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Blog: Romance in the 1880s
$200 Reward! for runaway slaves
A wanted poster offering a reward of $200 for the capture of two slaves from Saline County, Missouri. It includes the names and descriptions of the two enslaved people. The end of slavery in the United States is annually celebrated on June 19, during a holiday known as Juneteenth. On June 19th, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, while in Texas.
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