. La ferrovia sotterranea : una registrazione di fatti, narrazioni autentiche, lettere, &c., narrando le difficoltà, fughe di pelo e lotte di morte degli schiavi nei loro sforzi per la libertà, come riferito da se stessi e da altri o testimoniato dall'autore : Insieme ai disegni di alcuni dei maggiori azionisti e dei più liberali assistenti e consiglieri della strada. Membro del Comitato. Milton Hawkins, rispose ad Abram. Whatbusiness ha seguito Milton Hawkins? ancora una volta interrogato detto membro. Hewas ingegnere capo sulla Wilmington e Manchester Rail Road (non abranch della metropolitana Ro

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. The underground rail road : a record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes, and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others or witnessed by the author : together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders and most liberal aiders and advisers of the road . amember of the Committee. Milton Hawkins, answered Abram. Whatbusiness did Milton Hawkins follow ? again queried said member. Hewas chief engineer on the Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road (not abranch of the Underground Rail Road), responded Richard. Describehim, said the member. Pie was a slim built, tall man with whiskers.He was a man of very good disposition. I always belonged to him; heowned three. He always said he would sell before he would use a whip.His Avife was a very mean woman; she would whip contrary to his orders..Who was your father? was further inquired. John Wesley Galloway, was the prompt response. Describe your father ? He was captain ofa government vessel; he recognized me as his son, and protected me as faras he was allowed so to do; he lived at Smithfield, North Carolina.Abraras master, Milton Hawkins, lived at Wilmington, N. C. Whatprompted you to escape ? was next asked. Because times were haidand I could not come up with my wages as I was required to do, so I. HON. ABRAM GALLOWAY.(Secreted in a vessel loaded with tnrpentine.) BL OOD FLO WED FEE EL Y. 151 thought I would try and do better. At tliis juncture Abram explainedsubstantially in what sense times were hard, &c. In the first place he wasnot allowed to own himself; he, however, preferred hiring his time to serv-ing in the usual way. This favor was granted Abram; but he was com-pelled to pay $15 per month for his time, besides finding himself in clothing, food, paying doctor bills, and a head tax of $15 a year. Even under this master, who was a man of very good disposition, Abramwas not contented. In the second place, he a

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1870
• booksubjectundergr
• bookyear1872