aken to her first stop. Then she was taken to Pennsylvania. She settled down in Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, she met William Still, The Philadelphia stationmaster of the Underground Railroad. Still and other members of the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery society, taught Harriet of the Underground Railroad.In 1851, Harriet, started relocating members of her family to her new home, at St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada West. In all she is beleived to have conducted over 300 people to freedom. Tales of her experiences with helping people reveal that she was a very spiritual person. She had a lot of determination as she helped each person. She threatened any of her passengers, that she would shoot them if they thought about going back to slavery. She always expressed confidence that god would aid her efforts. When William Still published "The Underground Railroad" in 1871, He included a description of Harriet, and her works. At Auburn, New York, between Syracuse and Rochester, there were a number of Quakers and other abolitionists who were sympothetic to Slaves. Senator William H. Seward and his wife, Frances, provided a house there for Harriet's favorite neice, Margaret, after Harriet rescued her from slavery in 1857. Harriet was closely associated to Abolitionist John Brown. She was well known with other upstate abolitionists such as Fredrick Douglas, Jermain Loguen, and Gerrit Smith. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Tubman served as a soldier, spy, and a nurse, for a time serving at Fortress Monroe. At Fortress Monroe, Jefferson Davis would later be imprissoned during the war. After being denied payment for her wartime service, Tubman was forced, after a bruising fight, to ride in a baggage...
