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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1850
Page
3
A 1850 Monroe County report describes a alleged plot by enslaved people to burn and plunder white communities, with arrests and trials noted. The notice details court actions over land and estate matters, plus rumors of suppressive acts by authorities and local officials amid the unrest.
On Tuesday Merting fist by Rev Mr Andrews Jue Gullare beyett Rappohanneck wed Miss Lelenberry eldest daughter of Henry Lerty Key of Shelerdstows in a ceremony recorded by the local church.
Two thousand five hundred pine Cypress shingles offered by D Pilemyer for sale. The notice lists shingles quantity and seller name with no additional details.
The undersigned reports a fresh arrival from Baltimore with a wide assortment of goods sold 25 to 50 percent cheaper than early season prices. Bonnets, silk threads, brown sugar, molasses, coffee, and a general line of money goods are offered by William Mould er and Billmyer in Shepherdstown. Potatoes, nails, scythes, and hardware items also listed with prices.
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