Eastman's Letter to Vail Regarding Beecher Coming to Lane Seminary
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Sara Smith, Transcriber
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1830's
Cincinnati, Ohio
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(Lane_100)
Line 1 New York March 30th 1832
Line 2 My dear Brother Vail
Line 3 You seem to have more
Line 4 important business than to answer my
Line 5 [unclear] and [unclear] letters I suppose.
Line 6 Dr Beecher is now here with his daughter
Line 7 on their way to Cincinnati. The dr says the
Line 8 only reason that prevented him from going
Line 9 one year ago is now entirely removed. But
Line 10 other important reasons have arisen.
Line 11 The question with him is twofold_ 1.t Which
Line 12 is the most important [unclear] for him to occupy.
Line 13 2d Whether his health and vigor will be
Line 14 sufficient to carry him through the
Line 15 [unclear] of a new enterprise. He will I think
(Lane_101)
Line 1 need all the encouragements which you can
Line2 possibly give him to brace him up to the [shock].
Line 3 Mr. [Frenny] of [bonville] met him here this
Line 4 morning, and had a talk about the west.
Line 5 Edward Beecher is also here raising money.
Line 6 I hope you will write me on soon and
Line 7 let me know whether you are coming
Line 8 on. I think you must come, for you are
Line 9 the only man who can make the thing
Line 10 [unclear] as it ought.
Line 11 Lewis Tappan and others have just rented
Line 12 the Chatham Theatre for Mr. Finney. They
Line 13 expect to remain here permanently.
Line 14 Remember me very affectionately to Mrs.
Line 15 V. and all the folks.
Line 16 Your aff. Chri. Br. O Eastman
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Line 1 P.S.
Line 2 I think I was to pay 50$ the first and 25$ ^ [unclear] on
Line 3 the scholarship with Mr. Root, and after that 37 [unclear]
Line 4 per annum. You can draw on me when you please for
Line 5 the $62.50. making the 2d and 3d payment.
Line 6
Line 7 [from] at 3 or 5 days [light] ___
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Line 1 Rev. O. Eastman
Line 2 March 30th
Line 3 April 1832
Line 4 Rev. F.Y. Vail
Line 5 Cincinnati
Line 6 Dr. Beecher Ohio