Jimmy (b. circa 1798 - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-001908
War of 1812 Escaped Slave, St. Mary's County, Maryland
Biography:
Jimmy escaped from Caleb
Jones' farm in St. Mary's County on August 22, 1813. He fled with another
slave, Jack, and they were later 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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