June 16, 2026

Shepherdstown PO, January 23, 1834

June 13, 2026

Shepherdstown Cholera; Rears head in Charles Town

By the subjoined letter from Col. HARPER, Mayor of Shepherdstown, it will be seen that the cholera, after lingering for some time past on the Maryland shore, in the vicinity of that place, has at length […]
June 10, 2026

Sale of Wheatland; Land Values

The sale of this beautiful estate, (advertised in the columns of the Free Press,) containing 341 acres of land, belonging to the heirs of the late George W. Turner, who was killed by the John Brown […]
January 20, 2026

John Brown Raid: Clippings From Old Piles

THE JOHN BROWN RAIDSOME CLIPPINGS FROM OUR OLD PILES OF 1859. Thursday, October 20th, 1859.OUr citizens were startled on Monday morning last, by the arrival of a messenger informing us that a band of lawless Desperadoes […]
November 10, 2025

Meredith vs. Burke, Ore Bank Tenement

Jefferson County, Sct:Jonathan Meredith againstRedman Burke In the County Court, on the complaint of the Plaintiff, that the Defendant unlawfully and against his consent withholds from him the possession of a certain tenement, called the Ore […]