Isaac Dines
MSA SC 5496-50975
War of 1812 Refugee, Prince George's County, Maryland, 1828

Biography:

Isaac Dines was an enslaved man who was owned by Thomas L. Maccubbin of Prince George’s County, Maryland.

In the month of August 1814, Isaac escaped from Maccubbin to British ships that were lying in the Potomac River between Fort Washington and Mount Vernon. Isaac boarded a British boat at the mouth of the Piscataway Creek which carried him out to the British fleet in the Potomac River.  At the time of the escape, Isaac Dines was about 18 years of age and was a valuable skilled worker who was worth $500. When the war was over he was never seen or heard from again.

Following the war, Maryland residents filed claims for indemnity at the Department of state for property lost or destroyed by the British. Among the stolen and destroyed property were homes, warehouses, vessels, livestock, tobacco and household items. The Department of State formed a Board of Commissioners to handle the claims. It was decided by the commissioners that Maryland and Virginia residents would receive $280 for each enslaved person that they lost at the hands of the British.

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