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

Record Detail

Record #605 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18351003
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 30 or 40
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Jacob
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname Ennalls
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name Samuel
Owner Surname Keene
Owner Location
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18351003
Reward Amount 125
Run Date 18350926
Details Fugitive Caste: Enslaved Notes: Spare made, thin visage, chestnut color, 5'6 or 8. He wears whiskers and has a scar on his upper lip from a bite in fighting. One of his great toes is also disfigured (having been mashed when he was a boy). He has good use of carpenter's tools. $30 reward for in county, $50 if out of county, $125 if out of state, provided he be delivered to the subscriber. Notes Departure: Wore away blue kersey pantaloons and roundabout, old drab great coat and fur hat. Has twenty-five or thirty dollars in his possession. Reward: Yes Source: Cambridge Chronicle Source Page: 3 Type: run_ad

If you are citing this record, please use the following format:

[Author (if known)], Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database), [Date (if known)], Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva’s Black History, Nabb Research Center, Salisbury University.

Pinned records can be viewed at any time by clicking the More menu in the top right corner of the page, then selecting My Pinned Records.