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It is difficult to find an ancestor in enslaved runaway advertisements. In order to use these records, you need to know the name of the enslaved individual and the enslaver's name to help identify the correct person. It would also help to know where the enslaver lived in order to determine if there are nearby newspapers with compiled enslaved runaway advertisements. There were many newspapers in which slaveholders could have advertised, so coverage is spotty. | It is difficult to find an ancestor in enslaved runaway advertisements. In order to use these records, you need to know the name of the enslaved individual and the enslaver's name to help identify the correct person. It would also help to know where the enslaver lived in order to determine if there are nearby newspapers with compiled enslaved runaway advertisements. There were many newspapers in which slaveholders could have advertised, so coverage is spotty. | ||
Many newspapers can be found in search engines using terms such as "state digital Newspaper archive." | Many newspapers can be found in search engines using terms such as "state digital Newspaper archive." | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||