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Show ( ( The follo ving let t er was wr1"tte1·1 b c Y aptain James Brown while he was Emic·C:ration il..g:·e.,...,..L+ for t l-~ e C' ~ v - n urch , following his · ra i ssi on to Bri ti s ~1 G:1.i ana. i n 18 52 . 22 Feb . 1854 - New Orleans. La. To J ~nes M. B, rown- . and a- ll trr,l; f f am1" 1 y, I take t his course to write to you all in on~ letter , to save ti me ard l abo r as I am very busy. You , no doubt , will be surprised to hear that I am in Ne ~ Orleans but no more than I 1as wJ:en I received orders to c ome he re , bu. t ever fee ling willing t o be sub (.i ec.t to t :·1e powers ordained of God, I am here on the Lord's b:1.sir.ess, _o r w.' om I a:n arJ. agent. I was mo.kint preparations to s tart to Kanesville on my way '·1om e '-"; . en I r e c e i v e d a. 1 e t t e r from Bro 0 r son Pr a tt i .r..f or mi ng me of an appo i ntm e ~t he had made for me to come to this place as agerct for t 'te Sai nts expected here from I,iverpool to charter boats , blly provisi ons , etc, arid fo r ward t bem to St. Louis. When I received t ~ e a}_po i .nt'Jent I felt a little like Jonah but a c t ed like old 1ro Paul (of New Testament f ame) Conferred not wi tr f les .; 1~ and. blood but changed m~ course and pur:po se , left Alguma, Indiana, B,ayette Co. on Londa;y t he 6th uay of 1?eb. for this ~ l a ce and arrived here oL Friday t he 17th at 11 o'clock P .M. i n good '-Jeal th. HA-d a pleasant voyage, good officers , South A.m eric c-u·~ 3te ame r nGreenleaf, n Yt=ts ter 'Ni lson Clark. Sat . t ~ e 18th wert qshore , examined 48 ships from Liverpool found ti·at rJne of t ~ e ~ain;s had arrived fro ~ Live r pool . ., ~ 1 I 11ired m;j~ bo r.ra. LlXr.t o .-.i Lg l• ng .+i" o r 6 dollars a week . I have a f o o u.::3~ c o rn .&t > o rt·r:-. 1·ble x·oom to m.., vself. My roo m is in the 5th story of a very large house, so you rna~ k· now my being so h igh, t ha t I |
