Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #397 from Domestic Traffic Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18250226
Ad Type Purchase
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County Dorchester
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Press Date 18250226
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Details Ad Title: Notice. Image No: Click here to view advertisement Notes: Purchase negro boys and girls from 12 to 18 years of age, for his own use. Seller's should go to William C. Ridgaway's tavern in Cambridge. Whitfield urged people to act quickly as he was leaving Cambridge. Ad repeated 3 times. Sale Disposition: public_dealer Source: Cambridge Chronicle Source Page: 1 Subscriber Firstname: Nad Subscriber Lastname: Whitfield

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