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1Author:  Barrett, RichardAdd
 Title:  Liberian Letters: Richard Barrett to Elizabeth Lewis 1858 January 28  
 Published:  1998 
 Subjects:  University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters 
 Description: I now write in answer to your two letters I received this year, I was glad to hear from you and all the freinds in that part of the Country. I and children are well, and may this find you and all well and enjoying the bless ings of kind heaven. I now tells you some thing about Careysburg. This is a fine place and fine country indeed, the custom of the natives is very good they are docile and friend ly people, I have not seen one hostile one as yet. Those persons that came out with us, most all living except those you have heard death. If you pleased to send me 1 Keg of nails, 1 Barrel of Pork, and children shoes and pair for myself, and two axes, pantaloons stuff 1 piece, 1 piece Calico, 1 grumbling 1 hoes and some of the cheapest of Cloths which is dif ferent kinds of Calico piece of each, 1 Box of soap and two Bridle Blabes and 1 sett of knives and forks and half dozen of water pails. We have meetings every Sunday and the Baptist Association have appointed a young man from Grand Bassa Country by the name of F. Roberts to teach us all little and big who wished to go to school
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