The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-08-07
Barn Burning-Assessm ents to Pay Dam
.Ifi Eg' ages. D.

1t has been heretofore mentioned In the
public prints that two barns and othel
property, in this county, were set on fire
and destroyed by persons said to be op
posed to the conscription act. One o.
j these barns belonged to an enrolling off
Ger, and another to prominent citizen Of
the county In view of these proceed
ings, the following order, under "martial
law" has been issued by Major General
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HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE DEPART.
MENT, EIGHTH ARMY Corps, Baltimore,
July 9th, lS63,-Two barns and other
property situated in the Fourth election
district, Hartford county, Maryland, be-
longing to or occupied by Levi Penning.
ton and Joseph Perry and brother, loyal
citizens of that district, having been burn
ed and destroyed by persons who resorted
to'that outrage as a means Of preventing
and deterring the proper. official authori,
ties from the enforcemeuts of the enroll
ment act and draft Of the militia in that
Z, county, it is ordered !. That the full value
-of said property shall be paid for by the
disloyal. citizens Of that neighborhood.-
For this purpose an assessment of three
thousand dollars, ($3,000,) being the es-
timahd value Of the property destroyed,
is made, and shall be collected Immediate
ly IN the following amounts, and from the
! following named persons, known to be dis
affected to the loyal Government of the
country, and encouragers Of rebellion and
treason, and who reside within distance
s'of six miles from the points where the
barns were burned: 5@ '' ~ y
JAS A. Amos, $212; Clement Butler,
$44; Thos. L. Emory, SIS; Abraham A,
Gilbert, $2S; Shadrach r. Gilbert, S22;
john Hawkins, $34; Thomas Hope, $685.;
WmsB sB. Jarrett, $40; Geo. Lennon, $40;
Richard Meechem, $50; Nathan Nelson,
$79; Nicholas H, Nelson, $50; Robert
Nelson, $68; Evans S. Rogers, $472.;
Abraham Rutledge, $7l; John w. Rut-
ledge, SITS; Charles H. Raite, s155 /;
john Rush Street,, $40; DR.. St. Clair
Street,, 429; Shadrach Street,, Jr., 500;
DR.. Abraham j.. STREET., $247 /; john
Walter STREET., $56; Shadrach STREET., ST.,
$40; james r. Scarf, $110; Eli Turner,
$4S; JAS. w. Tolley, $68; Howard Wat
rers, $35; Caleb Wright, $3O; John d.
Anderson, SAT; Thos. Anderson, $40; Jas.
Watt, $3S; Nathan Hurst, BIS; Nathan
Grafton, SO; Thomas Bay, $40; Howard
Whitaker, $40. ,Total--$3, ,O00.' 4 '.s4
The several persons above named will
be notified that they are required'to pay
their proportions Of the assessments thus
made within three days from the time Of
notiiieatioh.s In case of the neglect Of any
one Of them to pay after being thus noti-
fed, ,,an officer will at once proceed to make
| collection thereof; and any person refas.
/ ing to pay on demand shall be forthwith
arrested and sent to the provost marshal
sof this army corps at Baltimore, to be held
in confinement until compliance with this
iorder is enforced. hi, a,,;i n.
Captain VIM, 1. Cannon, LIST Delaware
cavalry, now ep duty with his command
Fin lHEafiprd county, is charged with giving
the necessary notices, and generally with
the execution Of this order. The money
thus obtained viii be paid over, when col
\ lected, to Captain Robert Cathcart, Uni
ted States provost marshal Of that Con.
gressio1al district; Id trust, to be Gistrib.
uted and paid by him to tile sufferers
Messrs. Pennington and Perry. It ise "a
be Understood, however, that in conse.
quence Of the reimbursement to the owners
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