Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-10-14
s 1 A V e R Y.
From TIE Cincinnati Phiauthr0psst.
The Story Of Mary Daniel.

Tree WHITE parents, IN the county OF Fred
erlck. Maryland. Alien years of age, she
was put out TO service with man named
Christian Stoner-W With him she lived
two years, when Mr.. J.. B., a gentleman
who had once resided in Albany, N. Y.
and subsequently removed to Georgia,
making visit to the North, stopped al
Mr.. Soner's and, pleased with the girl,
wished to take her along with him.
Whether there was fair dealing on the
part OF StoRer or not Mary was placed
under the care of B. and his wife, II he
proceeded holnewards La their family
she grew up to womanhood /; but althoug h
they treated her with much kindness, she
found herseIfa Stare knowing that she
was free-born. again and again she be.
sought them to acknowledge her freedom
and secure il in such a way, that in a re
verse of fortune, she might be safe. Her
prayers We're unavalling. Without re-
sources, helpless, cut eff from all commun-
ication with her kindred from whom she
had been sundered, she was obliged to sub
nit.
Mr.. B. died. enjoining on his wife to
provide well for Mary. After this, Mary
lived with the widow some five or six
years, and ceased not all the while to de-
mand an acknowled gment of her rights.
To every demand the answer was, that
she was safe enough-she need no. fear
care would be taken of her.
At length Mrs. B. married man, nam
ed J. M, who was involved in debt. Mary
demonstrated against this, for she saw the
danger to which it subjected her; and with
more earnestness than ever she entrealed
her mistress to take some measures to have
her freedom placed beyond dispute, Just
ice was still denied her
Mrs. NJ. lived but two years after her
marriage, and left Mary. frienGless, un-
protected, without any means of establish
Ing her freedom, at the mercy ofthe widow
er. She was good looking girl, and The
fairness of her complexion and relief OF
her features showed her origin. M. knew
that she was in his power. He would
have treated her as other female slaves in
similar circumstances are frequently treat
ed but she resisted all his advances for in
her own language, she was determined 10
keep her character At length, deceiv-
ing her BY sham ceremony before mag
islrate, who she afterwards learned. was
a man of no responsibility, he prevailed
on her to become-has qeafe.
She had eight children by him but
this did not prevent him from treating her
with the greatest brutality. At last, be-
coming utterly unable to pay his debts. he
sold her and her children, one of them
sill hanging at the breast, to slave ira.
der by the name of c. s..
The scene ofthese transactions was in
Greensborough, Green CO. Georgia.
S-tried to sell them, but the fact
that they were all white, and that the
mother constantly asserted her right 10
freedom, in the most solem manner, pre-
vented him from succeeding in thai
neighborhood. He took them to distan
place, (Pendleton S. c., we think, and
posed ofthem among his relations there
There were four boys. William, Ruben
Henry, and Lelnuel; and three girls
| Nancy, Jane, and Marian. One child
had del William and Ruben, the eldest
having been sent TO work in gold mine
escaped 10 free Staieso II was tolC
| the mother-and she had not heard o.
them since. She and her two other boy:
were owned by one master, named "
- s.. The girl lived in the neigh
borhood when she left the slate !; VIVA
has been their fate since. she knows not.
With S. she lived eight or nine years
when he sold her and her two sons, Hen
nv and Lemuel, TO r BIB, farmer
and a trader in slaves. By him they
/ were carried 10 Huntsville, Alabama, ano
pawned to a gentleman in that place, who
sent them to Madison, Mississippi. She in
| dignantIy protested against every transfer
thus made, psociaiming aloud at all time:
that she was free woman. i But VIA
could do2" said she. "lwas lonewo
rnan-they woad tell thatthey believed
| il all, bul could not help mvself-there
was nobody to help me. =
A. Madison she was purchased by the
4 firm Of F-S B This was about
i five years ago. Henry was sent to WORK
4 on a plantation owned by them in Carfoll
county, whittier she soon followed: Len
|uel was retained in the family OF r.,
died, The remaining partner soon iaiied
and his property wasIeviedion. Lenuel
Il bov Of about fourteen, was sold to two
non IN Canton, Miss, one a lawyer
This happened the mother thinks. las
8 February a year ago. Henry, fabout Is
wears old.) was sold last spring to mar
!, named - y, who disposed ofhin
to gentleman 10 Arkansas, for 500
, AFTER this, the mother was sold, notwith
sanding her solemn and repeated declafa
.liions that she was free. While unce
ii 1.-The hammer, she stepped forward, an
!, told the crowd that she was as free as an.