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Narrative of Henry Watson, a fugitive slave

Chapter 2: DEDICATION.
By Henry Watson
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A first-person account of life in bondage that traces childhood memories of family separation, forced sale at auction, and confinement in traders' jails. The narrator describes inspections, bargaining, and the routines that turn people into property, along with the physical and emotional hardships of long overland drives and enforced labor. Interwoven reflections on loss, resilience, and resistance lead to attempts to flee and the dangerous journey that follows, concluding with the challenges of securing freedom and narrating the experience for readers.

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Title: Narrative of Henry Watson, a fugitive slave

Author: Henry Watson

Release date: November 18, 2022 [eBook #69372]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: Bela Marsh, 1848

Credits: hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress)

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NARRATIVE
OF
HENRY WATSON,
A FUGITIVE SLAVE.

WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
BOSTON:
PUBLISHED BY BELA MARSH, 25 CORNHILL.
1848.
ABNER FORBES,
PRINTER,
37 CORNHILL, BOSTON.

DEDICATION.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr. Henry Holt:
Dear Sir,—

Will you allow me, from feelings of sincere gratitude, to dedicate to you my little Narrative, which, had it not been for you, I never should have been able to have published; and let me assure you that I shall ever entertain the most devoted feelings of gratitude, for your kind and humane interference in my behalf, when I was a helpless slave.

I remain yours, most gratefully,
H. WATSON.