▁ens la ved ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁not ▁complete ▁until ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁Dum ont ▁had ▁promised ▁to ▁grant ▁Tr uth ▁her ▁freedom ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁state ▁em an cip ation , ▁" if ▁she ▁would ▁do ▁well ▁and ▁be ▁faithful ." ▁However , ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁mind , ▁claim ing ▁a ▁hand ▁injury ▁had ▁made ▁her ▁less ▁product ive . ▁She ▁was ▁inf uri ated ▁but ▁continued ▁working , ▁spin ning ▁ 1 0 0 ▁pounds ▁of ▁w ool , ▁to ▁satisfy ▁her ▁sense ▁of ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Late ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁Tr uth ▁escaped ▁to ▁freedom ▁with ▁her ▁infant ▁daughter , ▁Soph ia . ▁She ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁other ▁children ▁behind ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁leg ally ▁fre ed ▁in ▁the ▁em an cip ation ▁order ▁until ▁they ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁bound ▁servants ▁into ▁their ▁tw ent ies . ▁She ▁later ▁said , ▁" I ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁off , ▁for ▁I ▁thought ▁that ▁w icked , ▁but ▁I ▁walked ▁off , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁to ▁be ▁all ▁right ." ▁ ▁She ▁found ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Isaac ▁and ▁Maria ▁Van ▁W agen en ▁in ▁New ▁P alt z , ▁who ▁took ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁baby ▁in . ▁Isaac ▁offered ▁to ▁buy ▁her ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁( until ▁the ▁state ' s ▁em an cip ation ▁took ▁effect ), ▁which ▁Dum ont ▁accepted ▁for ▁$ 2 0 . ▁She