ress, he says that "they are both Episcopalians, hard to
please, and had as bad dispositions as could be,--would try to
knock the slaves in the head sometimes." This spirit Sam
condemned in strong terms, and averred that it was on account of
such treatment that he was moved to seek out the Underground
Rail Road. Sam left his wife, Mary Ann, and four children, all
under bonds. His children, he said, were treated horribly. They
were owned by Joseph Griffiss spoken of above.

James Henry Jackson is seventeen years of age; he testifies that
he fled from Frederica, Delaware, where he had been owned by
Joseph Brown. Jim does not make any serious complaint against
his master, except that he had him in the market for sale. To
avert this fate, Jim was moved to flee. His mother, Ann Jackson,
lived nine miles from Milford, and was owned by Jim Loflin, and
lived on his place. Of the going of her son she had no
knowledge.

These narratives have been copied from the book as they were hastily
recorded at the time. During their sojourn at the station, the subjoined
letter came to hand from Thomas Garrett, which may have caused anxiety
and haste:

WILMINGTON, 9th mo. 6th, 1858.

ESTEEMED FRIENDS, J.M. McKIM AND WM. STILL:--I have a mixture of
good and bad news for you. Good in having passed five of God's
poor safely to Jersey, and Chester county, last week; and this
day sent on four more, that have caused me much anxiety. They
were within twenty miles of here on sixth day last, and by
agreement I had a man out all seventh day night watching for
them, to pilot them safely, as 1,000 dollars reward was offered
for four of the five; and I went several miles yesterday in the
country to try to learn what had become of them, but could not
hear of them. A man of tried integrity just called to say that
they arrived at his house last night, about midnight, and I
employed him to pilot them to a place of safety in Pennsylvania,
to-night, after which I trust they will be out of reach of their
pursuers. Now for the bad news. That old scoundrel, who applied
to me some three weeks since, pretending that he wished me to
assist him in getting his seven slaves into a free state, to
avoid the sheriff, and which I agreed to do, if he would bring
them here; but positively refused to send for them. Ten days