Record #128 from Abstracts from William Still's Underground Railroad - Enduring Connections

Traveler's Names	William Carlisle
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Origin- State	Maryland
Destination	Canada
Birthplace	–
Slaveowner's Name	Aquila Cain
Chapter Title	Arrival from Maryland, 1860
Page Number	499
Other Travelers	Jim Kell, Charles Heath, William Carlisle, Charles Ringgold, Thomas Maxwell, Samuel Smith
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Full Narrative	WILLIAM had been stripped naked, and frequently and cruelly cowhided. WILLIAM was also of unmixed blood, shrewd and wide-awake for his years, ? had been ground down under the heel of Aquila Cain. He left his mother and two sisters. After being furnished with food, clothing, and free tickets, they were forwarded on in triumph and full of hope.

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