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 1857-03-05. 
March 5, 1857 from Saunders A. Campion for George Walker, et al, to Dr. James H. Minor


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March 5, 1857 from Saunders A. Campion for George Walker, et al, to Dr. James H. Minor

Dr James Minor
Dear sir

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


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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

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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

These goods will be sent if you please in a safe
Box with a Bill of Lading Directed to Wm Douglass
Carysburgh Interior Settlement Liberia Africa in the
Care of Mr. Saunders A Campion
Governor of Carysburgh
and Agt A. C. S.
Please send these by the Mary Caroline Stevens when
she comes out in the spring so as we may have


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these things when our 6 months are up and
we are off of the Am Co Sy

Signed in behalf of these men
By
George Walker
Wm Douglass
Charles Twine
David Scott
Wilson Coleman

Saunders A. Campion

Superintendent
Carysburgh At A C Sy

P S Please to send Phillip Twine a
doubled Barrelled Gun a good one