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

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Record #499 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18580414
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Dorothy
Fugitive Gender F
Fugitive Surname Cornish
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name Wm.
Owner Surname Corbin
Owner Location Hicksburg
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18580414
Reward Amount
Run Date 18580328
Details Ad Duration: 3t Fugitive Caste: enslaved Notes: Corbin forwarns all persons from hiring or harboring her, as he was determined to enforce the law against any one harboring her. Notes Departure: She left without any sufficient cause. Reward: No Source: The Cambridge Democrat Source Page: 3 Type: run_ad

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