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1Author:  Ceasar, SamsonAdd
 Title:  Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to David S. Haselden 1834 February 7  
 Published:  1998 
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 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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2Author:  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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3Author:  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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4Author:  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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5Author:  Michie, MaryAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Mary Michie to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 February 4  
 Published:  1998 
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 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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6Author:  Douglass, WilliamAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 February 5  
 Published:  1998 
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 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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7Author:  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 
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 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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8Author:  Gurley, Ralph RandolphAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Ralph Randolph Gurley to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 November 4  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: Thanks for your fafavor of the 30th ult enclosing a printed letter from William Douglass. From the health experienced at Careysburg, we derive animating hopes of the salubrity of the highland Districts of Liberia. I shall publish in the January Repository Douglass' letter, with your introductory Remarks. Mr Mc'Lain informed me that he sent nothing to your people by the Stevens, because, without loss he could not buy with Virginia money, & that on the whole, he thought as well, to postpone sending until another opportunity. He will be most happy however to attend to any of your explicit instructions. He desires me to inquire, when and to what extent, you will feel authorized to pay sundry orders from the Terrill people forwarded by Mr Seys ? Contributions, at present, are scarcity, & far between, though we have reason to thank God for notice of one or two Generous bequests.
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9Author:  Scott, TibbyAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Tibby Scott to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 8  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: i drop you thes few lines i hope you and all of your family are enjoying the blesing of helth and my love to them all i am quit well and soe is my fam ily at prezen and thay send thear love to all i like the country Right wel and i find it Better than i exspected and the wether is quit plesant and comforttable and we need our warm clothing here as well as we did in the states my helth has bin quite Bad and i have Bin quit sick ofton and on But thank god my helth is Better we have great meny and diffrent kinds of vetgable grooes here Eudoos and Cassavdoes swet pototoe and plantin banneanna and some times rice and corn these ar our breadstuf and we have beans and peas cabbag grens rowpar ocra we can rais cowever and sevrel kindes of veg talle Frouits of all kinds grooes here too fine apples gaugeous cheeres and oranges lemmon meat is hard to get her i did not get eny grocers ataul but 2 Barrel of flooer if you Pleas to send me too Barels of pork one barrel of fish one barrel of of suggar and box of soap and a keg of Butter and too Barrel of flooer and i than k you if you [illeg.] pleas to me some calicoes and gengeams and some [illeg.] stuf to mak my Boys some clothes as aid not have eny come out and shoes Milvey ask youe if youe pleas to send her a white foorved muslin drees and pleas to send a Bonneet and mantilar and some whit shirting and some bed tick and a coun ter pin and my love to all esspeashly aunt Rachel if you pleas to send me some gardon seds my love to Willam and Joe and we all Desire to hear from and wish for them to wright to me and Mr Marress family thomes and Brobert send thear love to [illeg.] Willam and for Milvy and Mary also hows all the Neigbors
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10Author:  Harden, JudyAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Judy Harden to Mr. Howell Lewis 1858 January 21  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: I agin by tha healpe of god am abel to infourm you that i am well at preasent and I hope theas few lines may find you in tha same state and all tha rest and i am glad to say to you that all my family is well we hav not bin sick Since my housban dide and I have found Imployment at Cooking for the Emmigrents at this place Carysburgh Is a healthy mountian and i was very much disapinted in not giting a Letter from you and i hope on tha next Ship you an mis Sara lowis will right and give my love to all tha Children and to ant rachel and uncle John and tell him that his Children has not forgot him yet and federrick mans I am Sorrow to imform you that your Sister in law dide aboute 5 mounts ago in ad 1857 Brothers and sisters dont forgit me bi cause my housban is did and i look four some of you to rite to me befour Long and give my love to ante franky and i have got one town lot and thirty Akers of land for my self and Children and while i am ann ann thi aC I rent my lot aught for $3 50 Six mounts
