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81Author:  Coleman, MargaretRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Margaret Coleman to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 19  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: I write you these lines to inform you of my health which is quite well at present.. I hope these lines will find the Same.. Give my beset respects to Father.. Please Send me Some Nailes. no.. 6 & no 8.. I have nor house.. I recive.. 1 pare Shouese from you. I wold thank you for you to send one keag of Powder.. &. 1. kage of [illeg.] fish.. Please Send me Some calco.. & Some blue denims ed.. Please Send 2 par shuese Gators & fifty lbs of Tobacco.. One Box of Soap. half barrel of Flour ½ Flour & Sugar the thengs I Sent for please Send she them to me, Becaus I have all the children with me & this country is hard please send me one Ax & 2 hoes
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82Author:  Southall, AdelineRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Adeline Southall to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 19  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: I recive one pare of shoese my Best respects to you & family please if you send me any more shuese send no 7 & on 8. Please send 1 pice of calco, 1 Box of Soap 2 piece of bleach cotton. Lucy send her love to all the family She says she recive 1 pare of shoese please send her pare of fine shoese no 7 one piece of Calco 1 bolt of bleach. 1 bolt of onbleach. 1 box fo of Tobacco. Box of Soap Nothing more
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83Author:  Twine, CharlesRequires 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
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84Author:  Scott, Tibby and Scott, MaryRequires 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
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85Author:  Walker, HughRequires 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
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86Author:  Harden, JuliaRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Julia Harden to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 20  
 Published:  1999 
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 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.
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87Author:  Barrett, MariaRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Maria Barrett to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 January 20  
 Published:  1999 
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 Description: Sir I take this oppertunity writing you these few lines hoping to you well as it leaves me at Present you will Pleas to send me a m a white dress one Kegg of 10° penny nails one of shiglen nails 6° one Piece of Bron Linnen Drill for Pantaloons and Pleas to send me som tobaco and som Bleach cotton and one Pair of shoes NO 7's for my self one Pair of No 6 for Isabella If you can Posible send them Pleas to Do so for I need them very much my children is all well and are Doing the Best we can
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88Author:  Paxton, J. H.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: J. H. Paxton to Dr. James H. Minor 1860 February 15  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: I beg to say that on the return of the M. C. Stevens 1 from the leeward there was landed from her another box of merchandize for the Terril people, of which I had no former knowledge, because there came no invoice or bill of landing for the goods shipped.
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89Author:  Douglass, WilliamRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1861 February 22  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: I recd your letter per M. C. Stevens and was much pleased with the contents thereof. I have seen Dr Harner in Liberia. I & him came togeother to Liberia and I was very glad to see him again on our shore. it was my intention to have came over in the "Stevens" this time myself but defer it for another times on account of bad news.
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90Author:  Douglass, WilliamRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1865 August 15  
 Published:  1999 
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 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.
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91Author:  Douglass, WilliamRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to a Friend 1866 January 29  
 Published:  1998 
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 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
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92Author:  Terrell, James HunterRequires cookie*
 Title:  A transcript of Terrell's 1854 Will  
 Published:  1999 
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 Description: This transcription of James Hunter Terrell's will is part of the James Hunter Terrell collection in Special Collections, Alderman Library, University of Virginia. The will, dated 1854, contains Terrell's directions for the emancipation and resettlement of his slaves, along with other directions regarding his estate.
