Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Thomas Garrett (b. August 21, 1789 - d. January 24, 1871)
MSA SC 5496-8849
Accomplice to slave fight, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, 1845

Sources:


Archival Sources -

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURT (Court Papers, Blacks) MSA C1187, Thomas Garrett letter to David H. Hall, Oct 3, 1847, MSA C 1187-1, MdHR 50,199-1/63.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SENATE (Journals) Thomas Garrett, p 52-53, 1860-1862, 1864, MdHR 82 01224/01227.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY, HOUSE OF DELEGATES (Journals) Thomas Garrett, p 93-94, 107-108 & 242, 1860, MdHR 82-01075/01077.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, Sam Hawkins, 1840, Queen Anne, p 90, 1st & 2nd District, MSA SM 61-115, M 4723-2.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Wills, Original) MSA C1496, James Glanding, April 30, 1839, MdHR 18,471-3, MSA C 1496-24.

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS (Inventories) MSA C1412, James Glanding, May 28, 1839, TCE 11, MdHR 16,750 MSA C 1412-31.


Books -

Bentley, Judith. Dear Friend: Thomas Garrett and William Still, Collaborators on the Underground Railroad. New York: Cobblehill Books, 1997.

McGowan, James A. Station Master on the Underground Railroad: The Life and Letters of Thomas Garrett. Moylan, PA: The Whimsie Press, 1977.

Siebert, Wilbur H. The Underground Railroad: From Slavery to Freedom. New York: Arno Press and The New York Times, 1968.

Still, William. The Underground Railroad. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company Inc., 1970.


Internet Sources -

"Free Public Programs and Exhibits Showcasing The Underground Railroad."
    http://www.destatemuseums.org/railroad/index.html.

Virtual American Biographies: "Thomas Garrett."
    http://www.famousamericans.net/thomasgarrett/.

Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad.
    http://www.whispersofangels.com/.

William T. Kelley: The Underground Railroad in the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware.
    http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/friends/URR_maryland_kelley.html.

Thomas Garrett's Trial in 1848.
    http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/MDCAROLI/2001-01/0979861502.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libaries: Documenting the American South.  "Harriet, the Moses of Her People, Bradford, Sarah H."
    http://docsouth.unc.edu/harriet/harriet.html

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libaries: Documenting the American South. "Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman, Bradford, Sarah H."
    http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/bradford/bradford.html


Other -

You Are There: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Produced by Vern Diamond, Directed by Lloyd Richards. 22 min. CBS, 1971. Videocassette.


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