| From the Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N. C.) |
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| December 16, 1861 |
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| Negro Hire |
| The Newbern Progress has learned that
negro men have been hired to work on the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad
the ensuing year at $50 each. This is a great deal lower than usual,
owing, no doubt, to the present unsettled state of the Country, and
the high price of living. |
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