But receiving no money from your agent, will be a sufficient reason for not acknowledging it, or giving due credit to the Settlement.
I can account for this charge on his part, in no way, except that as he was with me a part of the time I was in London, and we traveled together a part of the time, during which, he ably and effectively assisted me in exposing that most iniquitous combination, "The American Colonization Society,"-- he charged to me, (that is, to my mission) sundry items of expense which he undoubtedly believed justly incurred by his helping me to open the eyes of British philanthropists to the real design of that society; and I shall ever remember with gratitude, his heartiness and zeal in the cause and in my behalf.

I owe much to the success that so signally crowned my mission, to his presence, testimony, and eloquent denunciation of the colonization scheme.

I, however, received no money from him, and can but think that the above explanation was the occasion of his making the charge, and which I trust will leave on his memory, no intentional [final word missing from text].
* * * * * FROM MR.

BAKER TO A.STEWARD.
MR.

A.STEWARD, Dear Sir:--Israel Lewis, the former agent of your Settlement, last spring represented to me the suffering condition of your poor, and requested that I should forward some goods, for which I should be paid; I did so, and sent goods to the amount of one hundred thirty-six dollars and ninety-eight cents.