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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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2Author:  Ceasar, SamsonRequires cookie*
 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, SamsonRequires cookie*
 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, SamsonRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1834 June 2  
 Published:  1999 
 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 will find you in and all yours in good helth it affords me adegree of Comfort that I have the oppertunity of conversing with you by way of paper and ink I have been in Africa almost Six months and I have not kept my bed one day at A time I had but A Slight tuch of the fever I have Chills now and then and also the fever with them the fever is not as hard in this Country as it is in the United States if you get it around here it is very hard to heal but I thank god that I have had none yet it is almost nedless for me to undertake to dis crib Africa to you I have Seen but little of it but this I can Say the more I See and the longer I Stay the better I like it I am convinced in my owun own mind that all that is wanting is industry and good management and then we Shall be independant and can enjoy the comforts of life I visited A Town by the name of New Gorgia it is Settled by the recaptured Africans by the name of Ebose and Congose they had not been in the United States long enough to learn to talk English if you Could See their town and their farms around it you would Say that any person that could not live in A A Africa ort to Starve I Seen three Crops all at one time on one peace of ground their was corn rice and Cosider and they all look as promising as I would wish to See them Swete potatos look as fine as any I ever Saw I must Say that I am afraid that our Country never will improve as it ort untill the people in the United States keep their Slaves that they have raised like as dum as horses at home and Send those here who will be A help to improve the Country as for Virginia as far as my knowledg extends I think She has Sent out the most Stupid Set of people in the place while they have them their the cow hide is hardly ever off of their backs and when they come here they feal So free that they walk about from morning till evening with out doing one Stroke of work by those means they become to Sufer people in the United States ort to have more regard for Liberia than to Send Such people here Some think that every thing grows by in this Country with out labour but they are mistaken I must Correct an error that I made in William Jackson's letter I Stated that every thing grew almost Spontanious in this Country I wish to be un derstood by that expresion that we need not labour half So hard here as in Some parts of the United States yet we can not live with out work their have com agrate many from North Carlina who are dregs in the place the most enterprising men that we have here is from Baltimore and Charleton I can only Say that if the Coulard man had the Same oppertunity with the White man he would not be one Step behind him in no respect the their is not much Sickness in Liberia at this time god Still preserves our lives time would fail m with me to tell all that I have Seen and heard Since I left Buchannon I often think about you the thousands of miles apart we have had Seet intercourse together on Buchannon and I feal in hopes if god Spares us we will See each other in the flesh I am now living in Call well imploid to assist in giving out provis ion and Selling goods in the mean time I am studing grammer and the arithmetic I want to get all the Learning that I can for with out it we can do but little both in temperl and Spirituel matters your assistance to me will never be forgotten by me while I move on the globe as it respects my religious enjoy ments I think I enjoy my Self as well as I ever have Since god Spoke peace to my Soul the more I See of the world the more I feal like Serving god as I n no that I have but afew days to live in the world I want to do all I can in god's service I feal that when god calls me from this world that it Shall be from the walls of Zion I have been trying to Blow the gospel trump ever since I landed in Africa I Still feal that god is with me god is reviveing his work in Caldwell I feal as if the time was not far distant till the Clangours of truth will be Sounded to the last green verg on erth when I look back to America and See how the people in Buchannon Stood in my way in trying to Serve god I fear that if they do not repent they will be Sorry in the morning of the resurrection I can appeal to god and Say I love all my old neighbours I want you to give my best love to your wife and tell her that I am Still trying to [illeg.] tell her not to forget me at athrone of grace Give my love to all the family tell your boys to improve their time in learning while young and when they grow up they will be glad that they Spent their time in gaining knowledg tell Betty likewise to get learning tell Lydia that I expect She has all the learning She can get unless She goes to Germany if She is not mared yet [illeg.] tell her to write to me and I will try and bring A German with me when I come to the United States I want you to give my love to your father and all his family both at [illeg.] and abroad I have not time to mention [illeg.] [illeg.] names tell them all that I am better contented than I ever was Since I blivd that god called me to preach his gosple their is a large field opend for me and I intend to labour for god untill he Calls me from the world and then I hope to go whare the wicked Seas from trubling and the wared Soul be for ever at rest O Henry never sufer the vain and sorded things of this world to deprive you of the immortle crown [illeg.] that awaits the faithful at god's right hand Give my love to Mr Haselden tell him that the world has not got my hart yet I and I hope by the help of god that it never will get the advantage of me for their is nothing in it worthy of our affection give my love to all my old neighbours and to all inquireng friends I want you to write as often as possible and let me no what is going on in your Settlement how many have died and who they ware also how things are generaly both in State and in Church in Short write all that you think will be profitable to me this is the fourth letter I have written [illeg.] to you Since I landed in Africa I will write as often as I can please to excuse bad writing and Spelling for I am Surrounded with company I want you to tell the people to direct their letters to Mr Robert R Gurley in Wash ington for him to send to me and I think that I will get them by so doing you will oblige your friend.
