Tuesday, 11th September. The attempt was made on Sunday to
forward the merchandize, but failed through no fault of any of the parties that
I now know of. It will be repeated soon, and you shall know the result.
“Whorra for Judge Kane.” I feel so indignant at the man,
that it is not easy to write the foregoing sentence, and yet who is helping our
cause like Kane and Douglas, not forgetting Stringfellow. I hope soon to know
that this reaches you in safety.
It often happens that light freight would be offered to
Captain B., but the ,owners cannot by possibility advance the amount of
freight. I wish it were possible in some such extreme cases, that after
advancing all they have, some public fund should be found to pay the balance or
at least lend it.
[I wish here to caution you against the supposition that I
would do any act, or say a word towards helping servants to escape. Although I
hate slavery so much, I keep my hands clear of any such wicked or illegal act.]
Yours, very truly,
J. B.
Will you recollect, hereafter, that in any of my future
letters, in which I may use [ ] whatever words may be within the brackets are
intended to have no signification whatever to you, only to blind the eyes of
the uninitiated. You will find an example at the close of my letter.
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. 179
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