Anthony had been serving under the yoke of Warring Talvert, of Richmond,
Va. Anthony was of a rich black complexion, medium size, about
twenty-five years of age. He was intelligent, and a member of the
Baptist Church. His master was a member of the Presbyterian Church and
held family prayers with the servants. But Anthony believed seriously,
that his master was no more than a "whitened sepulchre," one who was
fond of saying, "Lord, Lord," but did not do what the Lord bade him,
consequently Anthony felt, that before the Great Judge his "master's
many prayers" would not benefit him, as long as he continued to hold his
fellow-men in bondage. He left a father, Samuel Loney, and mother,
Rebecca also, one sister and four brothers. His old father had bought
himself and was free; likewise his mother, being very old, had been
allowed to go free. Anthony escaped in May, 1857.
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