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  • Collection: Archival Documents related to Harriet Tubman

Twenty-eight fugitives escaping from the Eastern Shore of Maryland

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A wood engraving of fugitive slaves in Maryland from William Still's The Underground Railroad: a record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., page 102.

Harriet Tubman's Likely Birth Record

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A document showing that Anthony Thompson paid $2 to a midwife for Rit, Tubman's mother, on March 15, 1822. This date coincides with Tubman’s likely birth date.