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1865-10-07, Anglo-African; Union spy Mary Jane Richards, using pseudonym 'Richmonia Richards,' describes wartime Richmond to an audience in New York.
1865-09-25, Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle; Union spy Mary Jane Richards, using pseudonym 'Richmonia R. St. Peirre,' describes Richmond during the war.
1864-09-05, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported on September 5, 1864
1864-09-05, Richmond Dispatch; Man robbed by Yankee deserters - being a negro he is incompetent to testify against white men so the robbers are released
1864-09-05, Richmond Dispatch; Another witness declines to testify in Elmore/Daniel dueling case - awaiting opinion from Court of Appeals
1864-09-05, Richmond Dispatch; Fire destroys Myers' negro quarters and a brick home - origin unknown
1864-09-05, Richmond Dispatch; Fire destroyed an old tobacco factory - thought to be arson
1864-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; Judge in Circuit Court rules witness doesn't have to testify against himself, is appealed
1864-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; In three months, Libby has taken in sixteen thousand eighty-six prisoners
1864-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; General John H. Winder has been relieved from his command
1864-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate States District Court rules Provost-Marshall employee subject to jurisdiction of military court
1864-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported on September 3, 1864
1864-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; Man sentenced to be hung on the charge of setting a fire and waylaying the owner
1864-09-03, Richmond Dispatch; Incendiaries start two fires, fire engines did effectual service but servants lost everything
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; A piece of new music, "The Alabama" received - it will doubtless become very popular
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Correction to line in correspondence published yesterday
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; False fire alarm caused by the burning of a chimney
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Three hundred Yankee prisoners sent to Libby Prison
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Man sentenced for the game of faro denied a pardon by the Governor
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Detective who shot a man charged with desertion committed to Castle Thunder
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Yankees and a Confederate traitor sent off by Flag of Truce
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Woman arrested for stealing valuable collection of wearing apparel
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Two injured in a buggy accident - horse took fright
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported September 2, 1864
1864-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate States District Court business reported September 2, 1864
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; Stolen items at the upper station house available to those who lost them
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; Police four-month arrest statistics; slaves, free negroes, and whites,
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; Arguments in the legal right to refuse to testify about a duel concludes
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; Review and sham fight of the light artillery attached to the Richmond defences took place at Fairfield Race Course
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; Police arrests reported September 1, 1864
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; A flag, the handiwork of ladies from Shockoe Hill, presented in a stirring ceremony
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; Deserter shot by a detective in the Provost-Marshal's office
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported September 1, 1864 (Mayor absent)
1864-09-01, Richmond Dispatch; Arson destroys an entire block of stables and shops on Governor street
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Free negro arrested for grand larceny
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Shell exploded in the furnace of W. B. Cook's foundry, no injuries
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Soldier arrested while attempting to reach the enemy's lines
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Ladies of Shockoe Hill to present beautiful flag to Second regiment on the steps of City Hall
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; A Duel is fought between a doctor and a Confederate officer - both wounded
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 31, 1864 (Mayor absent)
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Summary of the proceedings of a called meeting of the City Council - salaries reported
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Contempt of Court arguments continue in County Court
1864-08-31, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate States District Court's opinion on mail contractor conscription
1864-08-30, Richmond Dispatch; Man arrested for stealing ladies and children's clothing
1864-08-30, Richmond Dispatch; General Lee orders a soldier transferred to South Carolina where it is alleged he is guilty of murder of a negro
1864-08-30, Richmond Dispatch; Mother and son sent to the grand jury in Henrico
