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

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Record #420 from Domestic Traffic Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18250702
Ad Type Purchase
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County Dorchester
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Press Date 18250702
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Details Ad Title: Come quick -- Price no object. Image No: Click here to view advertisement Notes: To purchase about 50 young negroes. Wanted for speculation. Apply at tavern of Wm. C. Ridgaway. Ad repeated til found. Sale Disposition: public_dealer Source: Cambridge Chronicle & Eastern Shore Advertiser Subscriber County: DO Subscriber Firstname: Wm. C. Subscriber Lastname: Ridgaway Subscriber State: Maryland

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