St. Catharines, Jan. 26, 1857.
Mr. Wm. Still:
— Dear Sir — I write at this time in behalf of Otho Taylor. He is very anxious
to go and get his family at Clear Spring, Washington county, Md. He would like
to know if the Society there would furnish him the means to go after them from
Philadelphia, that you will be running no risk in doing this. If the Society
can do this, he would not be absent from P. more than three days.
He is so anxious to get his family from slavery that he is willing
to do almost anything to get them to Canada. You may possibly recollect him — he
was at your place last August. I think he can be trusted. If you can do
something for him, he has the means to take him to your place.
Please let me know immediately if you can do this.
Respectfully yours,
M. A. H. WILSON.
SOURCE: William Still, The Underground Railroad: A
Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 324
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