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

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Record #552 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18240904
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 30
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name George
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname Ratliff
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Details Ad Duration: 3t Date Committed: Few weeks past ad date Fugitive Caste: enslaved Notes: Contact William C. Ridgaway, or Isaac P. Townsand, Constables for lodging information in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. Notes Departure: Says he was born near Vienna, in this county, free, and states that he has lived in Somerset and Worcester counties; then Sussex County in Delaware; then Pennsylvania, then back to Dorchester County for his free papers. Source: Cambridge Chronicle Source Page: 3 Type: com_not

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