In answering this letter, please state if there would be any safety for my Milly and Jane, who are now grown up, and both good-looking girls. You know how it was with poor Matilda and Catherine. I would rather stay here and starve—and die, if it come to that—than have my girls brought to shame by the violence and wickedness of their young masters. You will also please state if there has been any schools opened for the colored children in your neighborhood. The great desire of my life now is to give my children an education, and have them form virtuous habits.
I really like this part because is about a father who wants safety and education for his daughters. He is very worried the could be hurt, and he says he would rather die than let that happen. He also asks about schools because he wants his kids to learn and live better lives. It shows how hard life was for enslaved people, but also how much they cared about families.