1 Henry and Sandy were up at the barn.
2 Their names were Henry Harris and John Harris.
3 Henry Bailey was my uncle, and belonged to my master.
4 I went first to Henry, next to John, then to the others.
5 They then turned to Henry, who had by this time returned, and commanded him to cross his hands.
6 Our company then consisted of Henry Harris, John Harris, Henry Bailey, Charles Roberts, and myself.
7 In coming to a fixed determination to run away, we did more than Patrick Henry, when he resolved upon liberty or death.
8 It is due to the noble Henry to say, he seemed almost as reluctant at leaving the prison as at leaving home to come to the prison.
9 Henry and John were quite intelligent, and in a very little while after I went there, I succeeded in creating in them a strong desire to learn how to read.
10 When we got about half way to St. Michael's, while the constables having us in charge were looking ahead, Henry inquired of me what he should do with his pass.
11 Each cocked his pistol, and, with fingers on the trigger, walked up to Henry, saying, at the same time, if he did not cross his hands, they would blow his damned heart out.
12 Just a moment previous to the scuffle with Henry, Mr. Hamilton suggested the propriety of making a search for the protections which he had understood Frederick had written for himself and the rest.
13 We were all now tied; and just as we were to leave for Easton jail, Betsy Freeland, mother of William Freeland, came to the door with her hands full of biscuits, and divided them between Henry and John.
14 But, just at the moment he was about carrying his proposal into effect, his aid was needed in helping to tie Henry; and the excitement attending the scuffle caused them either to forget, or to deem it unsafe, under the circumstances, to search.