The Underground Railroad Collection: Real Life Stories of the Former Slaves and Abolitionists (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Collected Record of Authentic Narratives, Facts & Letters (Illustrated)By William Still, Laura S. Haviland, Sarah Bradford

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The Underground Railroad Collection: Real Life Stories of the Former Slaves and Abolitionists gathers documentary testimony, memoir, biography, and reformist narrative into a compelling portrait of resistance to slavery in nineteenth-century America. Its pages illuminate flight, concealment, legal danger, moral courage, and communal networks of aid, placing individual acts of liberation within the larger literary context of slave narrative, abolitionist print culture, and postbellum remembrance. The collection's power lies in its range: intimate recollections, evidentiary records, and stirring accounts of organized defiance speak across genres to preserve histories often threatened by erasure. William Still, Laura S. Haviland, and Sarah Bradford represent distinct but convergent strands of antislavery witness: Black activism and record-keeping, Quaker-inflected humanitarian reform, and biographical commemoration of heroic struggle. Together, their works align with abolitionism, women's reform writing, African American historical recovery, and the moral literature of social justice. Their varied perspectives reveal the Underground Railroad not as myth alone, but as a lived network shaped by fugitives, free Black communities, religious dissenters, and radical allies. This volume is highly recommended for readers seeking a richly textured encounter with American freedom struggles. It offers an unusual opportunity to study multiple forms of testimony in conversation, deepening historical understanding while foregrounding courage, memory, and collective action. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection. - Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer. - A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists. - A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds. - Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.

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1The Underground Railroad Collection: Real Life Stories of the Former Slaves and Abolitionists (Annotated)

180ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1857 ORDEE LEE, AND RICHARD J. BOOCE

2Introduction

181ARRIVAL FROM CAMBRIDGE, 1857

3Historical Context

182BENJAMIN ROSS, AND HIS WIFE HARRIET FLED FROM CAROLINE COUNTY, EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND, JUNE, 1857

4Synopsis (Selection)

183ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1857 WILLIAM JACKSON

5The Underground Railroad Collection: Real Life Stories of the Former Slaves and Abolitionists

184ARRIVAL FROM DELAWARE, 1857 JOHN WRIGHT AND WIFE, ELIZABETH ANN, AND CHARLES CONNOR

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6PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION

185ARRIVAL FROM ALEXANDRIA, 1857 OSCAR D. BALL, AND MONTGOMERY GRAHAM

7SETH CONCKLIN

186THE ACTING COMMITTEE

8EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM REV. N.R. JOHNSTON

187ARRIVAL FROM UNIONVILLE, 1857 CAROLINE ALDRIDGE AND JOHN WOOD

9LETTERS FROM LEVI COFFIN

188ARRIVAL FROM NEW ORLEANS, 1857 JAMES CONNER, SHOT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY

10McKIERNON'S LETTER

189ARRIVAL FROM WASHINGTON, D.C HARRISON CARY

11WM. STILL'S ANSWER

190ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1857 JOE ELLIS

12THE SEPARATION

191ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND CHRISTOPHER GREEN AND WIFE, ANN MARIA, AND SON NATHAN

13UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD LETTERS

192ARRIVAL FROM GEORGETOWN CROSS-ROADS, 1857 LEEDS WRIGHT AND ABRAM TILISON

14LETTER FROM THOMAS GARRETT (U.G.R.R. DEPOT)

193ARRIVAL FROM ALEXANDRIA WILLIAM TRIPLETT AND THOMAS HARPER

15LETTER FROM MISS G.A. LEWIS (U.G.R.R. DEPOT)

194ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND HARRY WISE

16LETTER FROM E.L. STEVENS, ESQ

195ARRIVAL FROM NORFOLK, VA ABRAM WOODERS

17LETTER FROM S.H. GAY, ESQ., EX-EDITOR OF THE ANTI-SLAVERY STANDARD AND NEW YORK TRIBUNE

196ARRIVAL FROM WASHINGTON, D.C GEORGE JOHNSON, THOMAS AND ADAM SMITH

18LETTER FROM JOHN H. HILL, A FUGITIVE, APPEALING IN BEHALF OF A POOR SLAVE IN PETERSBURG, VA

197FOUR ABLE-BODIED "ARTICLES" IN ONE ARRIVAL, 1857 EDWARD, AND JOSEPH HAINES, THOMAS HARRIS, AND JAMES SHELDON

19LETTER FROM J. BIGELOW, ESQ

198ARRIVAL FROM ARLINGTON, MD. 1857 JOHN ALEXANDER BUTLER, WILLIAM HENRY HIPKINS, JOHN HENRY MOORE AND GEORGE HILL

20LETTER FROM HAM & EGGS, SLAVE (U.G.R.R. AG'T)

