Letter From Harriet Eglin
to William Still
October 1856
Sennett, October 28th, 1856
Dear Mr. Still:
I am happy to tell you that I am well and happy. I still live with Rev. Mr. Anderson in this place, I am learning to read and write. I do not like to trouble you too much, but I would like to know if you have heard anything more about my friends in Baltimore who got into trouble on our account. Do be pleased to write me if you can give me any information about them. I feel bad that they should suffer for me. I wish all my brethren and sisters in bondage, were as well off as I am. The girl that came with me is in Canada, near the Suspension Bridge. I was glad to see Green Murdock, a colored young man, who stopped at your house about six weeks ago, he knew my folks at the South. He has got into a good place to work in this neighborhood. Give my love to Mrs. Still and believe me your obliged friend,
Harriet Eglin
Mr. Still’s note:
Johnson was an unfortunate young fugitive, who, while escaping, beheld his master or pursuer in the cars, and jumped therefrom, crushing his feet shockingly by the bold act.
The Underground Railroad, A record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., William Still (Philadelphia: People’s Publishing Company, 1879), p. 223.
