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Underground Railroad #0017 - Henry" Box" Brown

With the help of a white friend, Samuel A. Smith, Henry Brown mailed himself to his family in Philadelphia and freedom. He was dubbed Henry "Box" Brown.

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With the help of a white friend, Samuel A. Smith, Henry Brown mailed himself to his family in Philadelphia and freedom. He was dubbed Henry "Box" Brown.