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141Author:  Hamilton, AlexanderAdd
 Title:  Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church (September 24, 1796) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: At length, Dear Angelica our apprehensions are realized and your coming is deferred. But though life is too short to render it agreeable to lose even a winter in the passage from hope to enjoyment in any thing which materially interests us — yet if you do really come in the spring and bring with you Mr. Church it will afford us consolation, because it will leave life ultimately at hazard and may give us earlier the pleasure of seeing him — But prithee do not let the Winter freeze the inclination and produce more procrastination — For one cannot always live on hope — Tis thin diet at best.
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142Author:  Hamilton, AlexanderAdd
 Title:  Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church (October 2, 1791) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: I thank you my dear Angelica for your two last letters and for the Trouble you were taking to procure me the remainder of the Articals I requestd you to send out.
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143Author:  Hamilton, AlexanderAdd
 Title:  Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church (October 23, 1794) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: I am thus far my dear Angelica on my way to attack and subdue the wicked insurgents of the West — But you are not to promise yourself that I shall have any trophies to lay at your feet. A large army has cooled the courage of those madmen & the only question seems now to be how to guard best against the return of the phrenzy.[1]
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144Author:  Hamilton, AlexanderAdd
 Title:  Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church (November 1791) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: What is the reason that we have been so long without a line from you? Does your affection for us abate?— If it does you are very ungrateful; for I think as kindly as ever of My Dear Sister in Law -and Betsey has lately given me a stronger proof than she ever did before of her attachment to you. Guess if you can what this is. If you can't guess, you must wait for an explanation until we meet once more —
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145Author:  Hamilton, AlexanderAdd
 Title:  Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church (November 8, 1789) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: After taking leave of you on board of the Packet, I hastened home to sooth and console your sister.[1] I found her in bitter distress; though much recovered from the agony, in which she had been, by the kind cares of M.rs Bruce[2] and the Baron.[3] After composing her by a flattering picture of your prospects for the voyage and a strong infusion of hope, that she had not taken a last farewell of you; The Baron little Phillip[4] and myself, with her consent, walked down to the Battery, where with aching hearts and anxious eyes we saw your vessel, in full sail, swiftly bearing our loved friend from our embraces. Imagine what we felt. We gazed, we sighed, we wept; and casting "many a lingering longing look behind" returned home to give scope to our sorrows, and mingle without restraint, our tears and our regrets. The good Baron has more than ever rivetted himself in my affection : to observe his unaffected solicitude and see his old eyes brimful of sympathy has something in it that won my whole soul and filled me with more than usual complacency for human nature. Amiable Angelica! how much you are formed to endear yourself to every good heart. How deeply you have rooted yourself in the affections of your friends on this side the Atlantic! Some of us are and must continue inconsolable for your absence.
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146Author:  Hamilton, AlexanderAdd
 Title:  Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church (December 27, 1793) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: I embrace this opportunity, My Dear Friend, by Mr. Marshall, to tell you that my health which had suffered a severe shock by an attack of the malignant disease lately prevalent here is now almost completely restored. The last vestige of it has been a nervous derangement; but this has nearly yielded to Regimen, a certain degree of exercise and a resolution to overcome it.
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147Author:  Lincoln, AbrahamAdd
 Title:  Letter to the Secretary of War (August 18, 1862) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: Louis Me Lane Hamilton, son of the first Secretary of the Treasury on his father side, and also a grandson of one who at different times was Se- -cretary of the Treasury and Se- -cretary of the State on his mother's side has served a three months term as a private and now wishes at the end of his term, near by, to have a commission in the regular army— Let him have a Lieutenancy if there be a vacancy.
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148Author:  Hamilton, ElizabethAdd
 Title:  Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church (n.d.) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: My very Dear beloved Angelica I have seated my self to write to you, but my heart is so sadend by your Absence that it can scarcly dictate, my Eyes so filled with tears that I shall not be able to write you much but Remember. Remember. my Dear sister of the Assurances of your returning to us, and do all you can to make your Absence short. tell Mr. Church for me of the happiness he will give me, in bring- =ing you to me, not to me alone but to fond parents sisters friends and to my Hamilton who has for you all the affection of a fond own Brother. I can no more.
