Citation - Maryland Journal: 1778.12.15

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Index Entry Fiddle, played by runaway Negro named Tom 
Location Fork/Gunpowder 
Citation
MJ.778.033
15 Dec 1778:11 (Extraordinary)
Twenty Five Pounds Reward.  Fork of Gunpowder, Baltimore
County, Nov. 9, 1778.  Ran away, on the 5th inst. from Mrs.
Delany's Plantation, in the Fork of Gunpowder, where the
subscriber lives, a young well set Negro man, named Tom,
about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, has a down look, and when
spoke to, leers with his eyes which are large and full; he
can play on the fiddle.
. . . [11 lines on clothes worn and reward terms.]
[signed] George Fitzhugh


Generic Title Maryland Journal 
Date 1778.12.15 
Publisher Goddard, M. K. 
City, State Baltimore, MD 
Year 1778 
Bibliography B0020978
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