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![Blood flows at post office dedication over question of property rights. Washington, D.C., July 22. When Mrs. Claude Tschiffely and her sister, Mrs. Samuel A. Wimsatt appeared this morning in front of the Rockville, MD., post office which was to be dedicated later in the day, armed with hatchet and signs and began posting the property which she claims was not legally sold and thus is still hers. P.C. Wroe, superintendent of construction, also began posting 'keep off the grass signs'. An argument began over who had the right to post signs on whose property, and during the course of events, Mr. Wroe got his hand cut with Mrs. Wimsatt's hatchet. The iodine which he applied can be seen in the above photo on the hand resting upon one of his own 'no [...]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvYmxvb2QtZmxvd3MtYXQtcG9zdC1vZmZpY2UtZGVkaWNhdGlvbi1vdmVyLXF1ZXN0aW9uLW9mLXByb3BlcnR5LXJpZ2h0cy13YXNoaW5ndG9uLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "Blood flows at post office dedication over question of property rights. Washington, D.C., July 22. When Mrs. Claude Tschiffely and her sister, Mrs. Samuel A. Wimsatt appeared this morning in front of the Rockville, MD., post office which was to be dedicated later in the day, armed with hatchet and signs and began posting the property which she claims was not legally sold and thus is still hers. P.C. Wroe, superintendent of construction, also began posting 'keep off the grass signs'. An argument began over who had the right to post signs on whose property, and during the course of events, Mr. Wroe got his hand cut with Mrs. Wimsatt's hatchet. The iodine which he applied can be seen in the above photo on the hand resting upon one of his own 'no [...]")
Blood flows at post office dedication over question of property rights...
A man in a suit holding a sign that says no trespassing. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Blood flows at post office dedication over question of property rights...
A man in a suit holding a sign that says no trespassing, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, In... More
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: M...
Question regarding property rights
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: M...
Question regarding property rights
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: M...
Question regarding property rights
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: M...
Question regarding property rights
November 2, 1793, Botetourt, Alexander Smyth, administrator of Reveren...
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November 2, 1793, Botetourt, Alexander Smyth, administrator of Reveren...
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