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149Author:  Hamilton, AlexanderAdd
 Title:  Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church (n.d.) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: If you knew the power you have to make happy you would lose no opportunity of writing to Betsey & me ; for we literally feast on your letters.
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150Author:  Washington, GeorgeAdd
 Title:  Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church (December 4, 1798) [a machine-readable transcription]  
 Published:  1996 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-ASChurchletters 
 Description: For the honor I have recei- ved, in the very obliging and flattering sen timents transmitted in your letter of the 14th ult, I pray you to accept all my gratitude and thanks.
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151Author:  Ceasar, SamsonAdd
 Title:  Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to David S. Haselden 1834 February 7  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I embrace this opportunity to inform you that I am well at this time hoping that these few lines may find you enjoying the Same blessing after fifty sixt days on the ocean we all landed Safe in monrovia I was very Sick on board of the vessle but I thank god that he has taken Cear of me untill the present time I hav Seen Agreate manys things Since I left home that I never would of Seen in Buchannon it urengs to mind the words of Solomon that the eye is not satisfide with Seeing nor the eare with hearing I must say that I am as well pleasd as I expeced to be in Liberia we hav most all had the fever and hav lost four of our number one woman about Seventy five two Children under twelve allSo the Rev Mr Rigt [1] one of our misenarys lost his wife and we may Say She is aloss to africa but we hav evry reson to belive that she is at rest the balance is all on the mend this is my twenty fourth day Since I first was takin and I thank god that I hav not kept my bed one hole day at atime the people do die through imprudence we hav the best docter that ever was in this place I can not tell you much about africa I hav not been from Monrovia Since I landed I must Say that the people are doing better than I expected them two agreat many of them got rich Since they came to Liberia their is Some that are doing bad like in all other places I think from what I hav Seen and heard that any body Can liv in this place if they will be industrous the natives are numerous in this place and they do the most of the work for the people in this place they will Steal every Chance They they hav they are most all Croomen[2] in respect to my Self I think that I Could make an independent living if I was to put my Self about it but as my intention was to Spend and be Spent for god I feal like standing to my post I hav not been employd by the methodist yet the Presbytterians offer to take me in to their famely and Support me and give me the best education that they Can their is four in famely two white men one white woman and one Coloured man they hav treated me with greate kindness and all So the methodist the methodist preachers are plenty in this place and their is not as larg A field in monrovia as would I wish to find and be spent for god our methodist bishup told me that as soon as he got over the fever he would find me A Station I Can not tell you at this time what parte of africa I will be placd in I will write when I can tell you more A bout it you must excuse bad writing and all So bad Spelling I must come to A close
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152Author:  Ceasar, SamsonAdd
 Title:  Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1834 March 18  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I embrace the opper tunity to let you no that I send this paper to Adam Carper I am on my road to Calwell and met the oppertunity to send one paper home please to send it to him youy you must excuse me for not writing more and better my company is wating to go to Calwell I hav not been there yet but am on my road at this time. tell Adam to read the news of Africa and let his friends read the same and all so his neighbours I did not no when I wrote to Daniel that I could get A paper to send home my Company is waiting on me and I must Stop the writing is bad the Spelling is bad and the lines Crocked. The indorcment on the paper is put on by one of our store keepers pardon me for not senen sending you A paper
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153Author:  Ceasar, SamsonAdd
