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

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Record #624 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18351019
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 40
Fugitive Date of Birth 1795
Fugitive First Name Thomas
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname Francis
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Press Date 18351019
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Run Date 18351019
Details Ad Duration: 18351123 Date Committed: 18351007 Destination Justification: Say they left Capt. Wilson in the bay, who was from Baltimore Jail Committed: Dorchester County Notes: Arrived with son, John Francis, on a sail boat that 'appears to have belonged to some Ship of the Navy' Notes Departure: Possessed a pass, signed by clerk of Warwick County, Virginia Notes Destination: Came on shore at Hooper's Island in this county, in a Sail Boat Source: Dorchester Aurora Source Page: 3 Type: com_not

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