Yours, in great haste,

AUSTIN STEWARD.

Wilberforce, Dec., 1835.

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FROM L.A.  SPALDING TO A. STEWARD AND OTHERS.

DEAR FRIENDS: 

I have received a letter from Israel Lewis, New York, requesting me to forward fifty dollars to the treasurer of the Wilberforce Colony, which I will do at the first convenience.  I sent fifty dollars some time since, which I presume was received.

I have also received a letter from B. Lundy, who speaks very flatteringly of the Settlement; but gives me some information relating to Lewis, which will injure you, unless you act wisely.

Now I suggest for your consideration, whether it would not be best to keep perfectly quiet relative to him, until after he returns and settles with the directors.  If he cannot then satisfy you, he will no doubt surrender up his documents and agency like a man, and leave you to appoint another.

By all means you must agree among yourselves, not suffering any difference of opinion to become public.  Your enemies will seize upon this, and injure your prospects; besides, you gain nothing by it.  Your friends too, could then say that you acted imprudently.  I hope to have a good account of the settlement of your difficulties if any should exist.

Respectfully your Friend,

LYMAN A. SPALDING.

AUSTIN STEWARD & BENJ.  PAUL.

Lockport, N.Y., 2d Mo., 4th, 1832.

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FROM REV.  S.E.  CORNISH TO A. STEWARD.

DEAR STEWARD: 

I have this day received your letter, and God willing, I will be with you in the course of ten or twelve days.  Please to keep your people together, until I come.  I will see that they be not oppressed by that notorious Israel Lewis.  I believe him to be one of the worst men living, whose deeds will yet come to light.  Do stay in the Colony and keep all things as they are until I come.

Yours, with high esteem,

SAMUEL E. CORNISH.

P.S.—­I am glad that Mrs. Steward is in Rochester; your Colony is by no means suited to her talents and refined mind.  She never could be happy there.  My love to all the Colonists; I will do every thing for them in my power.  S.E.C.

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FROM B. LUNDY TO A. STEWARD AND OTHERS.

ESTEEMED FRIENDS: 

Again I take this method of communicating some private information to my personal friends, relative to my proceedings in Mexico.  My last visit to that country, (like the one preceding), having been prolonged far beyond the time which I had anticipated, I feel it incumbent on me to explain the causes thereof especially to such as take an interest in the enterprize in which I have engaged, and those who have kindly assisted me with, means to defray the expenses of my journey, &c.