Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Solomon Cornish (b. ? - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-8031
Fled from slavery, Dorchester County, Maryland, 1857

Biography:

Solomon Cornish was one of the twenty-eight slaves to escape from the Cambridge District of Dorchester County on October 24, 1857.  Solomon escaped with his parents, Aaron and Daffney, and his four siblings.

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