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payments.
I should have met every payment, however, had I not, in various ways, during the past year, been deprived of about $1000, which I allotted upon to meet payments which are now becoming due, and which I have not the means to meet.
So that, I must either fail, obtain an extension from my creditors, or sell out my stock at a fair valuation.
The latter, of course, would be most agreeable.
The bookstore has done the cause good service, I am sure, and ought not to be abandoned.
With a small capital it can be made profitable.
All things considered, I cannot but think that justice—not
legal, but moral, justice—upon a fair representation of my concerns to the Board of the Mass.
A. S. S., would induce them to take the stock, appoint an agent, and continue the store as usual.
This would enable me to pay off my debts and hold up my head, and, in the end, be a pecuniary benefit to the Society, as I firmly believe.
The
Liberator I still desire to hold on to, as printer, and want but a fair price for the work.
For the past three years I have labored under many disadvantages in printing it, and have been subject to several expenses in relation to it, which the changes in public sentiment would enable me to avoid.
Still, I think 40 cents per 1000 ems and 80 cents per token is nothing more than a fair price.
But if it is thought best, I am willing to leave the concern entirely, provided the Society or individuals will take my stock and materials and pay my creditors as their demands become due, I guaranteeing that the stock and materials, at a fair valuation, shall amount to a sufficient sum to meet all demands.
Knowing the interest you take in my welfare, I have thus given you a candid though not a detailed statement of my affairs, hoping for your advice. . . .
My visit to
Brooklyn will always be remembered with delight and gratitude.
Be kind enough to remember me to all the family.
Ever, unalterably, yours,