199FIVE PASSENGERS, 1857 ELIZA JANE JOHNSON, HARRIET STEWART, AND HER DAUGHTER MARY ELIZA, WILLIAM COLE, AND HANSON HALL

21LETTER FROM REV H. WILSON (U.G.R.R. AG'T)

200ARRIVAL FROM HOWARD CO., MD., 1857 BILL COLE AND HANSON

22LETTER FROM SHERIDAN FORD, IN DISTRESS

201ARRIVAL FROM PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD "JIM BELLE"

23LETTER FROM E.F. PENNYPACKER (U.G.R.R. DEPOT)

202ARRIVAL FROM RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, 1857 PASCAL QUANTENCE

24LETTER FROM JOS. C. BUSTILL (U.G.R.R. DEPOT)

203ARRIVAL FROM NORTH CAROLINA, 1857 HARRY GRIMES, GEORGE UPSHER, AND EDWARD LEWIS

25LETTER FROM A SLAVE SECRETED IN RICHMOND

204ALFRED HOLLON, GEORGE AND CHARLES N. RODGERS

26LETTER FROM G.S. NELSON (U.G.R.R. DEPOT)

205ARRIVAL FROM KENT COUNTY, 1857 SAMUEL BENTON, JOHN ALEXANDER, JAMES HENRY, AND SAMUEL TURNER

27LETTER FROM JOHN THOMPSON

206ARRIVAL FROM BALTIMORE COUNTY, 1857 ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

28LETTER FROM "WM. PENN" (OF THE BAR)

207MARY COOPER AND MOSES ARMSTEAD, 1857

29LETTER FROM MISS THEODOCIA GILBERT

208ARRIVAL FROM NEAR WASHINGTON, D.C JOHN JOHNSON AND LAWRENCE THORNTON

30WILLIAM PEEL, ALIAS WILLIAM BOX PEEL JONES ARRIVED PER ERRICSON LINE OF STEAMERS, WRAPPED IN STRAW AND BOXED UP, APRIL, 1859

209HON. L. McLANE'S PROPERTY, SOON AFTER HIS DEATH, TRAVELS viâ THE UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD. — WILLIAM KNIGHT, ESQ., LOSES A SUPERIOR "ARTICLE" JIM SCOTT, TOM PENNINGTON, SAM SCOTT, BILL SCOTT, ABE BACON, AND JACK WELLS

31DEATH OF ROMULUS HALL — NEW NAME GEORGE WEEMS

210ARRIVAL FROM HARFORD CO., 1857 JOHN MYERS

32JAMES MERCER, WM. H. GILLIAM, AND JOHN CLAYTON STOWED AWAY IN A HOT BERTH

211ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1857 WILLIAM LEE, SUSAN JANE BOILE AND AMARIAN LUCRETIA RISTER

33LETTER FROM MRS. L.E. WHITE

212ARRIVAL FROM NORFOLK, VA. 1857 WILLIAM CARNEY AND ANDREW ALLEN

34LETTER FROM WILLIAM HENRY GILLIAM

213ARRIVAL FROM HOOPESVILLE, MD., 1857 JAMES CAIN, "GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON," AND ANNA PERRY

35JAMES MERCER'S LETTER

214ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1858 GEORGE RUSSELL AND JAMES HENRY THOMPSON

36JOHN H. HILL'S LETTER

215ARRIVAL FROM QUEEN ANN COUNTY, 1858 CATHARINE JONES AND SON HENRY, ETNA ELIZABETH DAUPHUS, AND GEORGE NELSON WASHINGTON

37CLARISSA DAVIS ARRIVED DRESSED IN MALE ATTIRE

216ARRIVAL FROM BALTIMORE ELIJAH BISHOP AND WILLIAM WILLIAMSON

38ANTHONY BLOW, ALIAS HENRY LEVISON SECRETED TEN MONTHS BEFORE STARTING — EIGHT DAYS STOWED AWAY ON A STEAMER BOUND FOR PHILADELPHIA

