In the course of time, he accumulated in this position thousands of dollars with which he finally purchased himself and moved away to free soil.

After observing the situation in several of the northern centers, he finally decided to settle in Cincinnati, where he arrived with $15,000.

Knowing the coal business, he well established himself there after some discouragement and opposition.

He accumulated much wealth which he invested in United States bonds during the Civil War and in real estate on Walnut Hills when the bonds were later redeemed.[36] The ultimately favorable attitude of the people of Detroit toward immigrating Negroes had been reflected by the position the people of that section had taken from the time of the earliest settlements.

Generally speaking, Detroit adhered to this position.[37] In this congenial community prospered many a Negro family.