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_Introduced to the Abolitionists_.
FIRST SPEECH AT NANTUCKET--MUCH SENSATION--EXTRAORDINARY SPEECH OF MR.

GARRISON--AUTHOR BECOMES A PUBLIC LECTURER--FOURTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE--YOUTHFUL ENTHUSIASM--A BRAND NEW FACT--MATTER OF MY AUTHOR'S SPEECH--COULD NOT FOLLOW THE PROGRAMME--FUGITIVE SLAVESHIP DOUBTED--TO SETTLE ALL DOUBT I WRITE MY EXPERIENCE OF SLAVERY--DANGER OF RECAPTURE INCREASED.
In the summer of 1841, a grand anti-slavery convention was held in Nantucket, under the auspices of Mr.Garrison and his friends.

Until now, I had taken no holiday since my escape from slavery.

Having worked very hard that spring and summer, in Richmond's brass foundery--sometimes working all night as well as all day--and needing a day or two of rest, I attended this convention, never supposing that I should take part in the proceedings.