,MY ,DE> ,SIR 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOSIAH ,W>R5 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS IS A LETT] 9 ,W>R5'S BOLD1 FL[+ H&1 DAT$ 0,?OMPSON'S ,/ATION1 ,LONG ,ISL&1 ,NEW ,YORK .<I4E4 ,MOD]N ,TIMES.>4 ,M>* #a#b1 _/#e#c4 ,IT IS ADDRESS$ TO A P]SON 9 ,5GL&1 :OM ONE MI<T SPECULATE IS ,A4,C4 ,CUDDON4 7,AT ! 5D ( ,TRUE ,CIVILIZATION1 ,W>R5 SUGGE/S ?AT PEOPLE RESPOND+ 9 ,5GL& ADDRESS !IR CORRESPOND5CE TO ,CUDDON74 ,A SURPRIS+ MOM5T COMES AT ! 5D1 :5 ,W>R5 SAYS ( ! SPIRITUALI/ MOVEM5T !N SWEEP+ HIS CIRCLE 0IT IS NO DELUSION40 ,A FEW ( ,W>R5'S LETT]S >E PRES]V$ AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,MI*IGAN4 ,ALL BUT ?IS ONE >E1 9 ! COPIES ,I OBTA9$1 ILLEGIBLE DUE TO BLE$-?R\<4 

,) MU* PLEASURE ,I RECEIV$ Y\R 9T]E/+ LETT] ( ! #a#e? ,FEB4 

,!RE IS NO DANG] ( Y\R 0BECOM+ T$I\S0 & IF ,I DON'T ALWAYS RESPOND IMM$IATELY TO Y\R VALUABLE COMMUNICATIONS1 ,I PRAY Y\ ATTRIBUTE TO A PRESSURE ( O!R MATT]S1 OR TO ANY?+ RA!R ?AN 9DIFF]5CE4 

,MR4 .<,/EPH5 ,PE>L.> ,&REWS WAS H]E JU/ 9 TIME TO SEE Y\R LETT]1 & SAT D[N IMM$IATELY & WROTE TO Y\1 :I* WILL R5D] MU* ?AT ,I MI<T SAY1 UNNECESS>Y4 ,I W\LD V]Y GLADLY 5T] M9UTELY 9TO ! CONSID]ATION ( ! PO9TS AT ISSUE BETWE5 ,ANCI5T & ,MOD]N ,TIMES1 BUT ,I C\LD NOT DO SO ) MU* LESS SPACE OR LABOR ?AN SU* AS >E EMBODI$ 9 ! WORKS ALREADY PR9T$4 ,ONE ELEM5T ( SOCIETY IS SO CONNECT$ ) ANO!R ?AT NEI!R CAN BE DETA*$ OR AB/RACT$ FROM ! O!R )\T DANG] TO ! :OLE4 ,ONE :EEL ( A COA* WILL NOT C>RY US ON \R J\RNEY4 ,WE MU/ HAVE ! :OLE COA* & ! HORSES TOO1 & ALL MU/ MOVE TOGE!R2 & ,I FEEL A DEGREE ( TIMIDITY 9 ATTEMPT+ TO MOVE ANY ONE P>T )\T ! O!RS4 

,MR ,&REWS1 :O IS ! PUBLI%] ( ! WORKS ON 0,EQUITY10 WILL SEE ?AT Y\ HAVE A SUPPLY AS E>LY AS POSSIBLE4 

,YES 0SU* LEAD]S AS .<8.> ,*AMB]S >E POSITIVELY DE/ROY+ ALL CORRECT NOTIONS ( RI<T & WRONG40 ,! LEAD MU/ BE TAK5 \T ( SU* H&S4 ,! ORD] MU/ BE REV]S$ -- OR RA!R ORD] MU/ SUP]S$E DISORD]4 ,?OSE :O HAVE H]ET(ORE BE5 FOLL[]S MU/ BE ! LEAD]S -- ! LEAD]S MU/ BECOME FOLL[]S -- 0,! LA/ MU/ BE FIR/ & ! FIR/1 LA/40 ,! MO/ A/ONI%+ ?+ TO SEE1 S9CE ,I HAVE UND]/OOD ! WORLD'S WANTS1 IS ! AMAZ+ IGNORANCE ) :I* IT HAS BE5 L$ & GOV]N$6 & ,I HAVE F\ND 9 PRACTICE1 ! V]Y BE/ APPRECIATORS & LEAD]S ( ,EQUITY AMONG ?OSE :O W]E 9 HUMBLE POSITIONS & :O SEEM$ TOTALLY UNCONSCI\S ( !IR SUP]IORITY4 ,& WE HAVE F\ND ?OSE :O >E AMBITI\S TO LEAD TO BE ! MO/ 9CAPABLE ( IT1 & ! MO/ TR\BLESOME ( ANY4 

