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

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Record #643 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18370701
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age 17
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name Eliza
Fugitive Gender F
Fugitive Surname
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name Samuel
Owner Surname Hurst
Owner Location Cambridge
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18370701
Reward Amount 10
Run Date 18370701
Details Ad Duration: tf Fugitive Caste: Enslaved Notes: Eliza is of dark color, a good size, a little slow of speech. If out of county reward is $25, $50 if out of the state; said negro can be secured in jail or delivered to subscriber in Cambridge. A.C. Thompson - executor of A. Thompson. Notes Departure: Had on a callico dress when she left. Reward: Yes Source: Cambridge Chronicle Source Page: 3 Type: run_ad

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