Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-10-18

convenience believe iue to be respectfully
yours, &c.
MARIA JoURpAN WEsTMoRELAND.
To this letter came the following reply:
FXEcUTIvE RESIDENCE, !
ALBANY, \. y, Feb. 2J, 1872.
Dear Ms. II esfmOrcl0Hd Il received
your letter several days ago, and it has
rivpn me- great pleasure to assist in any
way :.lIs3 relieve the suffering Of tie limo
cant The Governor and myself visited
Mir. Brown this morning, and had long
and Interesting conversation with him. He
stated the facts f his imprisonment with
greet eXactn@5s, and, am confident, with
truth. lie says he IS rot in want Of any
thing: but 3m certain if lis friends should
sanu HIN box Of clJ;ling-Imdercl0t
or any comtDrt-jt would he very accepta-
BILE He is troubled with TleUmatism, and
NJ. Pitt5bU:y, Of tile prison, said he would
see that he had some nannel5 and other
articles, *kich | tcld him | would pay for.
Mr.. i'Ilisbury says il his friends decide to
send him a box lie will deliver the contents
Il Mr.. Brown. The Governor is much
interested in the case, and las written %
the President for a pardon, but we said
nothing to Mr.. Brown on the subject, as it
would be cIp~ - give hope when oltr eff
forts lnar. : in vain. If you send any
cOmfore -. tie old man the box can be eX-
pressed 10 eur care, and / will see that Mr..
Brown receives il. or 10 Nj. pillsbluy, Tie
Superintendent Il the i'cnitcntiaiy. Hop
ing 10 receive news from the President that
VII! GLAD ':'J the hearts If wife and chit
tlcn. IS "e.i - t'.s... U;.D 1--we taken such
an inror,-~t r.: :..,it fHsn : troubles. re-
III tiu. l.aIs Sincerely.
Ms ! Sass I. HorFMAN.
Z. ) As >r".t ~ -. answer is received
from W2sisir-tui4 j l,it ,,Iite you.
\ io"u.l .,.:. il; ic~ron3" 10 auoth r
letter . - !s..E IL" opal for pardon pros
peled. liz l. ~ rcf..e:
l.N.rt TIVE EI->IDENCE,
ALBANY, \ y. March y, 1872.
Ncoi. .}tr@. HG-'..yr{Uad Tho Coy
elnor has s.,ard ..oI:tiu- from Washington.
except = .ett2r saying tie case was being
cNam.t:A.5. a!.d would he reported as soon
is possible. "''i / W.l then write you
again. III Inc!.tjonc! in }nur letter that
q p'uSc WtiId be set ;l} Mr.. Brown.
hardly thi"i1 il necessary. Il Nr. Pillsbury
has promised to GET anything that will
make him mere comfortable. However,
it wOula max, him happy to think his
friends remembered litn, and YOU will dc
as yOu thi':l1 BEST. Hoping to hear from
Washington SOON,
l remain, yours sincerely,
Mis-. }. 7. HOFFMAN.
Thee months later came this letter from
the wife of the unfortunate prisoner:
J DIRK COUNTY, s. g., June IS, 1872.
Ny Uenj' Hrs. l'cHtm0rtl01id Some
time siI.ca, through q kind friend Tho visi-
TED Albany, y. y, l heard Of the very
kind ana sympathetic letter addressed lrv
you 10 my husband, :. L. Brown, now i'm
prlsoncd At that place, In letter from
HIM shortly after he received yours, rot be
ing permitted 10 10 50 himself lie Iequcst-
Ell me TO answer Il, aud cUuVcy to YOU lis
heartf It III Wa!Mcst thanks for the kind
Is Interest you manifest III his behalf, and
til" sweet and deep sympathy you express
Tor him III this time OF his rl1lS and sutI:.r-
in5s. He requested me to say t. You and
i'r Willis that next t. the APPRECIATION Cf
God and his own GO. Scieu e nothing cOI;II
give linn more joy and happiness in lis
present condition than to he the recipient
II such sympathy Us Yea express, and To-
know that he la, sucn friends Us T. VIII,
and yourself. He also directed me to say
to rou tEat Governor and MIS-. II, lin!ai
called t" e hinl, and were the bearers
If 1Our very kinl lrlter, and thl
they manifested much killduess Il
SGllyl'l,dH far his welfare and proper trea,-
me!t by III! 80 who have linn in Charge
IL" is permitted - HTi(e oitIy Ouce q nlUI.tii
t. his fam i, is required to work ten hours
a day. Is not ptr:n.t;td to communicate
VIII, any one, and is not allowed to receive
anything Except through The hands Of the
Slpc,l tFirdtn'. Our family consists Of
my self, four daughters and Two Sons, "! O
are now a3Sent-orivtn away by the mill
tiry tyranny and msrule Of the party who
have incarcerated tEer father in a dist ant
prison. We wife to him every week and
= hi u hG n,,1C Il
sires and that can be convientIy sent. He
is nov t"lerably we'll supplied with cloth
ing aud bedding, and bis fare is pretty
good. We have sent Linn one box of pro
VISIONS, which he received, and with which
he was very much pleased. Through a
friend who visited Albany very recently, |
am happy to learn that be is not now CON
fined and guarded SO closely as he was:
that his hours Of work are less; that his
with others there is not SO
strictly prevented as formerly, and that
he has more liberty. know you
will pardon me for thus obtruding these
particulars upon your attention, but they
are kindly called forth by your letter. And
now, my dear friend, how shall | express
to you and DR.. Wills the thanks, free and
heartfelt, for your kindness aud solicitude
for the welfare Of one who may be esteem
ed by friends, yet is dnubly endeared to us
by the sacred names Of husband, father.
friend, counsellor, and heIpmate, amidst
he sorrows and trials u this troublous life.
My daughters unite with me in sending
heir Warmest thanks and much love TO
-ou and Dr. Wills and family, and remain
aud gratefully yours.
NJ. II. BROWN.
A human Ete-pTes Gus saved nv
ife at the battle of Malvern Ill., said a
'eggar to Captain. ''Saved your life !!
low p "Is served under you, and when
GU ran away | followed
A Miss Sophia Smith, of Massachusetts,
as lately b3queathed $}5O,G00 for the en-
owment Of new college for women at
'orthampton.
Nearly 5000 women are engaged i'll boot |
nd shoe making in Philadelphia.
Another lot of young girls are now on |
leir way from Liverpool to Canada, in |
barge Of Miss Rye.
Turin, Italy, is headquarters for old wo-
len, there being eighty in tina: city over
entury old.