The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-21

PkisoN HOUSE, Feb. -, 1912

t.a PkisoN House, Feb -, 1912.
quenty repeated, were straened and desperate
wanonly untrue So far from this, felt myself well off
in comparison with the thousands saw around me. The
truth is that Adams the that in sraitened
and desperate circumstances, and had been VIGOROUSLY
so for the two previous years. and only to go on
in his business the leny OF his creditors The report
that straitened and desperate circumstances ORR
gnaes from the fact Of my closing business in your city
but few months before, that had proved Improbable
But this was done in coed time, and had not with
my present misfortune, all my creditors would this
have been equitaby settled with, as they were all Sc
cured lNt .
On winding up my business, reserved means to pay
all my necessary expenses eighteen months, such
board clothing other necessaries of life, and this
means would not appropriated to any other use could
have paid Adams penny debt on any day in the week.
offered to nav ellis TO hurry oh the binding which he
reused stated in his evidence 1t was also stated in
evidence that had property valued at low estimate
thousand doarsstcreoype plates, and the last ed
Apart from this / had diamonds and other jewelry |
pleasure Besides. surrounded by friends, you
IRON whom could have got money credit.
il had wanted it, Notwithstanding all this, in the very
face Of truth and evidence, charged in court with
killing this man, (as the whole argument could rest
eighty cents the amount OF my obligations he had
his books seventy dollars and fifteen cents and
that under circumstances that render such SUPPOSE
ton decidedly preposerous. But am wandering from
the promises OF my last letter. W
Though not in desperate and straitened circum.
Stances has been frequently alleged, yet my circum
such require future and far distant
exertions which a succession of misortunes warned
TO prepare for This had anticipated on winding up nv
business in Philadelphia and, consequently. reserved
my works accounts; works that had been led TO be-
lieve from general adoption into schools and by
dit. 1910 faU % fae
During the three months previous to the unfortunate
self IN revising parts OF this work and getting
out edition, us well preparing public addresses
and series OF lectures accounts contemplated and
expected to my old business public lecturer
the ial for lecturing commenced. An
occupation It's very It's very humble, but at the
time such that does shame honest So
making money lecturer accounts felt doubts
ofsuccess. was what had before succeeded in what
had been accustomed and as public Lecturer this
branch Of science had competitors those engaged
the subject simple teachers of what they found
in books, after the common routine Of school teaching
With such reflections l thought but little Of past mscar
ryings, and felt though could battle and hurl back
the tide of misfortune with stronger arm than ever, and
though down I'd sunk, the higher up I'D rise"
Adams being printer and hereby connected with the
fraternity Of the press and the circumstance of having
killed him in my Office to which there was no evidence
most in the wrong in the quarrel. excepting the error in
his accounts feared if divuged the misfortune that
might bid farewell to my anticipated success lee
turer all such greatly dependent newspaper
paragraphs was fearful that should be followed with
reproach however upjusly wherever went, and that
10 degree that would render success doubtful il not in
deed futile in attempting.
Together with my exertions as public lecturer my flu
re hopes all wrapped and dependent upon the
continuation ofhe popularity OF my works in our schools
where they had extensively introduced and
the increase both in sales and OF adoption II used
seventeen seminaries of twenty that
ed the science in this city. Ii used in about two
hundred and sixty schools throughout the country, and
the only work sold in the great valley OF the
Mississippi where had formerly held the field as lee
turer To what extent such calamity would affect
school book in the midst of numerous excellent authors
impossible to conceive ond could only painfully be
reflected upon.
Oppressed as you see from peculiar circumstances and
the very natural and evil forbodngs arising from the de-
veopmen of great misfortune, when, too secretion
by odds favored an entire oblivion right wrong made
up my mind after much struggle to secretion in the
rapid and best way could. IL came out with the mis-
fortune ruin stared in the face, while in attempt
secre,e, there hope, although heavy hope to
carry.
My peculiar circumstances, as above stated, almost
alone took possession OF my mind and controlled me-
But you may ask il you had not been thus peculiarly
situated would you have come out with the misfortune J"
Think not, and the reasons will give in ny next.
Truly yours, J. e. COLT.
To c. H., etc, Philadelphia