George Duncan Letter to Thomas Rotch

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[letter from George Duncan to Thomas Rotch August 14, 1820]              

                                 Bainbridge    August 14th 1820

               Mr Thomas Rotch

                                              Sir I arrived Safe

 Safe [crossed out] in Bainbridge Geauga County

where I put up at a Mr Kents where I

reside now and I am treated extremely

well by the people and I have just met

with Thornton Taylor and we shall starte

for Canada in about two weeks.  I want

if you would be so kind to assist Edy in

geting her as soon as she can and not let

S Spriggs know the roade she takes

I wish you to direct her to Mr Martin

Kents in Suffield Portage Co and for him

to direct her to Elihu L.Kents in

Bainbridge Geauga County.  I wish to have

Edy get some of Mr Kents people [carrot mark] at Suffield [above carrot mark] to bring

her on to Elihu L. Kents in Bainbridge

and he will go with her and get her on

board a vessel for Canada.  she will stay

with EL Khents until I write from Canada

to him   I think if Sprigg was here he would

not get me for I am with the yankey people

and they are avowed enimies to Slavery but

it is best [carrot mark] to [above carrot mark] use every proper caution to prevent