Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

William H. Long
MSA SC 5496-3052
Property Owner/Slave Holder, Somerset County, Maryland

Biography:

    William H. Long had a slave named Saul escape in June of 1840. While Long initially purchased a runaway advertisement in the local Somerset Herald, he would go to the Baltimore Sun several weeks later after the man was not found. He offered a fifty dollar reward for the 20 year old African-American.

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