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

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Record #635 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18370916
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 14 or 15
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Susan
Fugitive Gender F
Fugitive Surname
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name Zebulon
Owner Surname Mitchell
Owner Location
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18370916
Reward Amount
Run Date 18370916
Details Ad Duration: 3w Date Committed: Thursday last Fugitive Caste: Enslaved Jail Committed: Dorchester County Jail Notes: Susan is low, chunky, had on a striped linsey frock, owner is asked to come forward, prove property, otherwise she'll be charged according to the law, ad run by James A. Waddel, sheriff. Source: Cambridge Chronicle Source Page: 3 Type: com_not

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