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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
A RECORD OF
Facts, Narrating the Hardships,
Hair-Breadth Escapes, and Death
Struggles of The Slaves in their
Efforts for Freedom.

| BY WILLIAM STILL,
For many years connected with the Anti Slavery
| Office in Philadelphia. and Chairman of the
Acting Vigilant Committee of the Philadelphia
Branch of the Underground Railroad. Illus
trated with 20 fine Engravings by Bensell,
Schell, and others, and Portraits from Photo
graphs from Life.
From great number Cf cordial letters com
mending the Underground Railroad, the Author
selects few brief extracts only from eminent
| friends of Freedom who have examined the
work.
From Wm. lloyd Garrison:
| have examined il with deep and thrilling
| interest. 1t is a m ost important portion of An
| ti-Slavery history. Its reliableness, moreover,
| cannot be called in question. 1t is a book for
every household.
From S. r. Chase, Chief Justice of U. s. ST.
| Dreme Court:
| No one probably has had equal opportunities
with yourself of listening to the narratives of
| fugitive slaves. No one will repeat them more
truthfuly, and no stories can be more fraught
with interest than theirs.
From J. NJ McKim:
book so unique in kind, so startling in in
| terest, and so Trustworthy in its statements,
cannot fail to command a large reading now,
| and in generations yet to come.
From Hon. Henry Hilson, Flee President:
You have done good work. This story Of
| the heroic conduct of fngitives of opprcssiO on,
and of the devotion of their friends, will be
read with deep interest, especially by the old
friends of the slave in the stern struggle through
which we have passed. hope your labors will
be rewarded by grateful public.
From Hon. Charles Sumner:
| The Underground Railroad has performed its
part, but it must always be remembered CRATE
fully, as one of the peculiar institutions of our
| country. | cannot think Of it without a throb-
| bling heart
| You do well to commemorate those associ-
ated with it by service or by beneft-the sa-
| viours and the saved.
From, Horace Greeley:
| For most of the years have lived, the escape
| of fugitivCs from slavery, and their efforts to
| baille the human and other bloodhounds who
| tracked them, formed the romance of American
History. That romance is now ended, and our
grandchildren will hardly believe its leading
| incidents except irresistible testimony. l
rejoice that you are collecting and presenting
that testimony, and heartily wish you a great
success.
From Vim. III. Fa,ness, DID,:
Having read this record of ''TnE UNDER
GkOUND hAll.ROAD, can only say tiiitI IL 10 d
work of extraordinary interest and Of great calue
as an illustration of the terrible despOtism,
which little while ago reigned over us all, and
which is now (thank heaven !! no more.
From John G.. Whittier:
The book is more interesting than any romance.
1t will be of permanent value to the historian of
the country during the anti slavery struggle
cheerfuiiy commend 1t to the pubic taUOr.
From Gen. o. o. Uowdrd:
You could not prepare work that would at
ford more instruction and interest to me than
detailed history of the operations of the so
called "UndergrOund Railroad am delighted
ut the examination | have been permitted to
give the proof, and think thousands will rise up
to call you blessed for your faithful record of our
'legalized crime"
From Hon. Henry C. Carey:
Mr.. Stills work appears to me to be one of
great interest, and / most heartily unite in re-
commencing 1t to the public attention.
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