Yours Most Respectfully James J Ferree Commandant Contraband Camp [Enclosure] Head Quarters Military District Washington May 15th 1863 Special Orders No 109 (Extract) 13 Surgeon A S Augustee U S Vols having reported in conformity with Special Order No 191 Head Quarters Dept Washington is assigned to duty at the Camp for Colored persons He will report to Capt Ferree in charge By Command of Maj Gen Hitchcock Jno P Sherburne Assistant Adjutant Genl Copy James J Ferree to Hon. E. M. Stanton, 16 May 1863, enclosing extract from Special Orders No. 109, Headquarters Military District Washington, 15 May 1863, A-811 1863, Letters Received, ser. 12, RG 94 [K-65]. 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 Commander of a Black refugee camp in Washington, D.C., refuses to assign Black Surgeon Alexander Augusta to duty Description An account of the resource James J. Ferree refuses to assign Black Surgeon Alexander Augusta to duty at camp in Washington D.C. as required in Special Order 109. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/16/1863 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) military discrimination https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/fcc58054a00a4dfdbff21f31d1c4ad4c.pdf 2b9a91e0d3e691681fade99dc0d3042e https://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://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/39bf4e4bf42525c14d2e7392bdf8fdcb.pdf ed5f8a3bd970ff8b802dd4cf841cae12 https://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://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/6f9d15c817fe8d762bc35c67cd6eff48.pdf c9715706a62d1611fb8981fd9c4e2a3d https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/a86b740fd2546829c8c93f18de15fc29.pdf 2a883811497b691a37b050b7ee28eb21 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 District of Delaware and Eastern Shore of Maryland to the Headquarters of the Middle Department; the Commander to a Delaware Clergyman; and the Clergyman to the Commander Head Qr’s Dist of Delaware, And Eastern Shore of Md Wilmington April 3d 1865 Lt. Col S. B. Lawrence AA Gen’l Middle Dep’t 8th A.C. Baltimore Md. Col. I have the honor to report that whilst at Salisbury I understood that the Rev. A. Wallace was at Philadelphia and addressed a letter to him to which I have rec'd a reply dated Laurel Delaware March 28th 1865 which contains among other matters the following paragraph. "This whole matter I find it necessary now to turn over to the hands of my successor in the office of P. Elder Rev S. M. Cooper Princess Anne Md who will report to you and observe any instructions from your Head Qrs. I have not yet heard from the Rev. Mr Cooper but presume I will in a few days. I visited Salisbury last week to attend to some unfinished business and whilst there I made arrangements to hear from the colored preachers and others connected with the congregations of the burned churches, so that they be informed it was the desire of the Authorities that their churches should be speedily rebuilt." Very Respectfully Your Obdt Servt John R Kenly Brig, Genl, Comdg Head Qrs, Dist of Delaware, and Eastern Shore of Md Wilmington Del May 3d 1865 Rev. A. Wallace Laurel Delaware Dear Sir. In your favor of the 28th of March last you informed me that it would be necessary for you to turn over to your successor in office of P. Elder the business connected with rebuilding the burnt African Churches on the E. Shore of Md and that the Rev S. M. Cooper was your sucsessor. You also informed me that Mr Cooper would report to me which he has not done; and I you to advise me whether your sucsessor is prosecuting the object for which the fund was raised. Very Respectfully Your Obdt Servt John R Kenly Brig. Gen. Comdg 412 S. Juniper St. Philada. July 5th 1865 Brig. Gen Kenly Dear Sir. I now have the honor & pleasure to report that each of the Colored Churches burned lately in Somerset are in a fair way of being speedily rebuilt. and on the kind of basis I desired to reach. Boards of colored Trustees have been appointed, lots secured and valid Deeds prepared in each case. Through Mr Hodson of Princess Anne, I am paying over the funds entrusted to me, as the work progresses, I would be glad to know, whether you desire in any case, to return funds collected from parties below. A line, at your convenience will oblige very Truly, your obt. Servant (sgd) Adam Wallace A True Copy S. C. Willis jr 1st Lieut and A. A. A. Genl. 1st Sep Bgd 8th A Corps [Endorsement] Hdqrs 1st Sep. Brig 8th A. Corps Relay House July 14th 1865. Respectfully forwarded for the information of Dept. Headqrs. John R Kenly Brig Gen’l Com’dg [Endorsement] HEAD-QUARTERS MIDDLE DEPARTMENT, EIGHTH ARMY CORPS, Baltimore, July 14th , 1865. Respectfully returned to Brig. General J. A. Kenly Comd’g. 1st Sep. Brig. 8th A. C. — No portion of the funds collected will be returned. By Command of Major General Wallace. Geo H. Hooker Asst. Adjt. General. Brig, Genl, John R Kenly to Lt. Col S. B. Lawrence, 3 Apr. 1865, vol. 95/177 8AC, p. 12, Letters Sent, ser. 4907, Northern Division of LA, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 318 [C-8887]; Brig. Gen. John R Kenly to Rev. A. Wallace, 3 May 1865, , vol. 95/177 8AC, p. 42, Letters Sent, ser. 4907, Northern Division of LA, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 318 [C-8887]; Adam Wallace to Brig. Gen Kenly, 5 July 1865, K-11 1865, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4149]. 