McQuerry, George
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Title
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McQuerry, George
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Alias
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McQueery, Wash
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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In 1848, George Washington McQuerry escaped with three other freedom seekers from Washington County enslaver Henry Miller the group separated. Four years later Miller's son located McQuerry living in Piqua, Ohio and had marshals arrest him. A fugitive slave trial was held and the judge found for the enslaver. Though Miller offered to sell McQuerry for $1500, abolitionists and African American community members could not raise the money in time. McQuerry was taken back to enslavement.
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Birth information
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circa 1821
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Relationship
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Enslaver: Miller, Henry
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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ohiohistorycentral.org
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The Liberator, Boston, Mass., Aug 26, 1853