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Servant at the Cunningham Hotel
Employed by James and Caroline Cunningham to take care of hotel guests
Enslaved by John and Elizabeth Rodgers
Ferried French and American forces across the Susquehanna River during the Revolutionary War.
Worked at Rodgers' Tavern in Cecil County, MD
Ostler at the Cunningham Hotel
Employed by James Cunninghame to care for traveler's horses.
Enslaved by Thomas and Martha Coffield
First documented freedom seeker from the tavern.
Enslaved by Samuel Thomas
Worked at the Susquehanna Lower Ferry
Bartender at the Cunningham Hotel
Employed by James and Caroline Cunningham at the Cunningham Hotel
Enslaved by Thomas Coffield
Esther is the second known enslaved person at the Susquehanna Lower Ferry to seek freedom from enslavement.