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 Rev. Adam Wallace reports on the progress of rebuilding Black churches burned by white Marylanders Description An account of the resource Rev. Adam Wallace (late Presiding Elder of Methodist Church, Dist of Eastern Shore of MD) to Brig. Gen. John Kenly, reporting that the Black churches in Somerset Co, MD "are in a fair way of being speedily rebuilt." They had been destroyed by fire late in 1864 (John Reddish was arrested as the alleged arsonist). Numerous letters and endorsements included in the file deal with the arrest of Reddish, the prgress of rebuilding the churches, and the process by which the army collected funds for rebuilding them from rebel sympathizers. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/5/1865 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Somerset County, MD Black church church property white opposition to Black churches https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/8916bb7da600e159bf47b3e353f78391.pdf f5156ec86d95e416535b2149771756a2 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/358f64ec6ef8218c3fb2fcab6bb7eed1.pdf f62e6bfe704ddb4454947f80b0aa7510 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 Maryland and the Military Description An account of the resource This collection documents Black Marylanders' interactions with and contributions to the military during the Civil War. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The National Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Open access Language A language of the resource English 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 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 Governor of Maryland to President Lincoln State of Maryland Executive Department Annapolis March 16, 1864 His Excellency Abraham Lincoln President of the U. States Dear Sir I feel it to be my duty to enclose to you a copy of a letter just received from the States Attorney of Prince Georges County in this state: and to invite your serious attention to its contents, It sets forth the particulars of an outrage committed by a detachment of Colored troops passing through that County, about a week ago, who forceably entered the County Jail, and set at liberty twenty one persons therein confined: the greater part of them on criminal charges, some already indicted and waiting trial, and one under conviction for a Capital crime and awaiting sentence, I am not disposed to trouble your Excellency with any comments upon such a proceeding, nor can I believe it to be necessary, I cannot for a moment suppose that such conduct will be tolerated by you, nor doubt that you will cause immediate inquiry to be made into the transaction and promptly punish those engaged in it, At a time like this, when the proximity of our armies brings into the State, large numbers of Camp followers; and when many hundreds of our Slave population have left their homes, and are straggling through the State, dependant in a great degree for support upon what they can pilfer, our citizens are subject in more than an ordinary degree to depredations, and if a squad of Soldiers is permitted to pass through our County Towns, and forcibly deliver the Jails of their inmates, your Excellency can well imagine the result to be apprehended, I would therefore most respectfully suggest, that it is due to the safety of our citizens, as well as to the credit of the Government that such an outrage as is detailed in the enclosed letter should not only be promptly punished, but that some such order should be immediately passed as will prevent its recurrence, and hold the officers in command of such troops to a strict accountability, I submit the subject for your Excellencys consideration, in confidence that you will apply the proper remedy I have the honor to be with great respect Your Obdt Servant signed A. W. Bradford (Copy) [Enclosure] Upper Marlboro [Md.]: 15" March 1864 To, His Excellency Governor Bradford Sir. My having been confined to a sick bed for the past week will be my apology for not having before called your attention, officially, to the following circumstance:— On the afternoon of the 8th inst. a large number of negro troops, from Birney's Camp at Benedict, arrived at this place, under the command of one Lt. Col Perkins and other white officers and took possession of the Court House for quarters. The next morning a squad of the negroes was sent into the County Jail, of which they had previously demanded the keys, and set at liberty 21 of the prisoners—leaving only one person behind, a white man charged with Larceny— of those released, one was a white man brought here recently from Washington under a Requisition from your Excellency. Eleven were confined on various criminal charges, some being already under indictment and awaiting trial. The charges varied from Arson to Larceny, abducting slaves &c. one of the negroes released was actually under conviction of Arson—his sentence having been respited by the Court until April Term As soon as our Sheriff reached the village, he hastened after the military who had started for Annapolis. The Lt. Col. had stated that his orders were only to take out the able bodied negroes &c. and that the Jailer was responsible for the escape of the others. yet all of them were released by a large armed squad, and at the very point of the bayonet. Still the sheriff followed on to Queene Anne, hoping to have restored at least the women & boys &c. But he met with no success, was roughly treated, and even threatened with personal violence. The occurrence of so unprecedented an outrage within 18 miles of the National Capital, ought not probably to pass unnoticed I had thought of communicating the facts to Mr. Johnson of the Senate, and