William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

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"I will fear no Evil"

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 22, 2017

1. "I will fear no Evil" Marker Text

Inscription. Many evenings, Oney Judge would sit on her pallet where she slept at the foot of Martha Washington's bed, sewing and listening to the First Lady read the Bible, sing hymns, and pray with her two granddaughters in the next room.

In the 1840s, after nearly fifty years of freedom in New Hampshire, Oney (then Ona) Judge told her story to the press. Oney fled the President's House because she overheard Martha Washington state her intentions of giving the young woman to her granddaughter. Oney wanted to learn to read and know about religion. Oney recalled that she had "never received the least mental or moral instruction of any sort."

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 39° 57.029′ N, 75° 9.001′ W. Marker was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It was in William Penn Annex East. It was at the intersection of Market Street

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and South Independence Mall West (6th Street), on the left when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 101 Market St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Pennsylvania. It was also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this location: William Howe (here, next to this marker); Commander in Chief (here, next to this marker); The Executive Mansion (here, next to this marker); Selecting a President (here, next to this marker); Treaties and Appointments (here, next to this marker); The President's House (here, next to this marker); What is Executive Power? (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Other markers no longer

"I will fear no Evil" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 22, 2017

2. "I will fear no Evil" Marker

nearby. Suppressing the Opposition (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); "An Act respecting fugitives from Justice" (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The House & the People Who Worked & Lived In It (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); The Keeper of the House (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); "We shall come to a civil war" (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); "I am free now" (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); "Burn this treaty to Hell!" (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Dirty Business of Slavery (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); The opener of the Way (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. The marker is highly reflective and difficult to photograph straight on.

Also see . . .
1. Oney Judge. (Submitted on March 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Story of Oney Judge (YouTube video).

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 22, 2017

3. "I will fear no Evil" Marker

Exhibit on the exterior of the east wall of The President's House partial reconstruction (looking north)

(Submitted on March 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Oney Judge's Journey to Freedom (NPS Lesson Plan). (Submitted on March 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Oney Judge's Burial Site?. (Submitted on March 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 174 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 26, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.