BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 15th, 1855.
No. 2, Change Avenue.
MY DEAR FRIEND: — Allow me to take the liberty of addressing
you and at the same time appearing troublesomes you all friend. but subject is
so very important that i can not but ask not in my name but in the name of the
Lord and humanity to do something for my Poor Wife and children who lays in
Norfolk Jail and have Been there for three month i Would open myself in that
frank and hones manner. Which should convince you of my cencerity of Purpoest
don’t shut your ears to the cry's of the Widow and the orphant & i can but
ask in the name of humanity and God for he knows the heart of all men. Please
ask the friends humanity to do something for her and her two lettle ones i cant
do any thing Place as i am for i have to lay low Please lay this before the
churches of Philadelphaise beg them in name of the Lord to do something for him
i love my freedom and if it would do her and her two children any good i mean
to change with her but cant be done for she is Jail and you most no she suffer
for the jail in the South are not like yours for any thing is good enough for
negros the Slave hunters Says & may God interpose in behalf of the
demonstrative Race of Africa Whom i claim desendent i am sorry to say that
friendship is only a name here but i truss it is not so in Philada i would not
have taken this liberty had i not considered you a friend for you treaty as
such Please do all you can and Please ask the Anti Slavery friends to do all
they can and God will Reward them for it i am share for the earth is the Lords
and the fullness there of as this note leaves me not very well but hope when it
comes to hand it may find you and family enjoying all the Pleasure life Please
answer this and Pardon me if the necessary sum can be required i will find out
from my brotherinlaw i am with respectful consideration
SHERIDAN W. FORD.
Yesterday is the fast time i have heard from home Sence i
left and i have not got any thing yet i have a tear yet for my fellow man and
it is in my eyes now for God knows it is tha truth i sue for your Pity and all
and may God open their hearts to Pity a poor Woman and two children. The Sum is
i believe 14 hundred Dollars Please write to day for me and see if the cant do
something for humanity.
SOURCE: William Still, The Underground Railroad: A
Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 42-3
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