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0573
Baltimore, Md. Sept. 19, 1866
I was at the Camp meeting at Shipleys woods on Thursday Aug. 30, 1866. Shortly before the riot commenced, I walked from my carriage directly through the white peoples camp to where the colored people were encamped. The first person I saw that I knew - was a man by the name of Shipley-Shipley and I exchanged words together. Shipley made this remark to the colored people - boys be quiet - dont raise a disturbance." The colored people said to Mr. Shipley, "you know that we do not want to create a disturbance - you also know that there have been some colored persons knocked down and beaten." The colored peoples then called Mr. Shipleys attention to a crowd of white persons assembled within a short distance of them, who were making threats to rush in upon them and break up their meeting. They then asked Mr. Shipley if in case they were attacked, what they should do, should they protect themselves, his answer was yes, if they do - protect yourselves. Then Mr. Shipley and myself turning from the colored people to the whites who were gathered near, heard one man in the crowd say that if he could get a certain member to follow