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

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Record #49 from Slave Jail Records (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Claims Free
Committal Note
Committed As runaway
Committed By Mitchell
County Baltimore City
Date Admitted 18570316
Date (Day) 16
Date (Month) March
Date (Year) 1857
Docket Number 391
County Fled From Dorchester
State Fled From Maryland
Fugitive Name Hester
Fugitive Surname
First Name B. Gaither
Surname Tubman
Release by Order of Jno. Mitchell
Release Date 18570317
Details Committed As Sign: S. N. Vinton- Officer Fugitive Alias: Neggo Hester Source: MSA C2065-1 BALTIMORE CITY JAIL (Runaway Docket), 1854 - 1864, 2/72/4/21 Source Volume: 1854-1857

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