Mariner

Olaudah Equiano and his master after a bitter disappointment, once again set sail for Montserrat, and arrived safe and sound, but a lot of anger. When you unload the ship, Equiano had sold their property, and was now in possession of about 47 kilos, has consulted with the captain, as he was with his master the money for their freedom. We recommend that you come to breakfast together one morning.

Therefore, in the morningEquiano arrived and found the captain, as was agreed. He leaned toward him and the money by hand, and full of great fear in her heart prayed for him to remain faithful and committed his word to him, if he is promised the love of his freedom when you could buy. The first reaction of his master when he arrived that day surprised him. Started to decline. Equiano heart sank within him at that time.

"How," he said, gives him the freedom and why?Where did you get the money? Forty pounds? "

"Yes," replied Equiano.

"How?" He continued.

After rigorous questioning, the captain, then gave up and said with a smile that he knew, Equiano was given money with great sincerity and with much industry, particularly the parapet. As Equiano said that his master was given money much faster than him, and unfortunately the promise that if I had known, I had the money thenSoon there will be that businesses have.

"Come, come," said the captain, Equiano striking teachers back: "Come, Robert, I think you have to have their freedom, and are sitting in your money, you have a great interest in all that time and now the past is more important. So that Gustav has won more than one hundred years, and still be able to save money, and do not leave, take "Come, Robert, of money. "

At that moment I saidIt would be worse for him to keep his promise. With the money, asked the clerk recording Equiano to pick up his discharge papers. These words were like a voice from heaven to him. In an instant, all his anguish turns to joy unspeakable bowed respectfully and warmly, unable to express his feelings, but her eyes brimming with tears of joy, as his true and worthy friend, to congratulate the teachers, the timewith an extraordinary degree of sincere joy. When the first transports of joy over her and thanked his friends thank you very much, she rose with a heart full of love and reverence, and left the apartment to go to the Office of Vital with instructions.

When I left home, I shouted the words of the spirit of the Psalmist in Psalm 126, and as "Praise God in my heart, I trust." These words were in his mind has been affected byNow I am forced to Deptford, and now have seen what I think, met and verified. My imagination was all excited when I went to the Registrar, and in this sense, like the Apostle Peter (whose release was so sudden and extraordinary, believed in the vision), could not believe that he was awake. Heaven! Who can bring justice to my feelings right now! No conquering hero in the midst of a triumph, not the raceThe mother lost her only son on numerous occasions, and squeezed the heart, not your tired, hungry sailors, and her lover with the desired port is not the lover, because once again embrace after his beloved have been torn from arms! Everything in my chest was confusion, wildness, and delirium! My feet barely touched the ground because the wings were joyful, and like Elijah, as he climbed into the sky, are "run like lightning when I leave." All people interviewed saidmy happiness, and burned on the virtue of my Lord captain.When Equiano was friendly and familiar with the Chancellery and the object of his visit, the Chancellor praised for his performance, and promised to establish their role for the middle price, it was a guinea pig. Equiano, then thanked him for his kindness, then the document received by him paid. The basic document safely and proudly in hand, ran to his masterto sign for what is published in its entirety. His master, Equiano, as was signed, the documents released him from slavery, the same day, "because the night before, I was a slave in the morning, trembling at the will of others, was my personal experience gain main and completely free. I thought this was the happiest day of my life I had, and my joy was blessings and prayers of many people of color, especially the elderly, where my heart is always morewere placed with respect "

unless something strange, inhuman and materialistic, you could see directly from this document, the expression of absolute power and domination by a man on your child said, almost as if it were a horse, a house and land ownership . Enjoy the glory of their newfound freedom, which is reproduced below:

Montserrat. "For all these people come to these donations is: Robert King, the parish of San Antonio, said island, merchant, send greeting: KnowI referred to Robert King, paid for and in consideration of the sum of seventy pounds current money of this island, next to me, and a black slave, named Gustavus Vassa is, and can be free, freedom, 'emancipation, the right to vote, was released and the release of the statement is not emancipated and free, the black slave named, said Gustavus Vassa, who is always right and release was granted, GustavoVassa, all right, title, rule, sovereignty, and property, as lord and master over the said Gustavus Vassa, I had or have, or any other means, or maybe I can do for Black later, "forever. In witness whereof I said before, Robert King has these qualities my hand and seal, July 10, in the year of our Lord in September 1766.

King Robert.

Signed, sealed and deliveredPresence of Terrylegay, Montserrat.

Here, the output of the track, the eleventh day of July 1766, in Liber D.

Register TERRYLEGAY.

Equiano knew the fame of its new version immediately lost with a new name for him "the most coveted in the world that was Freeman, and my style of dance that Georgia was superfine blue clothes made indifferent appearance, as I have thought. Some of female sword was previouslybegan to relax and less fragile for him.

But then, the heart Equiano was already in London, where he hoped to resolve quickly. His worthy Captain and his owner, his former professor, found that Equiano was founded Spirit in the direction of London said: "We will not leave, we hope that you are still with the ship." There have been dominated by feelings of gratitude that his spirit stuggling between two extremes, the slope and the responsibility. ThoughAlthough his desire, in London, bowed in obedience to their masters who come by boat, and do not let them. Equiano has been contracted by sailors on board and without disabilities, thirty-six shillings a month, which could, among other benefits.

His intention was to make a trip or two, absolutely excellent as her protector, but with the commitment that next year, God willing, I will see again the old England, andSurprise, his former master, Captain Pascal, who was in his mind every hour, "because she still loved him despite his use of me, and I'm happy at the thought of what he would say if he saw what the Lord I had taken place in so short a time, one might think, under the cruel yoke of some settlers. "

These dreams are often vivid Equiano. Well, because it was free as in its original condition for free Africa, which have everything toTrip on the east of Nancy. In this state of calm, sailed for St. Eustatius, with smooth sea and time, we have arrived. He came to Savannah, Georgia, in August 1766, when he was with the boat in the river infested with crocodiles before departure for Montserrat.