Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-04-30
Anti-S very.
Sarah Carter,

1t is done The Money is paid, the deed is
drawn, signed, sealed, and recorded in Clerks
office of the Circuit Court of the District, and
free papers founded upon it are also made and
put into the hands of the woman redeemed from
bondage. 1t has been done in this way. Sa-
rah Carter, assisted by her husband, has washed
night and day-contrived to save about 81
month out of her hard earnings, and appropriate
the amount to iqudate the claim Mrs. Walsh,
the lady who advanced TWO hundred and fifty dol
lars to rescue her from the hands of the slave
traders. Luke Carter has made personal appli-
cation to many of his neighbours and acquaint-
ances, whose humanity has promted them to give
considerable sums. Several members of Con-
gress-among them Kentucky Shareholder sohO
curses Slavery have readily contributed to the
redemption fund All these sums put together
amount to one hundred and fourteen dollars
leaving a balance of one hundred and thirty-six
dollars which has been provided for in this way
i have received by the hands of Tappan
Townsend $50 from friends in Albany: $50
we're sent me by my friend David Thomas, near
Aurora, Cayuga county, contributed by himself
his wife, and few excellent people in the neigh
borhood SO were received under cover to Mr..
Wheaton, M. c., from friends in Montgomery
county, Penn, too modest and salnt-like to give
their names or post-office address SO were also
received through Mr.. Delano, M. c., from
friends in Granvill, Licking county, o.. and
$40 were forwarded to me most promptly by
Lawren harrington, Of Jacksonville, Tompkins
county,-in all counting sxty-nne dollars, and
leaving balance of sixty-seven dollars, or Tin
Guiding dollar and half for free papers,) six
ty-eight dollars and fifty cents. As soon as this
case was made public, | was requested by Gerrlt
Smith, of Peterboro, to draw on him for any
balance that might lie needed to secure the free
dom of Sarah Carter The money has been
paid, the deed and free papers obtained, and
shall accordingly draw on Mr.. Smith for sixty
eight dollars and fifty cents The deed was
made and recorded on the sixth day of April,
eighteen hundred and forty-six.
hope this statement will be sufficiently mi
mute and clear to satisfy the friends who have
taken an interest in the case, the community in
general, and especially poor old Mr. Monroe,
who is fast slOping graveyard, an infamous rob-
Der of poor, helpless people, like many other
church members in this city
hardly need say in their behalf, that the
Carriers are rnexpressibly grateful to the I'M
known friends who have pited them in their
great distress. But for the assistance they have
thus received, she must still have been slave
and again sold. They say it would be easy for
them to work hard all the rest of their lives, II
they could only knOw 'ohere their chitdre" are,
and see them once more. Fathers and mothers
will readily understand this language
One is delighted with genuine expressions OF
humanity such as those towards these poor peo-
pe-but how vastly better it would look and be
for the people Of the North to cease their paltry
chickering's and devouring of each other, and
with the masses combine on the great principle
of equal freedom and protection, sweep this in
ferna system Of despotsm and brutality from the
country Why won't they do it W. L. c.