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5Author:  Ceasar, SamsonRequires cookie*
 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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6Author:  Ceasar, SamsonRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian letters: Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall 1835 August 3  
 Published:  1999 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I feel happy to have the oppertunity of writing you in order to let you know that I am well at this time hoping that these lines will find you all well. I am sorry to have to inform you that we have been attacted by the natives at the place called Bassaw Cove about one hundred miles from here they k killed about 15 or 20 Americans our people attacted them twice and the first time we lost one man they sent up for more men they went down and made the second attact and drove the natives all out of Town it is not known how many natives got killed but it is Sertain Several was killed I Can not Give you full Satisfaction in this letter I will send you one Herld and if I can I will send you a paper witch will be printed to morrow or next day & witch will Give you a full Statement of all the ware. I Can only say that we are in no danger of the natives if we manage Right as for my own part I feal no fear at all of the natives I receive a letter from Eade in July and was Glad to here that you ware all well tell Eade I have not time to write to her now but will write the first vessel that Sails from here to America After this one Give my love to all your famely and to all my old neighbours tell Mother I am well Give my love to all the famely tell Daniel I have never received a line from him Since I left home I am in a hurry the vessel is expected to Sail in a few days. God is with us of a truth. I still feal Intent on Serving God untill I die write as often as possible I remain your friend
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7Author:  Michie, MaryRequires cookie*
 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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8Author:  Douglass, WilliamRequires cookie*
 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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9Author:  Douglass, William; Walker, William; Carr, SamuelRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass, Hugh Walker, and Samuel Carr to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 February 6  
 Published:  1999 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: i have taken this oppertunity of wrighting thes feue lines to in form your how we ar geting along in our new home we was forty one Days from Hamto n Rhoades to Cape Mont and we need to illeg. that noe lives has not Bin lost in way coming we ar at this tim settle on the St Paul River fifteen miles from Monrovia and the Children and some of our old Peopoel is about to take the Affrican feaver But not as yet Searous and as Artickels is high her we send for some things Robbenson Scoot send fore a whiyp saw and 4 Barrels of flower and a coupp le Barrels of Pork and a Box of Shoes of Diffrent sizes from twelve to 8 of men shoes and from 8 to 5 of woman shoes forty yards of calicoe and forty yards of lawn of Diffrent Kindes and Dozon pair of thin stockigs and forty yards of Bleach and unbleach cotton and dozon spools of cotton and send me 8 yardes of Dottot whit Muslin Jeams and Douglass[1] send fore a suit of Broad Cloth Clothes and a Dozon Shirtes each fiftwen Dollars a Peac Jeames and Douglass Robenson Scoot send fore a foot axe and pleas to me twenty Dollars in money and i should to have the whiyp saw as soone as i can get Molly send worde to youe to send her 4 Barrels of flooers of and 2 Barrels of Pork thirty yardes of Unbleac Cotton and thirty yardes of Calicoe Dozon Pair of woman shoes number six and all soe a Barrel of Suggar and half a Dozon of men shoes number twelve and Spooles of Sootton Diffrent qality half Dozon Pair of Stock ings [Illeg.] Judah Hardon Send fore thirty yards of Calicoe and thirty yardes of unbleach cotton 4 pair man shoes number eleven and half a Dozon of Boyes Shoes about 7 or 8 years old and a whiyp saw 3 Barrelles of floower and a Barrel of Suggar 2 Barrel Pork and fifty Dollars in money Frances Barret if youe Pleas to send her one