to our member in the House of Representatives— But upon reflection, I supposed I should best discharge myself of my duty in the premises by placing you in possession of the facts, and leaving the whole matter to your superior experience and discretion Your Excellency will not fail to observe that the practical working of this affair is to invite the negroes to the perpetration of any crime and to offer practical protection and indemnity to them. It seems imposible that this man could have acted under orders Very Respectfully Yr Obt Servt (Signed) Edward W Belt One of the negro women released and taken along by them was under indictment for attempting to poisen a white family The troops and prisoners went from here to Annapolis A. W. Bradford to Abraham Lincoln, 16 March 1864, enclosing Edward W Belt to Governor Bradford, 15 Mar. 1864, M-94 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. and 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4140]. A published version of the letter from Belt to Bradford may be found in Freedom, ser. 2, pp. 216-217. 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 Governor Bradford complains to Lincoln that Black Marylanders have been unjustly freed from jail by Black soldiers Description An account of the resource 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 prevent a recurrence. Ensclosed letter (published) relates that Black troops under the command of Lt. Perkins released the prisoners from the county jail. BiIt concludes his letter by stating: ’’Your excellency will not fail to observe that the practical working of this affair is to invite the Negroes to the perpetration of any crime and to offer practical protection and indemnity to them.” Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/16/1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Prince George's County, MD Black soldiers women https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/ce045df9b8670bb2b194b5de5ecba4cd.pdf 776e20621432949c12f012275342f162 https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/73f3f21b73c7ec503e96e0ab0ee4a656.pdf edc60adc48f4e1abac7503c8312d5723 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 Families in Civil War Maryland Description An account of the resource This collection documents the experiences of Black Maryland families during the Civil War. 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 Headquarters of the Middle Department to the Commander of the Third Separate Brigade; Headquarters to the Commander; and the Commander to the Commander of the Middle Department Head Quarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps, Baltimore, December 2d 1864 General, x (extract) x x x He will give special attention to Par. 1. of S.O. No 112, Current Series these Hd. Qrs, and break up the practice now prevalent of apprenticing young negroes, without the consent of their parents, to their former masters. If necessary, he will not hesitate to arrest all masters who refuse liberty to such apprentices, or withold them from their parents, and keep them in custody until they consent to such liberation— In case the parents of apprentices are not able to support them, and they desire it, he will send them to Baltimore, to the care of Lt. Col. W. E. W. Ross 31st U.S.C.T., in charge of Freedman’s Bureau. He will endeavor to keep families together as far as possible: but at the same time use his influence to discourage emigration for the present, and only send to Baltimore those who cannot find homes, occupation and labor where they now are— x x x x (over) I am General Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant (S) Saml: B. Lawrence A.A.G. To Brig: Genl: H H Lockwood Com’dg 3d Sep. Brigade A true copy: Saml B Lawrence Asst: Adjt: Genl: [Endorsement] Head Quarters Middle Dep’t 8th Army Corps, Baltimore Md. Dec. 8/1864 Extract of letter from these Head Quarters to Brig. Genl. Lockwood—Dec 2nd 1864, respectfully furnished—to —Brig. Genl Lockwood who is hereby directo not to proceed under the instructions herein contained until further orders. By Command of Major Genl. Wallace Saml B Lawrence A.A. Genl. [More?] [Baltimore] Dec. 9th 1864 Brig. Gen. Lockwood Salisbury Md. That part of your instructions relating to negroes has been countermand. I will send the papers to Cambridge tomorrow. James C. Mullikin Lt. & A.A.A.G. 10 Salisbury Md Dec 11 [1864] Maj Gen. Wallace Just arrived here from below find a telegram from Lt. [Mulliken] saying that orders have gone to me. Cambridge Countermanding my instructions so far as relates to the negroes. Presuming that this refers to the subject of the recent apprenticeship in these Counties I beg leave to submit a few remarks it is impossible to convey to you by telegraph any idea of the hundreds of abuses that have come to my knowledge of this system I have knowledge of cases where lads of sixteen 16 & Eighteen 18 have been bound out & than hired to their fathers who are prosperous farmers for ten 10 and twelve 12 dollars a month both you and I are put in false position here by stopping short now, I dont think that any one can visit these Counties as I have done without seeing the importance of stopping this wholesale perversion of what designed to be a humane law I will leave for Cambridge tomorrow & desire to hear from you by telegraph tonight Genl Lockwood 170 Col. 715 Saml: B. Lawrence to Brig: Genl: H H Lockwood, 2 Dec. 1864, M-841 1864, Letters Received, ser. 4921, 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 319 [C-4118]; Lt. James C. Mullikin to Brig. Gen. Lockwood, 9 Dec. 1864, vol 69 8AC, p. 102, Press Copies of Telegrams Sent, ser. 2334, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4118]; Genl Lockwood to Maj Gen. Wallace, 11 Dec. [1864], vol. 65/89 8 AC, pp. 62-64, Press Copies of Telegrams Received, ser. 2345, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-8922]. According to a letter from General Lockwood’s adjutant, William M. Boone, to Black minister John Dennis, the order from General Wallace that empowered him to break up the apprenticeship system had been countermanded by the Secretary of War. (Wm. M. Boone to Jno. Dennis, 26 June 1865, vol. 94/178 8AC, p. 414, Lettters Sent, ser. 4916, 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 2 No. 319 [C-8895].) A published series of communications on apprenticeship related to this case may be found in Freedom, ser. 1, vol. 2, pp. 522-528. 