P.S. Write at your earliest convenience, and oblige your friend,
J.W.D.
BRANTFORD, April 20th.
MR. STILL, DEAR SIR:--I feel myself quite lonesome this evening,
and not hearing from you lately I take this opportunity to drop
you a few lines. I have not much to say, brother Brown has left
for the falls, and expects to return next winter. The weather is
mild and warm at this time; the grass is putting up and begins
to look like spring. I thank the Lord I am enjoying good health
at this time. I hope this letter will find you and your family
well, give my compliments to them all and Mr. Gibbs and the
young lady that was at your house when I was there. Times has
been hard this winter, but they are increasing for the better. I
wrote to you a few days ago, I don't know whether you got my
letter. I asked in my letter if Mr. Williams was on the
pennsylvania, that runs from their to Richmond, Va. I should
have written to him, but I did not know his number, I also named
a friend of mine, Mr Plumer if he arrives their pleas to tell
him to come to Brantford, where I am for there are good chances
for business I think a great deal about my colored brethren in
the South but I hope to be a benefit to them one of these days.
We have quite a melancholy affair about one of our colored
brothers who made his escape from the South those who took him
up have gone back to obtain witness to convict him for murder.
These witness is to be here on Monday 23 inst but the defendence
of the law says they shant take him back unless they bring good
witness and men of truth I will write you more about it after
the trial comes of. I must say a little about myself. I want to
devote myself to study if I can for the next twelve months. I
expect to leave the Kirby House on the 5th of may. I have taken
a barber shop which is a very good situation and one hand
employed with me. I would be much oblige to you if you would
give me some advice what to do. I sent you the morning herald
yesterday which contained a accident which occurd on the G.
trunk R.W. you will see in it that we don't have much politics
here. The late destructive fire we had I thought it would have
kept brantford back this summer but it is increasing slowly I
have nothing more to say at this time. I hope the Lord may bless
you all and take care of you in this world, and after time
receive you in his everlasting kingdom through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Answer this as soon as convenient. Good bye.