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The Rev. G. F. writes, August 18th, 1881 : 



" I hare received a short letter from my son telling me of his Minnesota 



safe arrival at the farm. He speaks very highly of Mr. C and 



his family, and expresses a hope that as soon as he is settled he 

 shall be very happy indeed." 



Again, January 12th, 1882 : 



" I had a very nice cheery letter from my boy yesterday. He 



seems now very happy, and much enjoyed his visit to Mr. T . 



I quite agree with wiiat Mr. T says about what young men 



wlio go out to America must do and be in order to succeed. 



'* 1 have received a letter concerning your system from Messrs. 



M and W . You may depend upon my speaking (as I am 



glad to be able to do) in the hignest terms of gratitude tor what 

 you have done for me." 



Again, on April 17th, 1882, and 3rd August, 1883 : 



" I am glad to say that I had a happy, cheerful letter from my 

 boy a week ago. He speaks very highly of the kind treatment he 

 receives.'"' — " My boy writes cheerily." 



Again, February 6th, 1884 : 



" I had a letter from my son to-day. . . . He says he is in 

 wonderfully good health and very happy." 



H. D. F., January 25th, 1882 : 



" I have to thank you for your letter of 24th inst., forwarding 

 me cheque for ^t^6 16s., being the sum in full which I paid to you 

 as premium and passage money for my nephew, who at the last 

 moment declined to go to Kentucky, as I had wished him to do. 

 I consider it most handsome of you to have returned this sum to 

 me, as you were put to much trouble and some expense in the 

 matter, for which you might justly have charged me. I would add 

 that after the fullest inquiry i convinced myself that the employ- 

 ment ottered to young gentlemen through your agency is of the most 

 promising kind for tneir future advancement in lite, and I shall 

 lake every opportunity to recommend my friends to apply to you." 



Messrs. R. & D., Solicitors, Edinburgh, write January 

 25th, 1882 : 



" You are quite welcome to use our name in any of your Scotch Minnesota 

 cases in which you think we may be of assistance to you." 



Mrs. S. C, March 28th, 1882 : 



" I hav« just heard from my son ... he asked me te let Wisconsin 



