Samson Ceasar to Henry F. Westfall, 1835 August 3.

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Samson Ceasar writes that a settlement at Bassa Cove (about one hundred miles from Monrovia) has been attacked by natives. According to Ceasar, 15 to 20 Americans were killed. He says that he will send one newspaper with this letter and promises to send another paper in the next couple of days. Ceasar says that he does not fear the natives.

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ALS, 3 pp.

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