Barre of flouer one of Suggar too Barrels of Pork and and a Barrel of Mackrel twenty yardes of Bleach and unbleach cotton twenty yardes calicoe half a pair of stockings and Dozon Splooes of Cotton Diffrent qulty 4 pair of Shoes men shoes number nine half Dozon Pair of wom en shoes number 7 Dozon pair of Stockings and all soe Brier Blaid Milly Franklin if you Be pleas to send her 2 Barrels of flower and a Barrel of Suggar twenty yardes of Calicoe and twenty yardes of un bleach cotton 8 Pair of Stockings half a Pair of Shoes number Seven Rachel Mans if youe pleas to send her twenty yardes geames half a Dozon pair of Shoes 7 Dozon Pair Stockings Dozon Spooles of Cotton half Dozon Pair of Pocket hankerchef Vonnor [2] send fore if you pleas to send him 6 Barrels of flower and a Barrel of Moolasses and a Barrel of Mackrel 3 pair of shoes number nine 3 pair of sockes suit of sunday Clothes ten yardes of Blue Jean Henry[3] ask if you Pleas to send him a Barrel of Suggar and 4 Barrels of flower one of Pork and a Whiyp Saw and a suit of Brod Clth clothes and working Clothes and 2 hundred weight of toobaccoe and ten Dollars and 20 yardes of Blue jeanes Adline Southhall ask if and Lucy[4] ask if youe Pleas to send to them to gether 4 Barrel of flower 2 Barrels of Pork one Barrel of Suggar 2 Barrel of Mackrels one Box of shoes men shoes number ten and women shoes from nine to six 205 yardes of jeanes 205 yarde of Lawn and allsoe of cotton cloth and calicoe Dozon Spooles of Cotton Dozon Pair of Stocking 20 yardes of Bleach cotton and a Box of Ribbons and some [illeg.] sodar Margret Scoot if youe be pleas to send her 3 Barrell of flower on of Pork one of fish thirty yardes of Calicoe twenty yardes of jeanes thirty yardes of Bleach cotton one of Sugar Dozen Spooles of cotton and a box of shoes women shoes from nine to six boyes shoes from thirteen years old to seven years Billy Dugllas [5] if youe pleas to send him a suit of Brod Cloth Clothes and 20 yardes of Blue jeanes Box of Shoes from 21 to 8 half a Dozon of Shirtes all Ready Maide Grae Faran [6] is be pleas to send him 2 barrels flower on of Pork one of Mackrel half Dozon Pair of Shoes tens and 11 one Barels of Moolasses 20 yardes of cotton jeanes thirty yardes of Bleach hundred whet of toabaccoe half Dozon summer hats Patty Walker[7] sends her best respects to Doctor Minor and requests him to please to send her 4 barrels of flour and one of sugar and two of pork and one of mackerel her three boys please send them each suit of broad clothes and a box of boots and shoes No from ten to 7 mens and woman from 8 to five fifty yards of calico and the same of lawn and gingham fifty yard fifty yards of unbleached cotton two dozen of shirts all ready made fifty of blue cotton jeans for mens wear two dozen of stockings and a dozen pair of socks half a dozen bottles of castor oil, and some gingham handkerchiefs and some flax thread and two dozen spools of cotton — and when these things are sent please be particular in having them marked to each one so there will be no mistake please be particular in sending a memo of things so that there will be no mistake made they all join with me in love to you all wishs to hear from you soon no more remains
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10Author:  Barrett, Young; Barrett, Maria; and Johnson, IsabellaRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian letters: Young Barrett, Maria Barrett, and Isabella Johnson to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 March 3  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I have taken this first opportunity after my arrival in this country, of writing to you I hope that you and family are well, myself & family are quite well, and have been since I been in this country, yet at this time I am not quite well to day. Myself and Maria , Isabella Charles and Richard , have all come to the new Interior Settlement, about 50 or 60 miles from the sea coast. Wm Douglass and his family, Charles Twine and his Brother Philip , George , Winslow and Hugh Walker 3 Brothers, Washington, Coleman, Allen , Wilson, and Martin 4 Brothers, John and Washington Mickey 2 Brothers, and Thomas and David Scott, 2 Brothers1 compose the company that came to the new Interior Settlement with us, We have all been quite well, no fever nor any other kind of sickness the place is