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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1862
Page
1
A detailed account of a slave wedding on a plantation, highlighting the festive scene among enslaved people led by cook Aunt Phillis, with critique of social hierarchies between enslaved individuals and white planters. The piece interweaves observations on race, status, and inhumane customs, interlaced with reflections on freedom and humanity.
The article reports Senitor Grimves of Town proposing arming African descent people as a military force. He argues for raising all forces to meet Confederate threats and questions how such troops would be housed if captured. The piece notes circulating counterfeit five-dollar notes in Philadelphia mimicking Kittaning Bank, showing vignettes of liberty cap and symbols of America.
Counterfeit ten dollar notes altered from eighty ones circulate on the Corn Exchange Bank in Philadelphia. The vignette shows an oval portrait of General Seat with a 10 in each upper corner and two female figures with a sheaf and sickle, and a basket of fruit, on the lower corners. N repress.
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