olk,
Va. Ralph gave Mr. Kemp the credit of being a 'moderate man' to his
slaves. Ralph was compelled to leave his wife, Lydia, and two children,
Anna Eliza, and Cornelius."

"James was twenty-three years of age, dark mulatto, nearly six feet
high, and of prepossessing appearance. He fled from James Saunders, Esq.
Nothing, save the desire to be free, prompted James to leave his old
situation and master. His parents and two sisters he was obliged to
leave in Norfolk."

Two brief letters from James, one concerning his "sweet-heart," whom he
left in Norfolk, the other giving an account of her arrival in Canada
and marriage thereafter will, doubtless, be read with interest. They are
here given as follows:

NIAGARA FALLS, June 5th, 1856. MR. STILL:--Sir--I take my pen in
hand to write you theas few lines to let you know that I am well
at present and hope theas few lines may find you the same. Sir
my object in writing to you is that I expect a young Lady by the
name of Miss Mariah Moore, from Norfolk, Virginia. She will
leave Norfolk on the 13th of this month in the Steamship
Virginia for Philadelphia you will oblige me very much by seeing
her safely on the train of cars that leaves Philadelphia for the
Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls pleas to tell the Lady to
telegraph to me what time she will leave Philadelphia so i may
know what time to meet her at the Suspension Bridge my Brother
Isaac Porman send his love also his family to you and your
family they are all well at present pleas to give my respects to
Mr. Harry Londay, also Miss Margaret Cunigan, no more at
present.

I remain your friend,

JAMES H. FORMAN.

When you telegraph to me direct to the International Hotel,
Niagara Falls, N.Y.

NIAGARA FALLS, July 24th, 1856.

DEAR SIR:--I take this opportunity of writing these few lines to
you hoping that they may find you enjoying good health as these
few lines leave me at present. I thank you for your kindness.
Miss Moore arrived here on the 30th of June and I was down to
the cars to receive her. I thought I would have written to you
before, but I thought I would wait till I got married. I got
married on the 22d of July in the English Church Canada about 11
o'clock my wife sends all her love to you and your wife and all
enquiring friends please to kiss your two children for her and
she s