 Title:  Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1834 April 1  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I embrace this oppertunity to inform you that I am well hoping that these few lines may find you all in good helth I wrote to you by the same ship that I came in and I now hav the oppertunity of writing to you by a vessel that brough out emegrants from baltimore to Cape Palmus About five hundred miles from monrovia their is anumber gon from this place to Cape Palmus as I wrote before I can not tell you much About the Country as their has been so many people died in this place I though I would not expose my Self in travling So I hav not been from the Cape we have vessels coming in harber All most every weak from urope no man could tell what trade is going on in Africa unless he could See it I hav seen so many Strang things Since I left home that evry thing be comes old when I first Saw the nativs all naked I though that I never could get ust to it but it is an old saing use is second nature I do not mind to See them now if I could talk with you face to face and tell you about the nativs you would not belive me to See their cloth that they make and other Articue els that they make you would be Supprised To be Short, their natturel talants are grate in deed Some of them can read and write. I am sory to tell you that we hav lost the Rev Mr. Wright after he lost his wife he had got on so fare that he came to Church and he took re laps and on the 21 of march he fell Asleep in Jesus arms ware Sickneys and Sorrow pain and Death are felt and feard no more Mr. Spaulding is very low at this time and all so the Single Lady, but She Says Se would Sooner Die than to go back and discurage the mishen it seem all most imposable for white men to liv here but still their is A greate many on the cost at the British Colenny their is a greate many white people in short they are coming and going out and in Monrovia most evry day we hav lost but five out of our number yet but God only noes how Soon Some more of us will hav to go but thank God it is as nigh to havin in africa as it is in America the time is not fare distant when Gabril will sound the Trump and gether us all together O that I may be so hapy to meet you and all your famely on the Right hand of God and all So all my neighbours ware we can enjoy the company of each other for ever and we will be clear of truble for ever and we will see our God face to face and live for ever. O Henry when I look back and reflect on the many ours I spent with you and your famely I am led to wish that I could see you all but we are severl thousand miles Apart at this time the Captain of our ship says it is five thousand and six hu ndred miles from Norfolk to Liberia he can measure A mile on sea as correct as you can on land I want you to write to me as often as you can vessels are coming from the United States evry month let me no all about the people how many hav died and who they are and how many hav mared and who they are and who was elected to the next Legislature. Write evry thing [HOLE IN MS] [HOLE] fit to write and I will do the same. [HOLE] Give my love to your wife and mothernlaw tell them to pray for me I often think of you all giv my love to Simon and Harison and to Bety tell them that I want them to have good education and good Religion Against I come to America Giv my love to your Father and Step mother tell them I often think of them Tell them to pray for me Giv my love to the Boys and tell them if they ever want to see any thing to leave Buchannon giv my love to all the Children to Philip Reger with all his family and to Mr Haselden and Goff and all inquireing friends Tell Lydia that their was A vessel from Jermany landed here About ten days Ago and I never saw better looking men in my life than some of them ware if She wants a Jerman and will write to me I will try to send hur one for I think they will suit hur Tell hur Above all things to get religion so that she may Save hur sole May the Lord bless you all and save you is my pray for Christ's Sak
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154Author:  Ceasar, SamsonAdd
 Title:  Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1834 June 2  
 Published:  1999 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I embrace this oppertunity to inform you that I am well hoping that these few lines will find you in and all yours in good helth it affords me adegree of Comfort that I have the oppertunity of conversing with you by way of paper and ink I have been in Africa almost Six months and I have not kept my bed one day at A time I had but A Slight tuch of the fever I have Chills now and then and also the fever with them the fever is not as hard in this Country as it is in the United States if you get it around here it is very hard to heal but I thank god that I have had none yet it is almost nedless for me to undertake to dis crib Africa to you I have Seen but little of it but this I can Say the more I See and the longer I Stay the better I like it I am convinced in my owun own mind that all that is wanting is industry and good management and then we Shall be independant and can enjoy the comforts of life I visited A Town by the name of New Gorgia it is Settled by the recaptured Africans by the name of Ebose and Congose they had not been in the United States long enough to learn to talk English if you Could See their town and their farms around it you would Say that any person that could not live in A A Africa ort to Starve I Seen three Crops all at one time on one peace of