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

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Record #501 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18260527
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 20
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Will
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname Hammond
Owner County Talbot
Owner First Name Charlotte
Owner Surname Edmondson
Owner Location
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18260527
Reward Amount 100
Run Date 18260521
Details Ad Duration: 4w Fugitive Alias: Bill or Bill Buck Fugitive Caste: enslaved Fugitive Destination: Oxford Neck, or Dorchester County Notes: Possibly with his half brother, Henry. Whoever secures either or both of them in the Easton Jail would receive fifty dollars for each of them. Notes Departure: Carried with a blue cloth coat, supposed to have H.L. Edmondson written on the lining of the sleeve. Reward: Yes Source: Cambridge Chronicle & Eastern Shore Advertiser Source Page: 3 Type: run_ad

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