HAMELTON, March 7th
1856.
MR. WM. STILL: —Sir:
— I now take the opportunity of writting you a few lins hoping to find yourself
and famly well as thes lines leves me at present, myself and brother, Anthony
& Albert brown’s respects. We have spent quite agreeable winter, we ware emploied
in the new hotel. name Anglo american, wheare we wintered and don very well, we
also met with our too frends he came from home with us, Jonas anderson and
Izeas, now we are all safe in hamilton, I wish to cale you to yours prommos, if
convenient to write to Norfolk, Va., for me, and let my wife mary Elen Brown,
no where I am, and my brothers wife Elickzener Brown, as we have never heard a
word from them since we left, tel them that we found our homes and situation in
canady much better than we expected, tel them not to think hard of us, we was
boun to flee from the rath to come, tel them we live in the hopes of meting
them once more this side of the grave, tel them if we never more see them, we
hope to meet them in the kingdom of heaven in pece, tel them to remember my
love to my cherch and brethren, tel them I find there is the same prayer-hearing
God heare as there is in old Va; tel them to remember our love to all the
enquiring frends, I have written sevrel times but have never reseived no
answer, I find a gret meny of my old accuaintens from Va., heare we are no ways
lonesom, Mr. Still, I have written to you once before, but reseve no answer.
Pleas let us hear from you by any means. Nothing more at present, but remane
youre frends,
Anthony & Albert Brown.
SOURCE: William Still, The Underground Railroad: A
Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 292
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