217ARRIVAL FROM DUNWOODY COUNTY, 1858 DARIUS HARRIS

39PERRY JOHNSON, OF ELKTON, MARYLAND EYE KNOCKED OUT, ETC

218ARRIVED FROM ALEXANDRIA, VA., 1857 TOWNSEND DERRIX

40ISAAC FORMAN, WILLIAM DAVIS, AND WILLIS REDICK HEARTS FULL OF JOY FOR FREEDOM — VERY ANXIOUS FOR WIVES IN SLAVERY

219ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1858 EDWARD CARROLL

41EXTRACT OF LETTER FROM ISAAC FORMAN

220ARRIVAL FROM PETERSBURG, 1858 JAMES MASON

42WILLIS REDICK

221ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND ROBERT CARR

43WILLIAM DAVIS

222ARRIVAL OF A PARTY OF SIX, 1858 PLYMOUTH CANNON, HORATIO WILKINSON, LEMUEL MITCHELL, JOSIAH MITCHELL, GEORGE HENRY BALLARD, AND JOHN MITCHELL

44JOSEPH HENRY CAMP THE AUCTION BLOCK IS DEFEATED AND A SLAVE TRADER LOSES FOURTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS

223ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1858 EBENEZER ALLISON

45SHERIDAN FORD SECRETED IN THE WOODS — ESCAPES IN A STEAMER

224ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1858 JOHN THOMPSON CARR, ANN MOUNTAIN AND CHILD, AND WILLIAM BOWLER

46JOSEPH KNEELAND, ALIAS JOSEPH HULSON

225ARRIVAL FROM BALTIMORE, 1858 ROBERTA TAYLOR

47EX-PRESIDENT TYLER'S HOUSEHOLD LOSES AN ARISTOCRATIC "ARTICLE"

226ARRIVAL FROM HIGHTSTOWN, 1858 ROBERT THOMPSON (A PREACHER)

48EDWARD MORGAN, HENRY JOHNSON, JAMES AND STEPHEN BUTLER

227ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1858 ALFRED S. THORNTON

49HENRY PREDO BROKE JAIL, JUMPED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND MADE HIS ESCAPE

228ARRIVAL FROM BELLEAIR JULIUS SMITH, WIFE MARY, AND BOY JAMES, HENRY AND EDWARD SMITH, AND JACK CHRISTY

50DANIEL HUGHES

229ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1858 JOHN WESLEY COMBASH, JACOB TAYLOR, AND THOMAS EDWARD SKINNER

51THOMAS ELLIOTT

230ARRIVAL FROM NEW MARKET, 1858 ELIJAH SHAW

52MARY EPPS, ALIAS EMMA BROWN — JOSEPH AND ROBERT ROBINSON A SLAVE MOTHER LOSES HER SPEECH AT THE SALE OF HER CHILD — BOB ESCAPES FROM HIS MASTER, A TRADER, WITH $1500 IN NORTH CAROLINA MONEY

231ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1858 MARY FRANCES MELVIN, ELIZA HENDERSON, AND NANCY GRANTHAM

53GEORGE SOLOMON, DANIEL NEALL, BENJAMIN R. FLETCHER AND MARIA DORSEY

232ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1858 ORLANDO J. HUNT

54HENRY BOX BROWN ARRIVED BY ADAMS' EXPRESS

233ARRIVAL FROM NORFOLK, VA., 1858 WILLIAM MACKEY

55TRIAL OF THE EMANCIPATORS OF COL. J.H. WHEELER'S SLAVES, JANE JOHNSON AND HER TWO LITTLE BOYS

234ARRIVAL FROM NEAR BALTIMORE, 1858 HENRY TUCKER

56THE ARRIVALS OF A SINGLE MONTH SIXTY PASSENGERS CAME IN ONE MONTH — TWENTY-EIGHT IN ONE ARRIVAL — GREAT PANIC AND INDIGNATION MEETING — INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE FROM MASTERS AND FUGITIVES

235ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1858 PETER NELSON. (RESEMBLED AN IRISHMAN)

57SAMUEL PATTISON'S LETTER

236ARRIVAL FROM WASHINGTON, 1858 MARY JONES AND SUSAN BELL

58INTERESTING LETTER FROM ISRAEL

237ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1858 WILLIAM CARPENTER

59LETTER FROM JOHN AUGUSTA

238ARRIVAL FROM THE OLD DOMINION NINE VERY FINE "ARTICLES." LEW JONES, OSCAR PAYNE, MOSE WOOD, DAVE DIGGS, JACK, HEN, AND BILL DADE, AND JOE BALL

60LETTER FROM MISS G. LEWIS ABOUT A PORTION OF THE SAME "MEMORABLE TWENTY-EIGHT"

239ARRIVAL FROM DELAWARE, 1858 GEORGE LAWS AND COMRADE — TIED AND HOISTED WITH BLOCK AND TACKLE, TO BE COWHIDED

61A SLAVE GIRL'S NARRATIVE CORDELIA LONEY, SLAVE OF MRS. JOSEPH CAHELL (WIDOW OF THE LATE HON. JOSEPH CAHELL, OF VA.), OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — CORDELIA'S ESCAPE FROM HER MISTRESS IN PHILADELPHIA

