Arthur was forty-one years of age, six feet high—­chestnut color, well made, and possessed good native faculties needing cultivation.  He escaped from a farmer, by the name of John Jones, who was classed, as to natural temperament, amongst “moderate slave-holders.”

“I wanted my liberty,” said Arthur promptly and emphatically, and he declared that was the cause of his escape.  He left his mother, two sisters, and three brothers in Slavery.

Isaiah was about twenty-two, small of stature, but smart, and of a substantially black complexion.  He had been subjected to very hard treatment under Samuel Simmons who claimed him, and on this account he was first prompted to leave.  His mother and three brothers he left in bondage.

Joseph was twenty-three years of age, and was, in every way, “likely-looking.”  According to the laws of Slavery, he was the property of David Morris, who was entitled to be ranked amongst the more compassionate slave-holders of the South.  Yet, Joseph was not satisfied, deprived of his freedom.  He had not known hardships as many had, but it was not in him notwithstanding, to be contented as a slave.  In leaving, he had to “tear himself away” from his parents, three brothers, and two sisters.

Henry escaped from S. Simmons of Plymouth, North Carolina, and was a fellow-servant with Isaiah.  Simmons was particularly distinguished for his tyrannical rule and treatment of his slaves—­so Henry and Isaiah had the good sense to withdraw from under his yoke, very young in life; Henry being twenty-three.

John was about twenty-one years of age, five feet eight inches high, dark color, and well-grown for his years.  Before embarking, he had endured seven months of hard suffering from being secreted, waiting for an opportunity to escape.  It was to keep his master from selling him, that he was thus induced to secrete himself.  After he had remained away some months, he resolved to suffer on until his friends could manage to procure him a passage on the Underground Rail Road.  With this determined spirit he did not wait in vain.

Arrival No. 9.  Robert Jones and wife:—­In the majority of cases, in order to effect the escape of either, sad separations between husbands and wives were unavoidable.  Fortunately, it was not so in this case.  In journeying from the house of bondage, Robert and his wife were united both in sympathies and in struggles.  Robert had experienced “hard times” just in what way, however, was not recorded; his wife had been differently treated, not being under the same taskmaster as her husband.  At the time of their arrival all that was recorded of their bondage is as follows—­