Fifty years in chains, or, The life of an American slave

438 Pages·1860·25.346 MB·English

by  Charles Ball

FIFTY YEARS IN CHAINS;
OB.
THE LIFE OP AN
AMERICAN SLAVE.
-MyGod! cansuchthingsbe?
HastThounotsaidthatwhatsoeerisdone
Untothyweakestandthyhumblestone,
IuevendonetoThee?" WHITTIBB.
DAYTON, PUBLISHED
H.
HOWARP STREET.
36
iKDIANAPOLia, IND.: ABHER ACOMPAKY.
1860.
Enteredaccordingto Actof Congressintheyear1858,by
H, DAYTON,
In the Clerks Officeof the District Court of the United States fortho
SouthernDistrictof]STew York.
J. J. SFKD,
PVUNTKK&STEHEOTYPEn,
43Centre-St.,N.Y.
PREFACE.
THE story which follows is true in every particular
Responsible citizens of a neighboring State can vouch
for the reality of the narrative. The language of the
slave has not at all times been strictly adhered to, as
a halfcentury of bondage unfitted him for literary work
The subject of the story is still a slamby the laws of this
country, and it would net be wise to revealhis name.
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