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

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Record #254 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18440625
County Talbot
Fugitive Age 23
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Betty
Fugitive Gender F
Fugitive Surname Johnson
Owner County
Owner First Name
Owner Surname
Owner Location
Owner State
Press Date 18440625
Reward Amount
Run Date
Details Ad Duration: 3w Date Committed: 18440619 Fugitive Caste: Says born free, but committed as runaway. Jail Committed: Jail of Kent County Notes: The owner should come forward to Wm. H. Blackiston, Sheriff of Kent County, to prove property or she will be discharged. Notes Departure: Says born free and has lived with Mr. Julius A. Flague on Charles St., 2nd door from Lexington, Baltimore. Several marks or scar on her arms and a small lump on the lower part of the left ear. Notes Destination: Had with her a bundle containing sundry other articles of clothing. Source: Easton Star Source Page: 4 Type: com_not

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