Eastman Letter Regarding Beecher's Agreement Renewal
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Sara Smith, Transcriber
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1830's
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Line 1 New York Jany 17. 1832
Line 2 My dear Brother Vail
Line 3 Your letter come duly to
Line 4 hand but I deemed it unneccessary to answer
Line 5 it then. I now most cheerfully congratulate
Line 6 you on your success in raising your $12,000
Line 7 in Cincinnati for the Lane Seminary and
Line 8 hope you will go on till you have raised
Line 9 at least 20,000 $. Ive that you are the
Line 10 man for this business, and I am convin
Line 11 ced that it would be a loss of time for
Line 12 me to attempt any thing of the
Line 13 kind, when your labors can be obtained
Line 14 as well as mine. My opinion therefore
Line 15 is that you had better [unclear] on
Line 16 coming here to complete what you be-
Line 17 gun. Suppose you have Dr. Beechers –
Line 18 appointment renewed about the first
Line 19 of April and thin come on yourself
Written vertically in the left margin:
The state of religion here is interesting, though nothing very [special]
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Line 1 with it and make your arrangement to re-
Line 2 main till after the anniversaries and Gen.
Line 3 Assembly [unclear] in which time by your
Line 4 [unclear] [unclear] you will be able I think to
Line 5 complete the Prof ships and secure
Line 6 every thing necessary to start the
Line 7 whole concern. I think this will be about
Line 8 the only way to [secure] what you want.
Line 9 I am now hard at work for the [unclear]
Line 10 Society and shall probably continue
Line 11 in their service or the service of the
Line 12 Am. B C F M. In the service of these societies
Line 13 where I can preach I find I can do much
Line 14 more than in business where every thing
Line 15 depends on personal solicitation. While you
Line 16 have a talent for both, you have a peculiar
Line 17 talent for the latter, I mean effective
Line 18 talent. I hope therefore you will not fail
Line 19 to come on to complete the work at
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Line 1 Phil,a and here. Dr. Cornelius has just
Line 2 gone to Boston to arrange and start business
Line 3 for the A.B.C.F.M. I have written to him to
Line 4 p do what he can to bring the Dr to an
Line 5 unattenable decision. I feel concerned too
Line 6 in relation to the renewal of his appointment.
Line 7 Do your minutes, show that he has declined?
Line 8 If not how can you reappoint? If you do
Line 9 not make a new appointment what can you
Line 10 or he say to his people about the negative?
Line 11 We must be very cautious [less] we
Line 12 suffer the Dr to get entangled.
Line 13 Your letter introducing Dr. Nelson come the other
Line 14 day mailed at Phil,a; but he is not yet here.
Line 15 I saw Geo. Beecher at New Haven and Catherine at Hart-
Line 16 ford both of whom said they expected to go to
Line 17 Cin. on that their father would go. It seems a
Line 18 greed upon in the family. C.s book is not pub-
Line 19 lished except for the school. She expects to
Line 20 leave the school in the spring. Her health is poor.
Line 21 Mr Patton has just sailed for Charleston S C.
Line 22 and intends to visit Savannah. Mobile New Orleans –
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Line 1 Natchez and be in Cincinnati about the 1st of
Line 2 April. He goes for his health but will act in [behalf]
Line 3 of the Bible Society and explore for the Education
Line 4 Sec. Mr Owen has just arrived and is acting
Line 5 as, assistant Sec. or rather as Cheif Manager
Line 6 in the absence of all others.
Written Vertically:
Line 1 Rev. O. Eastman
Line 2 17th Jan. 1832
Line 3 25
Line 4 Rev. F. Y. Vail
Line 5 Cincinnati
Line 6 [unclear] Ohio
Letter Continues:
Line 7 Remember me very affectionately to Mrs.
Line 8 V. and your family. and [other] [friends]
Line 9 Write me here Your aff Chri Br.
Line 10 O. Eastman