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1Author:  Ceasar, SamsonAdd
 Title:  Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1835 March 5  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I Embrace the opper tunity to inform you that I am well hoping that these few lines will find you all well I hav written to you not long Since I will not write but a short letter I want to in form you that I hav received but two letters from you since I landed I hav written as many as a dozen to you you hav no excuse for not writing vessels are coming from the united states everry month the most of the vessels are from New York with out it is and Emigrant vessel they are mostly from Norfolk three of our Preachers are expected to l Sail from Liberia to new york to morrow in order to bring their familys to Liberia to remain for life one is a white man Super intender of the Methodis Epistal Episcopal Church Several more of the people in this place are going I can not tell when I will start to come to America I am employed to teach school I do not know when I can come but if God Spares me I hope to See you all in this world if not I hope to see you in a better world than this I hav been to one Camp meeting in Liberia I must say I never was at a Camp meeting in my life that people acted better it has been very sickly here for a bout three month many hav gone to eternity in that time I thank God that I am still living Giv my lov to Mother Eade an to David and his wife tell them that I am well and doing well I am still striving to serv the Lord in my weak manner and to Preach the Gospel also giv my best lov to all the family tell them I often think about them and would like to see them all but the proud ocean rolls between us tho the ocean bet between us roll friendship shall unite our souls giv my lov to your wife and and Children and to Miss Lydia Simmons to all your friends and to all the neighbours I will send your father one of our herbals I hav not time to write much now please to excuse me as for you my best lov is alway with you I want you to write as often as possible and I will do the same
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