Sydney Howard Gay’s "Record of Fugitives"

The Record of Fugitives > Book 2 (1856) > page [34]

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returned to bring away his parents, + brother + sister, but did not succeed. They had been promised their freedom + preferred to remain till y time was up.  Ann, who has been about at various on + near town, was sent with Otho to Albany                                                                                                    $5

Aug. 4th. Anne Dorsey, alias Ann Davis, from Eli Molesworth, of Howard District, Anne Arundel Co. Md. lost all her money at Harrisburg.  Wm. Ezra Smith, alias Wm. Robertson, from John P. Carham's of Middleton, Delaware, and Charles Henry Cooper of same place, slave of Catherine Nodyne. For'd y 3                                                                                     $9

Sept. 17th. Emeline Chapman, alias Susan Bell, of Washington Md. belonged to Robert Thompson. She walked as far as Harrisburg. Left a husband whom

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