Anne Maria Weems (b. circa 1840 - d. circa ?)
MSA SC 5496-009938
Escaped Slave, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1855

Sources:

Archival Sources -

Newspapers and Journals -

Cohen, Anthony M. "The Underground Railroad in Montgomery County." The Montgomery County Story 38 (1995) 321-331.

"$500 Dollar Reward," Baltimore Sun, 2 October 1855.

Books -

Prince, Bryan. A Shadow on the Household: One enslaved Family's Incredible Struggle for Freedom. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2009.

Ricks, Mary Kay. Escape on the Pearl: The Heroic Bid for Freedom on the Underground Railroad. New York, NY, Harper Collins Books, 2007.

Still, William. Underground Rail Road: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, etc. Philadelphia, PA: Porter & Coales, Publishers, 1872.

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