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On October 18, 1759, two “new negroes” (recently arrived from Africa), named Isaac and Sarah, escaped from Robert Peter (July 22, 1726 – November 15, 1806), a prominent Scottish-born merchant then living in Georgetown. On December 6, 1759, Peter placed the following advertisement in the Maryland Gazette: “Ran away from the Subscriber, on Thursday, theContinue reading ““Talks in her own language very fast”: In search of Sarah and Isaac, escaped from Robert Peter, October 1759.”