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Metadata
Object Name |
Letter |
Title |
Frederick Slave Insurrection Letter |
Catalog Number |
TRE2006.002.2564 |
Scope & Content |
Letter from State of Maryland to honourable John Buchanon, Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial District. Letter orders special commission for trial of four negroes charged with starting a slave insurrection near Frederick, Maryland. The Insurrection could be a part of British movements in VA and MD during the spring and summer of 1814. Slaves could have seen opportunity to revolt or were encouraged by British officials. |
Date |
August 29, 1814 |
Dates of Creation |
August 29, 1814 |
People |
Buchanon, John |
Search Terms |
War of 1812 Maryland |
Subjects |
African Americans Insurrections Judges slavery slaves Trials |