1864-08-30, Richmond Dispatch; Eight men arrested while attempting to make their way to the Yankee lines
1864-08-30, Richmond Dispatch; Man arrested for stealing brass from the Confederate States artillery workshops
1864-08-30, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 30, 1864 (Mayor absent)
1864-08-30, Richmond Dispatch; Witness in Elmore/Daniel Dueling case found in contempt
1864-08-29, Richmond Dispatch; Police arrests
1864-08-29, Richmond Dispatch; In the last week two thousand and one hundred Yankee prisoners captured
1864-08-29, Richmond Dispatch; Store robbed of about ten thousand dollar's worth of coffee, sugar and wool
1864-08-29, Richmond Dispatch; Soldier arrested for stealing from little snack-house
1864-08-29, Richmond Dispatch; Two Yankees who succeeded in escaping from Belle Isle are recaptured
1864-08-29, Richmond Dispatch; Two stables in close proximity destroyed by arson - two fine horses killed
1864-08-29, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 29, 1864 (Mayor still absent)
1864-08-29, Richmond Dispatch; Witness unwilling to testify in the Elmore dueling case is argued in Henrico Court
1864-08-27, Richmond Dispatch; An old free negro had his pocket picked at the auction house
1864-08-27, Richmond Dispatch; The General Superintendent of the Southern Telegraph Company resigns
1864-08-27, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 27, 1864 - Mayor still absent
1864-08-27, Richmond Dispatch; Yankees attempt escape from Belle Isle - two killed, three wounded, one missing
1864-08-27, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate States District Court adjourns without disposing of any business
1864-08-27, Richmond Dispatch; Eighty-odd runaway negroes who were enlisted troops in Burnside's corps captured
1864-08-26, Richmond Dispatch; Man arrested for stealing a breastpin valued at $3,000
1864-08-26, Richmond Dispatch; Being no cases ready to be acted on, The Confederate States District Court had a short session
1864-08-26, Richmond Dispatch; Yankee officers captured at Tupelo, Mississippi committed to the Libby prison
1864-08-26, Richmond Dispatch; Dental patient attacks surgeon during examination
1864-08-26, Richmond Dispatch; Carpenter shop partially destroyed by arson
1864-08-26, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 26, 1864 - sick Mayor taking a short recreation in the country
1864-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; Sixty-four Yankee prisoners captured near Petersburg - two were officers
1864-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; Markets well supplied with vegetables, fresh meats, fowls, &c.
1864-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; Young girl gored by a cow - vicious cows are dangerous and should be kept off the street
1864-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; Keeper of a restaurant had a counterfeit one hundred dollar note passed upon him
1864-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; Captain Hardy Hendren appointed Judge Advocate of the court-martial
1864-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; Man arrested on the charge of forgery and desertion
1864-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 25, 1864 - Mayor still sick
1864-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; Two decisiones expected in the Confederate States District Court
1864-08-25, Richmond Dispatch; Supreme Court of Appeals reverses Hustings Court decision
1864-08-24, Richmond Dispatch; A shop on Eighteenth street was robbed of sugar, tea and money
1864-08-24, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate and Yankee prisoners transferred to Confederate States penitentiary in North Carolina
1864-08-24, Richmond Dispatch; Three slaves recaptured from the Yankees
1864-08-24, Richmond Dispatch; A slave was arrested on the charge of stealing one bushel of corn
1864-08-24, Richmond Dispatch; Flag-of-Truce boat brings five officers who were prisoners of war at the North
1864-08-24, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 24, 1864
1864-08-24, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate States District Court hears two habeas corpus cases
1864-08-23, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's police arrests reported on August 23, 1864
1864-08-23, Richmond Dispatch; Deserters report reat dissatisfaction in the Yankee army and possible open rebellion
1864-08-23, Richmond Dispatch; More Yankees captured near Petersburg; for lack of space, taken to Belle Isle
1864-08-23, Richmond Dispatch; City Council awards contracts to bakers for bread loaves at low cost to stop extortion
1864-08-23, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 23, 1864
1864-08-23, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate States District Court business reported August 23, 1864
1864-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; The only arrest yesterday was of a man who stole a breakfast already cooked for a family
1864-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; Over twenty-five hundred Yankees, including seventy-five officers, were captured near Petersburg
1864-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; A man belonging to the Maryland Line was arrested on the charge of being a spy
1864-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; While at church, a man's room was entered and his money stolen
1864-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; A cow-house burned down and the favorite milch cow suffered the loss of half her tail.
