Article on Jacobite Prisoner John Cameron (#1 or #2)
Maryland Gazette
November 11, 1756
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George Steuart says that John Cameron robbed the store house of John Skinner,
of Calvert County. He was captured near Mr. Snowden's iron works in Prince
George's County, but escaped again. He is a Scotsman who came here after
the last rebellion. John Skinner added that he is 'a great Gamester.'
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Editor's Note:
It is unclear which John Cameron is referenced in the above
article. Jacobite prisoners in the prisons at Carlisle and
Chester, four of who were Camerons (two were named John), departed
Liverpool on either April 22 or May 5, 1747 (records vary). They
were placed aboard the transport "Johnson," which
arrived in "Choptank" at Port Oxford, Maryland on July
16/17, 1747. John Cameron (#1) was "free" by early
1753, while John (#2) escaped in late January/early February 1755. |
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