DescriptionLetter of introduction for Peter Still, written by A.M. Taylor, which states in part that Still is in Cincinnati from Burlington, New Jersey, "[a]waiting the arrival of his wife & three children who...
DescriptionLetter of introduction for Peter Still, written by Julia (Reynolds) Marvin, which briefly recounts Still's life; notes that Still, whom Marvin knew in Alabama, has raised the entire sum for the...
DescriptionLetter of introduction for Peter Still, written by the Rev. Samuel J. May, that notes Still's status as a former slave and states that Still has raised almost enough money to free his family members...
DescriptionLetter of introduction for Peter Still, written by Horace Greeley, which notes, of the sum required to free Still’s family members, that: “It is robbery to pay it, but inhumanity to refuse.”
DescriptionJohn Simpson reports that Mr. McKeirnan [sic] told him that he would not part with the slaves in question--Peter Still’s family members--for less than 6,000 dollars (as the two boys alone allegedly...
DescriptionLetter of introduction for former slave Peter Still written by Rollin H. Neale which notes, in part: “Peter’s simple narrative has not the dark and dismal shades of Uncle Tom’s [of Uncle Tom’s...
DescriptionThe Rev. Samuel J. May acknowledges the receipt of William Still’s letter; requests the names of “Uncle Peter's" [Peter Still's] wife and children, of the place where they live, of their owner,...
DescriptionLetter of introduction and recommendation for Peter Still written by the Rev. Samuel J. May, which relates facts concerning Still’s biography; reports that Still is engaged in a quest to free his...