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11Author:  Scott, MaryAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Mary Scott to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 21  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: i Drop you these few lines and i hope that thay may finde you and family well as it leaves me at pres ent and i enjoy good helth at this tim and My Respects to all enquiring frendes and to Mrs Mary and Children if you Be pleas to send mee one Barrel of Bacon and one Barel of flooer one Barrel of fish a keg of Buter a Barrel of Suggar and if you Be pleas to send me a Bonnet And a Counter Pin Pleas to send me a Blue Barage2 Dress and some Lawn and geigem and a Roll of Bleach Cotton and 3 Pair of Shoes and Stocking is you Please and Ball of figerd White Ribbon and if you Pleas Sir to Direct our letters and things to Carys Burg is you Pleas Sir
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12Author:  Walker, GeorgeAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: George Walker to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 27  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I hop thes lines may find you well as they leave me. I am very Glad of the Saw you Sent me I am thusin times oblige to you. also I am blige to you for all the things you Sent me. I recive all you Sent to me. but the cloth I sent to you for I wish you wold please send me one Soot of Broad cloth please Send me one role of Blue Driling one pice of calco & one pice of lon. one Role of unblich. one pice of fine cotting for shirten. one pice of line. please Send me one Dr Book please Send me four Baptis hym Book. please Send me one box of tobacc. Send me one cage of nails number 10. one cage of number 4 if thare is any mony of for me please Send it by someone that is coming Right heare. to this plase please Send me one barrel of meat. Sister Betty Says please send hea her one Role of unblich cotten & three pareShause number 7. please Send her one white dress. & She Says you must Send them with my things we Just got our Land since the last Emegrants come out wich is 30 Acrs we are now fixen to plant Rice please give my love to master Howl Louis & all his family & Master Henry Louis aske him I Says is he marred yeat or m no tell him to write me I have writin to him I do not no whether he Recive the letter in or no I my Self is not yeat mared give my love to ant Rachel at Musik hall tell her that I am yeat Striven to pray for tha all By the Strangh that God give me to do it with. I Am doing well an all the f family tell ant Rachel all the Girls Send thare love to her & Winslow tell ant Rachel that I now stans in the pulpit to clas the Gospel the liven the best way I no how all you all wich take Goad for thare Mast must pray for me when times gous well with you. Dr please Send me them thinges wich I write to you for I hop hapnest & payety will gide you while on erth you stay if we dont meet on erth no more I hop we will meet in heaven, please write also when you writ tell me whare is unc el Billy & Joseph)
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13Author:  Franklin, Henry; Franklin, MillyAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Henry Franklin and Milly Franklin to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 27  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: pl please to accepect these few Lines from me hoping that the Same may find & you & yours all well. & as to myself & Dear old mother & Brother Warren & Little Allis we are all well. I like the Country very well indeed & have no Desire to return to A America. for we be leve there is no County on the Earth can Equal it in the world. & now Sir my mother Dear mother wants you Sir if you please to Send her. or one barrel of pork. one bar of Soap. one half barrel of Suger Some Cloth for her Little grand Child. its mother is Dead. named Rachel man. & for my mother Some Shoes. Some Cloth. one barrel of Mackerel & now Sir for myself. Henry Franklin. one barrel of pork. one box of soap. one barrel of Shingleing nals or nails. one barrel of Leaf Tobacco & 2 axes & 2 hoes & Sirs & madam please to give my best & kindest Love & respects to all my Enquiring friends both while & Coloured & we write for those articles because we had no plank from the Society 1 nor anyese anythingelse and we Did not riceived our portion with the rest. we apply to you Sir for the ballence. which when the articles comes will be very accepetable in Deed no more at present
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14Author:  Twine, CharlesAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Charles Twine to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I hope thes lines may find you well as thes leave me 2 pole Axes tow grubings H hoes one han Saw. Send tow cage of nails no 4 no 10 one Set of knifes & forks one dusen tine plats, please send me Barrel of Bacon send me one Barrel of Hearen. one Barrel of Crus Sugar. one cage of Butter one Box of SheseChees. please send me 3 Role of Calco of difrent kind 1 Role of onblich cotten one Role of bleasch cotten please send me a patten of broad cloth the other got disstroyed by accident Send me tow black satten ves please Send me one Role of beadticken please send me a pladed cantepin tow blanket one bead stide Send me one box of calafenuas hats of diffrent kind three cuse pare brogins tow pare fine welted shause for Sunday send me Fahler pice & one bag of Duck shauts please send me box of soap please send me some fine Pocket hankerchif send me one dusin sockes send me some flackes thread 3 hole bucket I want tow nice Gay silk hanker chif please send me one Whipe saw jamun stile please send tobacco seedes some of all you have one hand please send me barrel syrup please send me some saks to take one or tow bottel of Cast oil send me me some vinager
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15Author:  Michie, WashingtonAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Washington Michie to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I cannot write a long letter as all the others have written to you and you might think hard of me is the reason I am writing these few lines. I am well and hope this find you well. I want you to send me 1 barrel of Corn meal, 1 Barrel of press Pork, 1 Box of men shoes, 1 Box of leaf tobacco, 1 piece of pantaloons stuff, 4 umbrellas 1 Barrel of fish.
