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

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Record #108 from Abstracts from William Still's Underground Railroad

Traveler's Names George Nelson Washington
Age 19
Description
Alias
Origin- Town/City
Origin- County Queen Anne Co
Origin- State Maryland
Destination Canada
Birthplace
Slaveowner's Name Joshua Duval
Chapter Title Arrival from Queen Ann County, 1860
Page Number 441
Other Travelers Catharine Jones and son Henry, Etna Elizabeth Dauphus, George Nelson Washington
Other Conductors
Additional Names
Method of Travel
Additional Resources
Items in Possession
Full Narrative GEORGE also escaped from Duvall ; happily he was only about nineteen years of age, not too old to acquire some education and do well by himself. He was greatly elated at the prospect of freedom in Canada.

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