1864-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; Local hack drivers are overcharging in direct violation of law
1864-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 22, 1864
1864-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; Parties to the duel make their appearance in Henrico Court - One witness remains silent
1864-08-22, Richmond Dispatch; Important habeas corpus case releasing a man, recently elected Justice of the Peace, from service
1864-08-20, Richmond Dispatch; Thirty-odd Yankee prisoners captured, including three officers, at White Oak swamp
1864-08-20, Richmond Dispatch; Scheduled execution deferred so Governor can consider a commutation
1864-08-20, Richmond Dispatch; Old man committed to Castle Thunder for harboring a deserter, who was his son
1864-08-20, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 20, 1864
1864-08-20, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate States District Court business - one habeas corpus petition granted, one petitioner granted bail
1864-08-20, Richmond Dispatch; Accidental shooting at a House of Ill Fame
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; "Confederate Spelling Book" with reading lessons for children is available
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; Three men charged with attempting to cross the lines
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; Thieves rob a hen house of young chickens and hens
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; Yankees captured including a second lieutenant of Company G, Ninth United States (colored)
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; A slave convicted of stealing several ladies dresses to be executed today.
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; The advertised Richmond funeral of Brigadier-General Girardey cancelled
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 19, 1864
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate States District Court business - important decision regarding refugees
1864-08-19, Richmond Dispatch; The Mayor determines a man was an accessory to the duel based on a newspaper report
1864-08-18, Richmond Dispatch; Slave arrested on the charge of stealing a lot of sausage
1864-08-18, Richmond Dispatch; Four hundred Yankees, including twelve officers, were captured and sent to Libby prison
1864-08-18, Richmond Dispatch; Three soldiers sent to Castle Thunder for desertion and forgery
1864-08-18, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 18, 1864
1864-08-18, Richmond Dispatch; Arrests made in Henrico County
1864-08-18, Richmond Dispatch; Inquest held in the mysterious death of a small child alleged to be repeatedly cruelly beaten
1864-08-18, Richmond Dispatch; C.S. District Court hears argument whether a detective with the Provost Marshal of Richmond can be tried in a military court
1864-08-18, Richmond Dispatch; Dueling case witnesses examined in Mayor's Court, transferred to county magistrate
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; A dozen Yankee prisoners were captured and taken to Libby Prison
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; Dog Catchers were out again and captured a large number of strays
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; Little children play a trick on a negro girl living in the family and frighten her - she may never recover
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; Arrests made by the police yesterday
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; A supposed spy was arrested and committed to Castle Thunder
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; For the first time since passage of the law, men charged with trading in the currency of the enemy
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 17, 1864
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; Several habeas corpus cases heard in Confederate States District Court
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; An important Case in the Confederate States District Court.
1864-08-17, Richmond Dispatch; A duel between John M. Daniel of the Richmond Examiner and E. C. Elmore, Treasurer of the Confederate States
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; Flag-of-truce boat from Fortress Monroe scheduled to arrive
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; Money is raised to be used in educating the children of deceased soldiers
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; Two men were brought to Richmond and committed to Castle Thunder
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; A steamer will leave her wharf at Rocketts for a pleasure trip to Drewry's Bluff
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; A pickpocket robs a woman at the First market
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; Three captured Frenchmen claim they were intoxicated and found themselves enlisted in the army
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; A lady is severely injured after slipping on a piece of muskmelon rind
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 16, 1864
1864-08-16, Richmond Dispatch; Final decision adverse to the petitioner rendered on the British subject's conscription case in C.S. District Court
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; Man obtains a warrant to search a woman for a stolen item when he was actually the thief
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; The way Butler treats Confederate deserters
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; Arrests made by the city police
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; Report of two robberies; one of a freight car and another of a soldier quartered at the Soldiers' Home
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; List of Confederate Surgeons Received by Flag of Truce
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 15, 1864
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; Committee appointed by City Council to make bread available at lower prices has nearly completed their plans
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; The Grounds of Indictment for Libel against the Editor and Reporter of a Newspaper
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; Decisions of the Hustings Court of Magistrates before adjournment of the term reported on August 15, 1864
1864-08-15, Richmond Dispatch; Additional defence argument presented in the case concerning conscription of a domiciled foreigner
1864-08-13, Richmond Dispatch; A "hop" will be held in Ashland - there will be an extra train that evening back to Richmond
1864-08-13, Richmond Dispatch; Rice purchased by the State begins distribution
1864-08-13, Richmond Dispatch; One watchman discharged from the police, one reinstated
1864-08-13, Richmond Dispatch; Four hundred twenty-five wounded Yankees leave on the Flag-of-Truce boat
1864-08-13, Richmond Dispatch; Presentments rendered by the Grand Jury of the Hustings Court
1864-08-13, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 13, 1864
1864-08-13, Richmond Dispatch; Hustings Court of Magistrates proceedings reported on August 13, 1864.
