TORONTO, November 12th,
1853.
MY DEAR STILL:— Your letter of the 3th came to hand thursday
and also three copes all of which I was glad to Received they have taken my
attention all together Every Time I got them. I also Rec’d. a letter from my
friend Brown. Mr. Brown stated to me that he had heard from my wife but he did
not say what way he heard. I am looking for my wife every day. Yes I want her
to come then I will be better sattisfied. My friend I am a free man and feeles
alright about that matter. I am doing tolrable well in my line of business, and
think I will do better after little. I hope you all will never stop any of our
Brotheran that makes their Escep from the South but send them on to this Place
where they can be free man and woman. We want them here and not in your State
where they can be taken away at any hour. Nay but let him come here where he
can Enjoy the Rights of a human being and not to be trodden under the feet of
men like themselves. All the People that comes here does well. Thanks be to God
that I came to this place. I would like very well to see you all but never do I
expect to see you in the United States. I want you all to come to this land of
Liberty where the bondman can be free. Come one come all come to this place,
and I hope my dear friend you will send on here. I shall do for them as you all
done for me when I came on here however I will do the best I can for them if
they can they shall do if they will do, but some comes here that can’t do well
because they make no efford. I hope my friend you will teach them such lessons
as Mrs. Moore Give me before I left your city. I hope she may live a hundred
years longer and enjoy good health. May God bless her for the good cause which
she are working in. Mr. Still you ask me to remember you to Nelson. I will do
so when I see him, he are on the lake so is Stewart. 1 received a letter to-day
for Stewart from your city which letter I will take to him when he comes to the
city. He are not stoping with us at this time. I was very sorry a few days ago
when I heard that a man was taken from your city.
Send them over here, then let him come here and take them
away and I will try to have a finger in the Pie myself. You said that you had
written to my wife ten thousand thanks for what you have done and what you are
willing to do. My friend whenever you hear from my wife please write to me.
Whenever she come to your city please give instruction how to travel. I wants
her to come the faster way. I wish she was here now. I wish she could get a
ticket through to this place. I have mail a paper for you to day.
We have had snow but not to last long. Let me hear from you.
My Respect friend Brown. I will write more when I have the opportunity.
Yours with Respect,
JOHN H. HILL.
P. S. My dear Sir. Last night after I had written the above,
and had gone to bed, I heard a strange voice in the house, Saying to Mr. Myers
to come quickly to one of our colod Brotheran out of the street. We went and
found a man a Carpenter laying on the side walk woltun in his Blood. Done by
some unknown Person as yet but if they stay on the earth the law will deteck
them. It is said that party of colord people done it, which party was seen to
come out an infame house.
Mr. Myers have been down to see him and Brought the Sad news
that the Poor fellow was dead. Mr. Scott for Henry Scott was the name, he was a
fugitive from Virginia he came here from Pittsburg Pa. Oh, when I went where he
laid what a shock, it taken my Sleep altogether night. When I got to Sept his
Body was surrounded by the Policeman. The law has taken the woman in cusidy. I
write and also send you a paper of the case when it comes out.
J. H. HILL.
SOURCES: William Still, The Underground
Railroad: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 194-5
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