Boston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1857.
Dear Brother And
Sister Adair, — It is a long time since I have heard a word from you,
but I suppose it is because I have been continually shifting about since my
return to the States. I am getting quite anxious to hear from you, and to get
your views on your own prospects and present condition, together with your
ideas of Governor Geary and of Kansas matters generally. I have not heard a
word from Hudson or Akron since December; but that is owing to the fact that I
have had no place fixed upon, till of late, where to receive letters. This has
been from a kind of necessity; but I can now say, do write me at Springfield,
Mass., care of the Massasoit House, leaving the title of Captain off. I now
expect to go to Kansas (quietly) before long; but I do not wish it noised about
at all. Can you tell me what has become of Captain Holmes of your place? I
expect to appear before a committee of the Massachusetts legislature in a day
or two. My family were well about a week ago.
Your affectionate
brother,
John Brown.
SOURCE: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of
John Brown, p. 370
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