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Team Members

The Workers

Mary Woodrow

Mary Woodrow

Servant at the Cunningham Hotel

Employed by James and Caroline Cunningham to take care of hotel guests

Ben

Ben

Enslaved by John and Elizabeth Rodgers

Ferried French and American forces across the Susquehanna River during the Revolutionary War.

Grace

Grace

Enslaved by John and Elizabeth Rodgers

Worked at Rodgers' Tavern in Cecil County, MD

John Shoemaker

John Shoemaker

Ostler at the Cunningham Hotel

Employed by James Cunninghame to care for traveler's horses.

Moses

Moses

Enslaved by Thomas and Martha Coffield

First documented freedom seeker from the tavern.

Ned

Ned

Enslaved by Samuel Thomas

Worked at the Susquehanna Lower Ferry

William Burlin

William Burlin

Bartender at the Cunningham Hotel

Employed by James and Caroline Cunningham at the Cunningham Hotel

Esther

Esther

Enslaved by Thomas Coffield

Esther is the second known enslaved person at the Susquehanna Lower Ferry to seek freedom from enslavement.

Davey

Davey

Enslaved by Samuel Thomas

Worked at the Susquehanna Lower Ferry

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