1864-08-13, Richmond Dispatch; Richmond Circuit Court adjourned until Monday to secure the attendance of material witnesses
1864-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; A fire causes slight damage at a house on Arch street
1864-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; Fifty-odd recently captured Yankee prisoners sent to Libby Prison
1864-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; Woman arrested for corresponding with officers of the United States army is released
1864-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor will strictly enforce ordinance to stop hucksters and speculators from buying up large quantities of food at the markets
1864-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; Member of Crenshaw battery arrested for desertion, forgery, and attempting to kill a man
1864-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; Hustings Court of Magistrates cases reported August 12, 1864
1864-08-12, Richmond Dispatch; Important decision regarding British citizen conscription delivered, then suspended, and will be re-heard
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; Flag-of-Truce boat arrives with a lieutenant colonel, thirty surgeons, two chaplains and two ladies
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; Two men escape from persecution at the Lunatic Asylum in Williamsburg that is under Yankee control
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; Important decision on exemption from Confederate service by subject of Great Britain to be delivered today
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; Confederate States District Court case of a woman charged with treasonable correspondence postponed
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; After a search warrant was executed, a large amount of stolen property was discovered
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor reinstates one Watchman, two others await his decision and remain suspended
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 11, 1864
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; The Grand Jury of the Hustings Court indicts eleven men for selling liquor
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; Hustings Court of Magistrates cases reported on August 11, 1864
1864-08-11, Richmond Dispatch; A meeting of citizens of Richmond to devise a plan for relief for soldiers' families and the poor
1864-08-10, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 10, 1864
1864-08-10 Richmond Dispatch; A Richmond resident arrested for harboring deserters
1864-08-10, Richmond Dispatch; A Richmond citizen arrested making his way to the Yankee lines
1864-08-10, Richmond Dispatch; Deserters from our army were recaptured after a raid of Hunter's forces in the Valley
1864-08-10, Richmond Dispatch; Twenty-odd Burnside's negro troops, who were wounded, brought to this city
1864-08-10, Richmond Dispatch; The grand jury of the Hustings Court renders several true bills of indictment
1864-08-10, Richmond Dispatch; An infant, about four weeks old. is left on the front porch of a residence on Grace street
1865-10, Philadelphia Photographer; A view of the Burnt District of Richmond, Va.
1865-09, Philadelphia Photographer; Views in and around Richmond
1864-08-10, Richmond Dispatch; The Mayor investigates charges against two watchmen
1864-08-10, Richmond Dispatch; Hustings Court of Magistrates cases reported on August 10, 1864
1864-08-10, Richmond Dispatch; After Hunter's forces capture ten Confederates, General Early captures an equal number
1864-08-09, Richmond Dispatch; Correction to the article about the suicide last Saturday
1864-08-09, Richmond Dispatch; The evening passenger train on the Richmond and Danville railroad has been resumed
1864-08-09, Richmond Dispatch; Soldier with Company H, Nineteenth Virginia militia arrested for attempting to desert
1864-08-09, Richmond Dispatch; Further decline in prices at the Second Market although still too high - cost of meat and vegetables listed
1864-08-09, Richmond Dispatch; The North Carolina division of Winder Hospital received supplies to care for their soldiers from Governor Vance
1864-08-09, Richmond Dispatch; Hustings Court August term begins - three cases addressed
1864-08-09, Richmond Dispatch; A report on the business of the City Council meeting reported on August 9, 1864
1864-08-09, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 9, 1864
1864-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; Man arrested for whipping a servant he hired and causing his death.
