| | 161 | Author: | Douglass, William | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor and
Frank Nelson 1857 March 8  | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | Dear Sirs I take this opportunity of sending my best regards to you as well
as the family and friends we all got safe
from Virginia to
Liberia
all of us that came to
Carysburgh
are well
Young Barrett had a Slight Bilious attack but is now better, the rest of the
people that we left at the
Cape
have moved to Clay Ashland, so as to be
near their
farm
I now tell you who is dead,
Dick Franklin, and Patrick Mickey
Robinson Scott,
Jacob Twine,
Francis Barrett,
James Scott
Maria Coleman,
Frank Coleman,
Lucy twines Baby
young
Jacob
WBilly Douglass,
Emily Carr, these have all died with the fever
and the rest have all had the fever but are getting better I am sorry to inform you of the death of these persons, I
always thought it imprudent for persons
raised on high lands to settle on the Coast, so I came to this mountain
where I am well as ever, All the boys have wrote
for themselves what they want, When you send what
they have sent for be so good as to send all seperate and different receipts for the same, As I told you when I left we had great difficulty in
selecting our tools, not having a Bill for them,
our Box of Cloth was broke upon and our Cloth was taken out what was left I divided as far it would go The Boys all wish you to send them money as follows The Walkers
want all what is left to be sent and all the rest except Young Barrett wish to have all sent that is left if there is not enough to get what they sent
for please to get such things as they most need, As I
did not know what was coming to me I thought best to mention these
things that I much stand in need off
by referring to the other Letters you will see what we are
doing if there is any money left for me please send
it in
in Tobacco
a Small Caske would be worth a
great deal as Tobacco is worth in trade 50 Cts a lb—
Bacon is worth 25 Cts a lb flour 12 1/2 butter 25 & 37
Eggs 37 1/2 a Dozen fowls 12 & 25 Cts a peice we are
able to get 30 Acres of farm land and a town lot of 1/2 An acre in the new settlement
this is certainly a fine country fine Timber fine soil
and on this mountain a Beautiful Climate
I am delighted with this Country thus far and with industry I think
that any man can get a living, We all have a
good Chance here, we have the worship of God regularly twice a day, we also
have a school which we attend daily & at night so that these 6
months if we dont improve it will be our own
fault,
Mr John Seys is continualy thinking of some thing to
increase our comforts and happiness the
Agent and Superintendent trys to do his part you will direct all things designed for any
of us to
Carysburgh
Mount Fauble Interior
Settlement Care of Mr Saunders A Campion
Agt A.
Cl Sy. and Governor or Superintendent
of the Settlement by these means we will never, get
them this land is very heavy Timbered the
Largest trees I ever
seen the Axes we got are all bro broke but
one, in looking at the Giant trees and our
broken axes we feel bad, but we intend to go on,
we are building a Log Church and School House so that you must
not think that I am idle I now Close this part
Dr Minor my Dear freind please to
rememember my love to dear old Aunt if she is
living tell her I thank God she did not start to
come here as she could never have got here,
this is not the Country for any old People
my wife joins in her kind regards to you I
wish very much to hear from you and let me know how your crops are I close by saying I am thankful to you for
to you all I send my love to every body and shall try to again by
the steamer God Bless you prays your truly | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 162 | Author: | Douglass, William | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Reverend W. Slaughter 1857
April 24 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I take this opportunity of writ ing You these few
lines to inform you of the health of my family; and the rest of the
immigrants which came out here with me; there
are only two have had the acclimating fever; Mr. Young
Bar rett and Mr. John Michie,
they only had it slightly I thought there could not be any place in
Af rica
where new comers would build and not—
have the acclimating changes, but I see there
is, men can come on top of this beautiful
mountain, which is 25 miles from the Saint Paul's
River and have but very little fever; If every one that comes here
improved like we have this will be the very spot for immigrants for sev eral years to come. After our arrival in this
place we have put up a neat little log church of which we call Union Church, as every persons who lived in this little settlement are trying to be
one people for the cause of Jesus Christ our
Lord; and since the completion of this church, we have drawn our
lands and every body are trying to build as
fast as they can; I was the first man out of our
number that put up a log house and the
rest are doing the same, and I hope we will try to do what we can if the good Lord's share
is to build up our county. We have written back to Dr. Jas. H. Minor as
you request us to do, for what we want and I did not think to remind him of
putting up our provisions in half a barrels as we have
so far to bring it, so please to tell him to have it done for us and
direct it to Careys Burg and in the care of
the Special Agent the Rev.
