_He laments over his uncle's fate, who was suffering in a dungeon-like
place of concealment daily waiting for the opportunity to escape_.
Toronto, March 18th, 1864.
My Dear Still:--Yours of the 15th Reached on the 11th, found
myself and family very well, and not to delay no time in
replying to you, as there was an article in your letter which
article Roused me very much when I read it; that was you praying
to me to be cautious how I write down South. Be so kind as to
tell me in your next letter whether you have at any time
apprehended any danger in my letters however, in those bond
southward; if there have been, allow me to beg ten thousand
pardon before God and man, for I am not design to throw any
obstacle in the way of those whom I left in South, but to aide
them in every possible way. I have done as you Requested, that
to warn the friends of the dager of writing South. I have told
all you said in yours that Mr. Minkins would be in your city
very soon, and you would see what you could do for me, do you
mean or do speak in reference to my dear uncle. I am hopes that
you will use every ifford to get him from the position in which
he now stand. I know how he feels at this time, for I have felt
the same when I was a runway. I was bereft of all participation
with my family for nearly nine months, and now that poor fellow
are place in same position. Oh God help I pray, what a pitty it
is that I cannot do him no good, but I sincerely hope that you
will not get fatigued at doing good in such cases, nay, I think
other wises of you, however, I Say no more on this subject at
present, but leave it for you to judge.
On the 13th inst. you made Some Remarks concerning friend
Forman's wife, I am Satisfied that you will do all you can for
her Release from Slavery, but as you said you feels for them, so
do I, and Mr. Foreman comes to me very often to know if I have
heard anything from you concerning his wife, they all comes to
for the same.
God Save the Queen. All my letters Southward have passed through
your hands with an exception of one.