Springdale, Iowa, April 27, 1858.
Dear Wife And
Children, Every One, — We start from here to-day, and shall write you
again when we stop, which will be in two or three days. I have just bought
eight barrels of flour for you, which will be shipped to Watson, care of James
A. Allen, Westport. You can divide it among the different branches of the
family so as to make all as comfortable as may be. If I should not be able to
send you money to pay the freight, you can perhaps sell some of it to some of
your neighbors for cash, and pay the freight in that way. I shall try to send
you some pork and leather soon. I am trying to arrange so as to have Henry come
out to see me at Pennsylvania with Oliver (and any others), if it can be
consistently done. I shall write Oliver and any others when and where to find
us, and also provide about travelling expenses. They will not probably be
called on before the middle of May, and possibly not so soon. May God bless you
all! Write Jason Brown at Chatham, Canada West.
Yours ever,
John Brown.
P. S. The flour, taken either by John, Henry, Watson, or
Salmon, may be credited to their mother. Do not fail to write, all of you, —
Ellen as well as the others.
Yours,
J. B.
SOURCE: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of
John Brown, p. 454
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