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16Author:  Coleman, MartinAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Martin Coleman to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I Hope thes lines may find you well as thes leaves me pleas send me one Boshl of flour one barrel of Pork one barrel of Bacon one barrel of leaf tobaco four pair of No 10 shoes one Role of blue flannel send me a foulen pice send me four Roles of Calico one cage of molases one cage of shugar one Role of Bleach cotton one bag of shots one cage of Powder one Box of soap send me tow umbrellas one for me and one for my Wife one Barrel of corn meal one Box of sodar one sack of salt tow pole Axes tow grubing hoes one Role of Blue Drilling tow Pair of Children shoes 1 No 3 tow pair of Blades one cage of Butter one Role of Kentuckey Janes one set of Tin plates one Dosen of Knive and forkes send me tow Hounds one cage of nails no 4 one no 6
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17Author:  Barrett, RichardAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Richard Barrett to Elizabeth Lewis 1858 January 28  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I now write in answer to your two letters I received this year, I was glad to hear from you and all the freinds in that part of the Country. I and children are well, and may this find you and all well and enjoying the bless ings of kind heaven. I now tells you some thing about Careysburg. This is a fine place and fine country indeed, the custom of the natives is very good they are docile and friend ly people, I have not seen one hostile one as yet. Those persons that came out with us, most all living except those you have heard death. If you pleased to send me 1 Keg of nails, 1 Barrel of Pork, and children shoes and pair for myself, and two axes, pantaloons stuff 1 piece, 1 piece Calico, 1 grumbling 1 hoes and some of the cheapest of Cloths which is dif ferent kinds of Calico piece of each, 1 Box of soap and two Bridle Blabes and 1 sett of knives and forks and half dozen of water pails. We have meetings every Sunday and the Baptist Association have appointed a young man from Grand Bassa Country by the name of F. Roberts to teach us all little and big who wished to go to school
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18Author:  Scott, DavidAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: David Scott to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 28  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I am well and I hope this may find you and family in the finest of health as it leaves me. I Should have written you but time and chance did not admit. I now must tele you something about Liberia, this will be a find country in time to come all we want is in dustrious men and religious persons to carry out the object that is design for Liberia. I am now building a small house on my lot which I hope will be done in short. I think many of the friends have written almost everything to you which will interest you, so I will not pick up many things as they did. Brother Thomas Scott is dead and I hope he is gone to heaven. Brother Willi am Douglass and family is well and doing well as it can be expected for we, new persons for this country. Mr. S. Carr have build a small house for himself and family. Mr. Hugh Walker Sr. have also build and is living in it. If you pleased to be so kind as to send me, 1 box of leaf tobacco 1 piece of bleached cotton, 1 piece of pantaloons stuff and two pair of shoes, one pair of coarse and pair fine no. ll's: half barrel pork and one piece of Caleco. I should written long and more of the news about Liberia but time is very short and precious, as I hear the ship will leave Saturday so you see I cannot say much at this time. My regards to yourself and family and es pecially to little Tommy and all the enquiring friends. All my love to Roda, Caroline, and El ly , to Ann Rachel and I very often think about her. And all my, to Mr. H. Lewis I should like to see him very much but I think about two years from now I shall try todoso if I should be spared by the assistant of God Almighty. I am very glad to hear that you had the very fine wheat crop on the mountain that I sowed for you before I left home, I have killed killed 5 deers since I have been on the mountain one day before I wrote.
