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

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Record #531 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18610828
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 21
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Frank
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name Levin
Owner Surname Dunnock
Owner Location Meekin's Neck
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18610828
Reward Amount 25
Run Date 18610820
Details Fugitive Caste: enslaved Notes: Reward will be given to any one who may return him to my house or lodge him in Cambridge Jail. Ad repeated for 8 weeks. Notes Departure: Supposed to be in company with a yellow boy, who left with him in a sail canoe, which has a lead colored bottom and black bends. Reward: Yes Source: Cambridge Democrat Source Page: 3 Type: run_ad

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