From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family

337 Pages·2012·3.08 MB·English

by  James H. Johnston

From Slave Ship to Harvard
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From Slave Ship
to Harvard
Yarrow Mamout and the History
of an African American Family
James H. Johnston
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LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData
Johnston,JamesH.,1944–
FromslaveshiptoHarvard:YarrowMamoutandthehistoryofanAfricanAmerican
family/JamesH.Johnston.
p. cm.
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
ISBN978-0-8232-3950-4(cloth:alk.paper)
1.Mamout,Yarrow,1736–1823. 2.Mamout,Yarrow,1736–1823—Family.
3.Slaves—Maryland—Biography. 4.FreeAfricanAmericans—Maryland—
Biography. 5.AfricanAmericans—Maryland—Biography. 6.Slavery—Maryland—
History. 7.AfricanAmericanfamilies—Maryland—Biography. I.Title.
E185.93.M2J65 2012
306.3(cid:2)62092—dc23
[B]
2011047006
PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica
14 13 12 5 4 3 2 1
Firstedition
For Beth and Meredith
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Contents
Introduction 1
1. YarrowMamout,aWestAfricanMuslimSlave 7
2. TobaccoandtheImportationofaLaborForce 22
3. WelcometoAmerica 41
4. SlaveryandRevolution 52
5. YarrowofGeorgetown 61
6. ThePortraits:Peale,Yarrow,andSimpson 81
7. FreeHannah,Yarrow’sSister 101
8. NancyHillman,Yarrow’sNiece 112
9. AquillaYarrow 122
10. Mary‘‘Polly’’TurnerYarrow 132
11. AquillaandPollyinPleasantValley 140
12. TracesofYarrow 149
13. UnpleasantValley 158
14.Freedom 177
15.FromHarvardtoToday 189
Epilogue:GuidetotheYarrows’
andTurners’WorldToday 201
Notes221
Bibliography269
Acknowledgments277
Index283
Illustrationsfollowpage182
From Slave Ship to Harvard