240ARRIVAL FROM DELAWARE, 1858 JOHN WEEMS, ALIAS JACK HERRING

62ARRIVAL OF JACKSON, ISAAC AND EDMONDSON TURNER FROM PETERSBURG TOUCHING SCENE ON MEETING THEIR OLD BLIND FATHER AT THE U.G.R.R. DEPOT

241ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1858 RUTH HARPER, GEORGE ROBINSON, PRISCILLA GARDENER, AND JOSHUA JOHN ANDERSON

63ROBERT BROWN, ALIAS THOMAS JONES CROSSING THE RIVER ON HORSEBACK IN THE NIGHT

242ARRIVAL FROM NORTH CAROLINA AND DELAWARE "DICK BEESLY",MURRAY YOUNG AND CHARLES ANDREW BOLDEN

64ANTHONY LONEY, ALIAS WILLIAM ARMSTEAD

243ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND JOHN JANNEY, TALBOT JOHNSON, SAM GROSS, PETER GROSS, JAMES HENRY JACKSON, AND SAM SMITH

65CORNELIUS SCOTT

244ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND BIRTH-DAY PRESENT FROM THOMAS GARRETT

66SAMUEL WILLIAMS, ALIAS JOHN WILLIAMS

245ARRIVAL FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 1858 REBECCA JACKSON AND DAUGHTER, AND ROBERT SHORTER

67BARNABY GRIGBY, ALIAS JOHN BOYER, AND MARY ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE; FRANK WANZER, ALIAS ROBERT SCOTT; EMILY FOSTER, ALIAS ANN WOOD (TWO OTHERS WHO STARTED WITH THEM WERE CAPTURED)

246ARRIVAL FROM HONEY BROOK TOWNSHIP, 1858 FRANK CAMPBELL

68WILLIAM JORDON, ALIAS WILLIAM PRICE

247ARRIVAL FROM ALEXANDRIA, VA., 1858 RICHARD BAYNE, CARTER DOWLING AND BENJAMIN TAYLOR

69JOSEPH GRANT AND JOHN SPEAKS TWO PASSENGERS ON THE UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD, VIA LIVERPOOL

248ARRIVAL FROM THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT HANSON WILLIAMS, NACE SHAW, GUSTA YOUNG, AND DANIEL M'NORTON SMITH

70WILLIAM N. TAYLOR

249CROSSING THE BAY IN A SKIFF WILLIAM THOMAS COPE, JOHN BOICE GREY, HENRY BOICE AND ISAAC WHITE

71LOUISA BROWN

250ARRIVAL FROM KENT COUNTY, MD., 1858 ASBURY IRWIN, EPHRAIM ENNIS, AND LYDIA ANN JOHNS

72JACOB WATERS AND ALFRED GOULDEN

251ARRIVAL FROM WASHINGTON, 1858 JOSEPHINE ROBINSON

73ARRIVAL FROM BALTIMORE JEFFERSON PIPKINS, ALIAS DAVID JONES, LOUISA PIPKINS, ELIZABETH BRIT, HARRIET BROWN, ALIAS JANE WOOTON, GRACY MURRY, ALIAS SOPHIA SIMS, EDWARD WILLIAMS, ALIAS HENRY JOHNSON, CHAS. LEE, ALIAS THOMAS BUSHIER

252ARRIVAL FROM CECIL COUNTY, 1858 ROBERT JOHNS AND HIS WIFE "SUE ANN"

74SEVERAL ARRIVALS FROM DIFFERENT PLACES

253ARRIVAL FROM GEORGETOWN, D.C., 1858 PERRY CLEXTON, JIM BANKS AND CHARLES NOLE

75ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND JEREMIAH W. SMITH AND WIFE JULIA

254ARRIVAL FROM SUSSEX COUNTY, 1858 JACOB BLOCKSON, GEORGE ALLIGOOD, JIM ALLIGOOD, AND GEORGE LEWIS

76EIGHT ARRIVALS: JAMES MASSEY, PERRY HENRY TRUSTY, GEORGE RHOADS, JAMES RHOADS, GEORGE WASHINGTON, SARAH ELIZABETH RHOADS AND CHILD, MARY ELIZABETH STEVENSON

