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| SUNDRY ARRIVALS. 385 ZEBTJLOS GREEN was the next traveler. He arrived from Duck Creek, Md. John Appleton, a farmer, was chargeable with having deprived Zeb of his rights. But, as j Zeb was only about eighteen years of age when he made his exit, Mr. Appleton did not get much the start of him In answer to the question as to $ie cause of his escape, he replied "bad usage." He Avas smart, and quite dark. In traveling, he changed his name to Samuel Hill. The Committee endeavored to impress him thoroughly, with the idea that he could do much good in the world for himself and fellow-men, by using his best endeavors to acquire education, etc., and fonvarded him on to Canada. LEWIS BUHEELL and his brother PETER arrival safely from Alexandria, Virginia, April 21, 1856. Lewis had been owned by Edward M. Clark, Peter by Benjamin Johnson Hall. Those passengers seemed to be well posted in regard to Slavery, and understood full well their responsibilities in fleeing from "kind-hearted" masters. All they feared was that they might not reach Canada safely, although they were pretty hopeful and quite resolute. Lewis left a wife, Winna Ann, and two children, Joseph arid Mary, who were owned by Pembroke Thomas, at Culpepper, Va., nearly a hundred miles distant from him. Once or twice in the year, was the privilege allowed him to visit his wife and little ones at this long distance. This separation constituted his daily grief and was the canse of his escape. Lewis and Peter left their father and mother in bondage, also one brother (Reuben), and three sisters, two of whom had been sold far South. After a sojourn in freedom of nearly three years, Lewis wrote on behalf of his wife as follows : TOEOSTO. C. W., Feb. 2, 1359. MR. WM. STILL: DEA.E SIE :—It have bin two years since I war at your house, at that time I \var on my way to cannadia, and I tould you that I had a wife and had to leave her behind, and you promiest me that you would healp me to gait liir if I ever heaird from hir, and I think my dear frend, that tbe time is come for me to strick the blow, will you healp me, according to your pronais. I recived a letter from a frend in Washington last night- and he Bays that my wife is in the city of Baltimore, and she will come away if she can find a frend to healp hir, ao I thought I would writ to you as you are acquanted with foulka theare to howm you can trust with such matthaa. I could write to Mr Noah davis in Baltimore, who is well acquanted with my wife, but I do not think that he isatrew frend, and I could writ to Mr Samual Maden ia the same city, but I am afread that a letter coming from cannada might be dedteced, but if you will writ to soume one that you know, and gait them to see Mr Samual Maden he will give all the information that you want, as he is acquanted with tny -wife, he is a preacher and belongs to the Baptis church. My wifes name is Winne Ann Berrell, and she is oned by one Dr. Tarns who U on a viaet to Baltimore, now Mr Still will you attend to this thing for me, fourthwith, if yon will I will pay yon four your truble, if we can dow any thing it must be don now, a» she will leave theare in the spring, and if you will take the matter in hand, you moos writ me on to reseption of this letter, whether yon will or not. Yours truly, LEWIS BDERELL. No. 49 Victoria St.. Toronto, C. W. 25 |