ail Goodwin.

The sympathy which characterized her actions is clearly evinced in her
own words, as contained in the appended extracts from her letter, as
follows:

"DEAR FRIEND:--I sent E.M. (Esther Moore) forty-one dollars more
by half than I expected to when I set about it. I expect that
abolitionists there are all opposed to buying slaves, and will
not give anything. I don't like buying them, or giving money to
slave-holders either; but this seems to be a peculiar case, can
be had so cheap, and so many young ones that would be separated
from their parents; slavery is peculiarly hard for children,
that cannot do anything to protect themselves, nor can their
parents, and the old too, it is hard for them; but it is a
terrible thing altogether. The case of the fugitive thee
mentioned was indeed truly affecting; it makes one ashamed as
well as sad to read such things, that human beings, or any other
beings should be so treated. I cannot but hope and believe that
slavery will ere long cease. I have a strong impression that the
colored people and the women are to have a day of prosperity and
triumph over their oppressors. We must patiently wait and
quietly hope; but not keep too much 'in the quiet.' Shall have
to work our deliverance from bondage. 'Who would be free,
themselves must strike the blow.'

"I regret very much that I have not more clothing to send than
the stockings. I have not had time since I thought of it, to
make anything; am ashamed that I was so inconsiderate of the
poor runaways. I will go to work as soon as I have earned money
to buy materials; have managed so as to spend my little annual
allowance in nine months, and shall not be able to give you any
money for some months, but if more stockings are wanted let me
know, our benevolent society have plenty on hand; and I have
some credit if not money; they will trust me till I have; they
furnish work for poor women and sell it. I get them for fifty
cents a pair.

"My sister says Lucretia (Mott) told her that there was not much
clothing in the trunk, only a few old things. I think she told
me there was nothing in it, she meant, I suppose, of any
consequence. * * *

"I should like to know if the fugitives are mostly large. I have
an idea they are generally small in stature; that slavery stunts
the body