John Seys,
we would be very thankful that our little means
which were left behind would be sent to
us in pro visions which would be very good
for all of us. There is no hinderance cause for us to
build in this place if we only can get astart; there can be most everything grows here
that is eatable, and if it is cultivated in a right manner; and, man
will only plant it to grow, I see eddas, cassabas, potatoes
plantains, and many other things, that are too tedious for me to mentioned
now, there was twenty one of my people came
out here to settled and all are at work today,
and the ballance are at the Rec tacle at Monrovia the city of the
Republic, and out of that number 17 have died in
Clayash- land
after they moved from Monrovia, all the
old people excepting one, which
Mrs.
Franklin;
my
wife have improved considerably and also
my daughter
they have not lost one day since we arrived. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 163 | Author: | Douglass, William | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1857
August 19 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I am pleased to acknowledge the recipt of you
letter by the ship
M. C. Stevens
which arrived July last; and I learn that she has completed her
voyage on this coast and now is lying in the port of Monrovia on her re turn trip home.
And I am certain you will be pleased to hear from us, as no doubt you are
anscious to know how we are —
where we are — and how we are getting along. 1st We are all doing tolerable Well
in health for there have been only a part of us sick with the fever;
as for myself, I hav never had cause to lie down a day since here I have been, neither
hav any of my family been sick — those who
hav been sick did not suffer as much as was
antis cipated and some of them caused
their sickness by inadvertence in living & otherwise. Dr We are all at Careysburg with the escception of Robinson Scott's family who are still at Clay Ashland, & who I am sorry to say are
much reduced — yet, I rather escpect
the old lady will come here; but her son desires to buy land there with a
small tenement on it at a cost of $100.00. How success
ful he will be, I cannot tell. We have built mine log cabbins, and I am
pleased to say that in our sisc months were up we
were in them and pretty comfortably situated. All of us have our lots
pretty well planted down in potatoes, cassada,
eddoes, tomatoes, lima beans, some coffee trees set out & other
little articles which will do service in our families. Our boys I am happy
to say have up to this time conducted themselves pretty honorably
& I hope their present good character will be their index
through life with farther improvement for use fulness. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 166 | Author: | Douglass, William | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: William Douglass to his aunt 1858 January 28 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I am pleased to have the pre- viledge in life
to address this letter to you -& while I am having it
pened, I feel truly sensible of the good
providence of God in pre- serving me with
health & strength & a sound disposal to write. I feel sensible how pleased you will be
to hear from me as well as other friends at my old home & I
pray the Lord that all of you are well & doing well. One so
far off as I am—it may appear upon imagination that I am
almost out of the World. We are all well & myself &
wife join in love to you. Your letter afforded me much pleasure be cause it imparted satisfactory
intelligence about my children. Myself and daughter have the fever
slightly but never laid up a day. My wife have not been laid up a day
neither. David has not been sick at all Poor Thomas is dead. He followed his old
habbits of running about, he went away from home,
and spent some time, and re turned with the
fever lived 8 days and died
Mary is well and hearty, a very fine girld and industrious. Her mother suffered much with the
fever at Clay Ashland-but has improved
considerable. We are living & do as well as we can—and we
are much pleased with our home & country. Though should you
& I live, I expect in a few years to see you again & should
we not live—pray God that we may meet in heaven. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 167 | Author: | Coleman, Washington | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: Washington Coleman to Dr. James H. Minor 1858
January 28 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | Dear Sir I hop
thes lines may find you well I my self is not
well I have bin
Quit sick but thank God I am Better. do please send me one Barrel of Pork Barrel of Sugar Barrel Flour Bar of
Soap one Broad Ax
Eight yarde cloth three
patten for
vestcets
patten
Role of Bound
linen 3 Role of calico
two
pare
gators
Shouse 3 pare
cast
Shouse 3 grubin hoes
2 pole
Ax cage of Powder Bag
Shot one Gun
folen pice1 Six
Boxis caps
one cardes of
buttens Some fine linen Role
blich cotton one
cage of nails one Role Blue
drilling set of
Kinife & fork I send
my best love to ouncel
Joseph & ouncel
William tell him I have bin very sick
William must tell me how hes
gitten
along
he
have never witen
me Send my love to Dor Minor & all his children Send me one Barrel of tobacco | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 168 | Author: | Walker, Tarins; Walker, Hugh | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: Tarins Walker and Hugh Walker to Dr. James H.
