. Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the Underground railroad : being a brief history of the labors of a lifetime in behalf of the slave, with the stories of numerous fugitives, who gained their freedom through his instrumentality, and many other incidents . Z/JnoM cy ^^^ o y^/ru^L-iiC 0. -Z^^L REMINISCENCES LEVI COFFIN, The Reputed President of the Underground Railroad; A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LABORS OF A LIFETIME IN BE-HALF OF THE SLAVE, WITH THE STORIES OF NUMER-OUS FUGITIVES, WHO GAINED THEIR FREEDOMTHROUGH HIS INSTRUMENTALITY, ANDMANY OTHER INCIDENTS. SECOND EDITION—WIT
. Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the Underground railroad : being a brief history of the labors of a lifetime in behalf of the slave, with the stories of numerous fugitives, who gained their freedom through his instrumentality, and many other incidents . Z/JnoM cy ^^^ o y^/ru^L-iiC 0. -Z^^L REMINISCENCES LEVI COFFIN, The Reputed President of the Underground Railroad; A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LABORS OF A LIFETIME IN BE-HALF OF THE SLAVE, WITH THE STORIES OF NUMER-OUS FUGITIVES, WHO GAINED THEIR FREEDOMTHROUGH HIS INSTRUMENTALITY, ANDMANY OTHER INCIDENTS. SECOND EDITION—WITH APPENDIX. CINCINNATI:ROBERT CLARKE & CO. 1880. Entered according to Act of Congre s, iu the year 1S7(>, by LEVI COFFIN, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. PREFACE. I have been solicited for many years to write a history of myanti-slavery labors and underground railroad experiences, andalthough I had kept a diary the most of my life, it was withoutany prospect of ever putting it into book-form. I had no desireto appear before the public as an author, having no claim to liter-ary merit. What I had done I believed was simply a Christianduty and not for the purpose of being seen of men, or for notoriety,which I have never sought. But I
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