the place and people, may be gleaned from this
letter (written by herself.)
BOSTON, May 15th, 1858.
DEAR FRIEND:--I have selected this oppotunity to write you a few
lines, hopeing thay may find you and yours enjoying helth and
happiness. I arrived hear on Thirsday last, and had a lettor of
intoduction giving to me by one of the gentlemen at the
Antoslavery office in New York, to Mr. Garrison in Boston, I
found him and his lady both to bee very clever. I stopped with
them the first day of my arrivel hear, since that Time I have
been living with Mrs. Hilliard I have met with so menny of my
acquaintances hear, that I all most immagion my self to bee in
the old country. I have not been to Canaday yet, as you
expected. I had the pleasure of seeing the lettor that you wrote
to them on the subject. I suffered much on the road with head
ake but since that time I have no reason to complain, please do
not for git to send the degarritips in the Shaimpain basket with
Dr. Lundys, Mr. Lesley said he will send them by express, tell
Julia kelly, that through mistake, I took one of her pocket
handkerchift, that was laying on the table, but I shall keep it
in remembranc of the onner. I must bring my lettor to a close as
I have nothing more to say, and believe me to be your faithfull
friend.
LOUISA P. JONES.
P.S. Remember me to each, and every member of your familly and
all Enquiring Friends.
Being of an industrious turn she found a situation immediately, and from
that day to the present, she has sustained an excellent character in
every respect, and as a fashionable dressmaker does a good business.
* * * * *
ARRIVAL OF FIFTEEN FROM NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
PER SCHOONER--TWICE SEARCHED--LANDED AT LEAGUE ISLAND.
ISAAC FORMAN, HENRY WILLIAMS, WILLIAM SEYMOUR, HARRIET TAYLOR, MARY
BIRD, MRS. LEWEY, SARAH SAUNDERS, SOPHIA GRAY, HENRY GRAY, MARY GRAY,
WINFIELD SCOTT, and three children.
About the 4th of July, 1856, a message reached the Secretary that a
schooner containing fifteen Underground Rail Road passengers, from
Norfolk, Virginia, would be landed near League Island, directly at the
foot of Broad street, that evening at a late hour, and a request
accompanied the message, to the effect that the Committee would be on
hand to receive them. Accordingly the Secretary procured three
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