255SUNDRY ARRIVALS IN 1859 SARAH ANN MILLS, Boonsborough; CAROLINE GASSWAY, Mt. Airy; LEVIN HOLDEN, Laurel; WILLIAM JAMES CONNER, with his wife, child, and four brothers; JAMES LAZARUS, Delaware; RICHARD WILLIAMS, Richmond, Virginia; SYDNEY HOPKINS and HENRY WHEELER, Havre de Grace

77CHARLES THOMPSON, CARRIER OF "THE NATIONAL AMERICAN," OFF FOR CANADA

256ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1859 CORNELIUS HENRY JOHNSON. FACE CANADA-WARD FOR YEARS

78BLOOD FLOWED FREELY ABRAM GALLOWAY AND RICHARD EDEN, TWO PASSENGERS SECRETED IN A VESSEL LOADED WITH SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE. SHROUDS PREPARED TO PREVENT BEING SMOKED TO DEATH

257ARRIVAL FROM DELAWARE, 1858 THEOPHILUS COLLINS, ANDREW JACKSON BOYCE, HANDY BURTON AND ROBERT JACKSON A DESPERATE, BLOODY STRUGGLE — GUN, KNIFE AND FIRE SHOVEL, USED BY AN INFURIATED MASTER

79JOHN PETTIFOOT

258ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1859 STEPNEY BROWN

80EMANUEL T. WHITE

259ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1859 JIM KELL, CHARLES HEATH, WILLIAM CARLISLE, CHARLES RINGGOLD, THOMAS MAXWELL, AND SAMUEL SMITH

81THE ESCAPE OF A CHILD FOURTEEN MONTHS OLD

260SUNDRY ARRIVALS, 1859 JOHN EDWARD LEE, JOHN HILLIS, CHARLES ROSS, JAMES RYAN, WILLIAM JOHNSTON, EDWARD WOOD, CORNELIUS FULLER AND HIS WIFE HARRIET, JOHN PINKET, ANSAL CANNON, AND JAMES BROWN

82ESCAPE OF A YOUNG SLAVE MOTHER LEFT HER LITTLE BABY-BOY, LITTLE GIRL AND HUSBAND BEHIND

261ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1859 JAMES BROWN

83SAMUEL W. JOHNSON ARRIVAL FROM THE "DAILY DISPATCH" OFFICE

262ARRIVAL FROM DELAWARE, 1859 EDWARD, JOHN, AND CHARLES HALL

84FAMILY FROM BALTIMORE

263ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1859 JAMES TAYLOR, ALBERT GROSS, AND JOHN GRINAGE

85ELIJAH HILTON FROM RICHMOND

264SUNDRY ARRIVALS FROM MARYLAND (1859) AND OTHER PLACES JAMES ANDY WILKINS, and wife LUCINDA, with their little boy, CHARLES, CHARLES HENRY GROSS, A WOMAN with her TWO CHILDREN — one in her arms — JOHN BROWN, JOHN ROACH, and wife LAMBY, and HENRY SMALLWOOD

86SOLOMON BROWN ARRIVED PER CITY OF RICHMOND

265ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1859 HENRY JONES AND TURNER FOSTER

87WILLIAM HOGG, ALIAS JOHN SMITH TRAVELER FROM MARYLAND

266ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND TWO YOUNG MOTHERS, EACH WITH BABES IN THEIR ARMS — ANNA ELIZABETH YOUNG AND SARAH JANE BELL — WHIPPED TILL THE BLOOD FLOWED

88TWO FEMALE PASSENGERS FROM MARYLAND

267ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHN WESLEY SMITH, ROBERT MURRAY, SUSAN STEWART, AND JOSEPHINE SMITH

89CAPTAIN F. AND THE MAYOR OF NORFOLK TWENTY-ONE PASSENGERS SECRETED IN A BOAT. NOVEMBER, 1855

268SUNDRY ARRIVALS FROM MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA HENRY FIELDS, CHARLES RINGGOLD, WILLIAM RINGGOLD, ISAAC NEWTON AND JOSEPH THOMAS

90ARRIVALS FROM DIFFERENT PLACES

269ARRIVAL FROM SEAFORD, 1859 ROBERT BELL AND TWO OTHERS

91"FLEEING GIRL OF FIFTEEN," IN MALE ATTIRE

270ARRIVAL FROM TAPPS' NECK, MD., 1859 LEWIS WILSON, JOHN WATERS, ALFRED EDWARDS AND WILLIAM QUINN

92LETTER FROM J. BIGELOW, ESQ

271ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1859 ANN MARIA JACKSON AND HER SEVEN CHILDREN — MARY ANN, WILLIAM HENRY, FRANCES SABRINA, WILHELMINA, JOHN EDWIN, EBENEZER THOMAS, AND WILLIAM ALBERT