1864-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; Account of two separate robberies
1864-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; A woman hung herself from the platform of the stairs leading from the first to the second story and died
1864-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; Boys examining a pistol accidently shoot the hand of a little fellow living nearby
1864-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; A kitchen fire on Leigh Street destroyed the upper story and roof of the building
1864-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 8, 1864
1864-08-08, Richmond Dispatch; Very gruesome account of a shell explosion at the foundry in Manchester - eight killed
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; A slave charged with going at large - his purpose was to go to the Yankees
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; A boy is caught with stolen Confederate States Treasury notes
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; Women make a splendid Confederate flag for the 19th Virginia militia
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; Methodist Church of Virginia organizing an orphan asylum for the children of deceased soldiers
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; Man, for the sixth time, charged with desertion
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; Two members of the 19th Virginia militia were arrested on the charge of attempting to go to the enemy.
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; The cost of flour has decreased but bakers aren't reducing their prices
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 6, 1864
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; Richmond Circuit Court cases, August 5, 1864
1864-08-06, Richmond Dispatch; Judge Lyons decides a very important habeas corpus case about detailed conscripts.
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; No business of any importance was transacted yesterday in the C. S. District Court
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; Judge Lyons transacted no business in his Court yesterday
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; Thieves enter a storeroom by lifting the blinds from a rear window and hoisting it.
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; A new side wheel steamer has been put upon the James River canal
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; Watermelon vendors are charging fifty times more than before the war
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; The Middle District Association, composed of of twenty five Baptist churches, meets to help orphans of deceased soldiers
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; Irish grave diggers at Hollywood Cemetery are on strike for higher wages
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 5, 1864
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; Two volumes about Stonewall Jackson's life to be published by Professor Dabney and proceeds to go to his family
1864-08-05, Richmond Dispatch; Soldier, after jumping from a train, doesn't stop when ordered and is shot.
1864-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 4, 1864
1864-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; Old issue Confederate notes can again be redeemed with the new
1864-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; Judge Lyons has returned to the Court and will resume unfinished business
1864-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; Contributions made for educating children of deceased and disabled soldiers
1864-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; Flowers and shrubbery are being pulled from graves and it must stop
1864-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; The rumor of a heavy defalcation involving millions of dollars in the Treasury Department is denied
1864-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; The nephew of Hon. Alexander R. Holladay was beaten and left for dead and his money stolen
1864-08-04, Richmond Dispatch; A man's leg is amputated after a severe accident at the C.S. Armory
1864-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; The steamer West Point, lying in the James river, will be sold at auction
1864-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; Five Yankees captured and sent to the Libby. No other incidents of interest occurred at the prisons
1864-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 3, 1864
1864-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; Henhouse is robbed of fifteen chickens - the heads of seven found in the yard
1864-08-03; Richmond Dispatch; Forty-odd prisoners from Castle Thunder transferred to the Confederate penitentiary at Salisbury, N. C.
1864-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; Three of his best sheep were stolen from Hon. James Lyons's farm in Henrico county
1864-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; A church in Henrico county destroyed by fire
1864-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; An account of a Romantic Marriage at the lines - the groom became a happy man.
1864-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; A woman is charged with harboring two deserters who were her sons-in-law
1864-08-03, Richmond Dispatch; A "spread" in the track caused three railroad cars to be thrown off
1864-08-02, Richmond Dispatch; A sutler of the Ninety-third Illinois regiment was sent here to be exchanged for a citizen of Petersburg
1864-08-02, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 2, 1864
1864-08-02, Richmond Dispatch; Petitioner's closing arguments delivered in the suit for exemption from military service
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; Judge Lyons is still absent from the city
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; Closing arguments postponed because petitioner's counsel is indisposed.
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; A tapping operation was performed on a respected citizen who was suffering with dropsy
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; Young man shot in the mouth has a lead minie ball removed from his tongue
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported August 1, 1864
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; The Governor refused to pardon a slave sentenced to transportation
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; Capt. Eppes's blacksmith shop broken into for the fifth time this year - will employ a watchman
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; Two military men were arrested for trying to bribe a government official for a passport
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; The plan to supply beef at reduced prices has been implemented - cheerfulness and comfort will take the place of gloominess and want.
