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MSA SC 5339-103-6

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Research and Educational Projects at the Maryland State Archives

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5496_cs_1288

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Adam Smith

Runaway Slave

Owner - Isaac Scaggs, Beltsville, Prince George's County

Suspected of returning to assist his wife and children to run away from Scaggs' farm.

Biography page linked here

Sources:

DC Department of Corrections Collection MSA SC 3170, Adam Smith, 1854, Collection Dates: 1848-1863, Collection Description: DC Department of Corrections: runaway slave book, Film No.: M 9597.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, Isaac Scaags, Dates: 1850, Description: Slaves, PG, Accession No.: M 1505-6, MSA No.: SM 61-169.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, Isaac Scaggs, Dates: 1850, Description: PG, Accession No.: M 1499-2, MSA No.: SM 61-143.

The Baltimore Sun 27 August 1857

The Baltimore Sun 08 November 1857

Still, William: Underground Rail Road: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, Etc.