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The United States Bond.
A planter in Virginia, being pressed for money, sold one of his bondwomen, of sixteen years old, to a speculator who was buying up slaves for the markets of the South and South-west.
The girl was uncommonly handsome, with smooth hair, and a complexion as light as most white people.
Her new owner, allured by her beauty, treated her with great kindness, and made many flattering promises.
She understood his motives, and wished to escape from the degradation of such a destiny as he had in store for her. In order to conciliate her good will, he imposed few restraints upon her. The liberty thus allowed gave her a favorable opportunity to abscond, which she did not fail to improve.
She travelled to Philadelphia without encountering any difficulties on the road; for her features and complexion excited no suspicion of her being a fugitive slave.
She maintained herself very comfortably by her own industry, and after a time married a light mulatto, who was a ver