TIL George Washington placed a $10 reward for the return of a runaway slave. Oney Judge escaped in Philadelphia in 1796 because she did not want to return to Virginia where she would be "given" as a wedding present into the Custis-Law household. Washington asked Sec of Treasury for help finding her.
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TIL Washington offered $10 reward for escaped enslaved woman Oney Judge in 1796.