| Traveler's Names | George Washington |
|---|---|
| Age | 15 |
| Description | Tall enough, however to pass for a young man of 20. George was of an excellent, fast, dark color |
| Alias | – |
| Origin- Town/City | Perryville |
| Origin- County | Queen Anne's |
| Origin- State | Maryland |
| Destination | Canada |
| Birthplace | – |
| Slaveowner's Name | John P. Dellum |
| Chapter Title | Eight Arrivals |
| Page Number | 145 |
| Other Travelers | James Massey, Perry Henry Trusty, George Rhoads, James Rhoads, George Washington, Sarah Elizabeth Rhoads and child, Mary Elizabeth Stevenson |
| Other Conductors | – |
| Additional Names | – |
| Method of Travel | – |
| Additional Resources | – |
| Items in Possession | – |
| Full Narrative | GEORGE WASHINGTON, one of the same party, was only about fifteen years of age ; he was tall enough, however, to pass for a young man of twenty. George was of an excellent, fast, dark color. Of course, mentally he was undeveloped, nevertheless, possessed of enough mother-wit to make good his escape. In the slave market he might have been valued at $800. George was claimed as the lawful property of Benjamin Sylves ? a Presbyterian, who owned besides, two men, three girls, and a boy. He was "toler- able good " sometimes, and sometimes "bad." Some of the slaves supposed themselves to be on the eve of being emancipated about the time George left ; but of this there was no certainty. George, however, was not among this hopeful number, consequently, he thought that he would start in time, and would be ready to shout for Freedom quite as soon as any other of his fellow-bondmen. George left a father and three sisters. Sarah Elizabeth Rhoads, wife of James Rhoads, was seventeen years of age, a tall, dark, 10 young woman, who had had no chances for mental improvement, except such as were usual on a farm, stocked with slaves, where learning to read the Bible was against the "rules." Sarah was a young slave mother with a babe (of course a slave) only eight months old. She was regarded as having been exceedingly fortunate in having rescued herself and child from the horrid fate of slaves. |
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