. 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 . JANE PASSMORE WILLIAMSON. TRIAL OF THE EMANCIPATORS. 95 belong to this gentleman and I cant have it; he replied, Yes, you can,come with us, you are as free as your master, if you want your freedomcome now; if you go bac
. 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 . JANE PASSMORE WILLIAMSON. TRIAL OF THE EMANCIPATORS. 95 belong to this gentleman and I cant have it; he replied, Yes, you can,come with us, you are as free as your master, if you want your freedomcome now; if you go back to Washington you may never get it; I rose togo, Mr. Wheeler spoke, and said, I will give you your freedom, but hehad never promised it before, and I knew he would never give it to me; thewhite gentleman held out his hand and I went toward him; I was ready forthe word before it was given me; I took the children by the hands, whoboth cried, for they were frightened, but both stopped when they got onshore; a colored man carried the little one, I led the other by the hand. Wewalked down the street till we got to a hack; nobody forced me away;nobody pulled me, and nobody led me; I went away of my own free will;I always wished to be free and meant to be free when I came North; Ihardly expected it in Philadelphia, but I thought I should get free in NewYork; I have been comfortab
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