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

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Record #291 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18440730
County Somerset
Fugitive Age 35
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Spencer
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname Waters
Owner County Somerset
Owner First Name Thomas
Owner Surname Robenson
Owner Location
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18440730
Reward Amount
Run Date
Details Ad Duration: 3t Date Committed: 18440719 Fugitive Caste: enslaved 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 he is free by manumission, as the records of the county will show. He last lived in Baltimore, and worked for Wm. & George Gardiners, Fell's Point. Scar on left cheek, and one on the back of the right hand. Source: Easton Star Source Page: 3 Type: com_not

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