Cincinnati, 4th Mo., 10th, 1851.
FRIEND WM. STILL:— We have sorrowful news from our friend
Concklin, through the papers and otherwise. I received a letter a few days ago
from a friend near Princeton, Ind., stating that Concklin and the four slaves
are in prison in Vincennes, and that their trial would come on in a few days.
He states that they rowed seven days and nights in the skiff, and got safe to
Harmony, Ind., on the Wabash river, thence to Princeton, and ere conveyed to
Vincennes by friends, where they were taken. The papers state, that they were
all given up to the Marshal of Evansville, Indiana.
We have telegraphed to different points, to try to get some
information concerning them, but failed. The last information is published in
the Times of yesterday, though quite correct in the particulars of the case.
Inclosed is the slip containing it. I fear all is over in regard to the freedom
of the slaves. If the last account be true, we have some hope that Concklin
will escape from those bloody tyrants. I cannot describe my feelings on hearing
this sad intelligence. I feel ashamed to own my country. Oh I what shall I say.
Surely a God of justice will avenge the wrongs of the oppressed.
Thine for the poor
slave,
LEVI COFFIN.
N. B. — If thou hast any information, please write me
forthwith.
SOURCE: William Still, The Underground Railroad: A
Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 33
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