finely located on top of a very high mountain, we like this place much better than we seen elsewhere, and although things are not like they were at home, yet we are thus far quite satisfied. The rest of our people all settled at Monrovia, and Clay Ashland up the river about 15 miles from the sea coast, And I am very sorry to inform you that the mortality has; been very great by the fever, we have lost by Death the following persons, my father, sister Francis2, Uncle Buck Thomson, Billy Douglass, James Scott, Lucy Twines baby, Frank Coleman; Maria Coleman; Lucy Twines Father; Patrick Mickey;3 4 Robert Scott is laying very low, indeed all the people down at Clay Ashland are quite sick, Thus far we all have enjoyed good health as when at home. I will now tell you of my wife Maria, and the children, they did not get any of the clothes that was intended for them the box was robbed or something else; as there was no bill of Lading for them, we have never seen any them. I would like you send me 1 Barrell of Pork 1 Bll of Fish and 1 of flour, and also 2 pair of Black Gaiters No 6 and No 7 also some leather shoes for us all, I would be very glad to receive these by the Mary Caroline Stevens, when she comes in the Spring, so as we may get them by the then our 6 months is up on the Society, I would like to get some Calico, some Bleached and some Unbleached Cotton, and 2 cotton Bed spreads —. some Blue and White womens stockings; and 1 White Swiss muslin dress pattern for Isabella ; I wish this to be fine, and a peice of Satin Ribbon, and please to send Maria some Black dresses suitable for mourning
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11Author:  Walker, HughRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Hugh Walker to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 March 4  
 Published:  1999 
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 Description: I sit down to addres a few lines to you to inform you that I am well but my wife has a severe attack of the acclimating fever and the rest are tolerable my three sons are out at a place called Careysburg settled by Mr Seys and they are doing well and have no sickness at all neither chills nor fever. I am much pleased with this place I am still travelling about trying to prepare a home for myself and family there has been a great many died since I last wrote for insts Robinson Scott and his son James, Patrick Mickey, Buck Thompson Richard Franklin, Jacob Twine, and his grand child Lucy twines son, and Cyrus Terrel, and, Francis Barrett and Samuel Carrs youngest child, two grandchildren of uncle Cy's these twelve have died since I last wrote the rest I think are getting better Samuel Carr has been quite sick but I think he is getting well again—William Douglass has wrote to you and the boys sent for things in it but what I wrote for you need not send as they desired me not to send for anything please send me a couple of brier blades we have taken into deep consideration how to live and to prepare to die while some are rejoicing at their friends going to a better house others are filled with grief at the thoughts of their future estate others have suffered with the fever I am left to go and I am invited to preach in the baptist and methodist and presbyterians
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12Author:  Campion, Saunders A.Requires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Saunders A. Campion for George Walker, et al, to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 March 5  
 Published:  1999 
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 Description: Its with great pleasure that we embrace the first opportunity after our arrival here of sending you a few lines to inform you of our safe arrival here in this place without a single person being lost by Death we were all sea sick but not long, we have all of us whose names are here, gone to the new Interior Settlement, about 50 or 60 miles from Monrovia, now under the care of Revd John Seys Special Agent of the Am Col Soy where the great experiment is being tried Dr Hall made such proposals to us as indused us to come here and we have no cause as yet to regret it, Young Barrett and his wife Maria, Wm Douglass and wife & child Charles Twine and Philip, David Scott, Thomas Scott, Winslow Walker, Hugh Walker, George Walker, Martin