Jack (b. circa 1792 - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-001907
War of 1812 Escaped Slave, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Biography:

Jack escaped from Caleb Jones' farm in St. Mary's County sometime before August 22, 1813. He fled with another slave, Jimmy. They were late joined by six other slaves from Jones' farm: Job, Peter, Luce, James, Suckey, and Abraham.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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