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1Author:  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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