Each of the children claims the next letter from thee.

It will be for thee to decide which shall have it .-- P.W." In a postscript following this, W.W.says again:--"Understand me, James, that thee is at full liberty to use my name in any way thee wishes in thy narrative.

We have a man here from the eastern shore of thy state.

He is trying to learn as fast as thee did when here .-- W.W." I hope the reader will pardon me for introducing these extracts.

My only apology is, the high gratification I feel in knowing that this family has not only been greatly prospered in health and happiness, but that I am upon the most intimate and pleasant terms with all its members, and that they all still feel a deep and cordial interest in my welfare.
There is another distinguished individual whose sympathy has proved very gratifying to me in my situation--I mean that true friend of the negro, _Gerrit Smith, Esq._ I was well acquainted with the family in which Mr.
Smith married in Maryland.