sweet sleep, at this late hour of a The group knocked on door. The stormy night.” Loguen’s minister inside, the meaning of the rap, and sung out light was struck in a “knew ‘hold on.’” “A moment, the door opened and the whole company, the writer Douglass noted, included,” “were The family at once sprung to work to make the fugitives comfortable. invited in.” “Candles were lighted in different parts of the house, fires kindled, and the whole company made perfectly at Loguen that night, Douglass concluded, that he remembers his brethren in home.” “showed bonds as bound with them.” account closes with a simple the paper reminded its Douglass’ thought. “Housekeepers,” know that to provide food and shelter for the hundreds who pass through in the readers, “must course of the year, must require much labor and much The account implored its expense.” readers to, this fact in mind during the present season, and promptly send in supplies both “bear of money and But by early 1859, these stores, along with public trust, were in food.” increasingly short supply. In a letter to Gerrit Smith, written in March of that year, Loguen refutes the claim of a man, to have a letter of introduction and reference from “William Smith,” Loguen. know nothing about wrote Loguen to Smith. Loguen had seen William Smith, “I it,” who had come to Syracuse, a fugitive Some year or two But Loguen did, “as ago.” “not regard him as of false fugitives and imposter slave catchers appeared sporadically in true.” Warnings press. One article warned of, Irishman named who had been, Syracuse’s “an Martin Kinney,” town for some time past pretending to be in search of runaway The man on “about slaves.” “got a and ended up in the penitentiary, 10 days, like other drunken bender,” “for vagabonds.” Another warned, colored men who are said to be about the city, calling on our citizens “against for These men were using, pretence that they are fugitive The aid.” “the slaves.” Standard warned that only, Mr. Loguen, is ready to relieve the necessities of all real and “Rev. fugitives,”
sweet sleep, at this late hour of a stormy night.” The group knocked on Loguen’s door. The minister inside, “knew the meaning of the rap, and sung out ‘hold on.’” “A light was struck in a moment, the door opened and the whole company, the writer included,” Douglass noted, “were invited in.” The family at once sprung to work to make the fugitives comfortable. “Candles were lighted in different parts of the house, fires kindled, and the whole company made perfectly at home.” Loguen that night, Douglass concluded, “showed that he remembers his brethren in bonds as bound with them.” Douglass’ account closes with a simple thought. “Housekeepers,” the paper reminded its readers, “must know that to provide food and shelter for the hundreds who pass through in the course of the year, must require much labor and much expense.” The account implored its readers to, “bear this fact in mind during the present season, and promptly send in supplies both of money and food.” But by early 1859, these stores, along with public trust, were in increasingly short supply. In a letter to Gerrit Smith, written in March of that year, Loguen refutes the claim of a man, “William Smith,” to have a letter of introduction and reference from Loguen. “I know nothing about it,” wrote Loguen to Smith. Loguen had seen William Smith, who had come to Syracuse, “as a fugitive Some year or two ago.” But Loguen did, “not regard him as true.” Warnings of false fugitives and imposter slave catchers appeared sporadically in Syracuse’s press. One article warned of, “an Irishman named Martin Kinney,” who had been, “about town for some time past pretending to be in search of runaway slaves.” The man “got on a bender,” and ended up in the penitentiary, “for 10 days, like other drunken vagabonds.” Another warned, “against colored men who are said to be about the city, calling on our citizens for aid.” These men were using, “the pretence that they are fugitive slaves.” The Standard warned that only, “Rev. Mr. Loguen, is ready to relieve the necessities of all real fugitives,” and