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93Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexRequires cookie*
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: I have been somewhat dis- appointed in not seeing you up here to see the men playing soldier, and now since Gov. Curtin is expected here tomorrow, (Saturday) I will feel sure that you are coming, and look for you, my but they do look pretty, Just come and see. Three Regiments were in yesterday afternoon and make a long line of people, who with their glittering bayonets under the rays of the shining sun, accompanied by their Bands, or marshal music, and the heavy and steady tramp of three thousand men, make all who stand and look on, feel, that they are not soldiers, all this can but give a very faint idea of the appearance of one hun- dred and fifty thousand human beings marched into the field of battle by the warming and thrilling sound of almost countless drums and Oh! what, or who can describe the feeling of that immense congregation of human souls when the sound of the booming cannon first disturbs the quiet of that breast and paints death and destruction all around. We may try to form some idea of the scene presented by a battlefield, both while in the actual contest and after, but can never, in my opinion, realize the horrors of such a sight until we ourselves behold it, and such; humanity forbids us from wishing. May it never be seen in our land, but may the Flag continue to wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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94Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexRequires cookie*
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: Yours of yesterday was received in due time and being fully digested I embrace this privilege of writing to you again. I was sorry to hear of your disappointment on Saturday last, and can only measure your feelings by imagining what mine would have been under corresponding circumstances. Saturday was a day of interest and satisfaction to me having never seen the like before, when I cast my eyes along the line, which was formed along the one side of the street, with arms presented and beheld the field of bayonets elevated above the heads of thous- ands, and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which is the Key-stone of the Arch, moving steadily and silently along that line, with his penetrating eye firmly fixed upon them, and his countenance remaining unmoved and apparently speaking of the condition of the Country and the object for which so many sons of labor had been called together, I was led to exclaim, "who can tell what a day may bring forth." From a person who came from Williamsport Md. yesterday we learned that two Regiments of Secessionists had come there and by yesterday's Tribune, that the plan is to come on through until they reach Philadelphia, in order to get provisions, should they attempt to carry out that design, we will have a bloody time here, and you may be sure the men here will give them a breakfast job at any rate, and I hope Shippensburg and the Pines will, by the time they reach you, have their 10 O'clock peace ready for them and see that every man gets his portion due. This is to much to trifle about, as it may be their design, however I am not yet uneasy, but should they come it may be that I might never see you again let come what will, I expect to be prepared for the worst that can happen to me. The citizens of Chambrg. are calm, and do not apprehend an attack from the rebels from the South. I have not in my imagination marked out the plan by which the present troubles may be settled, but find that the opinion of some is that war is the only remedy. if such be true then the Northern boys must go to the work, and what could be more cheering to the hearts of freeman such as we are, than to see that the whole north will move to the work, as one mighty machine none of the parts being wanting, but all complete, and all of which have been tried in the days of '76, and found to be as true a steel, and since the fall of Sumpter it has been greatly strengthened and now is the Greatest Structure, and most complet machine under the Canopy of Heaven, and when it begins to move forward upon the foe, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific,-every part reveling in grandeur and might, not being driven by steam, but the hearts blood of million, and the smiles of Heaven, although moving slowly, its tread will be the surer, and long before it reaches Cape Sable, secession will be crushed out of existence, and like a mighty cloud, it will rain Union sentiments on every farm and plantation south of Mason's and Dixon's Line. Let us start the ball rolling, and send seces sion to the place from whence it came, you will now allow me to tell you a little anecdote, which I heard a few days ago Mr.— A said "that it has often been his wonder what the D—l tempted people to sin for that their sin could not make him any better," when Mr.— B said, "Don't you know that he is a secessionist -that he was the first to seceed from Heaven, and consequently the father of secession," —more truth than joke — This is a day of sweet recolection to me, being the 21st day of May. "Rather let my right hand forget her cunning and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth," than for me to forget my hours of unalloyed peace three years ago at old Stony-Point, Those were the happy hours of my life. And I hope the Friend I there formed may be my friend for life — would to God that all who participated in that season of refreshment might be able to say — My labors there have not been in vain, I hope you will let your mind run back to that era in your life and call to memory the hours that you with me and many others spent there. Henry dear remember then. I am looking for you this week; dont forget to come. I have been interupted a great deal while writing this, so that you will find some trouble in reading it. write soon I if it is not to much trouble, I sometimes think that I am imposing on your time to ask you to write but I cant help it no person else will write and I am very glad to hear from the pines.
