Peter

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02500
Given Name
Peter
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Peter was a Black man who escaped from his enslaver, Patrick Simpson of Edisto Island in South Carolina, in 1772. His enslaver believed that he may have gone to Pennsylvania or New Jersey, but his actual whereabouts after his escape are uncertain.
Keywords
African descent person
Places
Edisto Island, South Carolina
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Enslaved by
Patrick Simpson
Record Contributor
Kayra Guven
Princeton & Slavery Project
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