Before we started, I managed to get hold of a suit of clothes the Deacon possessed, with his gun, ammunition and bowie knife.

We also procured a blanket, a joint of meat, and some bread.
We started in a northern direction, being bound for the city of Little Rock, State of Arkansas.

We travelled by night and laid by in the day, being guided by the unchangeable North Star; but at length, our provisions gave out, and it was Jack's place to get more.

We came in sight of a large plantation one morning, where we saw people of color, and Jack said he could get something there, among the slaves, that night, for us to eat.

So we concealed ourselves, in sight of this plantation, until about bed time, when we saw the lights extinguished.
During the day we saw a female slave passing from the dwelling house to the kitchen as if she was the cook; the house being about three rods from the landlord's dwelling.