New Bedford, August 26, 1855.
Mr. STILL:— I avail my self to write you thes few lines
hopeing they may find you and your family well as they leaves me very well and
all the family well except my father he seams to be improveing with his
shoulder he has been able to work a little I received the papers I was highly
delighted to receive them I was very glad to hear from you in the wheler case I
was very glad to hear that the persons were safe I was very sory to hear that
mr Williamson was put in prison but I know if the praying part of the people
will pray for him and if he will put his trust in the lord he will bring him
out more than conquer please remember my Dear old farther and sisters and
brothers to your family kiss the children for me I hear that the yellow fever
is very bad down south now if the underground railroad could have free course
the emergrant would cross the river of gordan rapidly I hope it may continue to
run and I hope the wheels of the car may be greesed with more substantial
greese so they may run over swiftly I would have wrote before but circumstances
would not permit me Miss Sanders and all the friends desired to be remembered
to you and your family I shall be pleased to hear from the underground rail
road often
Yours respectfully,
MARY D. ARMSTEAD.
SOURCE: William Still, The Underground Railroad: A
Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 61
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