, 1864-01-12

The following is the letter from Mr. Brown, I'd
dressed to Rev. Robert CollYeE, and read in Bryan
HaEi to the meeting Of Sunday night last. It Ii
DEAA FnIgsp:-I haFe somewhat delayed ny re,
port to you in regard to the condition Of the refu
gees in tAis State, on account Of the severity o.
Of these people to meet It md tie frequent calls
have from them for relief have been go much
engaged in the work Of finding out by personal
ther wants are, and their zeal condition ia, and II
tie distribution Of what has come for their RELIEF
that have not found time TIL now to think and
write you ful1y as wished. And again. this very
severe weather aud snow storm Is doing 40 terri,
bla work among them, that conld not give you
ttue picture Of today, and send It as true picture
poor and unsheltered will show ron what mean.
Those cIed in thick warm apparel aud sheltered
b good houses can hardly conceive how ., large
paratiyely happy this week Of pleasant weather and
be sick and distress ed and dying the next:week oi
severe weather: but this change in ss fullest sense
Is nov upon this eluss whose comfort and relief
nm taboring. Not an empty house can be had In
Leavenworth, and the refugees still arc coming to
kansae, for freedom and projection, and they mnst
at glance, having looked the ground evsf, tat
theee new come.s must be exposed to cold and wet
IN the mere shantles1 which arg the only hablta-
ne1 a1esees wora 10 stess and Rith a@ost sa No
bedding at al. All Of us know, and must remem-
ber. that masters have neither been able or willing
And, Il the tattered garments WON b9 the sla7es
on the plantations IN Arkaneas were sufficient to
save theE from freezing there, they will not pro-
ss fss ~ t IL aS tss9
their ine1perfence could; earn -ftona day
to-day to get q subsistence, that to shut them IL
Gem e ass md assa ysa e IL, ns
some to their graves Ny room has been besieged
so,ne md hsart s % NE tay ~" as eo16s avs
given out the last. and still hundreds Of help
less women and children whose very blood Is
to he clo.hins, paid oat ss7ss Q. Tie one hundred
received from you for flannel and other necessa-
rIes and shall be obliged to nsc the whole to save
porting school as contemplated when i received
this money from you. These calls Of their suffer.
Ing bodies must be1net II the MEANS can be reach
schools started and hope to continue them, but
hundreds Of children cannot 60 until the weather
j. b os e6Rsa aRt .ns ~ zsbo ss by the
Of such exposure: 4 ,re1iablc friend has
a tod s * Moa ast hs as ana sr ha at s6
he Tas there. This VIA giye you some idea Of til
hsps u eoSea md
trusty colored man to visit the most obscure and
CAGES. I viii state only three out Of many that
might BE- presented. wish ron to under
saaa sso% hs e. hesssse ~ sa
money on hand to meet such cases. Eitst an IN
receipt of an urgent Gall from Mat 7; 7. 1nslsy,
Scott. for Immediate relief for the suffering refa-
gees that arc atil coming into that place. Cloth
inc must be had to gave the young women and
IRENE cold snow storm, and as could not start at
nncc, boxes of clothing II had them (which had
mott and II started by Government trains woaldb be
hs 1sa "a It ias %1c5 sss Mssd =
them in three daye. Ipromised to send clothing
Es1 soon Is possible. Second sase, We. hesrd last
lost ehiid, and had no money to procure CONN
aEd other necessarfes to bury, nor had abe
strength Or kpowledgsto 60 to psogsr Rfr5ons tos
once, and he reports that the child had been dead
eight days. It was buried this morning, and /
sha11 give the mother relief In some comforts that
G. Il. Langston, the school teacher. who
came out withu,e WIS coming home from school.
two days slnce, be met woman With three chit
dren who had been turned out OF doors In the
could not pay her rent; she had agreed for
another room but could not 60 tnt9 t n the rsnt
ard her children must be left to find shelter as
best they c1nld: L was one Of the coldest nights
hare erer felt IN Kansas ladyanced I'm he money:
bread. Neither she nor her children have suiIl-
cient clothing to protect them from the cold. In
fsct they are destitute Of every comfort. Her Aus-
band IL In the army.
These cases are extreme, but not exceptional
do not mention these cases to reflect upon our
city autho1ities for think they are doing all that
could be expected Of them. in furnishing rood.
provisions and some comforts. You must not IN
deretand from wbat have said that all our color
/ cd refugees are destituteand suffering. Many Of
them who have been here six or eight months are
doing well, having good clothing and some money,
and are paying for schooling their children, and In
many cases are attending evening schools. for
which they also pay. think haVe said enough.
I am aa ever, your friend.
{Signed) J.R. BEowS.