ds was fully confirmed in my suspicions. We
have found the two Rust boys, John and Elsey Bradley, who the
villain of a Bust took out of jail and sold to a trader of the
name of Morris, who sold them to a trader who took them to
Richmond, Virginia, where they were sold at public sale two days
before we found them, for $2600, but fortunately the man had not
paid for them; our Attorney had them by habeas corpus before a
Judge, who detained them till we can prove their identity and
freedom; they are to have a hearing on 2d day next, when we hope
to have a person on there to prove them. In haste, thine,

THOS. GARRETT.

Unfortunately all the notice that the record contains of the two
passengers referred to, is in the following words: "Two cases not
written out for want of time."

The "boys" alluded to as having been "found" &c., were free-born, but
had been kidnapped and carried south and sold.

Three days after the above letter, the watchful Garrett furnished
further light touching the hair-breadth escape of the two that he had
written about, and at the same time gave an interesting account of the
efforts which were made to save the poor kidnapped boys, &c.

SECOND LETTER FROM THOMAS GARRETT.

WILMINGTON, 8th mo. 25th, 1858.

ESTEEMED FRIEND:--WILLIAM STILL:--Thine was received yesterday.
Those two I wrote about to be with thee last 7th day evening, I
presume thee has seen before this. A. Allen had charge of them;
he had them kept out of sight at the depot here till the cars
should be ready to start, in charge of a friend, while he kept a
lookout and got a ticket. When the Delaware cars arrived, who
should step out but the master of both man and woman, (as they
had belonged to different persons); they knew him, and he knew
them. He left in a different direction from where they were
secreted, and got round to them and hurried them off to a place
of safety, as he was afraid to take them home for fear they
would search the house. On 1st day morning the boat ran to
Chester to take our colored people to the camp at Media; he had
them disguised, and got them in the crowd and went with them;
when he got to Media, he placed them in care of a colored man,
who promised to hand them over to thee on 2d day last; we expect
3 more next 7th day night, but how we shall dispose of them we
have not yet determ