Coleman, Washington Coleman, Allen Coleman, Wilson Coleman, Charles Barrett, Richard Barrett, Isabella Johnson, Washington Mickey, John Mickey, these are all here in this place and doing as well we wish as far as we have seen yet. Now Sir George Walker wishes you to send us him and his 2 Brothers a small Cork of Tobacco, and 3 Blls of Flour 2 Kegs of Double F powder 2 Bags of Buck shot, 1 Bll of Bacon, 1 Box of Soap, 1 Bll of Brown Sugar, Now Sir you will please to the same persons 1 whip saw George wants 1 pair of Boots & 4 pairs of shoes all No 10 Winslow 1 pair of Boots 3 pair No. 11 of Shoes, Hugh Walker 1 pair of Boots 3 pair of Shoes No 9 all fine quality 1 Peice of Tip top Denins, 1 Peice of Cotton Cloth White 1 Peice of fine linen, 6 yds of merino cassimore 1 Peice of Black Alpacca, These things you will please to put in a separate parcel and direct as described herafter— Charles Twine & Philip wish you to send them 1 Cask of Tobacco 1 Bll of pork, 1 Bll of Fish, 2 Kegs of Double F powder, 4 bags of buck Shot, 1 whip saw, 3 Bll of Flour 1 Bll of Brown Sugar, 1 Bll of Molasses, 1 Roll of fine Linen to make shirts, 4 different kinds of Cloths the same as George Walkers, 2 peices of Calico for trade purposes, also 1 pair of Coarse Boots and 4 pair of fine shoes No 10, 1 peice of Blue flannell Cloth, 1 Box of Soap, 6 yellow flannell shirts, 1 pair of fine boots 4 pair of shoes No 10; 1 Don Blue water Buckets 2 washing tubs, These to be put separate and marked for Charles Twine—. Thos Scott and David and his Brother wish you to send him, 1 Keg of Powder 2 Bags of buck Shot, 1 Bll of Flour 1 Bll of Brown Sugar 1 Cask of Tobacco, 1 peice of Blue flannell Cloth — 1 peice of white Linen, 1 peice of Dungaree or Blue drilling, 1 pair of Coarse boots 4 pair of Shoes No 11 1 double barrelled Gun; David Scott wants a Keg of powder 2 bags of Bucke Shot, 1 Doubled Barrell Gun 1 Bll of Flour 1 Bll of Brown Sugar, 1 peice of Bed Ticking 1 pair of Coarse boots, 4 pair of fine shoes all No 11 1 Box of Soap 4 peices of Calico for trade purposes to be put separate and directed as herein described. — John Mickey wishes to have 1 Bll of Bacon & Bll of Flour; 1 Bll of Sugar, 1 Bll of fish, 1 Box of Soap, 1 Keg of Powder, 2 Bags of Shot, 2 peices of Calico for trade purposes— 1 peice of white linen for shirts bosoms 1 peice of White Cotton Cloth, 12 yds of Blue flannell, ½ Don Blue Buckets; 1 pair of Coarse boots 4 pair of Shoes No 9 1 whip saw —. 1 peice of Tip Top Denins— Washington Mickey wants 2 blls of Flour 1 Bll of Pork 1 Tunnel Bedstead 1 peice of Blue Dungaree 1 Tip Top Denins 1 peice of White Cotton for Shirts 1 peice of Linen 2 peices of Calico for trade purpose, 1 Cask of Tobacco 3 pair of Shoes No 9 12 yds Blue flannell — 1 Gun Percusion Washington Coleman wishes to have 3 Bll of Flour, 2 Casks of Tobacco 2 Kegs of powder, 2 Bags of Buck Shot, 2 or 3 peices of Calico 1 Bll of Pork, 1 Bll of fish 1 Bll Sugar 1 box of soap 1 sack of fine Salt, 1 peice white drilling 1 pair of Boots No 10 3 pair of Shoes No 10 1 whip saw Wilson Coleman 2 pair of Boots No 9, 2 pair of Shoes 1 Roll of Alapacca 1 peice of white Cotton for shirts 2 peices of Calico 1 Roll of Coarse Cotton— Martin wishes 3 pair shoes No 11 1 Roll of Bleached Cotton 1 Roll of Linen 1 Roll of Cotton Jeanes 1 Roll of Alapacca 3 Sides of shoe leather 1 set of shomakers Tools 2 sides sole Leather Allen Coleman 3 pairs of Shoes No 10, — George Walker and Phil Twine wants each a sack of salt and 3 peices— Wm Douglass wishes to have — 6 Blls of Flour, 50 lbs of soda, 1 Bll of pork, 3 peices of Bleached Cotton 3 peices of Calico, These persons all are well satisfied and well and wish to have some money to be sent to Wm Douglass who will tell you the amount they want &c in his letter Douglass wants 1 keg of powder 1 Bag of Buck shot
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13Author:  Douglass, WilliamRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor and Frank Nelson 1857 March 8  
 Published:  1999 