,Y\ WILL LE>N MORE ( MY PR9T+ 9V5TIONS N[1 AS ,I AM MAK+ !M MORE PUBLIC ?AN EV]2 BECAUSE ,I HAVE NOT TILL N[ OBTA9$ ALL ! RESULTS :I* ,I AIM$ AT4 ,I WI% ,I C\LD AT ONCE PUT Y\ 9 POSSESSION ( !M1 BUT ?IS CANNOT BE DONE BY ANY MEANS %ORT ( P]SONAL EXAMPLE & 9/RUCTION4 ,I WILL FROM TIME TO TIME S5D Y\ PRO(S ?AT ,I HAVE ATTA9$ ! MEANS ( PR9T+ FROM TYPE )\T ! EXP5SIVE & T$I\S PROCESS ( SETT+ TYPE2 & ,I 9VITE Y\ TO TAKE ! E>LIE/ OPPORTUNITY ( GETT+ ! >T & ! MAT]IALS AMONG Y\4 ,I HAVE ALREADY A PAT5T HALF ?R\< Y\R ,5GLI% LAW MA*9]Y -- ?IS WAS DONE MORE TO PREV5T ITS BE+ MONOPOLIZ$ 9 ?AT C\NTRY ?AN = ANY O!R PURPOSE4 ,I WOND] IF SOME ( Y\ C\LD NOT COMPLETE ?IS1 & MAKE IT PR(ITABLE1 AS WELL AS REMUN]ATION TO ME8 ,BUT SOME ONE MU/ COME H]E & LE>N IT PRACTICALLY1 OR SOMEONE MU/ C>RY IT OV] TO Y\4 ,AT PRES5T1 NO P]SON BUT MYSELF KN[S ! PROCESS1 NOR W\LD !Y BY ANY QUANTITY ( EXP]IM5TS BE LIKELY TO F9D \T ALL ?AT IS 9DISP5SABLE TO ! RESULT4 ,I HAVE HAD !SE EXP]IM5TS 9 H& TW5TY ?REE YE>S6 

,I SEE1 BY Y\R REM>KS ON 0L& T5URES0 ?AT Y\ DO NOT FULLY GRASP ! :OLE ( \R ISSUE ) ! WORLD'S WRONG4 ,Y\ W\LD HAVE ! L& A NATIONAL 9T]E/1 A COMB9$ 9T]E/1 A COMMON PROP]TY4 ,N[ ! MO/ PROM95T PO9T WE MAKE AGA9/ ALL ! WORLD'S 9/ITUTIONS & PRACTICES & AGA9/ ALL ! RE=MS IS ?AT WE 5TIRELY REPUDIATE ALL COMMON OR COMB9$ OR P>TN]%IP 9T]E/S & CONSEQU5TLY ALL NATIONAL OR /ATE 9T]E/S2 & 9SI/ UPON IT ?AT ALL 9T]E/S MU/ BE ?OR\<LY 9DIVIDUALIZ$ BE=E SOCIETY CAN BEG9 TO BE H>MONI\S4 

,( C\RSE1 ) US1 !RE CAN BE NO SU* A ?+ AS A NATION OR /ATE4 ,!RE %\LD BE ONLY ! FAMILY ( MANK9D -- EA* 9DIVIDUAL MANAG+ HIS [N AFFAIRS SUPREMELY & ABSOLUTELY1 BUT EQUITABLY1 ) HIS FELL[ MAN4 ,! [N]%IP ( ! SOIL = ! SAKE ( ORD] & H>MONY1 = ! SAKE ( DISPOS+ ) LEGISLATION1 MU/ BE ABSOLUTE 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL1 GU>ANTE$ BY A PUBLIC S5SE ( JU/ICE1 ! PUR*ASES & SALES ( IT BE+ CONDUCT$ UPON ! CO/ PR9CIPLE1 :I* REMUN]ATES ONLY ! LABOR 9 ! TRANSACTION2 .<?IS.> DE/ROYS ALL L&LORDISM1 PR(ITMONG]+1 OR USURY AS BAS$ UPON TRAFFIC 9 ! SOIL4 ,I ADMIT ?AT L& T5URES >E A FUNDAM5TAL CONSID]ATION & WE NOT ! MEANS ( COMPLETELY & H>MONI\SLY ADJU/+ !M1 ,I %\LD NOT N[ BE WRIT+ TO Y\ FROM ?IS PLACE :]E SOME?+ LIKE A ?\S& ACRES >E SOLD OR = SALE TO SETTL]S1 )\T A DOLL> ( PR(IT BEYOND AN EQUITABLE COMP5SATION = ! LABOR ( PUR*AS+1 SURVEY+1 MAK+ DE$S1 @&C4 ,I RESPECTFULLY & AFFECTIONATELY 9VITE Y\ & Y\R FRI5DS TO LOOK 9TO ?IS & /UDY IT1 TILL Y\ SEE 9 IT ALL ?AT Y\ DESIRE1 & MORE ?AN Y\ EXPECT4 

