London—Jany 27^th

My dear Friend,

I did hope to have been bright enough to write & send off a letter for the Paper this week, but I really have not been equal to it. Confinement to my room with this long protracted influenza, as well as dearth of material, must plead my excuse, of course, I am hoping to see my cotton letter (of which you make such kind mention) in the February Paper, & if you have reserved my other one for March it will be all right & in one or two weeks, please God I will send the one for April one that I particularly

wish to be published in the April issue, because it is intended to scatter to the winds all hopes of my enemies, & all fears of my friends that a purpose giving up, so far securing my work for the slave, & for your Paper.

I have commenced to write this letter for your April Paper but have not as yet, the brain to finish it & if I sent it now, it would be too early. I have only left the house twice in 11 days. Once was to hear a Lecture upon slavery by Rev^d W C Ingram—in British Guiana. The other time was to address the children of the [illegible] Chapel Juvenile [illegible] on Slavery. So, dear friend, never believe that I shall desert the anti-slavery Banner!—

Nor, as a matter of [illegible] business, dear Frederick, I am going to speak of the matter of a [illegible] of the event proposed for 18th March & I do so, in the full confidence, that you will not misunderstand me Our long & unbroken friendship assures me of this.

The 18^th will, you know, be on Friday that night the American mail leaves London. I will see that a notice is written for your Paper, as for the English Papers—I sent to you at once be sure I [have?] not forget to put

in a line—You must get this announcement, all being well, by the end of March & I have been wishing you could delay, for a few days, after the usual time, the publication of your April Paper—& so manage to put the article in—your own good wishes for I know you have them (bless you, dear Frederick!) & let all come out together in the April Paper—my letter inclusive, & if that April Paper reaches England by even the the third week in April, it will be far better than letting all stand over till the May number—You have ever so much natural sense

of propriety as to what is best in delicate matters, that I leave all with you, feeling assured that you will understand my wishes—& let [illegible] scribe, by you, be as [illegible]—& briefly said as possible, no matter as consistent—But if you can, pray let my letter, for April, & the lectures, all be published in one number, & then all being well, you shall have letters, for Monthlies, regularly. I always have thought that if you could let us have each monthly by the middle of the month (say 14th or 15th) it wd. be better than at the very beginning of the month. I quite forgot, last Friday, to give you

Dr Curtis [illegible]. He desire me to give you his warmest love—He was so surprized to see the extract from his letter in your Paper—He never thought of your [illegible] when he wrote his letter to you—but I know he feels pleased—He is a most warm hearted man—& very much inclined to receive my report of people—so he loves you already—& felt so pleased with your kind message—

I have requested the Rochester Society to send as a gift to their Corresponding British Societies,) some copies of Solomon Northrup—when they send them, will you, kindly, send me a copy of Whittier's Poems, for myself?—I should often use them if I had them—when writing upon slavery—& write in the book, please.—

Please God [illegible]; I hope to him some [possible?] anti-slavery societies—[illegible] as others, [illegible] the New Connexion [illegible] & some of those—anti-slavery melodies, as sung in the States, would be very helpful—Here we have no regular anti-slavery poetry—or rather rhyme—

Being requested to send to Miss Porter a note from the Dalkeith Society. I shall address the packet to her—you will get it [illegible]—Do you know I have written several thousand letters (anti-slavery,) since I came over?—& the expense of postage has been enormous— I have written so lately, that I will [illegible] close—with earnest prayer that God may bless you, & take you into his safe keeping, believe me now & for ever your faithful friend

Julia Griffiths

a letter just came, from M^rs [illegible] speaks of your very nice letter to her—

I never see the weekly—it never comes—I miss it much—[illegible] have it sent to [illegible] regularly—I like to see it—

Please send me a note for Dalkeith—they are [illegible] & spirited—& highly favorable to you & to your coming—[Tuesday?]—I am too unwell today to keep my appointment (anti-slavery) with Rev W. C. Ingram, whom I heard lecture lately—[illegible] your book of [illegible] I gave your name fully—

God bless you—kiss dear little Annie for me—