| Traveler's Names | James Kell |
|---|---|
| Age | 24 |
| Description | jet color, but of a manly turn |
| Alias | – |
| Origin- Town/City | – |
| Origin- County | – |
| Origin- State | Maryland |
| Destination | Canada |
| Birthplace | – |
| Slaveowner's Name | – |
| Chapter Title | Arrival from Maryland, 1859 |
| Page Number | 499 |
| Other Travelers | Jim Kell, Charles Heath, William Carlisle, Charles Ringgold, Thomas Maxwell, Samuel Smith |
| Other Conductors | – |
| Additional Names | – |
| Method of Travel | – |
| Additional Resources | – |
| Items in Possession | – |
| Full Narrative | JIM had been whipped with clubs and switches times without number. JAMES left his mother, Nancy Kell, two brothers, Robert and Henry, and two sisters, Mary and Annie ; all living in the neighborhood whence he fled. Besides these, he had eight brothers and sisters living in Baltimore and elsewhere, under the yoke. He was twenty-four years of age, of a jet color, but of a manly turn. He fled from Thomas Murphy, a farmer, and regular slave-holder. Charles Heath was twenty-five years of age, medium size, full black, a very keen-looking individual. After being furnished with food, clothing, and free tickets, they were forwarded on in triumph and full of hope. |
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