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

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Record #263 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18451118
County Talbot
Fugitive Age 30
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Kitty
Fugitive Gender F
Fugitive Surname Blackson or Waters
Owner County Anne Arundel
Owner First Name Lewis
Owner Surname Neth
Owner Location Near Annapolis
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18451118
Reward Amount
Run Date
Details Ad Duration: 3w Date Committed: 18451022 Fugitive Caste: enslaved or free Jail Committed: Baltimore City and County Jail Notes: Has the third finger of the right hand injured near the end, and a scar on the left side of the neck. The owner, if any, was to come forward to claim slave. Notes Departure: Her father lived near Annapolis with John Nichols, on a farm called Primrose Notes Destination: Says she lived in Baltimore 10 or 12 years as free woman Source: Easton Star Source Page: 3 Type: com_not

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