"I have yours, with the several copies of the Literary Messenger, which
I will dispose of to the best advantage, and shall be happy if I can be
instrumental in circulating extensively in the West, a periodical that
promises so much, and in its first number presents evidences so
flattering, of the genius and refined taste of Virginians. I hope you
will find ample encouragement to persevere in your work. The pride of
Virginia,--_the mother of states_,--will surely not allow a work such
as yours to fail for the want of patronage."