ill come out of that condition? Mrs. M. have told me that she
given some directions how he could be goten at, but friend
Still, if this conductor should not be successfull this time,
will you mind him of the Poor Slave again. I hope you will as
Mrs. Mercer have told the friend what to do I cannot do more,
therefore I must leve it to the Mercy of God and your Exertion.

The weather have been very mile Ever since the 23rd of Dec. I
have thought considerable about our condition in this country
Seeing that the weather was so very faverable to us. I was
thinking a few days ago, that nature had giving us A country &
adopted all things Sutable.

You will do me the kindness of telling me in your next whether
or not the ten slaves have been Brought out from N.C.

I have not hard from Brown for Nine month he have done some very
Bad letting me alone, for what cause I cannot tell. Give my Best
Respect to Mr. B. when you see him. I wish very much to hear
from himself and family. You will please to let me hear from
you. My wife Joines me in love to yourself and family.

Yours most Respectfully,

JOHN H. HILL.

P.S. Every fugitive Regreated to hear of the Death of Mrs.
Moore. I myself think that there are no other to take her Place.

yours

J.H.H.

ELEVENTH LETTER.

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_Rejoices at hearing of the success of the Underground Rail
Road--Inquires particularly after the "fellow" who "cut off the Patrol's
head in Maryland_."

HAMILTON, August 15th, 1856.

DEAR FRIEND:--I am very glad to hear that the Underground Rail
Road is doing such good business, but tell me in your next
letter if you have seen the heroic fellow that cut off the head
of the Patrol in Maryland. We wants that fellow here, as John
Bull has a great deal of fighting to do, and as there is a
colored Captain in this city, I would seek to have that fellow
Promoted, Provided he became a soldier.

Great respect,

JOHN H. HILL.

P.S.--Please forward the enclosed to Mr. McCray.

TWELFTH LETTER.

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_Believes in praying for the Slave--but thinks "fire and sword" would be
more effective with Slave-holders_.

HAMILTON, Jan. 5th, 1857.

MR. STILL:--Our Pappers contains long details of insurrectionary
movements among the slaves at the South and one paper adds that
a gre