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| ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1858. 449 your friends can help us, we have a Road that more than 100 past over in 1857. it is one we made for them, 7 in march after tbe lions had them there is no better in the Slate, we are 7 miles from Delaware Bay. you may understand what i mean. I wrote last december to the anti Slavery Society for James Mot. and others concerning of purchasing a horse for this BiBnea if your friends can help us the work must atil go on for ther is much frait pases over this Road, But ther has Ben but 3 conductors for sum time, you may no that there is but few men, sum talks all dos nothing, there is horses owned by Coilard peopel but not tor this purpose. We wont one for to go when called for, one of our best men was nigh Cut By keeping of them too long, By not having means to convay them tha must lie convad if they pass over this Road safe tha go through in 2 nights to Wilmingtou, for i went there with 28 in one gang last November, tba had to ride for when tbea com to us we go iu miles, it is hard Road to travel i had =um con vernation with mr. Evens and wos down liere on a visit, pleas try what you can do for us this is the place we need help, 12 mile i live from mason and Dixson Line. I wod huve come but cant have time, as yet, there lias been some fuss about a boy ho lived near Camden, he has gone away, he ses me and rny brother nose about, it but he dont. There is but 4 slaves near us, never spoke to one of tbem but wonce she never gos out pleas to tri and help, you can do much if yon will it will be the means of saving ourselves and others. Ancer this letter. Pleas to writ let me no if you can do anything for us. I still remain your friend. ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1858. EBENEZER ALLISON. "Eb"was a bright mulatto, handsome, well-made, and barely twenty years of age. He reported that he fled from Mr. John Tilghman Foster, a farmer, living in the vicinity of Richmond. His master, Ebcne-zer uuhesitatiiigly declared, was a first-rate man. " I had no right to leave him in the world, but I loved freedom better than Slavery." After fully setting forth the kind treatment he had been accustomed to receive under his master, a member of the Committee desired to know of him if he could read, to which he answered that he could, but he admitted that what knowledge he had obtained in this direction was the result of efforts made stealthily, not through any license afforded by his master. John Tilghman Foster held deeds for about one hundred and fifty head of slaves, and was a man of influence. Ebcnezer had served his time in the barber's shop. On escaping he forsook his parents, and eight brothers and sisters. As he was so intelligent, the Committee believed he would make his mark in life some time. ARRIVAL FROM RICHMOND, 1858. JOHS THOMPSON CAHR, AXN MOUNTAIN AND CHILD, AND WILLIAM BOWLER. JOHX was a sturdy-looking chattel, but possessed far less intelligence than the generality of passengers. He was not too old, however, to improve. The fact that he had spirit enough to resent the harsh treatment 29 |