ise lady dear sir the all is well and
san thar love to you Emerline have Ben sick But is better at
this time. I saw the hills the war well and san thar Love to
you. I war sory to hear that My brother war sol i am glad that i
did come away when i did god works all the things for the Best
he is young he may get a long in the wole May god Bless hem ef
you have any News from Petersburg Va Plas Rite me a word when
you anser this Letter and ef any person came form home Letter Me
know. Please sen me one of your Paper that had the under grands
R wrod give My Love to Mr Careter and his family I am Seving
with a barber at this time he have promust to give me the trad
ef i can lane it he is much of a gentman. Mr Still sir i have
writing a letter to Mr Brown of Petersburg Va Pleas reed it and
ef you think it right Plas sen it by the Mail or by hand you
wall see how i have writen it the will know how sent it by the
way this writing ef the ancer it you can sen it to Me i have tol
them direc to yor care for Ed. t. Smith Philadelphia i hope it
may be right i promorst to rite to hear Please rite to me sune
and let me know ef you do sen it on write wit you did with that
ma a bught the cappet Bage do not fergit to rite tal John he
mite rite to Me. I am doing as well is i can at this time but i
get no wagges But my Bord but is satfid at that thes hard time
and glad that i am Hear and in good helth. Northing More at this
time

yor truly

EDMUND TURNER.

The same writer sent to the Corresponding Secretary the following
"Warning to Slave-holders." At the time these documents were received,
Slaveholders were never more defiant. The right to trample on the weak
in oppression was indisputable. "Cinnamon and odors, and ointments, and
frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour and wheat, and beasts,
and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men,"
slave-holders believed doubtless were theirs by Divine Right. Little
dreaming that in less than three short years--"Therefore shall her
plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine." In view of
the marvelous changes which have been wrought by the hand of the
Almighty, this warning to slave-holders from one who felt the sting of
Slavery, as evincing a particular phase of simple faith and Christian
charity is entitled to a place in these records.

A WARNING TO