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Boston Septr 4 1823
My Dear Sir,
Your anxiety is before
this relieved by noticing in the
papers a contradiction of the dis-
{illegible} of account from Montserado.
I have just passed 2 hours with
Capt Wightmore the Commander
of the Brig Oswego. By him I
learn that he landed the passengers
at Montserado 61 in number all
in health on the 25th of May.
Found all the former Colonists
well except 2 or 3 who had been
wounded in the attack of the
natives. The passengers went
immediately to work to build
houses. For about ten days
they were all taken sick with
the African fever. The Capt.
Left the Cape on a trading cruise
& returned about the 18th of June.\
He found the company he carried
out sick but many of them
the Doctor said well out of danger.
Capt. Wightmore sailed from Montserado on the 21 of June.
At that time 5 had died among
whom was the famous Abel
Hurd a colored man & a great
traveller sent out by the Society
to explore the Niger. I am going
to prepare a report from