James Redpath, The Roving Editor: or, Talks with Slaves in the Southern States.

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Slavery in Kansas.

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I. History of the first female slave in Kansas.

I was one day in an office where I occasionally called. A colored woman entered the room, inquired for me, and presented a note of introduction from an eminent reformer. She told me her sad story. She had been a slave, but had been liberated. She had a son in slavery. Having tasted the bitter draught of bondage, she was working, night and day, to save her son from the curse.

He was in Parkville, Missouri. His master or masters had offered to sell him for eleven hundred dollars. She had nearly raised the sum, when she wrote to him again. Instead of receiving an encouraging reply, the following inhuman note was sent to the gentleman who wrote in her behalf:

Parkville, Sept. 9th 1857

Sir, I recived yours of the 28 of August you Say that the Mother of Miller is verry anxious to Buy him. I have rote some too or three, Letter in relation to the time and Price now all I have to say is if you want him you must come by the fust