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

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Record #489 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18561015
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 23
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Ephriam
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname Hodson
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name John
Owner Surname Henry
Owner Location Near Cambridge
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18561001
Reward Amount 300
Run Date 18560920
Details Ad Duration: 3t Fugitive Caste: enslaved Notes: Black complexion, thick lips, stout built, and about six feet high, mouth large, no particular marks remembered. Notes Departure: Probably in the company of two or three other slaves who ranaway about the same time from Vienna. Reward: Yes Source: American Eagle Source Page: 4 Type: run_ad

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