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1793 WD 9th mo. 4 4 poor blacks in captivity, two having made their escape from our present landlords son, were taken and likely to be brought back and I feared their sufferings would be grievous, and in the morning I found I should not live clear without remonstrating to the Col. on their behalf, that as they belonged to his Children, without whom no doubt he had great influence, I desired him to consider that they were in a state of captivity of their just right of freedom, and whether if his Children were taken captives by the Algerines or Indians, and were to make the same exertions for their Liberty, whether he would not justify, or even applaud them, which gained his attention, I likewise reminded him as a man professing religion, prayed and said grace before supper, I reminded him of part of our Lord's prayer forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those that tresspass against us he replyd he had seriously thought of these matters, his wife was present, and attentive, and at length said, I thought before the gentleman said a word, that he was going to speak on this subject, having eased my mind in a good degree, we proceeded and called at his son's Eliezar, who owned one of the blacks, and had a further opportunity to ease my mind, the young man and his wife listened with attention, and I had reason to believe that our being at both places was right, we parted very friendly. The Col: gave us an account of his travails among the Indians, which I think worthy of note, He says he found them to the most kind hospitable people he was ever among, and one town of in particular, when he entered it, some of the men came, took his horse and fed him, and he himself was conducted to a house