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Annapolis appeal, 3 November 1865

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Public domain in the United States: historical unpublished manuscript created 1865, more than 120 years old. National Archives, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands records; Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Smithsonian Transcription Center volunteers.

Annapolis appeal, 3 November 1865

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Check	Kind	Expected answer	Field / row / column
1	text	Annapolis
2	text	November
3	text	Howard
4	text	I write you to implore protection for the
5	text	wrongs and abuses of the people of
6	text	Every day some one is wronged or cheated out of their
7	text	beaten and in no way can they obtain redress
8	text	But this very day an aged and good woman was maliciously beset upon

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Annapolis
November
Howard
I write you to implore protection for the
wrongs and abuses of the people of
Every day some one is wronged or cheated out of their
beaten and in no way can they obtain redress
But this very day an aged and good woman was maliciously beset upon

Claude Opus 5.5 · 7/8 checks in scoring unit

Scoring unit: hw-annapolis. Joined pages use the same full output.

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES 845

Annapolis Md
November 3rd
1865

Maj Gen .. O .. Howard Dear sir
I write you to
implore protection for the
Freedman of Maryland against the
wrongs and abuses of the people of
Annapolis

Every day some one
is wronged or cheated out of their
dues shamefuly cruely and mercylesly
beaten and in no way can they
obtain redress

But this very day an
aged and good woman was
maliciously Beset upon and shamfuly.

GPT-6.1 Sol · 8/8 checks in scoring unit

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845

Annapolis Md  
November 3ʳᵈ  
1865

Majʳ Genˡ O. O. Howard Dear sir

I write you to  
implore protection for the  
Freedmen of Maryland against the  
wrongs and abuses of the people of  
Annapolis

Every day some one  
is wronged or cheated out of their  
dues shamefully cruelly and mercylessly  
beaten and in no way can they  
obtain redress

But this very day an  
aged and good woman was  
maliciously beset upon and shamefully

Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 6/8 checks in scoring unit

Scoring unit: hw-annapolis. Joined pages use the same full output.

Annapolis Md.
November 3rd
1865

Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard Dear sir

I write for to implore protection for the Freedmen of Maryland against the wrongs and abuses of the people of Annapolis

Every day some one is wronged or cheated out of their dues shamefuly cruely and mercylesly beaten and in no way can they obtain redress

But this very day an aged and good woman was Maliciously Beset upon and Shamfuly

Gemini 3.8 Flash · 7/8 checks in scoring unit

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[stamp: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]
845

Annapolis Md.  
November 3<sup>rd</sup>  
1865

Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard Dear sir

I write you to  
implore protektion for the  
Freedman of Maryland against the  
wrongs and abuses of the people of  
Annapolis

Every day some one  
is wronged or cheated out of their  
dues shamefuly cruely and mereylesly  
beaten and in no way can they  
obtain redress

But this very day an  
aged and good woman was  
maliciously beset upon and shamfuly

Gemini 4 Argon · 7/8 checks in scoring unit

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845

Annapolis Md.
November 3ird
1865

Maj' Gen' .. S.. Howard Dear sir

I write you to implore protection for the Freedman of Maryland against the wrongs and abuses of the people of Annapolis

Every day some one is wronged or cheated out of their dues shamefuly cruely and mercylesly beaten and in no way can they obtain redress

But this very day an aged and good woman was Maliciously Beset upon and shamfuly...

Chandra OCR 2 · 8/8 checks in scoring unit

Scoring unit: hw-annapolis. Joined pages use the same full output.

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Mistral OCR · 6/8 checks in scoring unit

Scoring unit: hw-annapolis. Joined pages use the same full output.

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Annapolis Md.
November 3rd
1865

Cap Gen J. Howard Dear Sir

I write you to
improve protection for the
Freedman of Maryland against the
wrongs and abuses of the people of
Annapolis

Every day someone
is wronged or cheated out of their
dues shamefully cruelly and mercifully
beaten and in no way can they
obtain redress

But this very day an
aged and good woman was
maliciously beset upon and shamefully
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GPT-6 Luna · 7/8 checks in scoring unit

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Annapolis Md.

November 3rd  
1805

Maj. Gen. ... S. Howard Dear Sir

I write you to implore protection for the Freedman of Maryland against the wrongs and abuses of the people of Annapolis.

Every day some one is wronged or cheated out of their dues shamefully used and mercilessly beaten and in no way can they obtain redress.

But this very day an aged and good woman was maliciously beat upon and shamefully.

LightOnOCR 3 1B · 6/8 checks in scoring unit

Scoring unit: hw-annapolis. Joined pages use the same full output.

![text](494,129,765,225) Annapolis Md. November 3rd 1865

![text](494,259,860,485) Cap' Gen. S. Howard Dear Sir I write for to implore protection for the Freedman of Maryland against the wrongs and abuses of the people of: Annapolis

![text](494,485,846,662) Every day some one is wronged or cheated out of their dues shamefully cruelly and mercifully beaten and in no way can they obtain redress

![text](494,662,833,768) But this very day an aged and good woman was maliciously beat upon and shamefully.

OCRia-1 · 5/8 checks in scoring unit

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845

Shenapoia, Md.
November 3<sup>rd</sup>
1865

Cap' Gen .. S. Howard Dear sir

I write for to implore protection for the Freedman of Maryland against the wrongs and abuses of the people of Shenapoia's

    Every day some one is wronged or cheated out of their dues shamefully cruelly and mercilessly beaten and in no way can they obtain redress

    But this very day an aged and good woman was maliciously beat upon and shamefully.

dots.ocr · 6/8 checks in scoring unit

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Annapolis, Md.
November 3rd, 1865

Cap' Gen S. Howard Dear Sir

I write for to
implone a protection for the
Freedman of Maryland against the
wrongs and abuses of the people of
Annapolis.

Every day some one
is wronged or cheated out of their
dues shamefully cruelly and mercifully
beaten and in no way can they
obtain redress

But this very day an
aged and good woman was
maliciously beaten up on and shamefully.

Nemotron 3.5 Parse · 4/8 checks in scoring unit

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845

Amapolis Mtt
November 3 wd
1865

fap Gen ... S. Howard Shar sir
I wrote for to
implore motection for the
Freedman of Maryland against the
wrongs and abuses of the people of
Amapotis

Every day some one
is wronged or cheated out of their
dues shamefully cruely and mereylely
beaten and in no way can they
obtain redees

But this very day an
aged and good woman was
maliciously Reset upon and shamfuly.

Indra · 3/8 checks in scoring unit

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(15) Sinapolia Mil November 3 1865

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is plora I write for to notection for the

Freedrran of Maryland against the wrongs and abuses of the rechte of Annapolis

Overy day some one is wronged or cheated oor of their alues shamefuly cruely and mereglerly beaten and in no way canthey tain redres

lut this very day an aged and good noman was Malicionaty theiset op on and Shampoly.

Granite-Docling · 0/8 checks in scoring unit

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PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 · 5/8 checks in scoring unit

Scoring unit: hw-annapolis. Joined pages use the same full output.

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Annapolis, Ill.
November 9th
1865
Cap Gen. I. Howard Shearir
I write for the
insplore protection for the
Freedman of Maryland against the
wrong and abuse of the people of:
Annapolis
Every day some one
is wronged or cheated out of their
dues shamefully early and merely late
beaten and in no way can they
obtain redress
But this very day an
aged and good woman was
maléoniously best upon and shamfully.

Tesseract 5.5.3 · 0/8 checks in scoring unit

Scoring unit: hw-annapolis. Joined pages use the same full output.

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