The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-03-19
March 10, 1916.

among The rest, as you we'll know.
want you 10 write me mn answer as
soon as you can after receiving thjs-and
an.wrr each question distinctly and much
ob!ige. Yours Respectfully,
r. V. MARSH.
P. s. Az he Post Offi,e Is shut so that
cannot pay the postage; and must leave
1t in the p. 0, box TO night as shall be
absent in the morning, have thought besl
to enclose cent piece in the letter with
which you can pay he postage yourself,
and will satisfy you for your trouble aud
time IN writing when see you. This
ieller is considered private aud in conf
dence and do not wish you 10 show II to
any other person. r. V. MARSH
The reader will See that LAWYER Marsh
specified the time the potatoes were taken,
which may account for the mistake of
Rollin. tThe potatoes were credited on
my cook, April ~, l845) Ii will also
be seen that IA ssotice was held out in the
commencement, by Marsh, 10 get a GER
tiicate favorable to him ;--aso that the
Alpha and Omega ofthe letter was, "keea
dark |" Blu, let US hear this meek man
again.
BRANDON Jan. ia, 1886.
Mr. r. C TeWcr,
My Dear Sri expected 10 have seen
sou before you left Brandon the o her day
and supposed you would call and visit NE
before you LEFT, have been waiting to see
you in The hope you would visit Brandon
again soon but rather than wait longer
concluded would drop you this line. Ia
looking over the certificate you gave me
/ find it is not necessary 10 state any ac-
tual conversation that happened between
you and Holcomb. Il would look better
aud appear better in prin, without it, as
you have perfect right to deny The words
he charges you as having said without de-
failing any conversation that did happcn.
have been 10 Ho'comb and Mcclellan
and asked them what you did saw aud
ibey cannot either OF them remember any
particular words You made use OF toward.
ne-so that it would be safe and proper
!or you 10 deny what flolcomh has pinned
about you. without s,alng any particular
words that passed between you. have
therefore left that psrt ou', believing you
~ould not object aud herewith give
you the certificate without that part and
nope as soon ds You get this letter you Nil
wife off The certificate on sheer Of paper
in the same words have written II, I'M
medoteIy, rs wan. to use it in an arli.
Gle wbich an going 10 publish.
YOU have not time 10 copy the en-
closed certificate YOU may sign the one I
have enclosed and wrap it up or enclose
il in letter ard send i, 10 me as soon as
you can-ouI I should much rather have
700 copy il of yourself I know am
makng you soms trouble for which Won
shalI b. sa'isiod-bestes lhink The ca u.e
o! rcth aod justice demands it.
Respectfully yours,
r V. MARSH.
P. s. enclose YOU Ger itica,e for
you TO copy and eend me- and have paid
the postage on this letter and wish you TO
nal to me you're, soon as you can.
r. Y. Nj.
Gun any one do4t, Lawyer Marsh'S
reraeity when he tells RoIin that he
had called upon Mr. McCollam and my
self, and thai neither of US could recoIlect
what RoIlin said about Marsh's cheating
ia the measure of the potatoes :-aod there
fore, ut woaId be safe and proper for"
RoIin 10 deny using certain words And
,h. TOO, as will be seen from the crrrii-
caes OF Mr<srs McC0Ilam and TAYLOR,
after Marsh had been repeatedly told by
Mcclellan ,ha. Rolin used the rery words
Isa:d he did? Bu', not yet succeeding
in Obtaining jus, tuch certificate us
Marsh wanted, he writes to William O.
TOwer TO &c, him to in'ercede for hm.
This letter is as follows:
BnASDoN, Jan. IS, 1916.
Mr. VIM. o, Tower,
My Deaf SRI am sorry your letter
did not come sooner for concluded from
the fac, that Roiin had not answered
oine. that he asserted 10 the slight atera-
lion in his certificate. have rot altered
the sense or the meaning in the least, in
the certificate sen, him from the one he
gave me,-onIy have omitted three lines
which were entirely super tluous and had
nothing to do with any thing between HoI-
comb and NE. The words | left out merely |
related to question Of Holcomb's to
which, for that reason, ! thought improper
in tue certificate think you will agree
with me when | give you the words which !
are these" HoIcomb asked me (RoIIo)
II Marsh gave him full measure, when /