BENJAMIN BANNEKAR The one hundred and twenty-sixth birthday of Benjamin Bannekar was celebrated in Philadelphia on the 10th ult. Benjamin Bannekar, a slave in Maryland, was possessed of more than ordinary abilities. He calculated an Almanac, which attracted a good deal of attention, and led to a correspondence between him and Thomas Jefferson when Secretary of State. Bannekar was invited to consult with the Committee on laying out the plan for the city of Washington.
(Liberator, Jan 7, 1859 pg 3)
