, 0 0 0 ▁in ▁household , ▁farm ▁and ▁personal ▁belong ings . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁loan ▁pay ments , ▁a ▁" Web ster ▁Farm ▁Association " ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁anti - s la very ▁movement ▁from ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁With ▁their ▁assistance , ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁farm . ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁nur se ▁to ▁wounded ▁soldiers ▁along ▁with ▁Har ri et ▁Be e cher ▁St owe ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Web ster ▁had ▁obtained ▁building ▁materials ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁school ▁on ▁her ▁property . ▁But , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁her ▁home ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁materials ▁were ▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁by ▁ar son ists . ▁" Over ▁time ▁ar son ists ▁destroyed ▁sevent een ▁buildings , ▁four ▁bar ns , ▁and ▁finally ▁Web ster ' s ▁residence ." ▁Without ▁sufficient ▁financial ▁resources , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁she ▁lost ▁possession ▁of ▁her ▁property . ▁ ▁Indiana ▁and ▁Iowa ▁Web ster ▁moved ▁to ▁Mad ison , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁teaching . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁African ▁American ▁children ▁were ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁attend ▁public ▁schools , ▁so ▁she ▁taught ▁children ▁in ▁a ▁school ▁that ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁on ▁ 5 th ▁Street . ▁She ▁wrote ▁and ▁lect ured ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁Web ster ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 ,