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Title: The underground rail road. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hairbreadth escapes and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Still, William, 1821-1902
Subjects: Underground Railroad Fugitive slaves -- United States Antislavery movements -- United States
Publisher: Philadelphia, Porter & Coates
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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signed, L.W Thon son. It is not improbable that Mr. Putt,son s loss had pro-Led n 1 a high state oC .nental excitement that he was hardly n> a eon-t^. I -ool resection, or he would have weighed the matter a , tie more(luioii nl ^-^^ If. . ii TT P R U •i(T-piit 1tr;rllXnl exhibition of affection for his eontente ■.-nah Peter,. Henrict.Doto: Elifabtti; Imby..Josiai:Stanly. Caroline Stanly. Daniel Stanly, jr.
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THE ARRIVALS OF A SINGLE MONTH. 103 John Stanly and Miller Stanly (arrival from Cambridge.) Daniel is about35, well-made and wide-awake. Fortunately, in emancipating himself, healso, through great perseverance, secured the freedom of his wife and sixchildren ; one child he was compelled to leave behind. Daniel belonged toRobert Calender, a farmer, and, except when in a passion, said to bepretty clever. However, considering as a father, that it was his duty todo all he could for his childreu, and that all work and no play makes Jack adull boy, Daniel felt bound to seek refuge in Canada. His wife and childrenwere owned by Samuel Count, an old, bald-headed, bad man, who hadof late years been selling and buying slaves as a business, though he stoodhigh and was a big bug in Cambridge. The children were truly likely-looking. Nat is no ordinary man.. Like a certain other Nat known to history, hishonest and independent bearing in every respect was that of a naturalhero. He was full black, and

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  • bookcentury:1800
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  • booksubject:Underground_Railroad
  • booksubject:Fugitive_slaves____United_States
  • booksubject:Antislavery_movements____United_States
  • bookpublisher:Philadelphia__Porter___Coates
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