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 Description: Dear Sirs I take this opportunity of sending my best regards to you as well as the family and friends we all got safe from Virginia to Liberia all of us that came to Carysburgh are well Young Barrett had a Slight Bilious attack but is now better, the rest of the people that we left at the Cape have moved to Clay Ashland, so as to be near their farm I now tell you who is dead, Dick Franklin, and Patrick Mickey Robinson Scott, Jacob Twine, Francis Barrett, James Scott Maria Coleman, Frank Coleman, Lucy twines Baby young Jacob WBilly Douglass, Emily Carr, these have all died with the fever and the rest have all had the fever but are getting better I am sorry to inform you of the death of these persons, I always thought it imprudent for persons raised on high lands to settle on the Coast, so I came to this mountain where I am well as ever, All the boys have wrote for themselves what they want, When you send what they have sent for be so good as to send all seperate and different receipts for the same, As I told you when I left we had great difficulty in selecting our tools, not having a Bill for them, our Box of Cloth was broke upon and our Cloth was taken out what was left I divided as far it would go The Boys all wish you to send them money as follows The Walkers want all what is left to be sent and all the rest except Young Barrett wish to have all sent that is left if there is not enough to get what they sent for please to get such things as they most need, As I did not know what was coming to me I thought best to mention these things that I much stand in need off by referring to the other Letters you will see what we are doing if there is any money left for me please send it in in Tobacco a Small Caske would be worth a great deal as Tobacco is worth in trade 50 Cts a lb— Bacon is worth 25 Cts a lb flour 12 1/2 butter 25 & 37 Eggs 37 1/2 a Dozen fowls 12 & 25 Cts a peice we are able to get 30 Acres of farm land and a town lot of 1/2 An acre in the new settlement this is certainly a fine country fine Timber fine soil and on this mountain a Beautiful Climate I am delighted with this Country thus far and with industry I think that any man can get a living, We all have a good Chance here, we have the worship of God regularly twice a day, we also have a school which we attend daily & at night so that these 6 months if we dont improve it will be our own fault, Mr John Seys is continualy thinking of some thing to increase our comforts and happiness the Agent and Superintendent trys to do his part you will direct all things designed for any of us to Carysburgh Mount Fauble Interior Settlement Care of Mr Saunders A Campion Agt A. Cl Sy. and Governor or Superintendent of the Settlement by these means we will never, get them this land is very heavy Timbered the Largest trees I ever seen the Axes we got are all bro broke but one, in looking at the Giant trees and our broken axes we feel bad, but we intend to go on, we are building a Log Church and School House so that you must not think that I am idle I now Close this part Dr Minor my Dear freind please to rememember my love to dear old Aunt if she is living tell her I thank God she did not start to come here as she could never have got here, this is not the Country for any old People my wife joins in her kind regards to you I wish very much to hear from you and let me know how your crops are I close by saying I am thankful to you for to you all I send my love to every body and shall try to again by the steamer God Bless you prays your truly
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14Author:  Douglass, WilliamRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Reverend W. Slaughter 1857 April 24  
 Published:  1999 
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 Description: I take this opportunity of writ ing You these few lines to inform you of the health of my family; and the rest of the immigrants which came out here with me; there are only two have had the acclimating fever; Mr. Young Bar rett and Mr. John Michie, they only had it slightly I thought there could not be any place in Af rica where new comers would build and not— have the acclimating changes, but I see there is, men can come on top of this beautiful mountain, which is 25 miles from the Saint Paul's River and have but very little fever; If every one that comes here improved like we have this will be the very spot for immigrants for sev eral years to come. After our arrival in this place we have put up a neat little log church of which we call Union Church, as every persons who lived in this little settlement are trying to be