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Hamilton, Jan. 5th, 1857.
Mr. STILL:— Our Pappers contains long details of
insurrectionary movements among the slaves at the South and one paper adds that
a great Nomber of Generals, Captains with other officers had being arrested. At
this day four years ago I left Petersburg for Richmond to meet the man whom
called himself my master, but he wanted money worser that day than I do this
day, he took me to sell me, he could not have done a better thing for me for I
intended to leave any how by the first convaiance. I hard some good Prayers put
up for the suffers on last Sunday evening in the Baptist Church. New friend
still I beleve that Prayers affects great good, but I beleve that the fire and
sword would affect more good in this case. Perhaps this is not your thoughts,
but I must acknowledge this to be my Polacy. The world are being turned upside
down, and I think we might as well take an active part in it as not. We must
have something to do as other people, and I hope this moment among the Slaves
are the beginning. I wants to see something go on while I live.
Yours truly,
John H. Hill.
SOURCES: William Still, The Underground
Railroad: A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 200
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