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| ANTHONY BLOW. 61 reached the boat safely, and was secreted in a box by Win. Bagnal, a clever young man who sincerely sympathized with the slave, having a wife in slavery himself; and by him she was safely delivered into the hands of the Vigilance Committee. Clarissa Davis here, by advice of the Committee, dropped her old name, and was straightway christened " Mary D. Armstead." Desiring to join her brothers and sister in New Bedford, she was duly furnished with her U. G. K. Ii. passport and directed thitherward. Her father, who was left behind when she got oif, soon after made his way 011 North, and joined his children. He was too old and infirm probably to be worth anything, and had been allowed to go free, or to purchase himself for a mere nominal sum. Slaveholders would, on some such occasions, show wonderful liberality in letting their old slaves go free, when they could work no more. After reaching New Bedford, Clarissa manifested her gratitude in writing to her friends in Philadelphia repeatedly, and evinced a very lively interest in the U. G. R. R. The appended letter indicates her sincere feelings of gratitude and deep interest in the cause— NEW BEDFORD, August 26, 1855. ME. STILL:—I avail my self to write you thes few lines hopeing they may find you and your family well as they leaves me very well and ill the family well except my father he seams to be irnproveing with his shoulder he has been able to work a little I received the papers I was highly delighted to receive them I was very glad to hear from you in the wheler case I was very glad to hear that the persons ware safe I was very sory to hear that mr Williamson was put in prison but I know if the praying part of the people will pray for him and if he will put his trust in the lord he will bring him out more than conquer please remember my Dear old farther and sisters and brothers to your family kiss the children for me I hear that the yellow fever is very bad down south now if the underground railroad could have free course the emergrant would cross the river of gordan rapidly I hope it may continue to run and I hope the wheels of the car may be greesed with more substantial greese so they may run over swiftly I would have wrote before but circumstances would not permit me Miss Sanders and all the friends desired to be remembered to you and your family I shall be pleased to hear from the underground rail road often Yours respectfully, MARY D. ARMSTEAD. ANTHONY BLOW, ALIAS HENRY LEVISON. SECRETED TEN MONTHS BEFORE STARTING—EIGHT DAYS STOWED AWAY ON A STEAMER BOUND FOR PHILADELPHIA. Arrived from Norfolk, about the 1st of November, 1854. Ten months before starting, Anthony had been closely concealed. He belonged to the estate of Mrs. Peters, a widow, who had been dead about one year before his concealment. On the settlement of his old mistress* estate, which was to take place one year after her death, Anthony was to be transferred to Mrs. Lewis, a daugh- |