| Traveler's Names | Abram Tilison |
|---|---|
| Age | – |
| Description | – |
| Alias | – |
| Origin- Town/City | – |
| Origin- County | – |
| Origin- State | – |
| Destination | Canada |
| Birthplace | – |
| Slaveowner's Name | Samuel Jarman |
| Chapter Title | Arrival from Georgetown Cross-roads, 1857 |
| Page Number | 410 |
| Other Travelers | Leeds Wright, Abram Tilson |
| Other Conductors | – |
| Additional Names | – |
| Method of Travel | – |
| Additional Resources | – |
| Items in Possession | – |
| Full Narrative | ABRAM, the companion of Leeds, had been less comfortably situated. His lot in Slavery had been cast under Samuel Jarman, by whom he had been badly treated. Abram described him as a " big, tall, old man, who drank and was a real wicked man ; he followed farming ; had thirteen children. His wife was different ; she was a pretty fine woman, but the children were all bad ; the young masters followed playing cards." No chance at all had been allowed them to learn to read, although Abram and Leeds both coveted this knowledge. As they felt that they would never be able to do anything for their improvement by remaining, they decided to follow the example of Abram's father and others and go to Canada. |
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