1832-01-12 +FORT WINNEBAGO M T-----COLUMBIA CO-----V7----BLUE CDS & MS MONTH/DAY & MS PAID 25 RATE------TO MISS AUGUSTA FOLLETT AT MILFORD, OTSEGO CO, N.Y.----FROM HER BROTHER B. FOLLETT------"....FORGIVE ME IF I EXPRESSED BEING IN MY LETTER WHICH CAUSED YOU UNPLEASANT FEELINGS. I DID NOT INTEND IT, AND I CANNOT THINK THAT SO MUCH CEREMONY IS NECESSARY TO MAKE A PERSON A TRUE CHRISTIAN. I AM FAR FROM BEING OPPOSED TO RELIGION AND AM CONVINCED THAT THE MOST SINCERE ARE NOT TO MUCH SO, AND THAT THERE ARE MANY WHO PROFESS TO BE WHAT THEY ARE NOT IN REALITY. BUT AS YOU SAY IT IS TO HIS OWN MASTER THAT THE SERVANT STANDS ON FAITH THEREFORE LET US NOT FORGET CHARITY AND THAT OTHERS WHOSE VIEWS MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN SHOULD NOT BE JUDGED BY US...."-----PRE-DATES THE EARLIEST LISTED EXAMPLE (MARCH 16, 1832) OF THE POSTMARK BY OVER TWO MONTHS AND IS UNLISTED IN BLUE---HOMEGROWN PHILOSOPHY-----GENEALOGY-----COURTESY OF ELLIS I /WHITFORD AUCTION 2018 LOT 18
Year: 1832
Date: 1832-01-12
County:
City:
Category:
MI Covers
, MI Genealogy
, Michigan Territorial
, Wisconsin/Michigan Territory
, Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 0