"If I am Not for Myself, Who Will Be for Me?" George Washington's Runaway Slave

October 7, 2014 at 7pm at the Exeter Historical Society: “If I am Not for Myself, Who Will Be For Me?” George Washington’s Runaway Slave

Portrayed by Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti, Oney Judge Staines was only 3/5 of a person, according to the Constitution. To her masters, George & Martha Washington, she was merely “the girl.” All she wanted was the freedom to control her own actions, but her account of escaping the Executive Mansion in Philadelphia, fleeing north and establishing a life in New Hampshire is not a typical runaway story. Please visit the Exeter Historical Society’s website for more information.