Minor 1858 January 29 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I have never had the chance to write to you but I have try this time to do so. I am well and also, my brother
Hugh
is the same
we hope this may find you in good health, father and
the rest of the family is tolerable and
they send their love to you and all in your family and all in the
place. If you I have received 3 pair
shoes 1 boots axe and 1 blade. If you pleased to send me 1 barrel press pork, two kegs of nails, no. 4
pen ny
no. 10 penny, two hoes grusbling 1 Box of leaf tobacco, 7 yards Broad cloth, pisce of Blue driling 1
pisce Brown linen, 1 piece linen for shirts,
cottons for pants. bottons for shirts, 6 hanks
of silk thread 7 hanks of flax thread, 1 piece
coarse cotton, and 1 piece bleached cotton two
Boxes of soap | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 169 | Author: | Carr, Mildred | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: Mildred Carr to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January
29 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I take this opportunity of writein you this
lines to inform you that We are all well hopeing
that this may find you and famil enjoying the
same blessings of good
Health now the ship is about to sail for
Virginia & wish to let you know about the
things that you sent me last one peace of Brown jeanes and
one peace of blue cottin
there a small peace of yaller
cottin & nothing more in the way of
clothing as the outher woman
had thay had shoes
stockins & calicoes and I did not think that you sent any more to
them Than you did to me & I can not beleave
outher Ways unless you write me that you did
make That differrance with us dear master
James
Please send me some clothing for my self
&
Children some shoes for me no 7 & a box of soap and some counterpin calico and some calicoes for clothing for my self & children
also we has gotten in our new house jist at Chrismast and it is large
a
enufe for four rooms
Please master send those things as far as the Money will a low please give my love to all the
servants old aunt Rachiel
speshily
Please give my love to Brother Billy
and Joe when you see them dr. as I am quite
busy at this time washing & ironing for the society In deed all the music hall woman
are inployed
by the society at this time nothing more
at this time master James but beleave me
to be your obediant servant | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 170 | Author: | Scott, Mary | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: Mary Scott to Elizabeth Minor 1858 December | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | My Deare I recive your
letter an was glad to her from
you I hope these lines will find well as
these leave me & mother
Elzibeth
I am in Africa
an is well satfid this is
the Country for the
Culore raice My deare I
do wich I could see your fasce again, o, Miss
Elzibeth
most evey thing Grows in this Country
oringes peach
wasnots most very thing. I did
leave
Careys burg
in dec 1858
to go to the fane. I did not
Beleave that it was somany
thing heare in this Country I have ben goin to Choole but I have ben
employed to wait on the amegrant in the Resepticel My Choole
teacher name, Miss
Julet Hazzit.
I have lost my Deare Brother he is dead
he is dead he left a Good
test tamony behind he died happy. very happy indeed
when you write again please write me all the
Strange nose you did write A short letter to me
before please tell
Mrs Sarah Loois
I have
written her an never recive no anser. Give my love to your Mother an Father. Give love to Maly & Roday tell them tha must write
to me
Bety Walker says tell Roday as she did not write me
write before
please rite when the ship return.
Give my love to
An Rachel
tell her I
off time think of her I
give my love to all the frieds Mother send all
love to you all
Mary Jane & Sarah send their love to
Ant Rachel | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 174 | Author: | Twine, Charles | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: Charles Twine to Dr. James H. Minor 1860
January 19 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I write you these lines to inform you of my health which is quite well
& hope these will find you the same. I recive the meshesed you sent me
& I understan
that you was in sulted about the letter I send you but Deare Sir I did not
meane to insulte you. I
was very glad to hear that your family was well
& your
peopel was well
if you aras insulted Sir I aske your parden When you
see my sister please tell her howdy for me. tell her if I never see her on erth I
hop to meet her in heaven whose
perstin will be no more
Lucy &
Adline
send thare best respects hear
tell Susan she must excuse me for not writing to
her but I will write her on the next Ship Myself & will will send you some mony
the reason I write before
twas because I thugh I had
some money there but if I have none I will stop
writen
over those to you I heard that some
of the peopel have some things come but I
have not recive anything as yeat
if I have anything else home Please send it to me
in
me
ennything you see proper
tell
Aunt rachel Hardy for
me &
auncel John
&
Sadey Brackston & Caroling Brackston
&
Noley
Sharps
tell sadey & Courotiny tha mus write me | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 175 | Author: | Scott, Tibby and Scott, Mary | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: Tibey Scott and Mary Scott to James H. Minor
and Elizabeth Minor 1860 January 19 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | Deare Sir I write you these lines to inform you of
my health wich is quite well. I hope these lines
will find you all well in health. My Best respects to Joseph Tarel
William Tarel
Mr Thomas Estres
family
Liess
Harris
family & Julia A
Ann Haliaday & her servient
&
saddy
in particular My children all is well
Mary & Milred
& Robert & Thomas Send thar best love to you all.