ground their was corn rice and Cosider and they all look as promising as I would wish to See them Swete potatos look as fine as any I ever Saw I must Say that I am afraid that our Country never will improve as it ort untill the people in the United States keep their Slaves that they have raised like as dum as horses at home and Send those here who will be A help to improve the Country as for Virginia as far as my knowledg extends I think She has Sent out the most Stupid Set of people in the place while they have them their the cow hide is hardly ever off of their backs and when they come here they feal So free that they walk about from morning till evening with out doing one Stroke of work by those means they become to Sufer people in the United States ort to have more regard for Liberia than to Send Such people here Some think that every thing grows by in this Country with out labour but they are mistaken I must Correct an error that I made in William Jackson's letter I Stated that every thing grew almost Spontanious in this Country I wish to be un derstood by that expresion that we need not labour half So hard here as in Some parts of the United States yet we can not live with out work their have com agrate many from North Carlina who are dregs in the place the most enterprising men that we have here is from Baltimore and Charleton I can only Say that if the Coulard man had the Same oppertunity with the White man he would not be one Step behind him in no respect the their is not much Sickness in Liberia at this time god Still preserves our lives time would fail m with me to tell all that I have Seen and heard Since I left Buchannon I often think about you the thousands of miles apart we have had Seet intercourse together on Buchannon and I feal in hopes if god Spares us we will See each other in the flesh I am now living in Call well imploid to assist in giving out provis ion and Selling goods in the mean time I am studing grammer and the arithmetic I want to get all the Learning that I can for with out it we can do but little both in temperl and Spirituel matters your assistance to me will never be forgotten by me while I move on the globe as it respects my religious enjoy ments I think I enjoy my Self as well as I ever have Since god Spoke peace to my Soul the more I See of the world the more I feal like Serving god as I n no that I have but afew days to live in the world I want to do all I can in god's service I feal that when god calls me from this world that it Shall be from the walls of Zion I have been trying to Blow the gospel trump ever since I landed in Africa I Still feal that god is with me god is reviveing his work in Caldwell I feal as if the time was not far distant till the Clangours of truth will be Sounded to the last green verg on erth when I look back to America and See how the people in Buchannon Stood in my way in trying to Serve god I fear that if they do not repent they will be Sorry in the morning of the resurrection I can appeal to god and Say I love all my old neighbours I want you to give my best love to your wife and tell her that I am Still trying to [illeg.] tell her not to forget me at athrone of grace Give my love to all the family tell your boys to improve their time in learning while young and when they grow up they will be glad that they Spent their time in gaining knowledg tell Betty likewise to get learning tell Lydia that I expect She has all the learning She can get unless She goes to Germany if She is not mared yet [illeg.] tell her to write to me and I will try and bring A German with me when I come to the United States I want you to give my love to your father and all his family both at [illeg.] and abroad I have not time to mention [illeg.] [illeg.] names tell them all that I am better contented than I ever was Since I blivd that god called me to preach his gosple their is a large field opend for me and I intend to labour for god untill he Calls me from the world and then I hope to go whare the wicked Seas from trubling and the wared Soul be for ever at rest O Henry never sufer the vain and sorded things of this world to deprive you of the immortle crown [illeg.] that awaits the faithful at god's right hand Give my love to Mr Haselden tell him that the world has not got my hart yet I and I hope by the help of god that it never will get the advantage of me for their is nothing in it worthy of our affection give my love to all my old neighbours and to all inquireng friends I want you to write as often as possible and let me no what is going on in your Settlement how many have died and who they ware also how things are generaly both in State and in Church in Short write all that you think will be profitable to me this is the fourth letter I have written [illeg.] to you Since I landed in Africa I will write as often as I can please to excuse bad writing and Spelling for I am Surrounded with company I want you to tell the people to direct their letters to Mr Robert R Gurley in Wash ington for him to send to me and I think that I will get them by so doing you will oblige your friend.
