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

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Record #645 from Runaway Slave Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18370805
County Dorchester
Fugitive Age boy
Fugitive Date of Birth
Fugitive First Name
Fugitive Gender M
Fugitive Surname
Owner County Dorchester
Owner First Name Samuel
Owner Surname Cook
Owner Location
Owner State Maryland
Press Date 18370805
Reward Amount 5
Run Date 18370730
Details Ad Duration: 3w Fugitive Caste: Apprentice Notes: Boy mulatto apprentice (not named) ranaway; quick spoken, intelligent, had on striped blue pantaloons, common palm leaf hat. Warning against concealing him - do so at your peril. Reward: Yes Source: Cambridge Chronicle Source Page: 3 Type: run_ad

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