December 30, 1864 “The abolition of slavery in this country is the release of a population as large as that of all New England from a tyranny which crushed all…
Category: <span>Freedmen Bureau</span>
June 9, 1865 An “encouraging meeting” at the Music Hall, is reported here. Judge Thomas Russell and Senator Wilson are among the speakers. The item, written by S. M., Jr.,…
June 16, 1865 “This new department of public affairs is destined, we believe, to fill a valuable and most beneficent place in the reorganization and pacification of the country.” The…