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155Author:  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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156Author:  Ceasar, SamsonAdd
 Title:  Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1835 August 3  
 Published:  1999 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I feel happy to have the oppertunity of writing you in order to let you know that I am well at this time hoping that these lines will find you all well. I am sorry to have to inform you that we have been attacted by the natives at the place called Bassaw Cove about one hundred miles from here they k killed about 15 or 20 Americans our people attacted them twice and the first time we lost one man they sent up for more men they went down and made the second attact and drove the natives all out of Town it is not known how many natives got killed but it is Sertain Several was killed I Can not Give you full Satisfaction in this letter I will send you one Herld and if I can I will send you a paper witch will be printed to morrow or next day & witch will Give you a full Statement of all the ware. I Can only say that we are in no danger of the natives if we manage Right as for my own part I feal no fear at all of the natives I receive a letter from Eade in July and was Glad to here that you ware all well tell Eade I have not time to write to her now but will write the first vessel that Sails from here to America After this one Give my love to all your famely and to all my old neighbours tell Mother I am well Give my love to all the famely tell Daniel I have never received a line from him Since I left home I am in a hurry the vessel is expected to Sail in a few days. God is with us of a truth. I still feal Intent on Serving God untill I die write as often as possible I remain your friend
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157Author:  Michie, MaryAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Mary Michie to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 February 4  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: It affords me great pleasure to have this opportunity to address a letter to you. In the midst of danger & death, while we could discern nothing above, & around us but the blue canopy of heaven, & under ous the deep, deep blue sea, we we were Providentially cared for, and bless to reach this our destined port, Monrovia. I am much pleased with this place inded, Monrovia is nearly as large as Charlotsville and has some fine houses in it. The people here are very genteel. I thought to find things different, and that we would have to enlighten tha people, but I find that we need teaching ourselves. There was not a death during the passage out, and up to this date all our folks are well, and very well satisfied indeed. For myself, I would not go back to America no how. I leave to day for to go up the St Pauls river and see how it looks up there: and when I have got a better knowledge of the Country, I want to write you all about: so as you may be informed and others through you how & what the country is.
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158Author:  Douglass, WilliamAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 February 5  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: In haste I drop you these few lines to inform you of my health, and family, we are all well and enjoying the blessings of kind heaven. We left Norfolk on the 8th, of Decr. and we were 45 days on our tedious passage from Hamilton roads to Roberts port Grand Cape Mount, were we stop to land some of our immigrants who were destined to the place, and during the voyage, there was none sick of any disease only sea sickness which of course we were not accustom to in no way, before our arrival at the above named; all well and fater than they was before in thier life, and all arrived at Monrovia in the beautiful Receptacle[1] which was brought out by the Rev. John Seys some months hence in good spirits and sound; except myself, wife Susan , and Mary Douglass my daughter, Thos. Scott , David Scott, Chas. Twin , Phil Twin , Geo. Walker , Hugh Walker, Jr., Winzer Walker , Wilson Coleman , Washington Coleman Martin Coleman, Allen Coleman, Young Barrett Maria Barrett, Isabella Johnson, Chas. Barrett , Dick Barrett , John Mickey , and Washington Mickey , all these I have mentioned[2] leave the ship Mary Caroline Stevens, on the 28th day of January for this place, which is about 46 miles which is only few hours travel, 15, of us arms our mus kets and march in the roads from White Plains near Millsberg to our destined home here we arrived safe and sound; and we are all here provided for by the Rev. John Seys our excellent Agent who came out here for that purpose; and we think could find no better man for that experiment, no how in the world, who is acquainted with the natives fashion and cus toms, and have already prepare us a loving and fine peo- ple; and everything is suitable to our taste in every respects and condition. We have meetings in the week on the Sabbath and also Sabbath school; and in the week day school is for us, which is taught by Mr. John A. Claode a native of this country who have been reared up by the good missionary Society some years back who ever thought we would find such a one as this young man is in the midst of civilized people O may God give him grace to teach those who has arrived here late; this school is taught in our receptable as there was no school house has been built for that purpose, but I hope by the assistance of God we shall put up one for school and also will answer for worshipping. I cannot say any thing now about the people until I hear from them again but when I left them they were all well and good in spirits; as for the country I am very much disap pointed to see what beautiful country it is. I dont think there could be any better country found for our colored race any part of the globe, and when we come to behold the natural fruits hanging on our beautiful shady trees, its makes my heart to re- joiced within me; and I almost exclaim O God thou has hidden many things from the eyes of man, on this this side of the shores and, now we are able we are to see it for ourselves which we have heard of for many years past and gone, but you may assumed that we are long way behind the people of this country for thier in genuity they can make an excellent country cloths which of course I did not expect to see such in the land. I have seen an excellent African cotton which is of the best quality it can be raise by any one if they only prepare a place for it. We find everything good for eatable and also that to make man happy in this world, but most every thing is dear for to buy. My dear Doctor Minor as you fail in given us the list of our tools it was difficult to get it of from the ship, but we have done the best we could and have divided them according to our ability, for you assured we found very a ble for our wants, and we are very thankful to you that you did procure these things for our means, that we are now have the pleasure to say to you what we stand in need off, and we will say that by the Mary Caroline Stevens, when she returns in March we all will remember you all in our pray ers to God, especially your family in preference fromand all the rest, they all remember their love to every body, and all are well and have not had any sick ness since our arrival in this mount, and if all meet up with good luck we will unite to all in that neigh borhood.
