Further light about this exciting contest, may be gathered from a
colored conductor on the Road, in Delaware, who wrote as follows to a
member of the Vigilance Committee at Philadelphia.
CAMDEN, DEL., March 23d, 1857.
DEAR SIR;--I tak my pen in hand to write to you, to inform you
what we have had to go throw for the last two weaks. Thir wir
six men and two woman was betraid on the tenth of this month,
thea had them in prison but thea got out was conveyed by a black
man, he told them he wood bring them to my hows, as he wos told,
he had ben ther Befor, he has com with Harrett, a woman that
stops at my hous when she pases tow and throw yau. You don't no
me I supos, the Rev. Thomas H. Kennard dos, or Peter Lowis. He
Road Camden Circuit, this man led them in dover prisin and left
them with a whit man; but tha tour out the winders and jump out,
so cum back to camden. We put them throug, we hav to carry them
19 mils and cum back the sam night wich maks 38 mils. It is tou
much for our littel horses. We must do the bes we can, ther is
much Bisness dun on this Road. We hay to go throw dover and
smerny, the two wors places this sid of mary land lin. If you
have herd or sean them ples let me no. I will Com to Phila be
for long and then I will call and se you. There is much to do
her. Ples to wright, I Remain your frend,