Albany [January] 13 1877
Dear Madame,
		I am this a.m in
receipt of your esteemed favor 
of the 9th. advising that the two
barrels of books & etc & money
order to pay freight, sent
you by my son Charles, were
duly received. I notice that 
your letter of acknowledgment 
for some reason or other, failed
to reach. If you were
suspicious you would think 
or say as a distinguished 
[Mail Carrier] from this state said.
Your mail [crossed out: was] had been tampered
with by designing person.
Your letter in reference to 
the intimidation & killing of 
the enfranchised colored race
in your vicinity gave us

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a clear idea in view of the
situation as it is so far as 
the colored people & the validity 
of election in your state are
concerned. I need scarcely 
say your letters had a wide
circulation & were read and 
hendered by large numbers
irrespective of politics.
I will enclose your letter
to my son Charles who will
be delighted to receive it.
You will be pleased to learn
that although he was very
sea-sick during the entire
voyage acrop the Atlantic,
on his arrival at Liverpool
he rallied immediately &
soon recovered from the 
effects. Letters just 
received from him state

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he is rapidly improving in 
health & is charmed and 
delighted with all he sees,
in the old world. He has 
been staying in Paris the
last few weeks, but is now
, I think, at Mentone, France,
where he will be likely to 
remain during the winter.
If you could snatch the time
to write [underlined:him] I am sure 
he would highly appreciate 
your gift in that far off
land. His address is
Charles H. Waterman 
Care, Ls Rivers & Co 
        Mentone
        France
The two incidents you relate
[visualize] the [inserted: death of the] colored boy Willie 
Mitchel, and another who

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had to leave your school 
to take his seat in the Legislature
& was proof against corruption 
, though tempted by large sums
of money to withdraw for
a season, or to vote against
his principles or his conscience
, are very touching & interesting.
I cannot but think you are doing
a great work, & will yet have
an abundant reward. That the 
experience of that faithful
Man of God, as recorded in
the Book of Job. 29 Chapter,
from the seventh to the 17th verse
will be your experience I make 
no doubt. His certain you
have the prayer & but wishes of 
all who know you or are acquainted <linebreak>
with your labor of love.
Miss Martha Schofield            From very respectfully
             Aiken               Jeremiah Waterman
             [South Carolina]
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[Front of Envelope Writing]

Return to JEREMIAH WATERMAN
463 Broadway, ALBANY, N.Y.
if not delivered within 10 days.

Miss Martha Schofield
Aiken
[South Carolina]

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[Back of Envelope Writing]

Should you write my son
a [underlined: a five cent] postage stamp
will answer.