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James W.C. Pennington (1808-1870) was born in slavery in Maryland and although he was trained as a carpenter and blacksmith he was not taught to read or write. At the age of nineteen he escaped from slavery in an eight-day ordeal during which he was twice captured and twice escaped.
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National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum
5255 Pleasant Valley Road P.O. Box 55 Peterboro NY 13134
www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org
A community heritage gift shop, located within the Visitors Center on the Gerrit Smith Estate, National Historic Landmark, in Peterboro NY. The Mercantile is staffed and operated under the management of the Smithsield Community Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic Peterboro.
www.mercantile.gerritsmith.org
