Araminta "Minty" Ross
1822 - 1913
Tubman and her brothers, Ben and Henry, escaped from slavery on
September 17, 1849. Tubman had been hired out to Dr. Anthony Thompson
(the son of her father's former owner), who owned a large plantation in
an area called Poplar Neck in neighboring Caroline County;
it is likely her brothers labored for Thompson as well.
Because the
slaves were hired out to another household, Eliza Brodess probably did
not recognize their absence as an escape attempt for some time. Two
weeks later, she posted a runaway notice in the Cambridge Democrat, offering a reward of up to $100 for each slave returned.[44]
Once they had left, Tubman's brothers had second thoughts. Ben may have
just become a father. The two men went back, forcing Tubman to return
with them.[45]
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