William Wells Brown - On my third attempt, I finally escaped my master. I used to live in Kentucky, but for a while - a good number of years, if I recall - I'd been a bit north of Saint Charles, Missouri. I lived and worked close to the river. In 1834 I was purchased a Captain Price. I traveled the rivers with him. When Mr. Price and His family decided travel into the free states and told me that they would take me with them, I knew this would be my only opportunity to escape from slavery once and for all. The first city we came to in a free state was Cairo, Illinois. New Years was coming up and I knew this would be my only chance to obtain my freedom. I escaped and am now in the free state, Ohio.
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