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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: February 28, 1862., [Electronic resource].
Found 777 total hits in 397 results.
2nd (search for this): article 1
Runaway.
--$20 Reward will be paid for the apprehension and delivery to me. corner of 5th and Cary sts., of my man Henry, sometimes calls himself John Henry Evans, who absconded about the 2d inst. He is about 21 years old; black; no scars or marks recollected; very spare made; about 5 feet 8 or 10 inches high; a blacksmith by trade; a very good barber and dining-room servant; has a wife, I am told, at Mr. Chas. Friend's in Chesterfield, where he may have gone, or he may be still in the city.
fe 28--6t* J H Word.
13th (search for this): article 4
$50 Reward for my Servants, John and Blackwell, John is about twenty-three years old and a carpenter by trade; black and not stout.
He left my residence at the corner of Clay and 10th streets, Sunday morning, the 23d instant.
I have no doubt he is in the employment of some of the companies as a free man, in or near the city, or he may have left it. Black-well left my farm, in the county of Chester-field, ten miles above Richmond.
He is 15 years old; a bright mulatto; he has large, full eyes, thick underlip, spare made knees, and ankles inclined inward.
He left on the 13th instant; he is a house-servant.
I will give twenty-five for one, or fifty for the two, delivered to me in Richmond at my residence, corner Clay and 10th streets, or in any jail, so that I can get them.
fe 28--6t* G. A. W. Taylor,
15th (search for this): article 2
$5 Reward.
--Ranaway, on saturday, 15th inst. from my residence at Rocketts, a negro girl named Mary; black; 15 or 16 years old; belongs to Macon's estate.
I will give the above reward if delivered to me, or anywhere in Richmond.
fe 28--3t* T T. Taylor.
23rd (search for this): article 4
$50 Reward for my Servants, John and Blackwell, John is about twenty-three years old and a carpenter by trade; black and not stout.
He left my residence at the corner of Clay and 10th streets, Sunday morning, the 23d instant.
I have no doubt he is in the employment of some of the companies as a free man, in or near the city, or he may have left it. Black-well left my farm, in the county of Chester-field, ten miles above Richmond.
He is 15 years old; a bright mulatto; he has large, full eyes, thick underlip, spare made knees, and ankles inclined inward.
He left on the 13th instant; he is a house-servant.
I will give twenty-five for one, or fifty for the two, delivered to me in Richmond at my residence, corner Clay and 10th streets, or in any jail, so that I can get them.
fe 28--6t* G. A. W. Taylor,
24th (search for this): article 5
$10 Reward.
--The above reward will be paid, for the apprehension and delivery to me of my servant girl, Melissa Ann, who absconded on Monday, 24th inst. She is about 17 years of age, 4½ feet high, and is of a ginger-bread color.
When she left she had on a red striped calico dress and checked apron.
fe 25--6t* W. H. Hardgrove.
February (search for this): article 1
By the Governor of Virginia.a proclamation.
In compliance with an act of the Legislature of this Commonwealth, passed on the 18th day of the present month, (February) board is required to be organized in each county and corporation to take cognizance of all questions of exemption from military duty.
The law prescribes that this board shall consist of the presiding justice of each county, or of the Recorder in each corporation, together with any two justices, whom such presiding justice or Recorder may associate with him. In case the presiding justice or Recorder cannot, from any cause, act, the Clerk of the Hustings Court or County Court shall summon any three justices, who shall constitute such board.
Now therefore.
I, John Letcher, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, do hereby require the said boards to be forthwith organized in each county and corporation of this Commonwealth, and I do proclaim to all persons who may have excuses to offer for not rendering military se
February 19th (search for this): article 11
February 20th (search for this): article 4
The Federal Congress.
From a report of the proceedings in the Federal Congress on Thursday, the 20th February we extract the following:
Senate--Mr. Wilkinson of Minnesota, (Ren,) offered the following resolution:
Whereas, Lezarus W. Powell, after several States had severed themselves from the Union, on the 20th of June inst.
attended a large Southern States rights' Convention, and was President thereof, and when resolutions were passed approving the neutrality of Kentucky and denouncing the war, and also attended another Convention on the 10th of September, where more resolutions were passed of the same import; and said Powell had given all aid and comfort to the enemy he could from the position he occupied: Therefore.
Resolved, That said Lezarus W. Powell he expelled from the Senate.
Referred to the Committee of the Judiciary.
Mr. Fessenden, of Maine, (Rep.,) from the Committee on Finance, reported back the Appropriation bill.
Mr. Sherman, of Ohi
February 20th (search for this): article 5
Another pressure on McClellan
--By a Washington letter, of February 20th, we learn the following:
Washington city is filled with rumors respecting the disposition of the rebels to evacuate Manassas.
It is said that the trains are busily in motion sending troops not only down to Richmond, but farther south to a point in North Carolina, where it is supposed General Burnside intends to strike.
If this evacuation is taking place it will necessarily be slow work.
It is estimated here that with the utmost activity on the part of the rebels they cannot transport their army and stores to Richmond in less than three weeks, and even then much of their bulkiest baggage would necessarily be lost.
A pressure has been brought to bear upon General McClellan to advance immediately, if for another purpose than to assure himself that the rebels are not really fleeing away.
It is felt that he cannot afford to have the same accident happen to him that occurred to Gen. Buell at Bowling Gre
February 25th (search for this): article 1