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19Author:  Harden, JudyAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Judy Harden to Howell Lewis, Dr. James H. Minor, and Frank Nelson 1858 February 27  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: Sir will you pleas to send me one barreal of pork and one barrell of shugar as I now stand in need of it I am now a lone without a hus ban but I mean to go to Cultivating the sol soail and one barell of flower and a box of soader and a set of nives and forks set of Cups and sausars and a set of tinnplats and 12 cups tinn pleas send me one roal of bleached Coton and a role asemburg ausomburgh 2 pleas to send me suteble clothing for my children and pleas to send me some suteable clothing for my self and a box of hankcheff and a box of stockings and a box of sope and thread choose for my self and chillern and pleas to take this leter to your self and pleas to study my intrust you three
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20Author:  Douglass, WilliamAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1859 January 26  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: you Kind Letter Came to hand & it gave me much pleasure to hear from you & Famly & that you are all Well theas Lines Leaves my Self & Famly injoying Reasinable health I have had the feaver, but have Chills at times but Still able to tend to Bisness I am Somtimes working at the camp in town work other times on my lott & as to the happyness of the Rest & how the will get a Long I cannot say yet as the are only getting on thair farms but Can Say for my Self that I apprehend no fear as Regards my Self if I have my health I have beanSelling Potatoas at $100 pr Bushel beside what I use for my Famly. I have Coffee in Bloom & also a Small Crop of tobacco. The Seed was Sent to yong Barret & by Sowing at dif ferant times have found out the propper time to Plant, it grows as well as Nair ground tobacco I am cureing Sume the Longest Leaves ware 27 inches Long & 13 inches in weadth but this Land being high I think it will do better in the Low Land, but fear we can rais no Seed as thair is a small incect that get on it when in full Bloom, that will destroy the Seed. when the Ship Returns pleas Send me Some of the White Stem Seed tobacco our Farm Land is Low Bottom Land, & will be more suteable for the Cultevation of all Seeds I am happy to Say to you that all the things Sent by you Came Safe to the Per sons the ware sent according to the Bill of Laden sent by Mr Nelson. The Clay Ash land party had all Come hear Except Duglss Scott & I went down my Self & had the things devided & his Portion left for him at the Depot the Freight was $40 00 Dollars for Bringing the things from monrovia to the Depo the Duty on the goods was $1.80 So that the $200.00 did not pay the Expence & in concequence of no invoice of the goods it is thought thair is an an over Charge of Money & wish you to be Sure & Send the invoice of Goods Bought & Shiped that is the amount Sent out in Goods the Letters that you may Receive now will be from the par ties as thay are tending to thair own Bisiness Sepperately I shall only write for my Self & what Ever Balance is to be Sent I hope that you will Send it I do not Expect any thing more I am sattisfied I am sattisfied with what I have got but should thair be any thing send me 2 flannel shirt & the Balance in grocerys as thair is dis sattisfaction amon the other parties I have nothing to do with & havefent not put my Name to no paper What Ever Except my own Letter we are getting along well the place is improveing the Popu lation at preasant is one hundred & fifty 1.50 our prospects are fine we fine Agent Mr Paxton I spent a faw days at Monrovia in December & I tell you the do things up Lik you White People & I am happy to say to you that I am a Justice of the Peice I am Lerning to Write 1 but not able to send you a letter yet
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