1864-08-01, Richmond Dispatch; Man charged with feloniously obtaining money to take five women across the lines
1864-07-30, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported July 30, 1864
1864-07-30, Richmond Dispatch; Two members of the 10th cavalry charged with murder
1864-07-30, Richmond Dispatch; Adroit thief steals money from a breast coat pocket at an auction
1864-07-30, Richmond Dispatch; Thirty odd Yankee prisoners captured at Deep Bottom and committed to Libby Prison
1864-07-30, Richmond Dispatch; The Governor of Virginia granted a pardon to a slave convicted of larceny by the Hustings Court
1864-07-30, Richmond Dispatch; The third version of a Manual of Military Surgery has been received and is appreciated
1864-07-30, Richmond Dispatch; Thieves try to steal groceries by cutting away bricks to enter the store, get money from the cash drawer.
1864-07-30, Richmond Dispatch; two young boys drown in the James River
1864-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported July 29, 1864
1864-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; Man charged with stealing housekeeping supplies will be taken before the Mayor
1864-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; A woman gave birth to three children at one birth, has previously had two sets of twins
1864-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; Due to continued illness in Judge Lyons's family, Court of Hustings was cancelled.
1864-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; A man was robbed of all his groceries in his basement storeroom
1864-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; Three fine cows stolen, likely for market purposes
1864-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; The Sheriff will receive reports of indigent soldiers and sailors in order for them to receive benefits
1864-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; The Confederate States District Attorney's argument against a man wanting to be relieved from conscription
1864-07-29, Richmond Dispatch; A special meeting of the City Council was held
1864-07-28, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported July 28, 1864
1864-07-28, Richmond Dispatch; Because of declining health the Captain of the 25th Virginia (City) Battalion has been compelled to resign.
1864-07-28, Richmond Dispatch; An accidental fire only required a few buckets of water to put out.
1864-07-28, Richmond Dispatch; The City Battalion declined to return to doing guard duty in and around Richmond
1864-07-28; Richmond Dispatch; Two Yankee officers and nineteen privates were captured and committed to Libby
1864-07-28, Richmond Dispatch: Jury of Inquest deemed unnecessary after finding the body of a possibly murdered male infant
1864-07-28, Richmond Dispatch; Two men sentenced to death for desertion are pardoned and sent back to their command.
1864-07-27, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported July 27, 1864
1864-07-27, Richmond Dispatch; A soldier from the Louisiana mounted infantry was charged with committing a forgery
1864-07-27, Richmond Dispatch; An old white woman arrested for stealing, spitting, and threaning was committed to the upper station house to await a hearing before the Mayor
1864-07-27, Richmond Dispatch; Man arrested for pointing out the locality in which our troops have placed torpedoes and will face a Court Martial
1864-07-27, Richmond Dispatch; A Yankee Captain and forty-eight privates captured and committed to Libby prison
1864-07-27, Richmond Dispatch; A man scheduled to hang petitions the Governor for a pardon
1864-07-27, Richmond Dispatch; Two men who entered a home with intent to rob it escape and fire shots at the owner
1864-07-26, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported on July 26, 1864
1864-07-26, Richmond Dispatch; A flag of truce boat is expected in Varina soon.
1864-07-26, Richmond Dispatch; A family sickness causes Judge Lyons to cancel Court
1864-07-26, Richmond Dispatch; A thief broke into a storeroom by means of a small crowbar and made off with all the groceries
1864-07-26, Richmond Dispatch; A large number of Irish soldiers were released from Castle Thunder and returned to their command
1864-07-26, Richmond Dispatch; A captured Yankee surgeoncess from Castle Thunder was escorted outside around Richmond to help facilitate her convalescence
1864-07-26, Richmond Dispatch; Glowing review of Ashland as a place to resort.
1864-07-26, Richmond Dispatch; Habeas corpus case in C S District Court to decide if a British citizen can be compelled to serve in the Confederate army
1864-07-25, Richmond Dispatch; Mayor's Court cases reported on July 25, 1864
1864-07-25, Richmond Dispatch; Report of Richmond Circuit Court, July 22
1864-07-25, Richmond Dispatch; Judge will render his decision on writ of habeas corpus
1864-07-25, Richmond Dispatch; Trial of man charged with shooting a free negro postponed
1864-07-25, Richmond Dispatch; Two men arrested for stealing apples
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