The Apollo, or Chestertown Spy, Vol. 1 No. 48, August 30, 1793, page 3
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The sheriff, Philip Reed, reported on a negro man named Jack (aged around 30), who was admitted to the Jail of Kent County.
The Apollo, or Chestertown Spy is the only known newspaper published in the 1700s on the upper Eastern Shore of Maryland. Just 61 issues survive, all dated between March and December 1793.
The pages of The Apollo, or Chestertown Spy offer a fascinating glimpse into the community’s open divisions over slavery during the era of the Early Republic. Advertisements offering rewards for the recapture of escapees from enslavement are printed literally side-by-side with announcements of upcoming meetings of the Chestertown Abolition Society.
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