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

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Record #134 from Domestic Traffic Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18301019
Ad Type Purchase
Age Specified
County Talbot
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Press Date 18301019
Sale County Talbot
Sale Locale
Sale State Maryland
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Last Name
Details Ad Title: Servant Wanted Image No: Click here to view advertisement Notes: "A gentleman of Talbot wishes to purchase for his own use, a negro man, slave for life, from 20 to 40 years of age -- for one who can be recommended for his honest and sobriety, a liberal price in cash will be given. It is particularly desirable that he should have been accustomed to the care and management of horses. On application at this office either by letter (post paid) or verbally further caricatures will be made known" Sale Disposition: private_dealer Source: The Republican Star Source Page: 3 Subscriber County: TA Subscriber State: Maryland

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