93SECOND LETTER FROM LAWYER BIGELOW

272SUNDRY ARRIVALS FROM VIRGINIA, MARYLAND AND DELAWARE LEWIS LEE, ENOCH DAVIS, JOHN BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD DIXON, AND WILLIAM OLIVER

94LETTER FROM THE MOTHER

273ARRIVAL FROM DIFFERENT POINTS JACOB BROWN, JAMES HARRIS, BENJAMIN PINEY, JOHN SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON, WILLIAM HUGHES, WESLEY WILLIAMS, ROSANNA JOHNSON, JOHN SMALLWOOD, AND HENRY TOWNSEND

95LETTERS FROM WILLIAM PENN

274SUNDRY ARRIVALS FROM MARYLAND, 1860 WILLIAM CHION AND HIS WIFE, EMMA, EVAN GRAFF, AND FOUR OTHERS

96FIVE YEARS AND ONE MONTH SECRETED

275ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1860 JENNY BUCHANAN A KIND MASTER; JENNY CHASTISED ONE OF HIS SONS FOR AN INSULT, AND AS A PUNISHMENT SHE WAS SOLD — SEIZED FOR DEBT — SOLD A SECOND TIME

97ESCAPE OF JOHN HENRY HILL FROM THE SLAVE AUCTION IN RICHMOND, ON THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1853

276ARRIVAL FROM BALTIMORE, 1860 WILLIAM BROWN, AND JAMES HENSON

98FIRST LETTER ON ARRIVING IN CANADA

277ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND PHILIP STANTON, RANDOLPH NICHOLS, AND THOMAS DOUGLASS

99SECOND LETTER

278ARRIVAL FROM FREDERICKSBURG, 1860 HENRY TUDLE AND WIFE, MARY WILLIAMS

100THIRD LETTER

279SUNDRY ARRIVALS FROM MARYLAND, 1860 SAM ARCHER, LEWIS PECK, DAVID EDWARDS, EDWARD CASTING, JOE HENRY, GEORGE AND ALBERT WHITE, JOSEPH C. JOHNSON, DAVID SNIVELY, AND HENRY DUNMORE

101FOURTH LETTER

280CROSSING THE BAY IN A BATTEAU SHARP CONTEST WITH PURSUERS ON WATER. FUGITIVES VICTORIOUS

102FIFTH LETTER

281ARRIVAL FROM DORCHESTER CO., 1860 HARRIET TUBMAN'S LAST "TRIP" TO MARYLAND

103SIXTH LETTER

282ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND, 1860 JERRY MILLS, AND WIFE, DIANA, SON, CORNELIUS, AND TWO DAUGHTERS, MARGARET, AND SUSAN

104SEVENTH LETTER

283TWELVE MONTHS IN THE WOODS, 1860 HENRY COTTON

105EIGHTH LETTER

284ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND WILLIAM PIERCE

106NINTH LETTER

285A SLAVE CATCHER CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP GEORGE F. ALBERTI PERSONATED BY A MEMBER OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE — A LADY FRIGHTENED BY A PLACARD

107TENTH LETTER

286ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1858 HENRY LANGHORN alias WM. SCOTT

108ELEVENTH LETTER

287ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1859

109TWELFTH LETTER

288ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND JOHN WILLIAM DUNGY. — BROUGHT A PASS FROM EX. GOV. GREGORY

110THIRTEENTH LETTER

289"AUNT HANNAH MOORE"

111THE ESCAPE OF HEZEKIAH HILL (UNCLE OF JOHN HENRY HILL)

290KIDNAPPING OF RACHEL AND ELIZABETH PARKER — MURDER OF JOSEPH C. MILLER IN 1851 AND 1852

112JAMES — (BROTHER OF JOHN HENRY HILL)

291ARRIVAL FROM VIRGINIA, 1854 TUCKER WHITE

113FROM VIRGINIA, MARYLAND AND DELAWARE

292ARRIVAL FROM NORFOLK MARY MILLBURN, alias LOUISA F. JONES, ESCAPED IN MALE ATTIRE

114ARCHER BARLOW, ALIAS EMIT ROBINS

293ARRIVAL OF FIFTEEN FROM NORFOLK, VIRGINIA PER SCHOONER — TWICE SEARCHED — LANDED AT LEAGUE ISLAND ISAAC FORMAN, HENRY WILLIAMS, WILLIAM SEYMOUR, HARRIET TAYLOR, MARY BIRD, MRS. LEWEY, SARAH SAUNDERS, SOPHIA GRAY, HENRY GRAY, MARY GRAY, WINFIELD SCOTT, and three children

