Morris Cary
MSA SC 5496-3726
Jailed as fugitive slave from Somerset County, 1832

Biography:

    Morris Cary, alias Peter, was jailed as a fugitive slave in Baltimore, 1832. Though the docket states that he was from Somerset County, no owner is listed. It is unclear whether Cary was released, and under what circumstances.
 

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