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

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Record #528 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18580721
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age About 30 or 35
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Levin
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname Trigger
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name Robt.
Owner Surname Tubman
Owner Location Glasgow, near Cambridge
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18580901
Reward Amount 200
Run Date 185807
Details Destination Justification: Has a wife at Keene's farm. Fugitive Caste: enslaved Fugitive Destination: Possibly lurking around Church Creek, at Mr. John R. Keene's. Notes: Long beard on his chin, and he is thin and sharp. $200 reward if taken out of State; $100 reward if taken out of county, and in the State; and $50 reward it taken in the county. Notes Departure: May have taken a dark bay mule, with white hairs interspersed on its body Reward: Yes Source: Cambridge Democrat Source Page: 4 Type: run_ad

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