115SAMUEL BUSH, ALIAS WILLIAM OBLEBEE

294THE CASE OF EUPHEMIA WILLIAMS, CLAIMED AS A FUGITIVE SLAVE UNDER THE FUGITIVE SLAVE-LAW AFTER HAVING LIVED IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS

116JOHN SPENCER AND HIS SON WILLIAM, AND JAMES ALBERT

295HELPERS AND SYMPATHIZERS AT HOME AND ABROAD — INTERESTING LETTERS

117HETTY SCOTT ALIAS MARGARET DUNCANS AND DAUGHTER PRISCILLA

296PAMPHLET, AND LETTERS FROM MRS. ANNA H. RICHARDSON, OF NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND TO THE FRIENDS OF THE SLAVE

118ROBERT FISHER

297LETTERS TO THE WRITER

119HANSEL WAPLES

298WOMAN ESCAPING IN A BOX, 1857 SHE WAS SPEECHLESS

120ROSE ANNA TONNELL ALIAS MARIA HYDE

299ORGANIZATION OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE MEETING TO FORM A VIGILANCE COMMITTEE

121MARY ENNIS ALIAS LICIA HEMMIN

300PORTRAITS AND SKETCHES

122"SAM," "ISAAC," "PERRY," "CHARLES," AND "GREEN"

301ESTHER MOORE

123WILLIAM B. WHITE, SUSAN BROOKS AND WILLIAM HENRY ATKINS. — STOWED AWAY IN THE STEAMSHIP CITY OF RICHMOND

302ABIGAIL GOODWIN

124SUSAN BROOKS

303FAITHFUL WORKERS IN THE CAUSE

125WILLIAM HENRY ATKINS

304THOMAS GARRETT

126FOUR ARRIVALS

305THE TRIAL OF THE CASES, 1848

127FROM VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, DELAWARE, NORTH CAROLINA, WASHINGTON, D.C., AND SOUTH CAROLINA

306FOUR OF GOD'S POOR

128CHARLES GILBERT

307FOUR FEMALES ON BOARD

129LIBERTY OR DEATH

308DANIEL GIBBONS

130SALT-WATER FUGITIVE

309LUCRETIA MOTT

131FULL PARTICULARS OF THE ABDUCTION, ENSLAVING AND ESCAPE OF DAVIS. ATTEMPT TO SEDUCE HIM TO SLAVERY AGAIN

310JAMES MILLER McKIM

132COPY OF FIRST ORDER OF COMMITMENT

311WILLIAM H. FURNESS, D.D

133COPY OF DISCHARGE

312WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON

134COPY OF ORDER OF RE-COMMITMENT

313LEWIS TAPPAN

135SAMUEL GREEN ALIAS WESLEY KINNARD, AUGUST 28th, 1854 TEN YEARS IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR HAVING A COPY OF UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

314ELIJAH F. PENNYPACKER

136AN IRISH GIRL'S DEVOTION TO FREEDOM

315STATION MASTERS ON THE ROAD

137FIRST LETTER

316WILLIAM WRIGHT

138SECOND LETTER

317DR. BARTHOLOMEW FUSSELL

139THIRD LETTER

318THOMAS SHIPLEY

140FOURTH LETTER

319ROBERT PURVIS

141"SAM" NIXON ALIAS DR. THOMAS BAYNE

320JOHN HUNN

142SUNDRY ARRIVALS

321SAMUEL RHOADS

143HEAVY REWARD

322GEORGE CORSON

144SLAVE TRADER HALL IS FOILED

323CHARLES D. CLEVELAND

145THE PROTECTION OF SLAVE PROPERTY IN VIRGINIA A BILL PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE SLAVE PROPERTY OF CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH

324WILLIAM WHIPPER

146ESCAPING IN A CHEST

325ISAAC T. HOPPER

147ISAAC WILLIAMS, HENRY BANKS, AND KIT NICKLESS MONTHS IN A CAVE, — SHOT BY SLAVE-HUNTERS

326SAMUEL D. BURRIS,

148SEPTEMBER 28, 1856 ARRIVAL OF FIVE FROM THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND

327MARIANN, GRACE ANNA, AND ELIZABETH R. LEWIS

149SUNDRY ARRIVALS, ABOUT AUGUST 1ST, 1855

328CUNNINGHAM'S RACHE

150DEEP FURROWS ON THE BACK THOMAS MADDEN

329FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER

151"PETE MATTHEWS," ALIAS SAMUEL SPARROWS "I MIGHT AS WELL BE IN THE PENITENTIARY, &C

330Harriet: The Moses of Her People

152"MOSES" ARRIVES WITH SIX PASSENGERS

331PREFACE

153ESCAPED FROM "A WORTHLESS SOT" JOHN ATKINSON

332HARRIET, THE MOSES OF HER PEOPLE

154WILLIAM BUTCHER, ALIAS WILLIAM T. MITCHELL "HE WAS ABUSEFUL"

