Thomas Garrett

Thomas

Thomas Garrett Jr. husband of Mary Sharpless and second wife Rachel Mendinhall. Thomas was born in Upper Darby, Pa. in 1789 and moved to Wilmington, Delaware in 1822. Thomas became known as "Station Master on the Under Ground Rail Road"
[Picture fron DHS in wilmington, Delaware]

 

 

 

 

Rachel

Rachel Mendenhall Garrett…… slaves dressed in her clothes as home was under watch by police

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas_home_Wilmington

Home of Thomas and Rachel Mendinhall Garrett
227 Shipley Street, Wilmington, Delaware.

[From Wilbur H. Siebert Collection]

 

 

 

 

Suggested Reading:

 

Station Master On The Underground Railroad: The Life And Letters Of Thomas Garrett

Station Master On The Underground Railroad: The Life And Letters Of Thomas Garrett