Here is the bio from the Sharpless book Thomas Garrett was one of the most noted of those unselfish citizens who gave freely of their time and means to assist the poor and oppressed to a land of fredom.His house was one of the principal stations of the so called Underground Railroad,and it is said that nearly twenty-nine hundred fugitives passed safely through his hands.In 1848,he was prosecuted for assisting slaves to escape from their master,and fined to the extent of all his possessions.Capital was freely offered him by his friends,with which to carry on his business,that of a dealer in iron and coal,and he not only amassed a competence within a few years,but was more active and earnest than before,in his efforts for the slave.He m.a second wife,Rachel,dau.of Eli Mendenhall,who d.4,20,1868,leaving a son,Eli,who m.Frances Sellers(No.2213).