Turning My Steps Toward Wilberforce
In 1830, I closed my business in Rochester, preparatory to leaving for Canada. Some of my friends thought I had better remain in the States and direct emigrants to Wilberforce; while others were certa…
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Moving to a new country
One threshold, met from more than one vantage.
Stories from inside it
The Happy Shores of England
On the 29th of November, 1835, I reached Liverpool, and my feelings when I first touched the shores of Britain were indescribable, and can only be properly understood by those who have escaped from th…
What people wished they'd known
House Dinner with the Whole House
When I was in college, I lived in a large house. The owner of the house rented it out to people that were in college. It housed 8 students altogether at any given time, and a second house next door …