. The underground rail road [electronic resource]: 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 . he left his dinner to come and see if I was safe, and then went back againwhile he was at dinner, I saw a colored woman and told her I was a slavewoman, that my master had told me not to speak to colored pe
. The underground rail road [electronic resource]: 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 . he left his dinner to come and see if I was safe, and then went back againwhile he was at dinner, I saw a colored woman and told her I was a slavewoman, that my master had told me not to speak to colored people, and thatif any of them spoke to me to say that I was free; but I am not free; butI want to be free; she said : poor thing, I pity you ; after that I saw acolored man and said the same thing to him, he said he would telegraph toNew York, and two men would meet me at 9 oclock and take me withthem; after that we went on board the boat, Mr. Wheeler sat beside me onthe deck; I saw a colored gentleman come on board, he beckoned to me ; Inodded my head, and could not go; Mr. Wheeler was beside me and I wasafraid; a white gentleman then came and said to Mr. Wheeler, I want tospeak to your servant, and tell her of her rights; Mr. Wheeler rose andsaid, If you have anything to say, say it to me—she knows her rights;the white gentleman asked me if I wanted to be free; I said I do, but I. JANE JOHNSON.
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