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A party of eight to ten men, including Col. Parsons and two of his nephews, James Parsons and a Mr. Stump, went north in pursuit of the escapees. In the course of the pursuit, they captured two of Stump's escaped slaves, who were sent back to Hampshire County. With information obtained from the two
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was being published by Trowbridge & Drinkard; on May 26, 1853, it reverted to being published by Trowbridge alone. After Trowbridge had edited and published the newspaper for seven years, its limited success did not meet his expectations, and in 1857 he sold the operation to Samuel R. Smith and
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plantation with four other slaves from neighboring plantations. In October of that year, he returned to Col. Parsons' plantation in Romney, and persuaded four or five slaves from neighboring farms owned by Parsons family relatives to escape with him to Pennsylvania.
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Smith and Combs operated the newspaper until 1858, when they sold it to James Parsons; he in turn sold it to his younger brother William Miller Parsons in 1859. After a few months of ownership and experience, Parsons sold the newspaper to
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Col. Parsons, Faulkner, and Tucker traveled to Hollidaysburg for James Parsons' trial. Faulkner provided for Parsons' legal defense, leading to his acquittal as having acted legally under the provisions of the
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Prominent Men of West Virginia: Biographical Sketches of Representative Men in Every Honorable Vocation, Including Politics, the Law, Theology, Medicine, Education, Finance, Journalism, Trade, Commerce and
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West Virginia Governor's Message Submitted to Legislature of 1907 with the Accompanying Reports and Documents Covering the Two Fiscal Years Oct. 1, 1904 to Sept. 30, 1906 in Four Volumes, Volume 4
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to attend Parsons' trial as a "special commissioner" of Virginia. The dispute between Virginia and Pennsylvania escalated, and on January 31, 1856, an article published in the
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In September 1856, Faulkner billed Col. Parsons $ 150 (~$ 5,087 in 2023) for his legal services. Parsons disputed the charge. In a series of articles in the
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newspaper billed itself as "A Family Newspaper—Devoted to Politics, Agriculture, Education, General News, and Amusement." By October 7, 1852, the
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pledged its support to Parsons and to Virginia's slaveowners in defending their constitutional rights and to protect them from prosecution.
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had a circulation of 800 copies distributed per week, which was the second largest of the three newspapers published in
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Jacob Green by the Parsons family of Romney in 1856, and the ensuing dispute between the Parsons family and
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from Virginia. Faulkner and Mason both offered their legal services for James Parsons' defense. The
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chronicled the 1855 arrest of his nephew, James Parsons, for attempting to capture Col. Parsons'
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First Biennial Report of the Department of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia
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during the American Civil War. Following the war, Monroe represented Hampshire County in the
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Following his service in the war, Monroe was elected to represent Hampshire County in the
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thwarted his attempt to capture Green, and he was arrested and arraigned for kidnapping.
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Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia, for the Session of 1855–56
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History of Hampshire County, West Virginia From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present
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Historic Hampshire: A Symposium of Hampshire County and Its People, Past and Present
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over legal fees in 1857. At the time of the dispute, Faulkner was a member of the
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West Virginia Imprints, 1790–1863: A Checklist of Books, Newspapers, Periodicals
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Upon learning of James Parsons' arrest, Col. Parsons sought the assistance of
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West Virginia Department of Archives and History; Lewis, Virgil A. (1906).
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In a series of articles published in the May 14 and 21, 1857 issues of the
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Historic Hampshire County, West Virginia: West Virginia's Oldest County
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West Virginia Department of Archives and History & Lewis 1906
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Virginia House of Delegates & Virginia General Assembly 1856
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read "Threatened Civil War between Virginia and Pennsylvania."
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of Romney, with a weekly circulation of 960 copies, and the
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published on April 30, 1857. This issue is archived at the
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West Virginia Department of Archives and History (1944).
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West Virginia Library Association; Norona, Delf (1958).
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West Virginia Department of Archives and History 1944
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West Virginia Library Association & Norona 1958
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