| | 1 | Author: | Douglass, William | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Liberian Letters: William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor and
Frank Nelson 1857 March 8  | | | | Published: | 1999 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Library, Text collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Liberianletters | | | | 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 | | | Similar Items: | Find |
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