Boston, July 20, 1855.
My Dear Sir, —
You are on the eve of stirring times. I wish Mr. Pomeroy was with you. I wish
we all were there, if we could stand up like men to the work in hand. I
know more than one man here, who looks every day and every night at his wife
and little ones, and doubts which way his duty lies. But we must not doubt.
Young men and men like you must do the work, and you must have the glory of
saving a good part of your country to freedom. But you must have arms, or your
courage will not avail. We must stir ourselves here to-morrow and see what can
be done.
Yours faithfully,
A. A. L.
SOURCE: William Lawrence, Life of Amos A. Lawrence:
With Extracts from His Diary and Correspondence, p. 96-7
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