TORONTO, C. W., Feb. 2,
1859.
MR. WM. STILL:
DEAR SIR: — It. have bin two years since I war at your
house, at that time I war on my way to cannadia, and I tould you that I had a
wife and had to leave her behind, and you promiest me that you would healp me
to gait hir if I ever heaird from hir, and I think my dear frend, that the time
is come for me to strick the blow, will you healp me, according to your promis.
I recived a letter from a frend in Washington last night and he says that my
wife is in the city of Baltimore, and she will come away if she can find a
frend to healp hir, so I thought I would writ to you as you are acquanted with
foulks theare to howm you can trust with such matthas. I could write to Mr Noah
davis in Baltimore, who is well acquanted with my wife, but I do not think that
he is a trew frend, and I could writ to Mr Samuel Maden in the same city, but I
am afread that a letter coming from cannada might be dedteced, but if you will
writ to soume one that you know, and gait them to see Mr Samual Maden he will
give all the information that you want, as he is acquanted with my wife, he is
a preacher and belongs to the Baptis church. My wifes name is Winne Ann
Berrell, and she is oned by one Dr. Tams who is on a viset to Baltimore, now Mr
Still will you attend to this thing for me, fourthwith, if you will I will pay
you four your truble, if we can dow any thing it must be don now, as she will
leave theare in the spring, and if you will take the matter in hand, you mous
writ me on to reseption of this letter, whether you will or not.
Yours truly,
LEWIS BURRELL.
No. 49 Victoria St., Toronto, C. W.
SOURCE: William Still, The Underground Railroad: A
Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters &c., p. 385
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