Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-17
From the V,nc0ster virgiaiaR, Nay ~
LETTER FROM LIBERIA.

The accounts OF prosp ,rlty attending the colony
Of Liberia have been imposing through the let
ters that have been received from III t place, that
doubts of their authenticity have existed IN tho
minds Of some our colo, cd population An cn,.
,erant from Loudoun county agreed before he loft
on plan by which no false eplstlc could be palmed
OF as his this was 10 mention ce'tan facts seee.
ted by himself and his brother, and to place them
in the postscript of his letter The letter itself has
been handed u.s. ana is published below II speaks
for i,sclf-inleed tho colonization society now
meets with little opposition. The annual appro-
priations by the State Will gave anew impulse to
ITS operations.
MoSRovis, Liberia, March |, 1898
Dr.R BeorHea BENJAMiN We have arrived
safely at Iberia myself and all my family. On
the Passage we had no sickness, and rs YET The
fever OF the country has not attacked us. IL usual
lv comes on in from two to six weeks attoi arrival
some die, others have II slshly--thc event. us to
me and nine | lie We with Cod Hitherto | am
much pleased, and am perfectly satisfied with the
prescn, circumstance of things. believe an IN
dusrious man can live here easier than IN the INT
ted States and as yet IL am so agrceably disap-
pointed with the country, tina, have no desire 10
return 70 the United States 10 lire there. | wish
very much that you were here with me. fee
that am in a Ian Of great privileges and freedom
Last Sabbath preached three times IN baptist
churches There are here metho1ists, presbyie
rans md baplists-all Jealous and active IN .hs
good cause.
The productions Of the country are numerous
oranges hines, ind 80, plalntain, &c are oil plenty
| have sat at tables where fowls, ard hams, ard
beef were all served up good as we have in the
United States have drawn tolcR lot, and am
living in hired house until get one hull. on it,
There is great demand here for stone masons.
l am now though have been here only week,
engaged on house a, SO 90 per perch, to be paid
in cash the price sometimes is 81 80. Tell my old
friend, Joseph Sanford, if he were here he could
find ready employment, have found large store
houses and others built of stone, we heard IN the
United States, and rich people living in style
as in any other country.
find great many natives here: Their dress
is nothing but handkerchief around The loins- al
the rest Of the body naked both men and women
though the latter do no, frequent the town, being
ashamed to be seen.
Capt Hatch treated US on the passage in the kin
dest manner, SO much So that think he deserves
my highest gratitude, wish you might come GU
with him.
Your mos, afeciionate brother,
REUBEN MOSS.
Ngrwill now give the sign which | was Il
give you that YOU may know this letter is from me
II was to menton.the accidents. The first wa
your getting your leg caught under tree the sc
cond was my falling off the horse and having M,
laaa st,ii, ocsH5 BY an axe. 4 MOSS
FROM THE srAuSToN (yA.) SPECTATOR.
A letter has jus, been received 10y gentleman o
this place from one of the emigranfs who havegon
out from amongst us to Liberia. The following /;
an extract: ~
Caldwell, LIBERIA, Feb %, 1888
c}e.r Sir have arrived. through the providcnct