one people for the cause of Jesus Christ our Lord; and since the completion of this church, we have drawn our lands and every body are trying to build as fast as they can; I was the first man out of our number that put up a log house and the rest are doing the same, and I hope we will try to do what we can if the good Lord's share is to build up our county. We have written back to Dr. Jas. H. Minor as you request us to do, for what we want and I did not think to remind him of putting up our provisions in half a barrels as we have so far to bring it, so please to tell him to have it done for us and direct it to Careys Burg and in the care of the Special Agent the Rev. John Seys, we would be very thankful that our little means which were left behind would be sent to us in pro visions which would be very good for all of us. There is no hinderance cause for us to build in this place if we only can get astart; there can be most everything grows here that is eatable, and if it is cultivated in a right manner; and, man will only plant it to grow, I see eddas, cassabas, potatoes plantains, and many other things, that are too tedious for me to mentioned now, there was twenty one of my people came out here to settled and all are at work today, and the ballance are at the Rec tacle at Monrovia the city of the Republic, and out of that number 17 have died in Clayash- land after they moved from Monrovia, all the old people excepting one, which Mrs. Franklin; my wife have improved considerably and also my daughter they have not lost one day since we arrived.
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15Author:  Douglass, WilliamRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1857 August 19  
 Published:  1999 
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 Description: I am pleased to acknowledge the recipt of you letter by the ship M. C. Stevens which arrived July last; and I learn that she has completed her voyage on this coast and now is lying in the port of Monrovia on her re turn trip home. And I am certain you will be pleased to hear from us, as no doubt you are anscious to know how we are — where we are — and how we are getting along. 1st We are all doing tolerable Well in health for there have been only a part of us sick with the fever; as for myself, I hav never had cause to lie down a day since here I have been, neither hav any of my family been sick — those who hav been sick did not suffer as much as was antis cipated and some of them caused their sickness by inadvertence in living & otherwise. Dr We are all at Careysburg with the escception of Robinson Scott's family who are still at Clay Ashland, & who I am sorry to say are much reduced — yet, I rather escpect the old lady will come here; but her son desires to buy land there with a small tenement on it at a cost of $100.00. How success ful he will be, I cannot tell. We have built mine log cabbins, and I am pleased to say that in our sisc months were up we were in them and pretty comfortably situated. All of us have our lots pretty well planted down in potatoes, cassada, eddoes, tomatoes, lima beans, some coffee trees set out & other little articles which will do service in our families. Our boys I am happy to say have up to this time conducted themselves pretty honorably & I hope their present good character will be their index through life with farther improvement for use fulness.
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16Author:  Gurley, Ralph RandolphRequires cookie*
 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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17Author:  Scott, TibbyRequires cookie*
 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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18Author:  Harden, JudyRequires cookie*
 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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19Author:  Scott, MaryRequires cookie*
 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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20Author:  Walker, GeorgeRequires cookie*
 Title:  Liberian Letters: George Walker to Dr. James H. Minor 1858 January 27  
 Published:  1998 
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 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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