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Lydia Maria Child, Isaac T. Hopper: a true life, William Bachelor. (search)
lled buying them running. In April, 1802, Joseph Ennells and Captain Frazer, of Maryland, dealers iearnest manner, that he was a free man; but Mr. Ennells and Captain Frazer appeared to be such respring William Bachelor; for he was a free man. Ennells drew a pistol from his pocket, and said, We he man. I never was in Maryland in my life. Ennells, hearing the name, said, So your name is Hopple citizens, attended as witnesses, that even Ennells himself was convinced that his captive was a . It was, however, generally believed that Mr. Ennells knew he was not a slave when he arrested hi presence of such imperturbable calmness; and Ennells consented to go with them to the magistrate. Friend Hopper had not interfered. Assisting Ennells to rise, he said, Thou hadst better take my a had been investigated before a magistrate, Mr. Ennells was bound over to appear at the next mayor'me evening, and agreed to dismiss the suit, Mr. Ennells paying the costs; to which he readily assen[1 more...]
Lydia Maria Child, Isaac T. Hopper: a true life, William Anderson. (search)
as a reason that he wanted to try whether he could n't do something for himself. When they had been absent a few months, their master sold them running to Mr. Joseph Ennells, a speculator in slaves, who procured a warrant and constable and repaired to Philadelphia in search of his newly acquired property. They arrived on Saturday, a day when many people congregated at the horse-market. Ennells After spending some days in search of them, Ennells called upon Isaac T. Hopper and Thomas Harrison, and offered to sell them very cheap if they would hunt them up. Friend Hopper immedilately recognized him as the man who had threatened to blow out his brains,Ennells called upon Isaac T. Hopper and Thomas Harrison, and offered to sell them very cheap if they would hunt them up. Friend Hopper immedilately recognized him as the man who had threatened to blow out his brains, when he went to the rescue of old William Bachelor; and he thus addressed him: I would advise thee to go home and obtain thy living in some more honorable way; for the trade in which thou art engaged is a most odious one. On a former occasion thou wert treated with leniency; and I recommend a similar course to thee with regard to