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| 638 THE UNDERGROUND SAIL BOAD. baa been made of them than the above I will write thee. I should think they have stopped to-day, in consequence of the rain, and most likely will arrive safe to-morrow. In haste, thy friend, Tnoe. GABRETT. Although having "to attend a brother, ill with an attack of apoplexy," Garrett took time to attend to the interest of the " twenty-one," as the above letter indicates. How many other men in the United States, under similar circumstances, woul'd have been thus faithful? On another occasion deeply concerned for A FORWARDER OF SLAVES, he wrote thus: WILMINOTOH, 12th mo. 2Gtb, 1855. ESTEEMED FRIEND, WM. STILL :—The bearer of this, George Wilraer, is a slave, whose residence is in Maryland. He is a true man, and a forwarder of slaves. Has passed some twenty-five withiu four months. He is desirous of finding some of his relations, Wm. Mann and Thomas Car-inichael, they passed here about a month since. If thee can give him any information where they can be found thee will much oblige him, and run no risk of their safety in so doing. I remain, as ever, thy sincere friend, THOS. GABKETT. " Four able-bodied men," form the subject of the subjoined correspondence: WILMISGTOS, llth mo., 4th, 1856. ESTEEMED FRIENDS, J. Miller McKim and William Still:—Captain F., has arrived here this day, with four able-bodied men. Ono is an engineer, aud has been engaged in sawing lumber, a second, a good house-carpenter, a third a blacksmith, and the fourth a farm hand. They are now five hundred miles from their home in Carolina, and would be glad to get situations, without going far from here. I will keep them till to-morrow. Please inform roe whether thee knows of a suitable place in the country where the mechanics can find employment at their trades for the winter; let me hear to-morrow, and oblige your friend, THOMAS GAERETT. " What has become of Harriet Tubman ?" (agent of the Underground Rail Bead), is made a subject of special inquiry in the following note: WILMINQTON, 3d mo., 27tb, 1857, ESTEEMED FRIEND, WILLIAM STILL:—I have been very anxious for some time past, to hear what has become of Harriet Tubman. The last I heard of her, she was in the State of New York, on her way to Canada with some friends, last fall. Has thee seen, or heard anything of her lately ? It •would be a sorrowful feet, if such a hero as she, should be lost from the Underground Rail Road. I have just received a letter from Ireland, making inquiry respecting her. If thee gets this in time, and knows anything respecting her, please drop me a line by mail to-morrow, and I will get it next morning if not sooner, and oblige tby friend. |