John Marty

A black slave who escaped the Confederate Army shortly before his family moved from Concord. With the help of the March family, he hides from the Confederates and breaks free. After working for a year in a Philadelphia print shop, he came to Martha's estate in Newcord to repay the $20 she borrowed from Mary during his desertion. After that, he became a compositor at Newcord Times with the introduction of Jo.