333SOME ADDITIONAL INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF "HARRIET"

155"WHITE ENOUGH TO PASS"

334APPENDIX

156ESCAPING WITH MASTER'S CARRIAGES AND HORSES HARRIET SHEPHARD, AND HER FIVE CHILDREN, WITH FIVE OTHER PASSENGERS

335FUGITIVE SLAVE RESCUE IN TROY

157EIGHT AND A HALF MONTHS SECRETED WASHINGTON SOMLOR, ALIAS JAMES MOORE

336Life-Work Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Haviland

158ARTHUR FOWLER, ALIAS BENJAMIN JOHNSON

337PREFACE

159SUNDRY ARRIVALS

338CHAPTER I EARLY LIFE

160SUNDRY ARRIVALS ABOUT JANUARY FIRST, 1855

339CHAPTER II BEREAVEMENTS

161SLAVE-HOLDER IN MARYLAND WITH THREE COLORED WIVES JAMES GRIFFIN ALIAS THOMAS BROWN

340CHAPTER III ANTI-SLAVERY EXPERIENCES

162CAPTAIN F. ARRIVES WITH NINE PASSENGERS

341CHAPTER IV AN OHIO SCHOOL-TEACHER

163OWEN AND OTHO TAYLOR'S FLIGHT WITH HORSES, ETC THREE BROTHERS, TWO OF THEM WITH WIVES AND CHILDREN

342CHAPTER V THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

164HEAVY REWARD

343CHAPTER VI FUGITIVE SLAVES ASSISTED

165CAPTAIN F. ARRIVES WITH FOURTEEN "PRIME ARTICLES" ON BOARD

344CHAPTER VII CHRISTIAN AND EDUCATIONAL WORK

166SUNDRY ARRIVALS — LATTER PART OF DECEMBER, 1855, AND BEGINNING OF JANUARY, 1856

345CHAPTER VIII FUGITIVES IN CANADA

167PART OF THE ARRIVALS IN DECEMBER, 1855

346CHAPTER IX RESCUE OF SLAVES

168THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL OF 1850 "AN ACT RESPECTING FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE, AND PERSONS ESCAPING FROM THE SERVICE OF THEIR MASTERS"

347CHAPTER X HOSPITAL WORK

169THE SLAVE-HUNTING TRAGEDY IN LANCASTER COUNTY, IN SEPTEMBER, 1851 "TREASON AT CHRISTIANA"

348CHAPTER XI SANITARY WORK

170WILLIAM AND ELLEN CRAFT FEMALE SLAVE IN MALE ATTIRE, FLEEING AS A PLANTER, WITH HER HUSBAND AS HER BODY SERVANT

349CHAPTER XII MISSION WORK IN NEW ORLEANS

171ARRIVALS FROM RICHMOND LEWIS COBB AND NANCY BRISTER

350CHAPTER XIII FREEDMEN'S AID COMMISSION

172PASSENGERS FROM NORTH CAROLINA [BY SCHOONER]

351CHAPTER XIV HOME MISSION WORK

173THOMAS CLINTON, SAUNEY PRY AND BENJAMIN DUCKET PASSED OVER THE U.G.R.R., IN THE FALL OF 1856

352CHAPTER XV EXPERIENCES AMONG FREEDMEN

174ARRIVALS IN APRIL, 1856

353CHAPTER XVI "STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL"

175FIVE FROM GEORGETOWN CROSS ROADS MOTHER AND CHILD FROM NORFOLK, VA., ETC

354CHAPTER XVII CHRISTIAN LABOR AND RESULTS

176PASSENGERS FROM MARYLAND, 1857 WILLIAM HENRY MOODY, BELINDA BIVANS, ETC

355CHAPTER XVIII PRESENT CONDITION OF THE FREEDMEN

177ARRIVAL FROM MARYLAND

356CHAPTER XIX PROSPECTS OF THE FREEDMEN

178ARRIVAL FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., etc., 1857 GEORGE CARROLL, RANDOLPH BRANSON, JOHN CLAGART, AND WILLIAM ROYAN

357Analysis

179ARRIVAL FROM UNIONVILLE, 1857 ISRAEL TODD, AND BAZIL ALDRIDGE

358Reflection

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