Harriet, the Moses of Her People by Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins) Bradford
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desolation. Her little place about to be sold to satisfy a
mortgage, and herself without the means to redeem it. Harriet was one of John Brown's "men." His brave and daring spirit found ready sympathy in her courageous heart; she sheltered him in her home in Canada, and helped him to plan his campaigns. I find in the life and letters of this remarkable man, written by Mr. F. B. Sanborn, occasional mention of Harriet, and her deep interest in Captain Brown's enterprises. At one time he writes to his son from St. Catherine's, Canada: "I came on here the day after you left Rochester. I am succeeding to all appearance beyond my expectations. Harriet Tubman _hooked on her whole team at once_. He (Harriet) is the most of a man naturally that I ever met with. There is abundant material here and of the right quality." She suggested the 4th of July to him as the time to begin operations. And Mr. Sanborn adds: "It was about the 4th of July, as Harriet, the African sybil, had suggested, that Brown first showed himself in the counties of Washington and Jefferson, on opposite sides of the lordly Potomac." I find among her papers, many of which are defaced by being carried about with her for years, portions of these letters addressed to myself, by persons at the South, and speaking of the valuable assistance Harriet was rendering our soldiers in the hospital, and our armies in the field. At this time her manner of life, as related by herself, was this: "Well, missus, I'd go to de hospital, I would, early eb'ry |
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