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 Title:  Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor 1865 August 15  
 Published:  1999 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 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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