I hope and trust you are live and well, still I feel a little anxious about you, it is so long since I have heard from you.  For myself, I can say, I am in the best of health.  Notwithstanding I have been reported sick and even dead more than once, I can truly say, I have never enjoyed better health in my life than I have since I have been in ___.  I have not heard from you since you sent me that revolutionary pamphlet, No. 1.  Although I have written to you, since I left _____ six weeks ago and I think, for good.  I called at the post office just before leaving, and did at least twice a week before hoping to hear from you. 

I have been stopping at the place from which I write, as the guest of a friend of mine who owns the establishment.  I shall leave ____ for days for parts unknown to me now.  When I find some resting spot, after “swinging around the circle,” I will write to you.  Enclosed with this, you will find a short article I have written about this ______ and a thoughtful place.  For the sake of my friend here I would like to _____ [FADED]. 

 

Peterboro April 11, 1860

Lysander Spooner Esq.       

 

My dear Sir,

 

Gerrit Smith has read your brief memorandum of his case and is highly pleased and interested by it.  His strength is even now so great that he feels equal to an argument in Court.  He is please with my account of your Sedgwicks conference.  As soon as we hear from E.W. Dodge of New York I will write you.

Yours Truly,

Char. D. Miller 

 

Peterboro, N.Y. March 24, 1860

Lysander Spooner, Esq.

 

Dear Sir,

 

On my return I find a letter from Sedgwick Andrews & Kennedy in which they say;

 

“Mr Phelps has served motion papers to dismiss the proceedings against him on the ground that he is Consul General for Costa Rica at New York & cannot be sued in a civil action.  The motion is to be heard at Oswego N.Y. April 1^st next.” 

 

So here is already work for you.  Please give your view of this matter as soon as you can, in a letter to Sedgwick Andrews & Kennedy of Syracuse, N.Y.

 

You need not go to N.Y. I will get the facts & submit them to you.  W.Smith is disposed to concur with you in bringing but one suit against the committee[?]. I may therefore order the suit at once & I can discontinue against any persons who it may turn out are not liable.  The publishers we can bring into another class.

 

Yours _______.

Char. D. Miller

 

Recd March 29, 1860