Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1858, by
H. DAYTON,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the
Southern District of New York.
J. J. REED,
PRINTER & STEREOTYPER,
43 Centre-St., N. Y.
PREFACE.
The story which follows is true in every particular. Responsible citizens of a neighboring State can vouch for the reality of the narrative. The language of the slave has not at all times been strictly adhered to, as a half century of bondage unfitted him for literary work. The subject of the story is still a slave by the laws of this country, and it would not be wise to reveal his name.
FIFTY YEARS IN CHAINS
OR,
THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SLAVE.