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January 26, 1859 from William Douglass to Dr. James H. Minor
Careysburgh Jan 26
th, 1859
Dr James Miner
Dear Sir
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ground tobacco I am cureing Sume the
Longest Leaves ware 27 inches Long &
13 inches in weadth but this Land being
high I think it will do better in the Low
Land, but fear we can rais no Seed as
thair is a small incect that get on it
when in full Bloom, that will destroy
the Seed. when the Ship Returns pleas Send
me Some of the White Stem Seed tobacco
our Farm Land is Low Bottom Land, &
will be more suteable for the Cultevation
of all Seeds I am happy to Say to you that all
the things Sent by you Came Safe to the Per
sons the ware sent according to the Bill of
Laden sent by Mr Nelson. The Clay Ash
land party had all Come hear Except
Duglss Scott & I went down my Self &
had the things devided & his Portion left
for him at the Depot the Freight was
$40 00 Dollars for Bringing the things from
monrovia to the Depo the Duty on the goods
was $1.80 So that the $200.00 did not pay the
Expence & in concequence of no invoice of
the goods it is thought thair is an
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an over Charge of Money & wish you
to be Sure & Send the invoice of Goods
Bought & Shiped that is the amount
Sent out in Goods the Letters that you
may Receive now will be from the par
ties as thay are tending to thair own
Bisiness Sepperately I shall only write for my
Self & what Ever Balance is to be Sent I
hope that you will Send it I do not Expect any
thing more I am sattisfied I am sattisfied
with what I have got but should thair
be any thing send me 2 flannel shirt
& the Balance in grocerys as thair is dis
sattisfaction amon the other parties I
have nothing to do with & have[ fent] not
put my Name to no paper What Ever
Except my [ own] Letter we are getting along
well the place is improveing the Popu
lation at preasant is one hundred &
fifty 1.50 our prospects are fine we
fine Agent Mr Paxton I spent a faw
days at Monrovia [ in] December & I tell
you the do things up Lik you White
People
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& I am happy to say to you that
I am a Justice of the Peice
I am Lerning to Write 1 but not
able to send you a letter yet
Remember me to all your Famly
& Friends
Yours truly
William Duglass
[1] This line appears to provide evidence that William Douglass did not write this letter himself.
Dr James Miner
Dear Sir
you Kind Letter
Came to hand & it gave me much pleasure
to hear from you & Famly & that you are all
Well theas Lines Leaves my Self & Famly
injoying Reasinable health I have had
the feaver, but have Chills at times
but Still able to tend to Bisness I am
Somtimes working at the camp in
town work other times on my lott &
as to the happyness of the Rest & how
the will get a Long I cannot say yet as
the are only getting on thair farms but
Can Say for my Self that I apprehend
no fear as Regards my Self if I have
my health I have beanSelling Potatoas
at $100 pr Bushel beside what I use for
my Famly. I have Coffee in Bloom & also
a Small Crop of tobacco. The Seed was
Sent to yong Barret & by Sowing at dif
ferant [ times] have found out the propper
time to Plant, it grows as well as [unclear: Nair]
ground tobacco I am cureing Sume the
Longest Leaves ware 27 inches Long &
13 inches in weadth but this Land being
high I think it will do better in the Low
Land, but fear we can rais no Seed as
thair is a small incect that get on it
when in full Bloom, that will destroy
the Seed. when the Ship Returns pleas Send
me Some of the White Stem Seed tobacco
our Farm Land is Low Bottom Land, &
will be more suteable for the Cultevation
of all Seeds I am happy to Say to you that all
the things Sent by you Came Safe to the Per
sons the ware sent according to the Bill of
Laden sent by Mr Nelson. The Clay Ash
land party had all Come hear Except
Duglss Scott & I went down my Self &
had the things devided & his Portion left
for him at the Depot the Freight was
$40 00 Dollars for Bringing the things from
monrovia to the Depo the Duty on the goods
was $1.80 So that the $200.00 did not pay the
Expence & in concequence of no invoice of
the goods it is thought thair is an
an over Charge of Money & wish you
to be Sure & Send the invoice of Goods
Bought & Shiped that is the amount
Sent out in Goods the Letters that you
may Receive now will be from the par
ties as thay are tending to thair own
Bisiness Sepperately I shall only write for my
Self & what Ever Balance is to be Sent I
hope that you will Send it I do not Expect any
thing more I am sattisfied I am sattisfied
with what I have got but should thair
be any thing send me 2 flannel shirt
& the Balance in grocerys as thair is dis
sattisfaction amon the other parties I
have nothing to do with & have[ fent] not
put my Name to no paper What Ever
Except my [ own] Letter we are getting along
well the place is improveing the Popu
lation at preasant is one hundred &
fifty 1.50 our prospects are fine we
fine Agent Mr Paxton I spent a faw
days at Monrovia [ in] December & I tell
you the do things up Lik you White
People
& I am happy to say to you that
I am a Justice of the Peice
I am Lerning to Write 1 but not
able to send you a letter yet
Remember me to all your Famly
& Friends
Yours truly
William Duglass
Editorial Notes
[1] This line appears to provide evidence that William Douglass did not write this letter himself.