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Luce (b. circa 1790 - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-001788
War of 1812 Escaped Slave, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Biography:

Luce escaped from Caleb Jones' farm in St. Mary's County on August 22, 1813. She was taken by British forces that had landed at St. Jerome's Creek, just north of Point Lookout. Altogether, five slaves, namely Job, Peter, Luce, Suckey, and James, were "taken out of the kitchen & carried to the boat."1
 

1.     Claim of Caleb Jones, St. Mary's County, Case No. 638, Case Files, Ca. 1814-28, entry 190, Record Group 76, National Archives, College Park.
 

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