The Tribute Money
Summary
An account of the circumstances leading to the Frederick banks' turning over $200,000 to the occupying Rebels to save the city from threatened pillage and destruction. The Examiner feels that Rebel sympathizers or the Federal government, not the loyal taxpayers, should be forced to repay the banks.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: July 20th, 1864
Page/Column: 2C
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Battles / Military
- Home Front / Effects of War
