Kirtland, Ohio, Feb. 13th. 1836.

Dear Madam

We have the privilege of addressing  you a few lines through the kindness of Professor  [Joshua] Sexias who we believe has been sent to this institution  through the immediate directions of God to promote  the cause of truth and benefit a fallen world. We  are in this led to be thankful to our Redeemer in whose  Glorious cause we are engaged as we are anxiously de siring to become acquainted with an individual of virtue  & piety who understood perfectly those languages in  which the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments  were originally written as our only object is to do good  to lay aside error when we discover it forsake evil  and follow righteousness and truly be the better pre pared and qualified to render assistance to our fellow  men and glorify the name of the Lord: in this our ex pectations are fully realized and we trust through the  goodness of God to make a proper improvement of  the blessing thus given. And we sincerely pray that on  the part of your husband our acquaintance may be of  that kind that we shall ever have cause to bless and  adore God for thus guiding him to this place by his un seen hand.

We have seen the possession of Mr. Seixas a very  valuable Lexicon which he informs us is your individ ual property. We have no hesitation in saying that  is highly valuable by yourself for the convenience  and use of a private family; but we do believe that  the wisdom and philanthropy which eerror inspires  the heart of the pure and good will forego for a  few months these special benefits which may be  derived from it for a few for the pleasure of beneftting  the many. As the Trustees of this institution  we have by the request of others as well as expressing [p. [77]]