MR. WM. STILL:

DEAR SIR:--It have bin two years since I war at your house, at

that time I war on my way to cannadia, and I tould you that I

had a wife and had to leave her behind, and you promiest me that

you would healp me to gait hir if I ever heaird from hir, and I

think my dear frend, that the time is come for me to strick the

blow, will you healp me, according to your promis. I recived a

letter from a frend in Washington last night and he says that my

wife is in the city of Baltimore, and she will come away if she

can find a frend to healp hir, so I thought I would writ to you

as you are acquanted with foulks theare to howm you can trust

with such matthas. I could write to Mr Noah davis in Baltimore,

who is well acquanted with my wife, but I do not think that he

is a trew frend, and I could writ to Mr Samual Maden in the same

city, but I am afread that a letter coming from cannada might be

dedteced, but if you will writ to soume one that you know, and

gait them to see Mr Samual Maden he will give all the

information that you want, as he is acquanted with my wife, he

is a preacher and belongs to the Baptis church. My wifes name is

Winne Ann Berrell, and she is oned by one Dr. Tarns who is on a

viset to Baltimore, now Mr Still will you attend to this thing

for me, fourthwith, if you will I will pay you four your truble,

if we can dow any thing it must be don now, as she will leave

theare in the spring, and if you will take the matter in hand,

you mous writ me on to reseption of this letter, whether you

will or not.

Yours truly,

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