Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Peter (b. ? - d. ?) 
MSA SC 5496-51550
Fled from Slavery, Anne Arundel County, Maryland  1756

Biography:

Peter was an enslaved mulatto owned by Henry Gassaway, a property owner near London Town. On Thursday, November 25, 1756, Gassaway posted a runaway advertisement for Peter saying that he ran away on November 15 of that year.1 Peter was described as "a lusty, well-fet, dark Mulatto Fellow... he has an impudent Look, and speaks boldly."2 He had on "a Country Cloth Waistcoat, a Pair of Leather Breeches, and a Pair of old Stockings and Shoes."3 

Gassaway offered a reward of "One Pistole, besides what the Law allows" to whomever caught Peter.4 It is not known exactly what happened to Peter. 

1. "Ran away," Maryland Gazette, November 25, 1756.

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.



Researched and written by Sarah Hartge, 2012.

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