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

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Record #585 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18250716
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 14
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Mary
Fugitive Gender F
Fugitive Surname
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name Robert
Owner Surname Dennis
Owner Location Near Vienna
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18250716
Reward Amount 40
Run Date
Details Ad Duration: 3t Fugitive Caste: enslaved Notes: Clement Stanford, Executor for Robert Dennis, esq. deceased. $40 reward if taken out of the state, and $20 reward if taken in the state. Notes Departure: Ran from plantation of Robert Dennis. Reward: Yes Source: Cambridge Chronicle & Eastern Shore Advertiser Source Page: 3 Type: run_ad

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