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 General Henry H. Lockwood attempts to break up the abusive apprenticeship system on the Eastern Shore, but is countermanded by headquarters Description An account of the resource Extract from Samuel B. Lawrence (AAG 8th AC) to Henry H. Lockwood (Comdg. 3rd sep brig) from Special Order No. 112 breaking up the widely abused apprentice system that bound formerly enslaved children to their former enslavers against the wishes of their parents. Includes copy of a telegram suspending that order, which left the apprenticeship system in place, as well as Lockwood's reply in protest of the decision. 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 Eastern Shore, MD Apprentice https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/fabfe71eacdf8b245b2aa77526471c4e.pdf 2d4dac3f5ce6b511e1e6cbcb139f9dbb https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/02482b2f319cd3b0a385a033b6817b32.pdf 95a5e995abda6d373881c0e66f70d71d 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 Maryland and the Military Description An account of the resource This collection documents Black Marylanders' interactions with and contributions to the military during the Civil War. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The National Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Open access Language A language of the resource English 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 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 Headquarters of the Middle Department to a Free Black Resident of Baltimore Copy Head Quarters, Middle Department, 8th Army Corps, Baltimore, July 10th 1864. Anthony Armstrong (colored), is hereby authorized to raise a company of Colored militia for the defense of this City— As soon as the organization is completed, the Company will report at these Head quarters, when orders will be issued to furnish them with all necessary equipments— The Company will be ordered to Report to Brig. Gen. Lockwood at No 36 North Street. By Command of Maj. Gen. Wallace (Signed) W. H. Este, Major. & A.D.C. Major W. H. Este to Anthony Armstrong , 10 July 1864, M-349 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4232]. 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 Baltimore resident Anthony Armstrong applies to raise a Black militia to defend the city Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/10/1864 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 soldiers https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/598c1af20afe49d917b220e7b257245a.pdf 25db3bc709aa9f935aa10f1974568f3b https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/f73df7ed7860e6c5ff163790434edb7e.pdf bc5c789934bd2800de36b1449ab9f5f1 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 Maryland and the Military Description An account of the resource This collection documents Black Marylanders' interactions with and contributions to the military during the Civil War. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The National Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-1865 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource The Freedmen and Southern Society Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Open access Language A language of the resource English 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 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 Fort McHenry to the Headquarters of the Middle Department Head [Quarters] 2nd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Defences of Baltimore, Fort McHenry, Md., Oct 31 1864. Major James R Ross AAA Genl I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date, 8 55 PM, directing Salutes to be fired at Fort Federal Hill, tomorrow, in honor of the free state of Maryland— I am very respectfully your obsvt W W Morris Bt Brig Genl Vols Bt Brig Genl W W Morris to Major James R Ross, 31 Oct. 1864, M-742 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. & 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4233]. 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 General William W Morris acknowledges orders to fire a salute in Baltimore celebrating the end of slavery in Maryland Description An account of the resource Bt Brig Genl W W Morris to Major James R Ross (AAAG) acknowledging receipt of orders to fire a salute from Federal Hill in celebration of the free state of Maryland following the passage of the new state constitution abolishing slavery. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/31/1864 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 abolition slavery https://fssp.artinterp2.org/files/original/a662dc0cbaef493b9ee18eed20e506d6.pdf 856851e6235b678f602827104d01c7b3 https://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