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1Author:  White, James J.Add
 Title:  Letter to James Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
 Description: I am compelled from want of pen and ink to write a line in pencil—seizing a moment now I may not have it half hour hence. It is my painful duty to inform you that your son William died today after an illness of several days which appeared to me something like conjestion of the brain. Our brigade has been very much exposed by forced marches through heat and dust, and by being compelled to camp out at night without tents, not even the superior officers being allowed to carry tents from the difficulty of transportation.[1] I suppose it would be most agreeable to the feelings of yourself and your boy's mother that his remains should be taken at once to his home, but we have been drawn up in line of battle this evening[2] and on application to our colonel[3] he assured me that it would be impossible to get permission from Gen. Johnston[4] for any one to leave at this time, and I ascertained that permission had been refused to remove the remains of Lieutenant Patton[5] of the Rockbridge Grays who died this morning. And although I had with considerable difficulty made arrangements for William's transportation before speaking to Col. Preston, I felt forced to abandon it, and have provided for his decent interment in the Episcopal Cemetery here and have directed a head board with his name to be provided so that at some subsequent time his remains may be removed to the bosom of his friends. When I discovered that William was sick I had him taken to the Hospital in Winchester which is in Charge of M. H. Houston, formerly of Rockbridge, late of Wheeling, where every attention possible under the circumstances was provided. I have done the best I could my dear Sir and in communicating with the stricken parents of the most admirable young man, it is but the simplest justice to say that whether as student or soldier, I had nothing to complain of him, but believe in my conscience that he did his duty modestly and conscientiously on every occasion. Your son Andrew has just mentioned that the physician thought the disease of his brother was spinal to the brain.[6] Excuse the unavoidable haste of this letter, for I am hurried in every way imaginable. We are expecting the enemy here at any moment and I believe that we are able to meet them. With assurances of kind regards and sincere sympathy.
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2Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, AndrewAdd
 Title:  Letter to Eleanor Stuart Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
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3Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, AndrewAdd
 Title:  Letter to Mary Susan Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
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4Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, AndrewAdd
 Title:  Letter to James Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
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5Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, WilliamAdd
 Title:  Letter to Mary Susan Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
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6Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, AndrewAdd
 Title:  Letter to Eleanor Stuart Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
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7Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, AndrewAdd
 Title:  Letter to Eleanor Stuart Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
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8Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, MoffettAdd
 Title:  Letter to Moffett Brooks' aunt  
 Published:  1998 
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9Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, CharlesAdd
 Title:  Letter to Emmet Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
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10Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, CharlesAdd
 Title:  Letter to Eleanor Stuart Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
 Description: I hope you have received the letter sent off on yesterday. When I left home I thought perhaps I would have returned before this; but instead of that we are getting further away and I hope gaining an im portant victory for the Confederacy. Our division of the army was pretty quiet on Saturday and Sunday, but a pretty hard battle occured Sunday evening, to our right, on the York River Railroad about eight miles below Richmond. Gen. Hills division was the principal one engaged. Early this morning all Jackson's troops crossed the Chickihomany and all the army are following up the enemy; for I should have stated that he was again whipped on yesterday. We crossed the battle field on this mor ning! There were many dead and for miles the coun try wa is strewn with knapsacks blankets over- coats and various other articles. Squads of prisoners have been coming in all day and probably five or six hundred have been captured. I saw five about three hundred captured horses and mules this morning. The enemy have crossed a stream fourteen miles below Richmond and blown up the bridge, and heavy cannonading has been going on this evening across the stream. Time is important for them in order to get commisary stores out of the way. If it were not for his Gunboats McClelland might find some dif ficulty in finding a place of rest on Virginia's soil.[1] We havn't seen our wagons for five days and have lived principally on hard bread and havn't been particular about clean sheets or the abundance of our covering. It is now about sundown and I will stop; but probably add somthing more before I mail it.
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11Author:  Brooks Collection: Trible, SchylerAdd
 Title:  Letter to James Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
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12Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, CharlesAdd
 Title:  Letter to Emmet Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
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13Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, AndrewAdd
 Title:  Letter to Emmet Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
 Description: Your letter was received yesterday evening. I had mailed one to you in the morning. I have had very little opportunity to make the inquiries you wish. I have been on road detail to day (making corduroy road to Guinney's[2]) and have to go again to morrow, so you see it will be impossible to go to Guinney Station before Monday, if indeed I can go then. I suppose you were led to believe, that large profits could be made on skillets from having heard us speak of having to pay 12 or 15 dollars for one. If you could get that price, it would pay very well, but I do not think you could get it; unless you could get them to the different brigades of the army and sell them there, in which case, I think they would bring 12 dols'. The sutlers [3] of regiments do not buy them at all, so far as I can hear, unless they get orders for them. As for the Sutlers at the Station, I can not speak positively, but think they act in the same way. The day you went up, McKee [4] failed to get one, but got the promise of one soon, if he would leave 10 dols, his name etc, which he would not do. However I am of the opinion that you might sell them there for 8 dollars apiece, in lots of 20, or 30, and it might be as many as 60. I think there would be no risk in you staying a few days, at the Station. But you know there is no accomodation there, and no place to keep them. I got the box that night. It was a treat, I tell you, but you will know that after the sight of it. The coffee is delicious. McKee got his furlough next day and started in about an hour. John D. got his too, and went Monday. I want you to send me a tin plate by him. If you buy skillets, you ought to do it at once while the army is lying quiet. A good many soldiers have been courtmartialed in the brigade. Several were publicly whipped today, and four others . Haven't heard the sentences of the Killians[5].
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14Author:  Brooks Collection: Brooks, AndrewAdd
 Title:  Letter to Eleanor Stuart Brooks  
 Published:  1998 
 Description: Your letter by Jimmy Burns[2] was received this evening. Charles' letter came yesterday, after looking for a letter for a week. I had begun to think you had forgotten me, it was so long coming. He mentioned that Johny had gone to somewhere (but didn't say where) except that I would no doubt see him before I got his letter. He didn't tell me what he had gone for, or anything about it, nor did you except that he sent to Genl Lee a recommendation for my detail. What sort of a thing is it and who recommended me. I suppose he was in Richmond and took the contract to the war office. I havn't gotten the letter you say he wrote me and have never gotten but one letter from him since I left. I have been very anxious to hear from him, and know what is doing at the Furnace. It will now soon be time it was put in blast. When I commenced writing I had just returned from preaching, which we have every night. Dr. Hoge[3] and Mr. Lacy [4] are gone. There is a chaplain with each regiment of the brigade, two Presbyterians and three Methodists. Lieut Culton[5] has resigned - unable to stand infantry service. I dont know who will get his place, if his resignation is accepted. We heard considerable firing across the river yesterday, but havent heard the cause. Wednesday morning, I will get the box today -am very much obliged to you all for it -I am not much afraid of it being much like what y I get here, there is but one place I ever saw that I got such rations. I am sorry Miss Sue Harden is about to leave the neighborhood -young people are sadly scarce there. Emmett is on another trip to Uncle John's, wonder if he will get ther this time. I heard Mary Susan [6] was to atttend a small party at Dr. Dold's -a kind of farewell to Jim[7] I suppose. I am very well. Love to all the friends.
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15Author:  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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16Author:  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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17Author:  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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18Author:  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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19Author:  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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20Author:  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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