,I ?ANK Y\ = ! H&BILL4 ,MY BLOOD HAS BOIL$ & TREMBL$ 9 MY VE9S AT EV]Y WORD ( ! MOVEM5TS ( ! NOBLE ,KOSSU? & ,MAZZ9I1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 AT BE/ ,I C\LD BUT CONSID] ?AT !IR MISSION WAS TO PL[ UP ! SOIL1 TO DIS5CUMB] IT ( ROCKS & TREES4.<#a.> ,! PLANT+ & CULTURE IS NECESS>ILY ! MISSION ( O!RS4 

,9 ALL ?IS ,I (T5 FEEL 5VI\S TO KN[ H[ ! PRES5T RUL]S ( ! E>? W\LD RECEIVE 0,EQUITY0 W]E IT ONCE MADE KN[N TO !M4 ,IT IS C]TA9LY NO MORE AT ISSUE ) !M1 ?AN IT IS ) :AT IS G5]ALLY CALL$ ,RE=M4 ,! /RONGE/ >GUM5T = DESPOTISM IS F\ND$ UPON 9DIVIDUALITY1 :I* IS ! FIR/ CORN] /ONE ( ,EQUITY1 & :I* ASS]TS ! ABSOLUTE RI<T ( DESPOTISM 9 EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL OV] HIS [N1 :ILE DESPOTIC GOV]NM5TS ASS]T IT ONLY = A FEW1 & ?IS FROM ! ABSOLUTE NECESSITY ( DESPOTIC P[] :]E !RE IS ANY P[] AT ALL4 ,TO HAVE NO GOV]NM5TAL P[] AT ALL1 !RE %\LD BE NO PUBLIC 9T]E/S TO MANAGE4 ,ALL 9T]E/S MU/ BECOME 9DIVIDUALIZ$ BE=E WE CAN DISP5SE ) GOV]NM5TS OR DESPOTISMS4 ,?IS DIS9TEGRATION ( 9T]E/S IS A NEW PROPOSITION4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ! OPPOSITE 9 PR9CIPLE TO RE=MS :I* HAVE FAIL$ & BE5 REJECT$ & OPPOS$ BY ! GOV]NM5TS AS ! ELEM5TS ( DISORD] & 09SECURITY40 ,! GOV]NM5TS >E RI<T 9 ?IS VIEW ( ! ORD9>Y RE=MS & ,I !RE=E FEEL ANXI\S TO KN[ H[ !Y TREAT ,EQUITY :5 IT COMES TO BE MADE KN[N4 ,IT REALLY SEEMS TO ME TO BE ! PLAT=M UPON :I* RUL]S & RUL$ CAN AMICABLY MEET1 %AKE H&S1 & WEEP OV] ! PA/ OR LOOK =W>D TO ! FUTURE ) A FEEL+ ( 9EXPRESSIBLE JOY4 

,I HAVE NOT YET RECEIV$ ! PAMPHLETS1 :I* ,I MU* REGRET4 ,I ?ANK Y\ = S5D+ !M & %ALL BE GLAD TO READ !M1 BUT ?9K Y\ WILL NOT NE$ MY OP9ION ON !M AFT] Y\ HAVE READ & UND]/OOD ALL \R POSITIONS1 = !Y SEEM TO BE A K9D ( /&+ CRITICISM ON ALL RE=M PROPOSITIONS4 

,YES1 ,I BELIEVE ,I HAVE HAD AS GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO EXAM9E ! SPIRITUAL DEVELOPM5T AS ANY ONE1 ! RESULT ( ALL ( :I* IS1 ?AT ,I W\LD ADVISE ANY ONE TO TAKE ALL CONV5I5T OPPORTUNITIES TO EXAM9E = HIMSELF1 = NO DESCRIPTION ( O!R P]SONS CAN DO ! SUBJECT OR ! 5QUIR] JU/ICE4 ,I W\LD NOT ADVISE Y\ TO 9CUR MU* EXP5SE 9 ?IS1 AS IT CANNOT BE LONG BE=E PL5TY ( OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE PRES5T$ TO EV]Y ONE )\T EXP5SE4 ,IT IS NO IMPO/URE1 NOR IS IT A DELUSION4 

,AFFECTIONATELY1  

 ,JOSIAH ,W>R5  

 7WRITE AGA9 SOON7 

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