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Title: The underground rail road. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Still, William, 1821-1902
Subjects: Underground railroad Slavery -- United States Fugitive slaves Antislavery movements
Publisher: Philadelphia, Porter & Coates
Contributing Library: The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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t, because of this way-ward step on the part of John, his master felt called upon to hund^le him.Accordingly, the captaincy was taken from him, and he was compelled tostruggle on in a less honorable position. Occasionally Johns mind would lx>refreshed by his master relating the hard times in the North, the great starva-tion among the blacks, etc. He would also tell John how much better off hewas as a slave with a kind master to provide for all his wants, etc. Not-withstanding all this counsel, John did not rest contented until he was on theUnderground Rail Road. Robert was only nineteen, with an intelligent face and prepossessing man-ners; reads, writes and ciphers; and is about half Anglo-Saxon. He fledfrom Wm. H. Wilson, Esq., Cashier of the Virginia Bank. Until withintlie four years previous to Roberts escape, the cashier was spoken of as a very good man ; but in consequence of speculations in a large Hotel inPortsmouth, and the then financial embarrassments, he had become seri-
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THE ARRIVALS OF A SINGLE MONTH. 99 ously involved, and decidedly changed in his manners. Robert noticedthis, and concluded he had ** better get out of danger as soon as possible. Anthony and Isabella were an engaged couple, and desired to cast theirlot where husband and wife could not be separated on the auction-block. The following are of the Cambridge party, above alluded to. All lefttogether, but for prudential reasons separated before reaching Philadelphia.The company that left Cambridge on the 24th of October may be thusrecognized: Aaron Cornish and wife, with their six children; Solomon,George Anthony, Joseph, Edward James, Perry Lake, and a nameless babe,all very likely ; Kit Anthony and wife Leah, and three children, Adam,Mary, and Murray; Joseph Hill and wife Alice, and tlieir son Henry; alsoJosephs sister. Add to the above, Marshall Dutton and George Light,both single young men, and we have twenty-eight in one arrival, as hearty-looking, brave and interesting specimens of Sl

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