Springfield, Mass., April 16, 1857.
H. N. Rust, Esq.
My Dear Sir, — Your
favor of the 9th is received. Please forward to me by express the pistols you
have received, and also send me with them the amount you had to pay on the
whole package. Be kind enough to say to my friend Blair that I expect funds
within a day or two to meet my engagement, and that I mean to call on him.
Please direct the package to John (not Captain) Brown, care Massasoit House,
Springfield, Mass. Did you receive the package for Selden H. Brown?
Very respectfully your friend,
John Brown.
SOURCE: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of
John Brown, p. 376
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