[3] When Quarlls was a teenager, her mistress became angry with her for looking at her reflection in a mirror and cut her hair off.

Determined to escape such assaults, she managed to gain permission from her mistress to see a sick girl.

On July 4, 1842, the 16-year-old threw a bundle of clothes out a window, retrieved them, and walked down to the ferry to begin her journey along the Underground Railroad.

A Black boy who worked for him alerted Quarlls at Titball's bidding but did not take her to the place the barber suggested.

[3] Quarlls hid in a container in a boat as she was brought across the Milwaukee River by prominent attorney Asahel Finch.

From Milwaukee, Quarlls was brought to Pewaukee, Wisconsin by Samuel Brown; the two traveled via an old rickety wagon.

[2][1] Brown transported Quarlls to the home of Lucinda and Samuel Daugherty in Lisbon, Waukesha County.

"[7] They traveled through Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, while continuing to be pursued by slave hunters and lawyers.

He was a cook and Quarlls and her husband made a good living for their family through hard work.

[2] She corresponded with Goodnow, stating, Dearest Friend: Pen and ink could hardly express my joy when I heard from you once more.