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$150 reward for Philip Adams

Description

A broadside created by Tench Tilghman advertising a reward for finding and detaining Philip Adams, an enslaved man who had fled the Tilghman property in Talbot County, Maryland, in search of his freedom. The broadside provides a description of Adams and the various reward scenarios for his capture.

Full transcription:
Runaway. $150 Reward! Ranaway from the subscriber near Oxford, Talbot co., Md, on May 4th, a likely young negro man, named Philip Adams, about 22 years old. He is six feet high, round featured and good looking, with copper-colored complection, large feet and awkward in his walk. His voice is husky in tone, and he hesitates when spoken to. I will pay the above reward if he is caught out of the State; $100 if caught out of the county, and $50 if caught in the county. In all cases to be secured in some convenient Jail, so that I can get him. Tench Tilghman, near Oxford, Md. May 4th, 1861.

[Noted directly on the broadside in pen:] This was probably the last advertisement ever made in Talbot County of a Runaway negro. S.A.H. Please Note: The original material presented here contains language that users may find inappropriate or offensive. This material has been retained as it originally existed to preserve the integrity of the historical record.

Date

1861-05-04

Language(s)

Extent

1 page

Resource ID

2338

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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