| | 42 | Author: | Twine, Charles | Requires cookie* | | | 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 |
| 43 | Author: | Scott, Tibby and Scott, Mary | Requires cookie* | | | 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 |
| 44 | Author: | Walker, Hugh | Requires cookie* | | | 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 |
| 45 | Author: | Harden, Julia | Requires cookie* | | | 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 |
| 49 | Author: | Douglass, William | Requires cookie* | | | 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 |
| 50 | Author: | Douglass, William | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: William Douglass to a Friend 1866 January 29 | | | | Published: | 1998 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | Description: | I take this opportunity of writing these few lines trusting they may
find you well, and family, as I am quite
well, I have been very anxious of hearing from
you I has written you four letters during the
war and could hear nothing which made me very anxious to hear from
you, I could not tell whether you was dead or
alive. Please to let one hear from you as early as possible and also
let me your condition and your country's. I would like to come over
but and had proposed doing so,
but at this time I am very busy in sugar making & farming and
cannot well leave, Last year I made 8000 pounds
of sugar, and I expect to make a great deal more with the Small
machinery I have this year, I Sold last year's for $60 thousand. 1 I am also acting as agent for the Am. Col.
Society for this last emigra tion that
came from Lynchburg here
Dec. 14th 1865, which keeps me very busy
I therefore am oblige to give up the
idea of coming as I proposed this march, but the pastor of our Church
Albert Woodson is coming over in march and I expect him to call and
See you and all the friends in that district for me.
please answer this as Soon
as you can
to this as I may know all about you
and if you are alive and all respecting you as I am longing to hear a
word from an old friend as you. Also inform me something about my
Children I could hear nothing from them
neither during the war though I has often written them, but I chance
to hear mention of them in a letter to George
Walker from Mrs Reeves that two was dead
and one she never mention her name at all
Julia, which made me very unhappy. In
1861 when Dr. Hall was over
here last I gave him $20 — in gold and a receipt for the Same was inclosed to you in a letter. requesting you to draw it from him and give it to my
children but the war broke out before he could arrive to America and I
have heard nothing about it Since. I and family
is doing well here and are well, And I feel very proud that myself and
family may be an example for those that
may hereafter come to this country of Industry.
I must close for the present untill I hear
from
you, Make our love and regards
to your family and all inquiring friends | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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