Letter Francis and Caroline Denison on slavery
Kalaazoo The 23, 1830
Dear Bro + Sister
I. hardly know what to write as Caroline has filled nearly all the Sheet with news and observations and to you nothing that I can say would be news while much that you can say of your place + people habits [?] [?][?] would be very new + exceedingly interesting. Very likely many things that more interesting to you would be so to us now thought the frequently of them to you has made these [?] [prepice? pressive?]
Our Congress as you [?] see by this publich journals has spent the Winter in [discussing?] the question of Slavery The admission of California + the abolition of Slavery in the federal district Mr Webster of Mass has turned to the Mind with Genl Cap And while the [Elements?] are moved + all nature woohed by Slaveholding many Slaved [from?] [?] Freedom. Mr Seward + P. Hall Charles [?] [Goddings?] [?] of several others here dealt mortal blows to the institution + Slavery must soon fall in our land or Revolution occur on the judgement of Repenance [more?] [decisions?] efforts are being made than ever. Massachusetts + Vermont prohibit the sale of it. Im on State no good Conclusion has been made. But the younger State of Wisconsin has made it requisite for the dealers to give bonds to pay all damage that the sale + use of their Liquor may occasion. The general [?] of good is retrograde and while sectarianism exists it will continue to decline “A House divided against itself cannot stand”. No [?] organization that makes enemies of its allies + friends by Greed can stand.
I suppose that I have [?] but little that will [?] you interest + as no mention or notice has been given me in any letter I hardly hope to interest you much But hoping that you may have health + prosperity + speedily [?] turn home for “why should you go abroad while so much business be done at home” – Your Brother
Dear Bro + Sister
I. hardly know what to write as Caroline has filled nearly all the Sheet with news and observations and to you nothing that I can say would be news while much that you can say of your place + people habits [?] [?][?] would be very new + exceedingly interesting. Very likely many things that more interesting to you would be so to us now thought the frequently of them to you has made these [?] [prepice? pressive?]
Our Congress as you [?] see by this publich journals has spent the Winter in [discussing?] the question of Slavery The admission of California + the abolition of Slavery in the federal district Mr Webster of Mass has turned to the Mind with Genl Cap And while the [Elements?] are moved + all nature woohed by Slaveholding many Slaved [from?] [?] Freedom. Mr Seward + P. Hall Charles [?] [Goddings?] [?] of several others here dealt mortal blows to the institution + Slavery must soon fall in our land or Revolution occur on the judgement of Repenance [more?] [decisions?] efforts are being made than ever. Massachusetts + Vermont prohibit the sale of it. Im on State no good Conclusion has been made. But the younger State of Wisconsin has made it requisite for the dealers to give bonds to pay all damage that the sale + use of their Liquor may occasion. The general [?] of good is retrograde and while sectarianism exists it will continue to decline “A House divided against itself cannot stand”. No [?] organization that makes enemies of its allies + friends by Greed can stand.
I suppose that I have [?] but little that will [?] you interest + as no mention or notice has been given me in any letter I hardly hope to interest you much But hoping that you may have health + prosperity + speedily [?] turn home for “why should you go abroad while so much business be done at home” – Your Brother
- Title
- Letter Francis and Caroline Denison on slavery
- Description
- Letter likely from Francis and Caroline Denison to their sister-in-law, Mary Denison Lyman, discussing slavery.
- Creator
- Denison, Francis and Caroline
- Source
- Pacific University Archives
- Date
- 1830
- Is Part Of
- Lyman Family Papers
- Format
- Letter
- Language
- English
- Identifier
- PUA_MS31_17_a
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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- Text
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Kalaazoo The 23, 1830<br/><br/>Dear Bro + Sister<br/><br/>I. hardly know what to write as Caroline has filled nearly all the Sheet with news and observations and to you nothing that I can say would be news while much that you can say of your place + people habits [?] [?][?] would be very new + exceedingly interesting. Very likely many things that more interesting to you would be so to us now thought the frequently of them to you has made these [?] [prepice? pressive?]<br/><br/>Our Congress as you [?] see by this publich journals has spent the Winter in [discussing?] the question of Slavery The admission of California + the abolition of Slavery in the federal district Mr Webster of Mass has turned to the Mind with Genl Cap And while the [Elements?] are moved + all nature woohed by Slaveholding many Slaved [from?] [?] Freedom. Mr Seward + P. Hall Charles [?] [Goddings?] [?] of several others here dealt mortal blows to the institution + Slavery must soon fall in our land or Revolution occur on the judgement of Repenance [more?] [decisions?] efforts are being made than ever. Massachusetts + Vermont prohibit the sale of it. Im on State no good Conclusion has been made. But the younger State of Wisconsin has made it requisite for the dealers to give bonds to pay all damage that the sale + use of their Liquor may occasion. The general [?] of good is retrograde and while sectarianism exists it will continue to decline “A House divided against itself cannot stand”. No [?] organization that makes enemies of its allies + friends by Greed can stand.<br/><br/>I suppose that I have [?] but little that will [?] you interest + as no mention or notice has been given me in any letter I hardly hope to interest you much But hoping that you may have health + prosperity + speedily [?] turn home for “why should you go abroad while so much business be done at home” – Your Brother