The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-10-30
MoNRovGA. Liberia, T.. AFRICA,

I.
DEAR SIn:--I wrote you in May last but
received no answer from you. hope this
may reach yon per steamer, aud find YOU
and your family, nll we'll. | would like to
hear from you, and lwanl to know if nv
mothcr is living md my sister Bnrbcry, and
if they arc IN your District, and how many
children my sister has, md how thew are
making living. II is a long time since Ilclt
Winnburg and have seen sights TOO since |
was sold to go to Alabama. In 1861 run
oil and joined the u, s. army. was at the
battle of Manasa and | found the bullets
flying around rather thick, then / run and
was taken prisoner and pnt in the hole in
Richmond and afterwards exchanged. bu,
then was worse Off for they intended 10
try mo by Court Nlartialnnd 1 run off again
never stopped short of Now York, there /
found a vessel running for Liberia with n
free passage and won't on board of her and
landed hero In 1868, in this land of the FREQ
ana home of the brave, us the poet saws.
| have boon here for four years, and am
now Keeping school and tho peop,o call mo
Doctor, that is ID. D. l am very popular
among tho people here, and as they are in
want OF public speaker, thought l would
jinc theB Free Masons, and then could
get into public notice. / am greatly in
want of clothes, and have no money TO buy
with, I wish you would send me by the next
steamer, nice blue cloth coat with brass
buttons like tho English gentlemen wear,
1t cannot cost over $40, and will send you
palm oil and elephants tusks to pay forss 1t,
ana would like TO have n pair Of boots,
No. 10. l have grown very much, I weigh
232 pounds and am feet Ii inches high.
The people horo know nothing of society,
most of them are naked and do not wenr
clothes, but as am Professor must keen
up to the style; want some good old ba
con thnt used to got from old Mr.. -.
We have to 1.-Two hero on fruit, yams, plan.
tnins, fish and other vegetable and wo can
only raise money by selling palm oil and
elephants toeth, and have not got any Of
these for sale; red calico and beads and
pocket knives are always ready for sale, and
! gets paid for schooling in these articles
! would like TO get back to old South Caro-
linn, wish you would toll my hicnls, If
they oan mako up about $40 in gold and
send me will come back next year, md
teach thum all TO read and write. Tho
white folks here nro all Yankees, and they
will do anything for money, us soon as thew
make little ont of tho natives. iley mi
OIL for homo, and laavo tho schools and
ohnrohcs, to get along rs best thcy can
Some of tho female wome n have married out
here, md are doing wcl, there is no money
horc but you can get any kind of produce
for trade, tho Dutch sailors nre making
money out Of the people trading in jcwelrSy
and rel stutfs. | wondcrvery much what
your black folks arc doing now, as thoy arc
all free; l expect some Of them arc like
myself, out of money and hot much to live
upon. | long TO get back to your town
where can sec my old friends and MI my
people, aud TO know, who is dead nnd what
you do for living, md cal once moro hom-
iney and sasengers at Christmas. Tell Dull
Jake to send me red flannel shirt, with the
blue coat when you send ii, and tell uncle
. '-------- to send mo o,some beads and looking
glass and knives and will trade them of
and send him ivory to pay for them. sa
must close, nad desire my remembrance
to all enNuiring friends, .hope of seeing
Souiaagain soon and hopo TO get tho blue
coatby next steamer. - Tsss..W 1. |
ss7, Yonr friend, aa sEal
ht JAS. RurFIY, d. D.,
'@' '1est " & aAt a Professor.