Woman belong to a class which some call delicate The experiences of this intelligent and much-injured I am well aware that many will accuse me of indecorumįor presenting these pages to the public for Who felt a friendly interest in her welfare, and wereĭisposed to give her opportunities for self-improvement. Having frequent intercourse with intelligent persons, Thirdly, she was placed inįavorable circumstances after she came to the North Years old, was a kind, considerate friend, who taught The mistress, with whom she lived till she was twelve Nature endowed her with quick perceptions. In Slavery should be able to write so well. It will naturally excite surprise that a woman reared Names of both persons and places are known to me Otherwise I had no reason for changing her livelyĪnd dramatic way of telling her own story. Trifling exceptions, both the ideas and the languageĪre her own. The import of her very pertinent remarks. Have not added any thing to the incidents, or changed Purposes of condensation and orderly arrangement. Such changes as I have made have been mainly for Though some incidents in her story are moreĪt her request, I have revised her manuscript but Her will not be disposed to doubt her veracity, This fact is sufficient, without furtherĬredentials of her character. The time with a distinguished family in New York,Īnd has so deported herself as to be highly esteemedīy them. Seventeen years, she has lived the greater part of Personally known to me, and her conversation and THE author of the following autobiography is Rest on this imperfect effort in behalf of my Only by experienceĬan any one realize how deep, and dark, and foul is
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That of abler pens to convince the people of the Free Still in bondage, suffering what I suffered, and most The women of the North to a realizing sense of theĬondition of two millions of women at the South, Neither do I care to excite sympathy for my Pleasant to me to have been silent about my own To myself on the contrary, it would have been more Written my experiences in order to attract attention Opinion but I trust my motives will excuse what Somewhat since that time, I still remain of the same Told him I was altogether incompetent to such an When I first arrived in Philadelphia, Bishop PaineĪdvised me to publish a sketch of my life, but I Irregular intervals, whenever I could snatch Myself and it has compelled me to write these pages at To make up for the loss of early opportunities to improve Since I have been at the North, it has been necessaryįor me to work diligently for my own support, and theĮducation of my children. Slavery and I remained in a Slave State twenty-seven But I trust my readers will excuse deficiencies I wish I were more competent to the task I have Kind and considerate towards others to pursue this course. No motive for secrecy on my own account, but I deemed it Names of places, and given persons fictitious names. The wrongs inflicted by Slavery on the contrary, myĭescriptions fall far short of the facts. I amĪware that some of my adventures may seem incredible but READER, be assured this narrative is no fiction. In the Clerk's Office of the District Court In that word, SLAVERY if they had, they would never
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