Never caught : the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge

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Full Title:: Never caught : the Washingtons' relentless pursuit of their runaway slave, Ona Judge / Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Genre:: Biographies
Biography
Subjects:: Judge, Oney
Washington, George,1732-1799--Relations with Enslaved persons
Washington, Martha,1731-1802--Relations with Enslaved persons
Enslaved persons--United States--Biography
Fugitive enslaved persons--United States--Biography
African American women--Biography
Slavery--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century

Table of Contents:: Betty's daughter -- New York-bound -- New York in black and white -- The move to Philadelphia -- The blacks in the family -- Life in Philadelphia -- The wedding -- The fugitive -- Slavery and freedom in New Hampshire -- A close call -- The negotiator -- Mrs. Staines -- The survivor -- Epilogue : Ona's sister : Philadelphia Costin.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-250) and index.
Summary:: When George and Martha Washington moved from Mount Vernon in Virginia to Philadelphia, then the seat of the nation's capital, they took nine enslaved people with them. There was a Pennsylvania law requiring slaveholders to free their slaves after six months of residency in the state. Washington sought to circumvent the law by sending his slaves south every six months, thereby resetting the clock. Among the slaves to figure out this subterfuge was Ona "Oney" Judge, Martha Washington's chief attendant. Ona Judge risked everything she knew, and left behind everyone she had known her entire life, and fled north. This is the story of Ona Judge's quest for freedom and of George Washington's determination to recapture her.
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: xvii, 263 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm
General Note:: Originally published in hardback in 2017. Published in paperback in 2018 with different pagination.