. 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 . s, is to inform you that there is a half dozen or so of packageshere, pressing for transportation; twice or. thrice that number are also pressing, but less60 than the others. Their aggregate means will average, say, $10 each ; be
. 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 . s, is to inform you that there is a half dozen or so of packageshere, pressing for transportation; twice or. thrice that number are also pressing, but less60 than the others. Their aggregate means will average, say, $10 each ; besides these,we know of a few, say three or four, able and smart, but utterly destitute, and kept sopurposely by their oppressors. For all these, we feel deeply interested; $10 each wouldnot be enough for the powder boy. Is there any fund from which a pittance could bespared to help these poor creatures? I dont doubt but that they would honestly repay * At the time this letter was written, she was then under Mr. protontion in Washington, andhad to be so kept for six weeks. His question, therefore, is she still running with bleeding feet,etc., was simply a precautionary step to blind any who might perchance investigate the matter. t Dr. T. was one of the professional gentleman alluded to above, who had expressed a willingnessto act as an agent in the MARIA WEEMS ESCAPING IN MALE ATTIRE. FLEEING GIRL OF FIFTEEN IN MA LE A TTIRE. 183 a small loan aa soon as they could earn it I know full wpU, that if you begin with suchcases, there is no boundary at which you can atop. For years, one half at least, of myfriends time here has been gratuitously given to cases of distress among this class. Henever expects or desires to do less; he literally has the -poor always with him. He knowsthat it is so with you also, therefore, he only states the case, being especially anxious forat least those to whom I have referred. I think a small lot of hard coal might always be sold here from
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