| Traveler's Names | William Griffen |
|---|---|
| Age | 34 |
| Description | medium size and substantial appearance |
| Alias | – |
| Origin- Town/City | Cambridge |
| Origin- County | Dorchester |
| Origin- State | Maryland |
| Destination | Canada |
| Birthplace | – |
| Slaveowner's Name | James Waters Esq |
| Chapter Title | The Arrivals of a Single Month |
| Page Number | 97 |
| Other Travelers | William Griffen; Henry Moor; James Camper; Noah Ennells; Levin Parker |
| Other Conductors | – |
| Additional Names | – |
| Method of Travel | – |
| Additional Resources | – |
| Items in Possession | – |
| Full Narrative | The great number of cases to be here noticed forbids more than a brief reference to each passenger. As they arrived in parties, their narratives will be given in due order as found on the book of recrods: William Griffen, Henry Moor; James Camper, Noah Ennells and Levin Parker. This party came from Cambridge, Md. WILLIAM is thirty-four years of age, of medium size and substantial ap- pearance. He fled from James Waters, Esq., a lawyer, living in Cambridge. He was ?wealthy, close, and stingy,? and owned nine head of slaves and a farm, on which William served. He was used very hard, which was the cause of his escape, though the idea that he was entitled to his freedom had been entertained for the previous twelve years. On preparing to take the Underground, he armed himself with a big butcher-knife, and resolved, if attacked, to make his enemies stand back. His master was a member of the Methodist Church. |
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