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[Illustration: _Isaac Mason._]




                             L I F E   O F



                              ISAAC MASON



                          A S   A   S L A V E.


                            WORCESTER, MASS.
                                 1893.




                           Table of Contents

                      1. Earliest Recollections.
                      2. In a New Home.
                      3. Escape from Slavery.
                      4. In the Land of Freedom.
                      5. A Flying Visit to Hayti.




                                  WORCESTER, MASS., JULY 19, 1893.

    I have known Isaac Mason very well since 1850. He has done a
    great deal of work for me and my household. I know him to be an
    honest, faithful and