London 3^d. March. 1847

My Dear Friend—It gave me great pleasure to receive a letter from you this morning and have only to regret my want of time to make a suitable response to it. Believe me I need no assurances to satisfy me that you are both interested in me and my mission to this Land—I am well satisfied of this already and yet it gave me great Pleasure to receive the assurance so [frank?] and

so warm and fresh from your hand and heart. I was somwhat disatisfied with my visit to Darlington because of the confusion attending the proceedings of that meeting—and I was somwhat fearful that the meeting would not be attended with desirable results—I am therefore glad that while I may have suffered in the opinion of some the

cause has suffered no real injury by my visit. I am writing you with so much speed as hardly to know if I am or am not expressing myself Properly—I am to visit the North again in a few days and if it should be thought deserable—I will Speak again in Darlington—but do not I Beseech you make

in getting up a meeting yourself—In no way expose your health. I long to see you well. and able again to bless humanity with your pen and voice. You may tell your Brother with love to keep the money for the books till he hears from me.
I am yours Always
Frederick Douglass