The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-07-10
REV. DIR. PENNINGTON.

ll'RtfoLp. CoSN junc 9. 1854.
Mcs,rs. Editors: 1, will rroha.
bly, Interest most If Your readers TO
know that the "chattcl personal"
generally called Rev DR.. pcnnins
ton. is in fair way to become man.
DR.. L. Was bern the slave of Pms
bic 1Ilsmnan, Of ilascr.;oNn, Mary
land, by whom he was educated a
blacksmith. though an inj or,ant
branch Of his education was forgotten
that Of Tcachinc him him his let
tcrs. At the aye Of about II he
was regularly graduated in the 'vccu.
/ liar bln,,itution:' and Iii, late master
certified 10 ne in wt1Iing which ]
now have in my possession, AMI which
we may rcc.arl as his diploma, that a,
tins time Jim was a first rate black
smith and well worth thousand dol.
lars At this agr, feeling desire
to sec something e the world before
he decided where to settle. hc one
night took hasty leave and struck for
the North star; and finding after
c"iV'", ooSct.a''oh 'hl' ne co"'n 70
ea'c "'''Sr'' 'no'o "''>"',''S''''.s
elsewhere, he h1s never rctLrucd to
the 'paternal roof" His experience
OF The "lnsut"'''h sa"S'lc" MN '"A'
IL was u "r'' rate l'ace 10 c'i''' '''
IRON: :.
Attcr 'is escape nc lon"a I'o'cc'
tion ana assistance IN quaker lam
NY n pennsylvania WIN whom ~ ~
manned some tine, ana whose "l'''
ness he has ever since rciH'A'tro'
win mcNfleaaibic el"u'W'r' H''t
he began tho.e stnlie' Nht'A' ever
since pursued WITH unrc"li,''"G a'"''
ana Industry, nave madc nan man
: Of mtcIhGchce ana sch"lar' lie
had stolen iiom. heaven lI",rcu.c
all FIRE which made the cha'tci nv
'nS man.
Alter pursuing m' s'n"''S ior some
years, he entered ufon the N"H,uan
ministry, and as I"n2rcGa'l'ha'
preacher was settled some years III
Hartford, anu since III New ofh'-
His history "urin@ the last nan G, 'hl'
time IS well known 20 the pubic
About the year l04i, MI. !. "'s
closed to me the fact that he was
, fugitive from slavery: lie ana II uh
, der the most solemn injunction oi So
crccy, and told me at the tune ti'a'
nc hal never before d''"'6e' nc '!c'
TO any ivlng person lcrsoh except h''
Quaker trends IN Iennsyi'ahit-h''
even to his "it'. so great was his iea'
that by some miSa dNth,"rc thc lac
would get abroad and expose Inn ,t[
danger, 1t was withheld from m
/ wifi, however, to save her rom Oil
{ que ting fears. lie informed Inc ina
r IN hid s:n hes, IN his domestic Iiie'an'
n IN ms discharge OF his personal oH
ties, he vas constantly onrdehea VIII
e harra'sm5 apprchcIa.on5 "i oc'';
c seized and carried back into slavery
The name winch he bore vas an a-
r snmcd one that ot the chattel wa
;. James Pembroke, or more common,
n the household word "Jim. lie di'
e closed the fact to me that | mi1h
- attempt a negotiation With h's mas'e
a for the purchase OF ms freedom
l. accord'n-l 4 y wro'e to Mr. 1Nrhna
% to ascertain on what terms he "ou''
e manumlt lam, taAn5 care 70 sl'c h''
u no inthnatlon OF lns present uamc, "
q Of his residence, Mr.. /. soon aiic
wrote me that with regard to The VI
n grateful servant Of whom had Wri
!, ten to hIm--ai servants were yer
il high N the market---hc could ~
4. take less than 5000 tor him, addin
h, Iii postscript: Jim IS hrst rat
ID blacksmith aud well worth GOO.
II As Nr. 7. could uo: RAISE 20 large
y sum, and a3 It was an sHorbltahtp'ic
IA for "a bird in the bnsh,' he decide
e. . ? p!rsae the negotiation 10 iGrihc
:, Mr.. 1ilGhnan died soon ai'cr.
:" - Ihe pa'sasa OF the late fu9uy
'e S'lY: law !oaad Mr.. +. IN Sco,lan'
ur and the arrest Of !ng.tyc5 under