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95Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexRequires cookie*
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: Yours of the 22nd ult. was received in due time, but not answered as soon as its demands required, but "better late than never." "so here goes." In my last I spoke of the sight presented in our streets, but since that time things have changed considerably, and the scenes presented in our streets on Friday and Saturday of last week were quite a different aspect reality be stamped on every move. On Friday five companies of Cavalry, the heroes of Sumpter (except Maj. Anderson), four Regs. of troops, accompanied by their bands and followed by their baggage wagons, which make a peculiar rum- bling noise, this Brigade was six miles long (Capt. McMullens Philadelphia Rangers were in the crowd.) You may and can only imagine what the effect of such a scene would be, the sight was the most sublime that I ever witnessed, the bands of music with numerous fifes and drums,— the heavy tread of about forty wagons, all conspired to bewilder the undrestanding and render vague all our preconceived ideas of war. The movements of Saturday were not quite so imposing, but for the cavalry it they would have been equally grand. Sabbath approached finding our citizens in a state of uproar & confusion, cars were running an screaming — men were working wagons were moving through our streets from morning till night and citizens were on a continual parade. truly such scenes, such sabbaths, and such times, were never before ours to behold. Uncle Stumbaugh will in my opinion leave very soon, but when I do not know, but think, to night or tomorrow, if you should happen to see any of our folks and it is not to much trouble, you would oblige me by telling them, that if they want to see him that now is the time, Isadore has been confined to bed sick for several days and doesn't seem to improve much, and I fear that he will not be able to go along with his fellow soldiers.
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96Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexRequires cookie*
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: Yours of the 16th was received in due time, which found me waiting and also well and hearty with a good appetite. The troops have all left here but one Regiment and that had left too so that our town is coming back to its former quietness. but false reports and rumors are in great abundance, and correct reports are very scarce. but as I enjoyed Saturday evening with its scenes and a mess of strawberries I will commence a description, if I should not get it finished in this letter, look for the balance in the next. so here goes.
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97Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexRequires cookie*
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: Once more amid the scenes of confusion and surrounded by the walls of Franklin Hall is Ellic, your old friend, this morning I got in the carriage & was hurried away from the loved scenes of home, by the gentle pace of faithful "Lade" and after two hours ride was again at the place of study, and sur- rounded by the hum and bustle of a county town.
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98Author:  Bitner Collection: Cressler, AlexRequires cookie*
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: Yours of the 19th inst. was received in due time, I was sorry to hear that you were not well, but I hope that you are now stout and hearty, enjoying the pleasures of a beautiful country home. I know not whether you would prefer a town life to one in the country, but if you lived in town awhile and had nothing to do, you would realize the truth of that saying, that "nothing to do" is the hardest work that one can engage in. I hope you will take care of that and always manage to have something to do, for chil- dren learn mischief when they learn nothing else.
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99Author:  Bitner Collection: Daihl, David F.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: It is with pleasure that I seat myself to pen you a few lines to let you know that I am still in old Tennessee and living and in good health and spirits. I have nothing of importance to wright just now no more than we are still working at the fort at this place there are no sighns of a battle here soon but it is hard to tell what a day might bring forth but let them know we are ready for them. I believe that if the army of the potomac would do what is right we would have closed up this fuss before now.
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100Author:  Bitner Collection: Donely, ThadRequires cookie*
 Title:  Letter to Henry A. Bitner  
 Published:  1998 
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 Description: I take this oppertunity to write you a few line as I told you I should when I got to the sacred soil of Old Virginia. I came here on last Saturday 2 week had no trouble getting through as the weather was whe had a pleasant trip took the boat at Washington for Aquia [illeg.] Saturday morning got to camp about 8 o'clock in the evening it is 17 miles from the landing at Aquia to Fredericksburg. Their is a RailRoad from the creek up whe came up on that whe are camped about 3 miles from Fredericksburg [illeg.] laying along the river yesterday. I was out on picket. I had a right good time I would just as soon be on picket as in camp if whe could have some arrangement for sleeping whe are just now cooking Dinner whe have some potatoes and parsnips that I got in a garden when out picketing I think it will make a fine dish. Whe have to manage a great many way to make hard tack and salt pork keep one alive fried crackers and crackers hamered up and cakes made out of them is the principal living I tele you I wish I had some of the siders and apples that are in Cumberland Co.. I could do well their is not an apple to be had I seen them sell at Aquia Creek at 7 Dollars per barrel and retail at 3 for a Dime the regiment is Small at this time their was a good many killed and wounded in the last fight and since that a great many have taken sick thoes sick have ben sent of all here are prety well and the health of the men has been good since the sick have been sent away I have been well much better than I could have expected just coming from home and going into the hardships of camp whe I came here the boy had just to lay Down on the ground with out even a blanket some of them it was rather hard [illeg.] Whe have since got shelter
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