Cover page of the Apollo, or Chestertown Spy, Vol. 1, No. 16, July 19, 1793
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CH_CA_2024_AAS_016_016
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A cover page of The Apollo. or Chestertown Spy. It 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. 1793
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newsprint