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159Author:  Douglass, William; Walker, William; Carr, SamuelAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass, Hugh Walker, and Samuel Carr to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 February 6  
 Published:  1999 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: i have taken this oppertunity of wrighting thes feue lines to in form your how we ar geting along in our new home we was forty one Days from Hamto n Rhoades to Cape Mont and we need to illeg. that noe lives has not Bin lost in way coming we ar at this tim settle on the St Paul River fifteen miles from Monrovia and the Children and some of our old Peopoel is about to take the Affrican feaver But not as yet Searous and as Artickels is high her we send for some things Robbenson Scoot send fore a whiyp saw and 4 Barrels of flower and a coupp le Barrels of Pork and a Box of Shoes of Diffrent sizes from twelve to 8 of men shoes and from 8 to 5 of woman shoes forty yards of calicoe and forty yards of lawn of Diffrent Kindes and Dozon pair of thin stockigs and forty yards of Bleach and unbleach cotton and dozon spools of cotton and send me 8 yardes of Dottot whit Muslin Jeams and Douglass[1] send fore a suit of Broad Cloth Clothes and a Dozon Shirtes each fiftwen Dollars a Peac Jeames and Douglass Robenson Scoot send fore a foot axe and pleas to me twenty Dollars in money and i should to have the whiyp saw as soone as i can get Molly send worde to youe to send her 4 Barrels of flooers of and 2 Barrels of Pork thirty yardes of Unbleac Cotton and thirty yardes of Calicoe Dozon Pair of woman shoes number six and all soe a Barrel of Suggar and half a Dozon of men shoes number twelve and Spooles of Sootton Diffrent qality half Dozon Pair of Stock ings [Illeg.] Judah Hardon Send fore thirty yards of Calicoe and thirty yardes of unbleach cotton 4 pair man shoes number eleven and half a Dozon of Boyes Shoes about 7 or 8 years old and a whiyp saw 3 Barrelles of floower and a Barrel of Suggar 2 Barrel Pork and fifty Dollars in money Frances Barret if youe Pleas to send her one Barre of flouer one of Suggar too Barrels of Pork and and a Barrel of Mackrel twenty yardes of Bleach and unbleach cotton twenty yardes calicoe half a pair of stockings and Dozon Splooes of Cotton Diffrent qulty 4 pair of Shoes men shoes number nine half Dozon Pair of wom en shoes number 7 Dozon pair of Stockings and all soe Brier Blaid Milly Franklin if you Be pleas to send her 2 Barrels of flower and a Barrel of Suggar twenty yardes of Calicoe and twenty yardes of un bleach cotton 8 Pair of Stockings half a Pair of Shoes number Seven Rachel Mans if youe pleas to send her twenty yardes geames half a Dozon pair of Shoes 7 Dozon Pair Stockings Dozon Spooles of Cotton half Dozon Pair of Pocket hankerchef Vonnor [2] send fore if you pleas to send him 6 Barrels of flower and a Barrel of Moolasses and a Barrel of Mackrel 3 pair of shoes number nine 3 pair of sockes suit of sunday Clothes ten yardes of Blue Jean Henry[3] ask if you Pleas to send him a Barrel of Suggar and 4 Barrels of flower one of Pork and a Whiyp Saw and a suit of Brod Clth clothes and working Clothes and 2 hundred weight of toobaccoe and ten Dollars and 20 yardes of Blue jeanes Adline Southhall ask if and Lucy[4] ask if youe Pleas to send to them to gether 4 Barrel of flower 2 Barrels of Pork one Barrel of Suggar 2 Barrel of Mackrels one Box of shoes men shoes number ten and women shoes from nine to six 205 yardes of jeanes 205 yarde of Lawn and allsoe of cotton cloth and calicoe Dozon Spooles of Cotton Dozon Pair of Stocking 20 yardes of Bleach cotton and a Box of Ribbons and some [illeg.] sodar Margret Scoot if youe be pleas to send her 3 Barrell of flower on of Pork one of fish thirty yardes of Calicoe twenty yardes of jeanes thirty yardes of Bleach cotton one of Sugar Dozen Spooles of cotton and a box of shoes women shoes from nine to six boyes shoes from thirteen years old to seven years Billy Dugllas [5] if youe pleas to send him a