The Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States

THE - FUGITIVE BLACKSMITH; - OR, - EVENTS IN THE HISTORY - OF - JAMES W.C. PENNINGTON, - PASTOR OF A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, NEW YORK, - FORMERLY A SLAVE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, UNITED STATES.

PREFACE.

THE FUGITIVE BLACKSMITH.

CHAPTER I. - MY BIRTH AND PARENTAGE.—THE TREATMENT OF SLAVES GENERALLY IN MARYLAND.

CHAPTER II. - THE FLIGHT.

CHAPTER III. - A DREARY NIGHT IN THE WOODS—CRITICAL SITUATION THE NEXT DAY.

CHAPTER IV. - THE GOOD WOMAN OF THE TOLL-GATE DIRECTS ME TO W.W.—MY RECEPTION BY HIM.

CHAPTER V. - SEVEN MONTHS' RESIDENCE IN THE FAMILY OF J.K. A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, IN CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.—REMOVAL TO NEW YORK—BECOMES A CONVERT TO RELIGION—BECOMES A TEACHER.

CHAPTER VI. - SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY I LEFT IN SLAVERY—PROPOSAL TO PURCHASE MYSELF AND PARENTS—HOW MET BY MY OLD MASTER.

CHAPTER VII. - THE FEEDING AND CLOTHING OF THE SLAVES IN THE PART OF MARYLAND WHERE I LIVED, &C.