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

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Record #262 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18451118
County Talbot
Fugitive Age 19
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name William
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname Eichelberger
Owner County Baltimore
Owner First Name Thos.
Owner Surname Sollers, Warden
Owner Location Baltimore
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18451118
Reward Amount
Run Date
Details Ad Duration: 3t Date Committed: 18451027 Fugitive Caste: runaway or free Jail Committed: Baltimore City and County Jail Notes: Has a scar on the right side of the cheek, and a dark spot on the left cheek, a number of scars on the right and left arms and right leg. The owner, if any, was to come forward to claim slave. Notes Departure: Has lived near Bel-Air, Harford County, Maryland, with Messrs. John Stump and John Wilson for the last seven of eight years. Source: Easton Star Source Page: 3 Type: com_not

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