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

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Record #599 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18370701
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 13 or 14
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Jacob
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname Ennalls
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name William
Owner Surname Hayward
Owner Location Church Creek
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18370701
Reward Amount
Run Date 18370701
Details Ad Duration: 3w Date Committed: 18370622 Fugitive Caste: Enslaved Fugitive Destination: Easton to live with Aunt Mary Jail Committed: Talbot County Notes: Jacob is 4'5 or 4'6, black complexion, scars on both legs from burns and on his left hand and wrist. Cordaroy trowsers, old muslin shirt, old grass hat. Owner of negro boy is requested to retrieve property from Talbot County Jail. The ad notes that Jacob's father Samuel Ennalls had been at sea for 3 years. Notes Departure: Mother passed, at her request he went to live with his Aunt in Easton, Mary. Known by John Newton and William Rea of Cambridge as free born (Biney Ennalls, his mother was free). Source: Cambridge Chronicle Source Page: 3 Type: com_not

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