. 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 . uce the price as to place it inthe power of Peters relatives and friends to raise the means for their purchase ? At first,I doubt not, but that you will think my appeal very unreasonable; but, sir, serious re-flection will decide
. 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 . uce the price as to place it inthe power of Peters relatives and friends to raise the means for their purchase ? At first,I doubt not, but that you will think my appeal very unreasonable; but, sir, serious re-flection will decide, whether the money demanded by you, after all, will be of as great abenefit to you, as the satisfaction you would find in bestowing so great a favor upon thosewhose entire happiness in this life depends mainly upon your decision in the matter. Ifthe entire family cannot be purchased or freed, what can Vina and her daughter be pur-chased for? Hoping, sir, to hear from you, at your earliest convenience, I subscribe ray-Belf, Your obedient servant, Wm. Still. To B. McKiEENON, Esq. No reply to this letter was ever received from McKiernon. The cause ofhis reticence can be as well conjectured by the reader as the writer. Time will not admit of further details kindred to this narrative. Thelife, struggles, and success of Peter and his family were ably brought before. PETER STILL, THE KIDNAPPED AND RANSOMED.
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