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PRINCE GEORGES, Maryland in the 1840s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. Maryland's Desire to Establish a Decision
    date January 21, 1847map PRINCE GEORGES, Marylandtags Race-Relations, Slavery

    The abolitionist movement began as a peaceful movement in the eyes of Marylanders, however, as they approached the goal of emancipation, many citizens question what their respective states would be like without the admittance of slavery. The question of whether of not Maryland was truly a southern state. According to Richard Walsh and William Lloyd Fox's History of Maryland, the free black population...

  2. A Religious Master's Desperate Decision
    date May 20, 1847map PRINCE GEORGES, Marylandtags Church/Religious-Activity, Race-Relations, Slavery

    On May 20, 1847, The National Era in Washington, D.C. contained an article concerning a surprising act of a man fro Prince George County, Maryland. Enlightened by the Marlborough (Maryland) Gazette, the Era learned that the heirs of the late John Townsend brought forth a case against the testator's will. The late Townsend caused uproar in the county with his proposal being that all of his slaves were...