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1Author:  Ceasar, SamsonRequires cookie*
 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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