On June 21st 1859, George Nichols, David Briscoe & Stephen Boardly ran away from John H Capels of Ann Arundell County, Maryland. John H Capels placed this advert. in the Sun newspaper in July of the same year. After finding this record on genealogybank.com I immediately began to search for John H Capels in the 1860 Census. What I found surprised me. Stephen Boardly and George Nichols(on) are recorded as freemen in the household of John H Capels. They, along with, John Nicholson, Richard Thomas & Hezekiah Thomas are farmhands.
In the 1870 US Federal Census, George Nicholson & Eliza Nicholson are recorded on the same page as John H Capels.
Sources
US Federal Census 1860
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M693-5JG
US Federal Census 1870
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6F7S-937?i=53&cc=1438024
Memorial John H Capels 1872
www.findagrave.com/memorial/53441054
Ann Arundell County is also given as Anne Arundel County
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