Davy (b. circa 1806 - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-050618
Part of large slave flight from Poolesville area, Montgomery County,
Maryland, 1831
Biography:
On the night of Saturday July 16, 1831, Davy escaped from Robert
Dick's farm in Seneca Mills. Dick described Davy as approximately 5'11"
tall, "likely and well-made, and of a light black complexion." Dick had
just purchased Davy, allegedly by Davy's "own request," from Edward W.
Coleman, who lived in the same area at the time. Dick suspected
that Davy "went off with several other slaves living in his neighborhood,
and will endeavor no doubt to get to Pennsylvania."1 The "several
other slaves" were likely Peter
Boman, George
Boman, and Beverly
Davis, who fled from John
P.C. Peter's farm in Seneca Mills the same day.2
1. "100 Dollars Reward." Daily National Intelligencer 29 July 1831: 2.
2. "150
Dollars Reward." Daily National Intelligencer 28 July 1831: 1.
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