William Peterson (b. circa 1798 - d. 1814)
MSA SC 5496-001674
War of 1812 Escaped Slave, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Sources:

Archival Sources -

Claim of Peter Thompson, St. Mary's County, Case No. 650, Case Files. Ca. 1814-28, entry 190, Record Group 76, National Archives, College Park.

UK National Archives,  TNA ADM 37/5415, muster of HMS REGULUS.

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