An active clever woman of this place, with a
servant and two children, came with me in the
stage part of the way to Fredericksburgh

. She
told me that she was a native of Edinburgh, and
that her husband and family had been settled for
some time to Richmond, as linen-drapers and mil-
liners; had been successful in business, and had
the prospect of a continuance of success; but, as
a longer residence there, would, in their view, be
attended with almost certain ruin to the morals of
their children, they had determined to leave the
place, and remove to a less exposed situation;
where they would not be tried with the con-
taminating influence and effects of this unhollowed
system of slavery. For an active, industrious
couple, with a numerous rising family, thus to
come to the resolution of quitting a lucrative bu-
siness and situation on these ground, is, I think,
a mark of best wisdom and sound judgment, and
is worthy the imitation of all those who are alike
circumstanced.

8th Month, 16th.

I left Richmond

in the
morning; and reached the Bowling green Tavern
to dinner. The owner of the plantation on which
this Tavern stands, it was said, had more than 200
slaves in his employment. I reached Fredericks-
burg this night. In passing along, I saw some
Yams growing, at a little distance, south of Fre-
dericksburg.