we
lik the country very well
our littel town are inproven very much with amegrants at
this time. Both of the Boys gos to chule we have the pleasur of
goin to church three times as week.
our pastur is a
pastur from
Richmond
I received the thing you sent
us 3 pare of
shoes, 1 keg of [hole in ms.]
you have ay thing els to
send me please send me some cloth for my boys such as cotton cloth to make
for &
any thing
els you think we stand need of & some white
cloth. Mr Minor
fare well fare well
if we never meet on erth no mor I hop to meet you in
heaven whare partin will be no more | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 176 | Author: | Walker, Hugh | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: Hugh Walker to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January
20 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I take my pen in hand To drop you a few lines to let you know that I am
well and I hope these lines may find you the same,
my family are tolerably well with the excetions of
Sally
she has an ulcer on her foot for the last two years,
it is so that she can first hop to school at this time,
Mary Jane
beky
Sally and Taylor have
all had very bad ulcers but they are all well but Sally's I am some time so ignorant as to believe if you had
been present that you would have cured them.
long ago I received a cag of
nails which I was very much oblige to you for the only
thing is a box of hardware at the depot which we have not received yet but
we don't know what is in it yet I learned from
Wm Douglass
letter that you have been advised what to do with the children's
money I believe that the advise is very good in some things but as my circumstances is
otherwise fixed im advise according to
things I have six upon my hands to provide
bread for them and myself and clothes and shoes
if you have any means you must please send them some
clothing,
betty
says is you have any money for her please send
it in money, my children send their love to
Aunt rachel
and to
roda
and
nelly,
and to
mr. and mrs. howe lewis,
My respects to you No more at present but
remains yours respectfully | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 177 | Author: | Harden, Julia | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: Julia Harden to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January
20 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | As the Ship
M. C. Stevens
are about to sail for the United States I
avail myself of the opportunity to write you a few lines as I have
written two or three times but up to the present time I have not
received no answer to Either of my letters which I cannot account
for I have thought perhaps they may have gotten
misplaced is why I again have attempted to write you again which I
trust will reach you. Permit me to request of you to send me some
things which I greatly needs
please to Send me some cloths Suitable for to
make some dreses for myself & Daughter
& Some pantloon Stuff for my boys
& a peices of white clothe & some sewing cotton & a dozen Ladies
Shoes & a dozen Linen Hankerchiefs
& Some Bed ticking & Some Shoes for myself &
daughter Say a couple of pair Each,
these things I would be happy to get by the Ship
on her return. My respects to yourself & family this leaves me well with all my children my respects to old aunt
Racheal If alive. please to reply by the return of the Ship. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 179 | Author: | Douglass, William | Add | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1865
August 15 | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I seat myself once more to write you to in-
form you that I am still with my family in the land among the
living, for which I am more than thankful to God. I can truly say
that the Lord has been good to us since we have been in this land in
sparing our lives. My daughter instead of the little girl I brought
with me is now taller than her mother. She has grown much indeed
and with her mother is enjoying good health. It has been now about 4
years since I have heard from you and I must say I am over axious to hear from you once more— more so since I
heard the war is about over. It must indeed have been dreadful
to be in a land as America has been for the last four years—
covered with all the horrors of war. But I hope it will not be long
ere peace shall again be de clared and when the sound of the battle
shall no more be heard. In your last letter you requested me when I
write to inform you how I was
am getting along. At present I am
doing pretty well. I am paying the mass of my attention to the
growing of cane of which I have about 8 acres. I made this year 8000 pounds of sugar which was
said to be the best made around here. It is true that it is a new
country, and we have many hardships to un-
dergo, but by God's blessings and an effort on one's side he
can get along. Here I have realized the meaning of the words: Sitting
under one's
own vine and fig tree and none
daring to molest or make afraid. The only thing that grieves me, is
that I cannot enjoy it with my children. were
they with me I should be perfectly satisfied. To be so far separated
from them is indeed an afflic- tion hard
to bear. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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