Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-09-11
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QUIScY, Illinois, August 9h 1916.
FRIrND RYrHER,-
write you from one Of the peasantesi places we
have yet visited II Is only 25 years since settlements
were first made in this town. aud now it is a city con-
tanning about four thousand inhabitants. Early in the
summer Of 1895 Commissioners sent TO this place
10 lay out a County and It's shire town. Just as they
arrived here they received President (John Quincy
Adams Inaugural address, and were so much pleased
with it, that they resolved TO call the county Adams,
aud the city Quincy in honor Of him There was then
small prairie the centre Of the city, which is now
beautiful public square, surrounded by a neat white
fence, and ornamenied with trees which they called
Johns Prairie also 10 honor Of the President. but this
name has fallen into disuse, while the county and the
city retain the names then given them, Adams and
Quincy The city stands a bluff, rising,l think,
1916 feet above the river. II is mile square, laid
out into regular squares, with wide streets crossing
each other right angles The ground in parts
Of the city is very and requires good deal Of
grading. large proportion Of the houses are brick
and built in good style. few Of the novels FIRST e.
rected yet standing to give the stranger some idea
Of the manner in which the fst settlers obliged
to live. They are very small constructed oflogs, with
mud chimneys. The citizens arc moral, Industrious,
intelligent, and enterprising They have made suita-
bic provision by their public schools, for the education
Of their children, and The number Of their churches
shows plainly that the institutions Of religion priz-
ed among them. The country for many miles round
the city ia under good state Of cultivation and Quin-
cy is the place where the business centres In oil d.
rections the farmers are now carrying wheat to this
market for which they have been receiving from 50 TO
90 cents per bushel, which is regarded good pnce.
Wheat, oats and corn are the chief productions ofihe
farms in this region. The land is very rich, and the
crops this abundant. Quincy 10 at the pres
time healthy place, and has become quite resort
during the weather OF summer for the people
OF ST. Louis and other places at the South. The
Quincy House, kept by Mr. Monroe, formerly OF Bos-
ton is first hotel conducted temperance prinei
pies. There are other excellent public houses in the city
Here located the Court House and county Offices Of
Adams County, with the United States Land Offices
and several private Land Offices, in which held the
titles to many Of the lands in the Military Tract OF
Professional men, there 25 Lawyers, 10 Doctors
and IL Ministers, and all trades and occupations have
their share Of representatives There in the neigh
borhood Of the city institutions for the purpose of
preparing young men and women for missionaries TO
the heather in other lands, and the destitute places
Of the West. One was established by DR. Nelson,
the other by DR. Hunter both now deceased. They
are soon TO be united into The established
by DIR Hunter is about two miles from the city and has
usually so 60 students. This is a somewhat novel
institution. Young men 60 there, build small tene-
mens on the land Of the 'Ins,ue,' hire them, and
board themselves. They work out for the neighbour
ing farmers during harvest, when they have vacation
and also two or three hours day during term time,
and 10 this way enough TO deiray their expenses
They have but slight advantages for instruction. their
library being small and their teachers few but these
Disadvantages are in great overcome by the
zeal energy and perseverance, Of the young them
selves. Several persons there pursuing their
studies who have families. The instructors teach the
advanced easses and the pupils in .hese teach those
less advanced. The young women occupy a house by
themselves, each furnishing her own board and they
deiray their expenses principally by teaching school,
Several young from this Institute are on the eve
oil taking their departure TO missionary stations in ASA
or Africa. The members Of this seminary are deeply
Interested IN the anii-slavrry The three men
Work, Thompson, and Bird, who were sent TO the
Peniiennry in Missouri for helping slaves 10 freedom
were members OF the Institute. Work, who has
family is released. The Others are still in durance
Vile They were sentenced 10 - years imprisonment
iour years having now expired The Chapel Of the
Institute together with their Library was burnt about
four years since BY the supporters Of the pariareha
institution Of Missouri. The Institute needs funds
and talented at its head in order 10 its greater
usefulness and success.
Yours truly, A. BROWN.