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Frederick Douglass is Marshall of the District of Columbia...
Frederick Douglass is Marshall of the District of Columbia...
Item # 694607
March 18, 1877
THE DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, March 18, 1877 The front page has two small & somewhat inconspicuous reports--yet which are very notable in African-American history.
Near the top of the first column is: "Fred. Douglass' nomination for Marshall of the District of Columbia pulled through yesterday. Several Democratic Senators voted for him." And the 2nd column has: "Confirmation" noting: "The Senate confirmed the nominations of Frederick Douglass U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia, and Henry Fink (Milwaukee) U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin."
Four pages, large folio size, rejoined at the spine, nice condition. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Category: Post-Civil War
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