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

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Record #304 from Domestic Traffic Advertisements (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Ad Date 18580120
Ad Type Sale
Age Specified 65
County Dorchester
Gender Specified Female
Press Date 18580120
Sale County Dorchester
Sale Locale Crotcher's Ferry
Sale State Maryland
First Name Maria
Last Name
Details Ad Title: Valuable Negroes at Public Sale. Image No: Click here to view advertisement Notes: Sirman was acting administrator for F.B.C. Turpin. To be sold, in or out of the State, to the highest bidder at the store of Henry Lord. Ad repeats 3 times. Sale Date: 18580213 Sale Disposition: public_dealer Skills Specified: Slave for life Source: Cambridge Democrat Source Page: 3 Subscriber County: DO Subscriber Firstname: Lowder Subscriber Lastname: Sirman Subscriber State: Maryland

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