d of Winter in a state of destitution. He charged the blame upon
a woman, whose name was Richardson, who, he said, was quite a "fighter,
and was never satisfied, except when quarreling and fighting with some
of the slaves." He also spoke of a certain T.J. Richardson, a farmer and
a "very driving man" who was in the habit of oppressing poor men and
women by compelling them to work in his tobacco, corn, and wheat fields
without requiting them for their labor. Robert felt if he could get
justice out of said Richardson he would be the gainer to the amount of
more than a thousand dollars in money besides heavy damages for having
cheated him out of his education.

In this connection, he recalled the fact of Richardson's being a member
of the church, and in a sarcastic manner added that his "religious
pretensions might pass among slave-holders, but that it would do him no
good when meeting the Judge above." Being satisfied that he would there
meet his deserts Robert took a degree of comfort therefrom.

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ARRIVAL OF A PARTY OF SIX, 1858.

PLYMOUTH CANNON, HORATIO WILKINSON, LEMUEL MITCHELL, JOSIAH MITCHELL,
GEORGE HENRY BALLARD, AND JOHN MITCHELL.

Thomas Garrett announced the coming of this party in the subjoined
letter:

WILMINGTON, 2 MO. 5th, 1858.

ESTEEMED FRIEND:--WILLIAM STILL:--I have information of 6
able-bodied men that are expected here to-morrow morning; they
may, to-morrow afternoon or evening, take the cars at Chester,
and most likely reach the city between 11 and 12 at night; they
will be accompanied by a colored man that has lived in
Philadelphia and is free; they may think it safer to walk to the
city than to go in the cars, but for fear of accident it may be
best to have some one at the cars to look out for them. I have
not seen them yet, and cannot certainly judge what will be best.
I gave a man 3 dollars to bring those men 15 miles to-night, and
I have been two miles in the country this afternoon, and gave a
colored man 2 dollars to get provisions to feed them. Hoping all
will be right, I remain thy friend,

HUMANITAS.

Arriving as usual in due time these fugitives were examined, and all
found to be extra field hands.

Plymouth was forty-two years of age, of a light chestnut color, with
keen eyes, and a good countenance, and withal possessed of shrewdness
enough to lead double th