The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves.

- Lewis Tappan

If any fall by the hand of violence, others will continue the blessed work.

- Lewis Tappan

The curiosity to see the prisoners appears to be unabated

- Lewis Tappan

There is too much theology in the Church now, and too little of the Gospel.

- Lewis Tappan

If you wish to draw off the people from a bad or wicked custom, you must beat up for a march; you must make an excitement, do something that everybod…

- Lewis Tappan

These meetings all have excited great attention, and have been of an exceedingly interesting character.

- Lewis Tappan

Most of the prisoners told the interpreter that they are from Mandingo.

- Lewis Tappan

You may imagine the joy manifested by these poor Africans, when they heard one of their own color address them in a friendly manner, and in a languag…

- Lewis Tappan

One of the men attached to the prison was the occasion of great amusement on the part of the prisoners, as well as the spectators, by taking a large …

- Lewis Tappan