Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Slaves and the Underground Railroad
Media Items
Media Items
Media Items
ItemID
acaa002
IDEntry
2929
Creator
Text and photograph - Albert Feldstein
Collection Location
Allegany County, Maryland
Coverage
Allegany County, Maryland
Body
"Aunt Judy", 1805-1866
Her tombstone reads
"A Faithful Friend and Helper
There is neither bond nor free for all are one in Christ Jesus."
Aunt Judy was a one-time local slave and later servant in the Robert Hall McCleave (1808-1886) household, in whose family plot she is buried. In 1860, Allegany County was identified as having 666 slaves, 467 free "colored", and 27,215 whites.