suit of Brod Cloth Clothes and 20 yardes of Blue jeanes Box of Shoes from 21 to 8 half a Dozon of Shirtes all Ready Maide Grae Faran [6] is be pleas to send him 2 barrels flower on of Pork one of Mackrel half Dozon Pair of Shoes tens and 11 one Barels of Moolasses 20 yardes of cotton jeanes thirty yardes of Bleach hundred whet of toabaccoe half Dozon summer hats Patty Walker[7] sends her best respects to Doctor Minor and requests him to please to send her 4 barrels of flour and one of sugar and two of pork and one of mackerel her three boys please send them each suit of broad clothes and a box of boots and shoes No from ten to 7 mens and woman from 8 to five fifty yards of calico and the same of lawn and gingham fifty yard fifty yards of unbleached cotton two dozen of shirts all ready made fifty of blue cotton jeans for mens wear two dozen of stockings and a dozen pair of socks half a dozen bottles of castor oil, and some gingham handkerchiefs and some flax thread and two dozen spools of cotton — and when these things are sent please be particular in having them marked to each one so there will be no mistake please be particular in sending a memo of things so that there will be no mistake made they all join with me in love to you all wishs to hear from you soon no more remains
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160Author:  Barrett, Young; Barrett, Maria; and Johnson, IsabellaAdd
 Title:  Liberian letters: Young Barrett, Maria Barrett, and Isabella Johnson to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 March 3  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I have taken this first opportunity after my arrival in this country, of writing to you I hope that you and family are well, myself & family are quite well, and have been since I been in this country, yet at this time I am not quite well to day. Myself and Maria , Isabella Charles and Richard , have all come to the new Interior Settlement, about 50 or 60 miles from the sea coast. Wm Douglass and his family, Charles Twine and his Brother Philip , George , Winslow and Hugh Walker 3 Brothers, Washington, Coleman, Allen , Wilson, and Martin 4 Brothers, John and Washington Mickey 2 Brothers, and Thomas and David Scott, 2 Brothers1 compose the company that came to the new Interior Settlement with us, We have all been quite well, no fever nor any other kind of sickness the place is finely located on top of a very high mountain, we like this place much better than we seen elsewhere, and although things are not like they were at home, yet we are thus far quite satisfied. The rest of our people all settled at Monrovia, and Clay Ashland up the river about 15 miles from the sea coast, And I am very sorry to inform you that the mortality has; been very great by the fever, we have lost by Death the following persons, my father, sister Francis2, Uncle Buck Thomson, Billy Douglass, James Scott, Lucy Twines baby, Frank Coleman; Maria Coleman; Lucy Twines Father; Patrick Mickey;3 4 Robert Scott is laying very low, indeed all the people down at Clay Ashland are quite sick, Thus far we all have enjoyed good health as when at home. I will now tell you of my wife Maria, and the children, they did not get any of the clothes that was intended for them the box was robbed or something else; as there was no bill of Lading for them, we have never seen any them. I would like you send me 1 Barrell of Pork 1 Bll of Fish and 1 of flour, and also 2 pair of Black Gaiters No 6 and No 7 also some leather shoes for us all, I would be very glad to receive these by the Mary Caroline Stevens, when she comes in the Spring, so as we may get them by the then our 6 months is up on the Society, I would like to get some Calico, some Bleached and some Unbleached Cotton, and 2 cotton Bed spreads —. some Blue and White womens stockings; and 1 White Swiss muslin dress pattern for Isabella ; I wish this to be fine, and a peice of Satin Ribbon, and please to send Maria some Black dresses suitable for mourning
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