JS, Letter, , Hancock Co., IL, to , , Suffolk Co., MA, 17 and 20 June 1844; handwriting of and ; signature of JS in unidentified handwriting; dockets in handwriting of John McEwan and ; notation in handwriting of ; three pages; JS Collection, CHL.
in your luggage very easy without creating any suspicion.
There must be no excuses made, for wisdom says that a strict compliance will with this request will be for our safety and welfare.
InhasteI remainyours in the firmbonds of the new and Everlasting Covenant
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Large bodies of armed men, cannon and munitions of war are course comeing on from in steamboats: These facts are communicated to the , and of the , and you will redily see that we have to prepare for the onset
In the bonds of the new and Ever[la]sting Coven[an]t