ST. CATHERINES, Feb.
20th, 1854.
MR. STILL — DEAR SIR:— It is with great pleasure that I have
to inform you, that I have arrived safe in a land of freedom. Thanks to kind
friends that helped me here. Thank God that I am treading on free soil. I
expect to go to work tomorrow in a steam factory.
I would like to have you, if it is not too much trouble, see
Mr. Minhett, the steward on the boat that I came out on, when he gets to
Norfolk. to go to the place where my clothes are, and bring them to you, and
you direct them to the care of Rev. Hiram Wilson, St. Catharines, Niagara
District, Canada West, by rail-road via Suspension Bridge. You mentioned if I
saw Mr. Foreman. I was to deliver a message — he is not here. I saw two
yesterday in church, from Norfolk, that I had known there. You will send my
name, James Henry, as you knew me by that name; direct my things to James
Henry. My love to your wife and children.
Yours Respectfully,
SOLOMON BROWN.
SOURCES: The Daily Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia,
Monday, July 27, 1857, p. 4; William Still, The Underground Railroad: A
Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 163
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