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| CAPTAIN F. ARRIVES WITH FOURTEEN PRIME ARTICLES. 325 The Committee, encouraged by his efforts, reached him 8 helping baud and seat him oa to -swell the goodly number in the promised land— Canada. On the same day that Tom arrived, the Committee had the pleasure of taking JAMES JOKES by the hand. He was owned by Dr. William Stewart, of King George's Court House, Maryland. He was not, however, in the service of his master at the time of his escape but was hired out in Alexandria. For souse reason, not noticed in the book, James became dissatisfied, changed his name to Henry Rider, got an Underground Rail Road pass and left the Dr. ami his other associations in Maryland. He •was one of the well-cared for " articles," and was of very near kin to the white people, at least a half-brother (mulatto, of course). He was thirty-two years of age, medium size, hard-featured and raw-boned, but " no marks about him." James looked as if he had had pretty good health, still the Committee thought that he would have much better in Canada. After hearing a full description of thut country and of the great number of fugitives there from Maryland and other parts of the South, " Jim" felt that that was just the place he wanted to find, and was soon off with a free ticket, a letter of introduction, etc. CAPTAIN F. ARRIVES WITH FOURTEEN "PRIME ARTICLES " ON BOARD. Thomas Garrett announced this in the following letter: WiLMiKGTos,33 mo, 23d, 1856. DEAR FRIESD, WILLIAM STILL:—Captain Fountain has arrived all safe, vita the human cargo thee was inquiring for, a few days since. I had men waiting till 12 o'clock till the Captain arrived at his berth, ready to receive them ; last night they then learned, that he had landed them at the Rocks, near the old Swedes church, in tlic care of our efficient Pilot, who is in the employ of my friend, John Hillis, and he has them now in charge. A8 soon as my breakfast is over, I will see Hillis and determine what is best to be done in their case. My own opinion is, we had better send them to Hook anil ihore put- them in the cars to-night and send a pilot to take them to thy house. As Marcus Hook is in Pennsylvania, the agent of the cars runs no risk of the fine of five hundred dollars our State imposed for assisting one of God's poor out of the Slate by steamboat or oars. As ever thy friend, THOS. GARP.ETT. NAMES OF THE "ARTICLES." Rebecca Jones, and her three daughters, Sarah Frances, Mary, and Rebecca; Isaiah Robinson, Arthur Spence, Caroline Taylor, and her two daughters, Nancy, and Mary; Daniel Robinson; Thomas Page; Benjamin Dickinson; David Cole and -wife. |