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

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Record #634 from Domestic Traffic Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18380820
Ad Type Hire
Age Specified 12 or 13
County Dorchester
Gender Specified girl
Press Date 18380825
Sale County Dorchester
Sale Locale Tobacco Stick
Sale State Maryland
First Name –
Last Name –
Details Ad Title: NEGRO GIRL FOR SALE Image No: Click here to view advertisement Notes: Tolley doesn't want said girl taken out of the county; for further particulars apply to the office or to the subscriber. Sale Disposition: private_dealer Skills Specified: sound in constitution, slave for life Source: Cambridge Chronicle Source Page: 3 Subscriber County: DO Subscriber Firstname: Travers B. Subscriber Lastname: Tolley Subscriber Locale: Tobacco Stick Subscriber State: Maryland

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